TPV Podcast, Episode 139: Colon Health

On this episode of The Paleo View, Stacy and Sarah tackle readers questions on colonoscopies, the liquid diet needed pre-colonoscopy, and how to reintroduce bacteria to the gut after the colonoscopy.

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The Paleo View (TPV), Episode 139, Colon Health

• Intro (0:00)
• News and Views (0:56)
  • Excited to see each other at Paleo f(x) next week! And everyone else, and to meet new people!
    • Did you know you can live stream the presentations for free by signing up for the Paleo f(x) newsletter?!
    • You can still buy tickets for the full event, or even for the vender expo alone – more info here
  • This weekend Matt and Stacy will be at Costco stores in Maryland and Pittsburgh – find details here
• This Week’s Show (9:02)
  • We invite our listeners to ask questions (which you can submit here) and we have a number of questions on poop that we will address today
  • Specifically we have received a lot on colonoscopies
• Science with Sarah (11:56)
  • The main reason people get colonoscopies is to check for polyps and other factors that lead to issues with digestive health
  • The link of meat consumption to cancer rates is strongest in colon and rectal cancer cases, so this is a very relevant topic as it relates to the Paleo diet and overall health
  • Where the studies are flawed in the correlation they are eluding to
  • How the links interact with other factors, i.e. product consumption
• Questions & Answers (21:50)
  • Sue – how to handle the pre-colonoscopy diet recommendations since they go against all I have learned regarding gut health?
    • In addition to everything else that was recommended, be sure to check this post on gelatin for recipe recommendations
  • Ruth – how to reintroduce bacteria to the gut after a colonoscopy?
    • Prescript-Assist Broad Spectrum Probiotic Prebiotic Complex (Prescript-Assist changed their formula in 2017. Due to lack of validation trials, I can no longer recommend this supplement.)
•  Thanks everyone – we will catch you next week!
• Outro (43:57)