3 articles
- Case Reasoning· July 29, 2026· 32 min· Clinical pattern observation
What a Two-Decade Steroid-Dependent IBD Case Revealed About Redox Collapse, Malabsorption, Microbial Instability, and Host Capacity
A man in his forties with two decades of steroid-dependent inflammatory bowel disease was taking four grams of vitamin C daily — and his ascorbate marker sat near the bottom of the range. That contradiction opened a full mechanistic case analysis of redox collapse, fat malabsorption, microbial instability, and host capacity.
#case-study#ibd#crohns - Frameworks· June 3, 2026· 3 min· HCM interpretation
The Gut Biomarker Almost No One Tests
One of the most consistent patterns I keep finding in complex gut cases is something that rarely gets discussed: low Secretory IgA (sIgA).
#biomarkers#stool-testing#lab-interpretation - Host Capacity Model· May 14, 2026· 25 min· Mechanistic inference
Why Your Stool Test Doesn't Match Your Symptoms: The Mechanistic Limits of GI-MAP, BiomeFx, and Comprehensive Stool Analysis
What GI-MAP, BiomeFx, Genova, and comprehensive stool panels actually measure, what they cannot, and how to read your own gut when the report falls short.
#stool-testing#gi-map#biomefx
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