Finding the Root Cause of Chronic Hives and Gut Issues After Six Years

Monika Bahr (00:00) So I was nervous initially, but within a few minutes, he really brought me to such calmness. He's extremely patient, calm, very relatable. just felt like, almost like I was talking to a Hi, I'm Monica Barr, and I live in Naples, Florida. So six years ago, I had a traumatic event occur during a flight. That set me on a journey of initially a lot of outbreak with hives. The hives kinda calmed down but then itching started. My nervous system had gone really haywire at the same time, and I was noticing a lot of gut GI issues. So I just kind of started seeking help from all different types of doctors - traditional, functional. And it led me on years of trying diagnose myself. I couldn't put my finger on what was causing it. It was like a moving target. I actually started reading The Gut Smart Protocol with Dr. Pedre. I had read his first book, and I really loved his style of writing. And I just was so desperate to find answers and I had, like, this epiphany that, Wow! I wonder if someone within his office could possibly, you know, I could get help from them - certainly never thinking that I would be able to see him. And so I contacted them and lo and behold, they called me back and I kinda went through my story with them, and I started working with him I honestly felt like for the first time I was taking so much of the responsibility that I had been having on my shoulders for the six years, and kind of like, giving it to somebody that I truly felt was going to be able to help me. He immediately started his methodical steps to getting the, um, different tests ordered and getting those results back. Within a very short amount of time started really feeling the results of what the protocol was that he had put me You know, he got in there and he discovered what was lacking and what was going on inside my body. And knew exactly what to do about it. The fact that the emotional part of it and the psychological piece of it was almost more important than eliminating the physical symptoms of the itchiness. I could have my life back. I could get up and have consecutive days of not having symptoms and not worrying about what I was eating and not eating, and avoiding this, and the unanswered questions was like, suddenly gone. He found the root cause, and I truly recommend, you know, anyone that's suffering like that, he is the person to go to. I mean, he literally gave me my life back. I'm incredibly grateful. He's a really good person. He's so patient and I just, I'm really grateful to him.