Hi All. I've been on fairly strict Paleo for nearly 3 months and thought I'd introduce myself. I'm a 32 year old male from Austin.

I've had leaky gut and been feeling overall pretty bad for the last 3-4 years and been too skinny my entire adult life (now 5'10" ~138 lbs) Other diets for any of my conditions have always failed.My biggest problem is that many foods started giving me gas. When I get bloated with gas, I start feeling half dizzy, foggy brained, distant, and lethargic. Beans have been out for a while as the gas from them would make me feel incredibly terrible.

I've found sources for grass fed meats, pasture eggs and fresh sardines. I've also gotten a little more in depth and open with my experimenting. I've been making beef and chicken bone broths (including feet, marrow bones oxtail etc, grass fed when possible). Upon request, I have just received about 8 lbs of grass-fed beef fat which I intend to render for Pemmican.

I'm also a recreational cyclist. I am, so far, thriving on the diet, overall. Obviously still skinny, and I even lost some weight that i didn't want to, but I'm feeling more powerful active and my body is starting to look better. About the only things I cheat on are 2 corn tortillas sometimes (once a month) after a ride, a tiny amount of dark chocolate here and there and some dried fruits (organic figs Dates and apricots). A bit of red wine too.

I'm still experimenting (likely will be for a long time). Not everything is perfect and my digestion is still suffering at times.

Mostly wanted to say thanks to everyone sharing research, thoughts and the generally mature discussions.

I do lift weights here and there. Mostly keeping a good variety in exercises, but definitely adding in some strength training. i include climbing trees and play exercises quite a bit too.

For my digestion, I've also been eating raw sauerkraut and a little bit of extra cultured goat yogurt. I think I need to get my gut healed up before I can expect to eat enough to gain weight, but we'll see how things happen.

So, you have been gaining some weight?

I'm just going by the mirror. I'm looking a bit more defined for sure, but also skinnier than normal. I'm not going to be getting on the scale regularly. I look skinnier while in shirts but better (IMO) when shirtless.

Hmm, I'm not sure which side to believe on the fermented stuffs. I haven't eaten either the yogurt or the kimchi/sauerkraut in a while. I avoid fake sauerkraut (the vinegar stuff), but I thought raw fermented was OK for paleo? Probably depends on who you talk ask.

I'm only having a small spoonful of the yogurt at a time and it is sold as more of a medicine than food. It's extremely sharp. The sauerkraut I have to put in smaller jars when I get it or I'll sit down with a fork and eat the whole thing.

I don't find either to upset my symptoms at all. Whether they are helping is another question altogether.

I thought raw fermented was OK for paleo?

Yogurt is clearly not paleo, since it is dairy.  That's separate from the issue of fermented paleo foods, about which there might be differences of opinion.