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My husband has lost approximately 50 lbs. I'm just wondering whether gain or loss is the average
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Keebler
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- Is he eating enough good food?
First, loss. Then it can be a substantial gain is very common (even with good health habits).
But, even with support, it's not until the infection has been adequately treated that this evens out.
With treatment - and adrenal and liver support, this usually gets better.
Unless his weight is dangerously low or he's not able to eat, it's best to use go with common sense regarding the situation:
Eat plenty of healthful foods, mostly vegetables of all colors. Excellent nutrition is the primary goal each day. Do not worry about the scale.
Spices and Garden Herbs, Sea Salt for flavor - avoiding ALL additives and processed foods.
Good movement but non-aerobic (unless LLMD allows more for those in better shape - aerobics can damage the heart, liver & adrenals with active infection).
Do not over-reach regarding activity
CELIAC? He should have a genetic test to assess for celiac. Even if that is negative, most do best going gluten-free during lyme treatment.
Other Food allergies or the like?
A diet free of the things below may be good to test out what could be interfering with absorption of calories or nutrients:
Dairy; Corn; Soy; Gluten. Additives.
Also test out Oats or anything else that may upset his stomach. Might be good to go free of certain other usual foods for a week or two and then add back in a small amount. -
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Keebler
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- While the problem now is loss, it's just good to keep in mind how this often swings around:
THE REQUIREMENTS OF PROTEIN & AMINO ACID DURING ACUTE & CHRONIC INFECTIONS
Indian J Med Res 124, August 2006, pp 129-148
- by Anura V. Kurpad
Fifteen pages of text.
Excerpt from abstract on page one:
. . . In general, the amount of extra protein that would appear to be needed is of the order of 20-25 per cent of the recommended intake, for most infections. . . .
[note: see what author states about lysine supplementation appearing to help immune function.] -
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I think it depends:
Is the person overweight to begin with? Are they losing because they cut out sugar, healthier diet?
And sometimes the meds can make one nauseous/ lower appetite.
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I have lost tremendous amounts of weight. I started off 3 yrs ago at 115 and now im 82.5 lbs as of this morning. It has been a non stop process of paring down. Jess.
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I cut out all the bad stuff years ago and all of a sudden started gaining weight quickly. I was a normal weight when I got sick. Of course, I can't work out 5 days a week anymore either. Muscle loss doesn't help stabilizing weight.
LLMD says that 80% of patients have weight gain issues. I work hard to stay at the right weight and even with healthy choices for food, my gut is sick all the time and I can't always eat properly. Inactivity has to play a role in this.
What I can eat today, may make me ill tomorrow. Or I just can't even think of eating a certain food. Husband is the same way, but he loses weight and I gain. I know more people with the gain issue than the opposite.
Either way, it is difficult to stop the loss or gain until you get better and everything stabilizes. I know that exercise will help the immune system to get back to normal, so that is the big goal.
I think that all the medications we are on affects this too.
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- faithful,
In that weight gain thread, see the book, The Potbelly Syndrome - that is JUST about lyme weight gain and explains that it's not why we think but so much about elevated stress hormones from infection.
Beyond treating stealth infections (of course), parasites, heavy metals and liver dysfunction . . .
Adrenal support is THE best help - along with plenty of good food for repair and non-aerobic movement with assertive attention toward proper rest.
If the adrenals continue to be under attack there is little chance that weight can normalize. Same with inflammation - and mitochondrial dysfunction that goes with lyme. It's all very involved.
The same dysfunctional systems resulting from lyme & co. can affect weight changes in either direction. It comes down to how the cells are able to function. -
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Weight loss for me. About 15 lbs. but I started at a pretty light weight to begin with.
I started adding in more carbs and my weight has now stabalized - at least I am not losing anymore. Starving all the time - even after eating a big meal. I think parasites with weight loss.
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Keebler, how do we work on adrenals?
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Weight gain mostly for me and I try to go down. More like a yo-yo and this week I feel exra tired and have a ravenous appetite.
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- jackie,
links are all in that weight gain thread above - see the post with the book POTBELLY SYNDROME. Right after that, are the adrenal links. -
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