Silverwolf
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Hi <<<<< LymeNet Family >>>>>,
Altho' the GlycoX I have been taking is making a helpful difference for me.
I am still a prisoner of the restroom most days.The 'IBS' and IC keep me close to the restroom. Since I quit the Metformin, I have not had diarrhea for the first time in a long while.
Everything is just really sluggish,especially in the mornings. And that 'heavy feeling' until things pass, presses on Urinary tract.
I want my mornings back, I have an adhesion in lower right abdomen that inflames, so i need things to become regular very very gently.
I am using psyllium fiber, and every other day a small GF flax muffin [homemade].
I am on a modified low carb diet[ some carbs are needed for the GlycoX dosages.]. My Dr. knows now,and said to keep it up. It is helping.
More than likely the damage that the LD and Co's have done, has everything sluggish. I cannot exercise as I would like, but I still try to move about, do little bits of housework[such as laundry].
If anyone has input on the retraining bowels matter,I would greatly appreciate the tho'ts and ideas. Thanks!!!
Jus' Silverwolfi here
-------------------- 2006,May-August2006 Dx w/ Lyme/Bartonella/White Matter Lesion Disease on Brain. [ Clinical Dx w/ two positives and several IND's on the tests from Igenex ], Prior Dx of CFIDS/CEBV 1992, and FMS '93-'94 Diabetes*2 Dx 10/'08 Posts: 3581 | From SE Idaho | Registered: May 2006
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Razzle
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Yes, you can re-train your body to "go" -- but it is actually more like re-establishing a natural rhythm in which you respect your body's need to eliminate waste on a regular schedule.
-------------------- -Razzle Lyme IgM IGeneX Pos. 18+++, 23-25+, 30++, 31+, 34++, 39 IND, 83-93 IND; IgG IGeneX Neg. 30+, 39 IND; Mayo/CDC Pos. IgM 23+, 39+; IgG Mayo/CDC Neg. band 41+; Bart. (clinical dx; Fry Labs neg. for all coinfections), sx >30 yrs. Posts: 4166 | From WA | Registered: Feb 2011
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Silverwolf
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Hi <<<<< Razzle >>>>>>,
Thanks for the reply and info' link!!!
Good to know,I'm doing at least part of this right. And I try to be patient, my whole system is such a mess. So I'm reminding myself, not to be frustrated that it is taking awhile!
Jus' Silverwolfi here
-------------------- 2006,May-August2006 Dx w/ Lyme/Bartonella/White Matter Lesion Disease on Brain. [ Clinical Dx w/ two positives and several IND's on the tests from Igenex ], Prior Dx of CFIDS/CEBV 1992, and FMS '93-'94 Diabetes*2 Dx 10/'08 Posts: 3581 | From SE Idaho | Registered: May 2006
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lpkayak
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Is magnesium and vit c in the mix? I know they help me
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Silverwolf
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Hi <<<<< 'kayak >>>>>,
I'm taking Mag',need to get Vit.C on payday!
I bet the C would help... gotta do something here.
Thanks for the reply!!! Sooner or later I'll get the right combo of food,supplements,and so on and it'll calm down.
Jus, Silverwolfi
-------------------- 2006,May-August2006 Dx w/ Lyme/Bartonella/White Matter Lesion Disease on Brain. [ Clinical Dx w/ two positives and several IND's on the tests from Igenex ], Prior Dx of CFIDS/CEBV 1992, and FMS '93-'94 Diabetes*2 Dx 10/'08 Posts: 3581 | From SE Idaho | Registered: May 2006
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I think I may have found my magic bullet for constipation. I hesitate to scream from the rooftops for fear that I will jinx it.
My constipation is such that I can go for weeks without anything coming out. I took miralax and fiber daily and pulsed senna and dulcolax. With all that I could only get the bowel to move with consecutive mega-doses of dulcolax which rips my intestines and stomach apart.
Anyway I started supplementing with 5-HTP. In a thread I started about constipation "surprise" mentioned that some anti-depressants at a low level help because they increase serotonin levels.
I still take one dose of miralax a day. Mango Xan was also recommended in the same thread which I will try adding to see if I can get off of all laxatives.
Silverwolf
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Hello again <<<<< Lymetoo and terv >>>>>,
Thanks for the replies and info' links!!!
I wonder if I don't need more magnesium in general... been running low on product so making do.
I still get leg/foot cramps and that usually signals a need for more mag for me too.
Trying to remember if I haven't used 5-HTP before??? Those links were interesting too Terv. HAve to see what I can find naturally to boost serotonin.
Trying to get everything regulated is an issue for me, not as patient as I should be. Just glad I don't have to take the Metformin any longer. I'm wondering if it didn't cause a lot of my 'IBS' symptomology.
Altho' intestinal and colon issues have run in both sides of my family for as long as I can remember.
Thanks again for the input from each replier!!! Even tho' we are on a tight budget right now, with more info' we can plan carefully what we can afford for me to try!
Jus' Silverwolfi here
-------------------- 2006,May-August2006 Dx w/ Lyme/Bartonella/White Matter Lesion Disease on Brain. [ Clinical Dx w/ two positives and several IND's on the tests from Igenex ], Prior Dx of CFIDS/CEBV 1992, and FMS '93-'94 Diabetes*2 Dx 10/'08 Posts: 3581 | From SE Idaho | Registered: May 2006
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Silver... Try Swanson's Vitamins or Vitacost for cheap prices. I like the NOW brand from Swanson's.
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Silverwolf
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Hi <<<<< Lymetoo >>>>>,
We'll check on that for the prices! good to know they have NOW brand,I've used several of those products in past,and I like them.
Thanks for the info',we are trying to keep costs down.
One of the meds my Dr. tho't might help for sinus issues was $80 dollars. We did not get it,as I have no insurance. Will talk w/ him about the cost in a couple of months.
I am checking herbal supplements and Essential oils for the sinus,/respiratory and allergy problems. Will see what I can find ,as $80 is way to much for our budget.
And I have to keepin mind,what is likely to help w/o 'IBS' type side affects, because most everything seems to affect me.
Thanks again for the info and replies !!
Jus' Silverwolfi here
-------------------- 2006,May-August2006 Dx w/ Lyme/Bartonella/White Matter Lesion Disease on Brain. [ Clinical Dx w/ two positives and several IND's on the tests from Igenex ], Prior Dx of CFIDS/CEBV 1992, and FMS '93-'94 Diabetes*2 Dx 10/'08 Posts: 3581 | From SE Idaho | Registered: May 2006
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My gut is a mess from atbx,alot of constipation. I have found magnesium makes me go but I feel worse on magnesium.I feel better on vitamin c for a laxative. I think the C keeps me more acidic,I think the magnesium gives the yeast more of an environment they like than the acidic vitamin C.
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GretaM
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Ayervedic believes that one needs to drink a large glass of warm water first thing upon rising.
It helps flush metabolites and byproducts that have accumulated in the night.
It apparently helps promote regularity.
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