Monday, September 29, 2008

thanks doc?!

today i received a call from my nutritionist.  she said that i was and am going to take cortisol for my adrenals.  now i was curious because my endocrine doc said all was good.  well guess what.  wrong.  so much for all those tests.  the stuff i am taking has all of the sudden made a dramatic improvement in my health.   granted i just started taking this stuff this afternoon but wow.  by the way,  this is helping my brain fog and general fatigue.  research adrenal fatigue and you will understand.  i have been suffering from this for months.  oh and i just found out through a new book i am reading that the ibuprofen i have been taking religiously for years for my headaches and back pain burns B vitamins out of my brain.  didnt see that on any warning labels.  book title is posted.  i highly recommend this book,  you might be surprised.  

Thursday, September 18, 2008

STOP EATING GLUTEN? WHY

APRIL-  started getting physically sick, first noticeable 'crash' and inability to function.
JUNE-  went to my family doctor.  started tests.  (shakes,  losing weight, frequent headaches, brain fog, eye problems, etc.) Went gluten-free at the end of the month, cold turkey!!!
JULY-  Initial feel better, begin to lose weight again.  E.R.!  Severe abdominal and lower back pain...cause was never determined.
AUGUST-  Tests, tests and more tests!!!  no work, increased brain fog, no more dairy (strict diet), muscular stress, adrenal fatigue, short term memory loss.
SEPTEMBER-  Still no work, tests still say normal, but doc says see Endocrinologist for symptoms, Endo doc does 2 test sets...all normal, onto neurologists (probable ataxia)

Wanted to start with my story so others can add comments and stories to help add to the list of resources for people.  I want others to have a source for info on gluten/celiac disease.  The idea is to give people a spectrum of what it can and has done over time and maybe save people the trouble of running from doctor to doctor.  It is simple to eliminate gluten to determine if it is the cause, so please, if you think you may have an issue with gluten, PLEASE take it seriously, you never know how it may be affecting you.  

Please comment or ask questions if need be, if I cannot answer, maybe someone on here can.