Re: Any connection between candida and PCOS? - Christine
From: Anne (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 16 May 2002 09:15:00 -0500 (CDT)
Christine,
Thanks for the vitamin info. I'm going to try those.
I don't know how off balance your diet gets, but I do know the
importance of eating lots of veggies, fruits and grains when you're a
vegetarian, my father is one of the rare diabetic vegetarians - he was
always more of a non-meat eater, lots of white pasta, cheese and diet
soda.
I think the trick is to resist the first craving because it can become a
downward spiral pretty quickly. But I know that it can be hard, (every
now and then I'll eat a bag of tortilla chips - though now I buy a good
organic brand) I really think you'll have less cravings on a higher dose
of gluc., I know I did.
Anne
At Wed, 15 May 2002, Christine wrote:
>
>Anne,
>Thank you for your post. I have been a vegetarian for about 2 years
>now. I take a multi-vitamin because I know I do not always eat as
>balanced as I should.(I can eat the same thing everyday if I like it) So
>I found these amazing vitamins...gave me energy and I feel pretty
>good(not counting the PCOS). Whole food supplements are vitamins that
>are made from whole foods. The food is dried(I suppose)and ground up
>and added to the vitamin. So you get your iron from the actual food
>source, etc. The brand I use is Natures Plus.
>
>In answer to your post, concerning ovulating...I don't think that is
>it...at least not all of it. Because I ache and cramp all the
>time...not just a few days a month. But it may be some of it. Thanks
>again.
>
>--
>Christine =)
>
>At Wed, 15 May 2002, Anne wrote:
>>
>>I just remembered, I did have horrible cramps and pains for a while at
>>the beginning of treatment and I did some research and figured that it
>>was probably because I was ovulating again. I think I wasn't always
>>ovulating and didn't realize it. Maybe that explains your cramps, look
>>at what symptoms you are having and the time of the month. Keep a
>>calendar of your cycle and symptoms.
>>
>>You might want to revist the issue of increasing your glucophage after
>>getting your hormone levels and fasting insulin retested. My fasting
>>insulin dropped 2 points after increasing to 1500mg. I went from 13 to
>>start, then 8 on 1000mg and now 6.1. on 1500mg. I think this is a good
>>level for me.
>>
>>-- your vitamin sounds good, I'm taking Women's Ultra Mega with iron. It
>>only has 88mcg of B-12. I noticed my B-12 blood levels went down 200
>>points after I switched to being a vegetarian because I wasn't taking
>>supplements regularly. Now I do not fail to do so. What does it mean
>>that your vitamin is a whole food supplement? I'm still very new to
>>vegetarianism and the required supplements.
>>
>>TIA
>>
>>Anne
>>
>>At Wed, 15 May 2002, Christine wrote:
>>>
>>>My PCOS is also mild. That is why I take a low does of Glucophage XR.
>>>He started me out on 1000mg/day, but I got the same results from
>>>500mg/day, so why take more when you can take less, right? But
>>>apparently I may need more now.
>>>
>>>I do take a multi-vitamin...it is a whole foods supplement (Natures
>>>Plus) It has 100mg of both B-12 the other B's.
>>>
>>>At Tue, 14 May 2002, Anne wrote:
>>>>
>>>>Is it happening when you have pms? It could be related to hormonal
>>>>changes.
>>>>
>>>>You are on a very low dose of glucophage. My PCOS is mild, I was
>>>>probably at the onset point when I started. I took 1000mg for 4-5
>>>>months and just upped it to 1500mg and I am having absolutely no pms
>>>>problems any more, or cravings.
>>>>
>>>>I wonder if it could also be your body responding to the positive
>>>>hormonal changes occuring due to the glucophage.
>>>>
>>>>However, sometimes our bodies will crave what we need, not just what is
>>>>bad for us, I'm also a vegetarian, are you making sure to take B-12 / or
>>>>a multivitamin?
>>>>
>>>>Good luck
>>>>
>>>>Anne
>>>>
>>>>At Tue, 14 May 2002, Christine wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>I was wondering if there could possibly be a connection between candida
>>>>>problems and PCOS? I have both. I do not eat dairy, refined processed
>>>>>sugars or products or meat. I also stay away from breads, things with
>>>>>yeast and that feed the yeast. But for the last 2 months, I have craved
>>>>>these things soooo badly. I have given in a lot to these cravings, and
>>>>>since then, I have had a return of symptoms...i.e. Aching and cramping
>>>>>all the time from the ovaries, uterus. I take Glucophage XR 500mg a
>>>>>day, and when I started taking it, my symptoms subsided. WEll I am
>>>>>still taking it, and the symptoms are coming back. So I was wondering
>>>>>if there may be a connection or just a coincidence. Any thoughts?
>
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