Re: everyone needs to read this!!!!
From: Barb (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 2 Oct 2002 00:22:03 -0500 (CDT)
Christine,
What is the name of the blood test?
I want to go in and know what it is and make sure it is on my requistion
sheet...not him saying you don't have it or this other test that he had
done would have showed this.I want to be sure.I will read the post
first.Unfortunately,I live in Canada...winnipeg...worst place for health
care!
It's free,but stinks!Doctors just can't *think* or they are too damn
lazy to think of something causing ill health and everything here is
*stress*,seems I have had a diagnosis of *stress* before which turned
out to be lupus...now they say drug induced lupus.I have a very good
endo,but sometimes he is a little overly confident,as he seems to make
several diagnosis's on me without any other tests that should be
done.I've been suffering with bowel problems over the last five years on
and off.I do know I had some malabsorbtion problems..go and figure,,with
all the unnecessary meds they had given me for illness's that I now
don't seem to have.
I often wonder too if it is cause by many of the anxiety meds we
take.They sure play havoc on the gut,the liver etc and I am now on
clonazepam for my anxiety levels and I am very worried that it will
cause my bilibrubin enzymes to go haywire again.I just cannot win.
Wish there were some drugs that didn't pose such a threat to our
health.You take one med to get rid of one thing and then get ten other
side effects from the first med etc.Then you find you are now on
nine(average amount here in Canada for people aged 50+).
Can you tell me a little more about the natural way you are going to
combat this disorder.My two doctors are very pro choice in herbal
treatments rather than others.I still do take three conventional
meds..but all have given me problems with my bowel in one way or
another.
Thanks again, and again...lol.....another panicy moment!
Thanks once again,
Barb;)
>
>At Tue, 1 Oct 2002, Barb wrote:
>>Barb, I am so glad I could be of some help.That is why I posted this story. The Dr. that did my blood work deals with mostly natural remedies and he is a regular MD who specializes in internal medicine. So you may want to find another Dr. to perform the tests.But if you stay with your RE, INSIST on having this test. Please let me know how you do!
>Christie
>P.S. what area are you in?I'm in PA
>>Here is one site that is interesting,
>>http://www.gsdl.com/news/1999/19990227/
>>
>>Hope this helps.I was actually told a while back by my cousin who is a
>>doctor to be tested for this.Unfortunately,he lives in Long Island and I
>>hardly ever get to talk to him except via emails.He had been talking
>>about this leaky gut syndrome for years when I was trying to conceive.He
>>says that the anti-biotics are a main cause for this.I am just in the
>>midst of reading more about this.
>>Our bodies intestinal flora becomes so screwed up with the use of
>>anti-biotics being prescribed for almost everything,that it no longer is
>>able to perform the way it should.A healthy bowel is a healthy body.The
>>more I think about the "you are what you eat".,the more I believe this
>>saying.I also see so many friends of mine suffering ill health,yet
>>eating so well,so I really do wonder.My homeopathic doctor first gave me
>>sulphur to get my bowels in order and to eliminate the toxins of past
>>medications then gave medorrihum to rid of yeast which doctors said I
>>didn't have.I did feel much better then and more energetic.
>>
>>He doesn't know much about pcos,but says leaky gut is related to many
>>complaints and this is one thing he rules out in most women who have
>>several complaints and where giving a diagosis of chronic fatigue or
>>fibromyalgia is one that is a tough one to determine until all other
>>tests have been ruled out.
>>I have also heard of it being the main offender or cause in asthma in
>>some.
>>Weakened immune system.You have a healthy colon that absorbs the good
>>stuff and rids the bad stuff...your immune system is going to be working
>>the way it should and should keep minor and even major infections at
>>bay.Whenever he is in town and seen ex's excema he said"leaky
>>gut".Hmmm...this is so interesting,as since it was coming from my cousin
>>that I really get mad at for his thinking about pcos....I should have
>>taken his advice on this.He's the one that thinks pcos is a fat women's
>>disease.You know...what came first...?the chicken or the egg?Had this
>>debate with him and he still thinks I don't have pcos because I don't
>>have external symptoms,although the blood work is all off kilter.Oh..why
>>a I going into all this???..having a panicy moment!!!!!!;) ;)
>>
>>I do think I will ask my doctor about this test now.I sort of shunned my
>>cousin out saying"oh,they would have tested me cause they know I had
>>mono".He said I was being silly and maybe this was my problem.He said
>>that the gut becomes permable to substances and absorbs the bad things
>>and not the good...anyways ...his doctor terms!Then the bad stuff floats
>>through the blood stream causing many problems as some or all of us on
>>this board suffer.
>>
>>This was great Christine,
>>Thanks so much for bringing this to our attention.This may be an answer
>>to many women out there feeling so crappy and as if we have the flu
>>forever.Do you know what the name of the blood test is?I am afraid to go
>>into my endo's office and ask for another test.But,you know what...I
>>will!!!!
>>
>>May we all be well really soon!
>>
>>Barb
>>>
>>>Hi Christie: I found what you wrote ver interesting, I do have children but it did take me 5 years to get preg with them. I did go to a endo that said that my body produced to much yeast so he put me on a diet to held and some meds. I would like to find out more about Leak gut if you know about a site that might be good to research this please send it to me
>>>
>>>thank you
>>>jamie
>>>
>>> Christie wrote: I am a 27 year old trying to get pregnant for about a year now. I was
>>>diagnosed with severe endometreosis and PCOS. Although I am responding
>>>to clomid-no baby-after 8 cycles. One of my friends who is a nurse
>>>suggested that I be tested for yeast before continuing on to more
>>>expensive infertility treatments. I had never heard of having
>>>intestinal or abdominal yeast infections, but i decided to look it up on
>>>the net. It turns out I had most of the symtoms-all of which are very
>>>similar to PCOS symptoms. I decided to go get tested and don't you know
>>>I have it so severly I have had to stop infertility treatments and work
>>>on clearing up this infection(also known as leaky gut) 30 million women
>>>(and men)have this and don't even realize it. It turns out this is why
>>>my endometreosis is so fast growing. I can't help but wonder how many
>>>other women suffering with infertility have this and do not know about
>>>it. The first question I asked my Dr. was if this is hindering me
>>>getting pregnant-and he said ABSOLUTELY!!!!!!Please research this as I
>>>know many of you are desperate just like me.
>>>
>>>--
>>>christie
>>>
>>--
>>Sincerely,
>>Barb C.
>>
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Sincerely,
Barb C.
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