Guest guest Posted November 22, 2007 Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 I was sick ten years with ME or so I was told. When I was overwight last september I changed to a low fat high protein/low fat/ no sweets, cakes etc diet In 3 days I got better .I was in the supermarket and noticed something was diferent The orthostatic intolerance was gone the breathlessness on standing walking was gone. The concentration trouble which meant I could not study was gone. Now I am learning a desktop publishing program and photoshop and seeking a job when I could not do any work or study last ten years and was house bound 3 years till I got a car and then had to drive to outside shop. Now can park half a mile away and walk to shop Doctor said get he cannot explain why I got better and he nor any of the consultants never mentioned diet with all the blood and xrays. They never knew why I was ill either. I had some abnormal b12 bloods and they said it was pernicious anaemia but I had been on b12 shots before the consultant said I had pernicious anaemia and while they help the orthostatic intolerance they did not make me well Symptoms while ill:. I had crushing fatigue, breathlessness on standing and walking a few feet. Walking from bed to shower was exhausting and standing in shower was a torture.Orthostatic intolerance was similar to low blood pressure dizzy/rapid heart beat but BP was always normal After shower I used to collapse into bed for an hour with a towel around my head and wake up with hair dry. I also had concentration problems/brain fag /looking through a fog and could not work with a desktop publishing program or even search the web as my mind was like treacle. To drag cursor to highlight a line of text was like dragging inside my head I was sometimes too weak to sit in chair at PC.Was housebound 3 years and then was able to go to shop in car but had to park beside shop and could not stay upright long due to weakness/orthostatic intolerance. Resting pulse was around 105 Work was a dream and not being able a nightmare.Could not do any type of work physical or mental. I was almost completely disabled.Couldn't sleep. Lunch while sick Not good lots of junk food and sweets/ice cream, never ate in the mddle of the day unless it was junk or sweets/cake. Also ate lots of sweets at PC watching TV. Lunch now I have 2 cans of tuna fish for protein and brown bread,low in sugar carbs, low fat yogurt, peanuts for protein ,drink diet coke.i.e no sugar. Now no sweets at all eat fruit, apples, bannana, nuts Pulse now 75 at rest can walk to shops from accross car park,can cycle, seeking a job s,tuding desktop publishing/digital photography, and may be starting a business, sleep good and awake refreshed and my mind is sharp. I did not change diet to get better I changed because I needed o lose some weigh, gained through nno exercise/driving instead of walking etc I understand there is something called gluten induced fatigue as an allergic reaction that lacked the IgE response.What is that Thanks for resding, feedback appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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