Guest guest Posted January 29, 2001 Report Share Posted January 29, 2001 Me too, in my case, diabetes isn't the only factor in my life, I also have an ileostomy, I had my colon removed due to a medical emergency, now I have to live with a bag on my tummy to collect stool, it has no muscle control, it just happens. Just this morning, I slept too long, and bag got full and dumped all over the floor as soon as I sat up in bed, clip that holds bag shut just let go, oh well, I'm sure others have a worse fate than me. the worst is the foods I really need to help me stay LC I can't eat, like the good veggies, its too crunchy, without a large intestine all crunchy food comes out to bag undigested, I really have to take vitamins big time. Hope I didn't gross anyone out too much, just wanted to let you know, there are worse things than diabetes. With dm, its so easy, just monitor food, inject, test bg now and then, even my neuropathy is manageable, off neurotin completely for that, still have pain from time to time, feels numb at times, but no big deal. carol Hi Carol, no gross out here! You certainly are dealing with a tough condition, aren't you? How did you handle this morning - have you gotten to the place where you can take things like this in stride, or were you ready to heave the bag and it's contents at the world? It's a pain when the requirements for taking care of one medical condition come into complete conflict with another. I had my diabetes under control with diet and medication until I had to undergo 6 months of daily hormone treatment for a very serious precancerous condition (severe atypical endometrial hyperplasia). My BGs went wildly out of control and my thyroid went south on me at the same time during the treatment period. And I still have to take those same hormones every other month, with resulting rises in BGs. Urgghhh. But better hormones, thyroid medication, and more insulin than cancer or a hysterectomy. And I'm actually extraordinarily lucky about this - very few people have the kind of success on this treatment that I had, and do require hysterectomies and/or develop endometrial cancer. Anyway, that's a long way of saying I do know something about the frustrations of the diabetes being affected by another serious condition. It sounds like you have a great attitude about your problems and that you've managed to stay in good control despite the limitations. Congratulations! I'm glad you wrote, it's encouraging to hear success stories like yours. Nan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 15, 2010 Report Share Posted November 15, 2010 Thank you Joanne, and . I guess I have the external kind, and boy is it ever getting on my nerves... kind of embarrassing too. I have put coconut oil down there a couple of times now, as I believe in the stuff so much as well. I'm trying just about everything I have read up on the Internet so far. If its not any better in a few days then I guess I had better go see the doctor. As we are suppose to be going on a trip to Texas mid December so that I can see my Son Graduate from College and spend Christmas there, and I really don't want to be in this kind of condition! Hugs, Carol To: fibromyalgiacured From: joannesford@... Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2010 17:21:10 +0000 Subject: Fw: Carol Carol, this may help too, it certainly stops itching http://www.healingnaturallybybee.com/articles/salt4.php Love joanne ----- Forwarded Message ---- To: fibromyalgiacured Sent: Mon, 15 November, 2010 14:11:02 Subject: Re: Carol Hi Carol I do not have much in the way of a short term answer to hemorroids other than when ever I get an itch or a twing around the area where my hemorrhoids used to be I pile on the coconut oil !!!. In fact much of the time I use the coconut oil even when I have no problem at all. Each time I have a bath I cover my body with it. It has definately contributed to my hemorrhoids clearing up, my stretch marks fading my dermatitis disapearing and my face now looking 10 years younger LOL. So if I were you I would give this one a try, it certainly will not do any harm at all The lon term solution to my hemorroid problem and indeed all my bowel problems was to cut back by about 95% the amount of fibre I was using. Yep, you heard right, I stopped using fibre !!!!! Nowadays the only fibre that gets into my system is the few grams of vegetables I eat each day. You see what I have learned, particularly whilst studying the autoimmune theories is that since fibre does not digest in the stomach, or small intestine it actually provides a meal for the pathogens in the colon and around the rectum, the very place I am trying my best to eliminate ALL infection Now as regarding hemorroids, I am not certain of the cause. Bee may know and if you join her board she will tell you what she knows about this, but going off other stuff she has discussed I am assuming that the hemorrhoids are created by the body because there is some kind of toxicity in that area If I am right with this then certainly applying coconut oil directly will help because as you know coconut oil is terrific for clearing up toxins and soothing pain, but the one special way coconut oil (and other fats) can help is if we consume enough to ensure our bowel movements are regular As you know, in any one day I consume lots and lots of fat, mainly to keep myself in ketosis and to ensure my body is persistently detoxing toxins metals chemical radiation pesticides etc. The state of Ketosis does this and one way that it does it is by ensuring adiquate and correct bowel movements You see if you are consuming enough fat, you definately do not need fibre to ensure your bowels move correctly, they move correctly anyway. and because your stoolshae been made up from fat they are gently, and actually cleansing, taking out of you any unwanted matter from the intestine but if you eat fibre, your stools can become coarse and overtime, many therpists are claiming the lining of the bowel can become damaged and this is one way that folk are ending up with ulcers, polyps and i assume hemmorhoids too I know how hard all this is to believe. I certainly did not believe it, and worse then this when I first changed over to a low carb diet I was not eating lots of fat, I was eating more protein and still controling my fat, honestly, old habits die hard. And it was this increase in protein and the insufficient level of fat that was making me constipated, and then making me believe i needed fibre, and I would eat the fibre and when doing so I had hemorroids, candida, irrecgular bowel movements and a whole load of other stuff, I just wont go into but now this has cleared up, and my bowel movements are very good, and all the infection stuff has gone too Plus, and this is the big plus, many therapists are claiming that when our stools move in accordance with the rythem of the body rather than in accordance to how much fibre we have filled ourself up with, an appropriate amount of calcium is trasferred to the bones and the chances of seere arthritis go right down. which is obviously what I am looking for and all of us at our age should be looking for So basically, fibre, like all carbs is a pathogen feeder. It does not really aid digestion and can contribute to IBS and we can actually become dependent on it. It can damage the lining of the gut and may well be contributing to the ever increasing levels of crohns, colitis etc that we are seeing in the west. and these conditions most definately lead to arthritis and since most folk with fibro have IBS perhaps all this is a big part of how we end up so ill too Not using fibre has helped me a lot but it did take a while for me to adjust. having to up andup my fat when i was not used to it was not easy and for the first few months i did continue using fibre. But eventually I got off it. Just a very small amount now that comes from the veg and herbs I eat. and honestly miles better, miles miles better, and my bowel moves to its own natural rythem, hemorroids gone canida gone and other infectings that I had with my womb and uretha also gone Anyway, Bee touches on some of this on this blog http://www.healingnaturallybybee.com/articles/foods16.php Hope this helps Love Joanne ________________________________ To: fibromyalgiacured Sent: Mon, 15 November, 2010 12:49:58 Subject: Hemorrhoids Has anyone ever had problems with Hemorrhoids? Talk about a pain the arse... lol I have one, and its killing me... Any secret recipes out there to fix this problem? Im using Witch Hazel, and ointments, but its not helping yet. I also soaked in a tub of Epsom Salt baths. And I eat veggies, so I know Im getting Fiber... I honestly don't know what else to do... As if I don't have enough problems already with the Fibro, now ive got this to deal with on top... Helpppppppppppppp Love, Carol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 Hi Joanne, Wow, wouldnt that be amazing if that really did heal all these people. LOL My daughter is about to pop any day now and give birth to my first grand child, can you imagine the look on her face if I said can I have a bottle of that breast milk too please hahahhaahahha... I have been doing alot of research on this Dr. Kenny DeMeirLeir. He's a professor in Belgium that is completely devoted to ourillness. Also I have an appointment tomorrow to talk with one of the Doctors at the Whitmoore Institute on the phone. I have alot of questions for them that I have been writing down on a sheet of paper. I will let you know what she has to say in my next email. Seem's like Ampligen would help us patients but the CDC does not want to approve it for us to use. The CDC still doesnt want to accept our disease as a real disease it seems like. Ugh.... I really believe that this illness is affecting my heart. I keep getting this not right feeling over my heart area, and occassionally I can feel like a jump or like a shock in that area. I have tried using different teas to help my heart, but nothing seems to be helping. I have read that our illness can cause cardiomyopathys when it gets too far. Its really starting to scare me. And I hate the very thought of this illness making me bed bound, I can not imagine a life like that. When I first got sick with this illness I was bed bound for six months, I can not go back to that. But I have had this now for almost 15 years, and I can feel that my body is getting weaker and weaker, and more things are going wrong. Like all of my glands are in a frenzy now, and my chest keeps hurting, and my back. My legs feel like jelly some days. To the left of my computer screen is sitting all of my bottles of Vitamins and Supplements. There is 15 different bottles standing there. I look like a drug addict or a freak Im sure to anyone that comes around this house. If you go into my diningroom there stands shelfs of jars of different dried herbs, each labeled as to what each one is. And if you go into my kitchen I have an entire spice rack filled with different tinctures. I would imagine any stranger that would come into my house would think that I was really strange LOL Its really sad that I have to live like this, and I know that the only reason all of these things are sitting in my house is because I have basically given up on Western Medicine to help me, because all they have done is let me down. May God help us all and heal us. I pray to God alot, I'm sure all of you do too. There has to be a cure out there somewhere. Much love to you , Carol To: fibromyalgiacured From: joannesford@... Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2011 23:42:32 +0100 Subject: Carol Carol I have not tried this. I cannot afford it and cannot get my hands on it but I am studying it all the same http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1268987/Cancer-arthritis-diabetes-acne\ --breast-milk-new-wonder-cure.html As you know I was drinking cream from raw goats milk but cut back following a flare. I am going back to it. Instinctively I know it was doing me good. I have to be careful because of my problem with lactose, but honestly i ahve not noticed any problem at all drinking cream made from raw goats milk. i will keep you posted, but i do think their are healing eliments in raw milk and I do wish i could try the human stuff. I know what i am saying is controvercial in regards to the human milk, but honestly i dont think we would need much, just enough to help our immune systems rebalance Gotta go again but love you, and praying for you Joanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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