are canned tomatoes okay?

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canned tomato juice is, but not canned pumpkin?

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Subject: Re: gas/brainTo: BTVC-SCD Date: Sunday, May 3, 2009, 4:23 PM

Have you been tested for epilepsy, tried any anti-epileptic drugs, or been tested for migraines? Have you tried supplementing with magnesium (as magnesium malate, NOT oxide)? Try 1250 mg once a day, then twice a day, up to three times a day to see if it "sticks." (It's safe at these levels.)Other possible things:Could be some sort of weird vagus nerve thing. Seen a neurologist?http://en.wikipedia .org/wiki/ Vagus_nerveOne real longshot: try a completely ketogenic diet:http://en.wikipedia .org/wiki/ Ketogenic_ dietThe ketogenic diet can be used to manage epilepsy (mainly in children), some of which- oddly enough- never have a seizure again, even once the diet is removed (!). However, from the description, I suspect (but have never

tried) the ketogenic diet would be safe on the SCD. It's not just *specific* carbohydrates- it's almost NO carbohydrates. Were it not for how much of the calories come from hydrogenated soybean oil (and therefore loaded with trans fats), it'd probably be pretty healthy. A do-it-yourself version, while not recommended without a physician's oversight, would be something along the lines of Atkins + coconut oil + lots of medium chain triglycerides.That's Sunday's off-the-wall, stab-in-the- dark.-AJ>> ive asked this question over the last couple of years but wanted to > put it out there again in case any new information has come to light> > the primary malady i have, at

least the most debilitating symptom, is > related to my brain. when there is gas or i am now realizing ANYTHING > in certain parts of my intestines, my brain goes dead. i get tired, > dizzy, tunnel vision. i lived in that state for 10 years thinking i > had a sleep disorder until a course of flagyl and every once in a > while on SCD i feel amazing. i've only felt healthy about 15 days in > 10 years as a result of the aforementioned. sometimes the feeling > passes once the gas or bm passes. sometimes i can feel the light in > the room change as i am passing whatever.> > it's pretty much a nightmare. i've heard a few theories but no doctor > really knows what the issue actually is yet.> > if anyone has any ideas, thoughts . . . or maybe even solutions! i > would be be quite stoked to say the least.> > many thanks!> > spencer,

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