Guest guest Posted October 29, 2006 Report Share Posted October 29, 2006 The candida was > so bad + making me feel so aweful, that I almost gave up on LDN > thinking it wasn't working for the MS and like my doctors, blaming my > symptoms on MS rather than candida. Glad I didn't !! Andre, I can certainly relate to your gut troubles! I'm sorry you've been having such a hard time. FWIW, I plan to order the transdermal cream and start very, very slowly as a previous poster suggested (one line of the syringe at a time). This way I hope the side effects (sleep disturbance, and for me, constipation) of LDN will be mitigated somewhat. Perhaps this strategy is worth a try for you as well. Best, Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 29, 2006 Report Share Posted October 29, 2006 Andre, how did you realise it was a Candida problem finally? I'm at that point - deciding the LDN isn't working for me - too. Gayle [low dose naltrexone] Re: Constipation & insomnia > > Hello and a big Thanks to Dave and all others who contributed > to this post. > > I've been dealing with my own major gut issues for quite some time. A > year ago was treated with heavy duty anti-biotics for an > H.Pylori/ulcer problem which resolved but re-newed an old > candida/dysbiosis problem. Just when I thought I was getting this new > problem under control, I began LDN in Feb. of this year and noticed > more difficulties with constipation/candida. It's been a long roller > coaster ride trying so many different things - the candida diet, > pro-biotics, grapefruit seed extract, colloidal silver, Threelac, the > latest being oil of wild oregano and combinations of all the above. > Have only had limited success after spending many $$. The candida was > so bad + making me feel so aweful, that I almost gave up on LDN > thinking it wasn't working for the MS and like my doctors, blaming my > symptoms on MS rather than candida. Glad I didn't !! > > Have been seeing a GI doctor who has not been very helpful - they > don't really have a clue when it comes to gut flora imbalance. She's > done every test possible on me to diagnose my abdominal > pain/constipation/weakness etc. and has come up with my gallbladder > contracting less than normal and suggesting it being removed. I > refused and am seeing a new GI doctor this coming Tuesday. > > Will be seriously checking into this transdermal option. Thanks again > for connecting the dots. > > Andre > > > > > > >> >> Dave, >> >> I really don't know what to think at this point. Personally, I can't >> see why the filler would be constipating. Yet clearly there was a >> reason why Dr. McCandles believed that the cream would be better >> tolerated by those with digestive/gut issues. Perhaps she wasn't >> specifically addressing constipation there, but I'm at least willing >> to give the cream a try in the hope that it affects my gut >> differently. I still have a question about how upregulating >> endorphin production affects gut motility, as I said in my last >> post. But the cream will at least settle the question of whether the >> filler is causing the constipation, or the LDN is. Maybe not the >> final answer for me, but a step forward... >> >> Chris >> > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 29, 2006 Report Share Posted October 29, 2006 > >> > >> Dave, > >> > >> I really don't know what to think at this point. Personally, I can't > >> see why the filler would be constipating. Yet clearly there was a > >> reason why Dr. McCandles believed that the cream would be better > >> tolerated by those with digestive/gut issues. Perhaps she wasn't > >> specifically addressing constipation there, but I'm at least willing > >> to give the cream a try in the hope that it affects my gut > >> differently. I still have a question about how upregulating > >> endorphin production affects gut motility, as I said in my last > >> post. But the cream will at least settle the question of whether the > >> filler is causing the constipation, or the LDN is. Maybe not the > >> final answer for me, but a step forward... > >> > >> Chris > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 29, 2006 Report Share Posted October 29, 2006 > > > > > > Hello and a big Thanks > to Dave and all > others who contributed > > to this post. > > > > I've been dealing with > my own major gut issues > for quite some time. A > > year ago was treated > with heavy duty anti- > biotics for an > > H.Pylori/ulcer problem > which resolved but re- > newed an old > > candida/dysbiosis > problem. Just when I > thought I was getting > this new > > problem under control, > I began LDN in Feb. of > this year and noticed > > more difficulties with > constipation/candida. > It's been a long roller > > coaster ride trying so > many different things - > the candida diet, > > pro-biotics, grapefruit > seed extract, colloidal > silver, Threelac, the > > latest being oil of > wild oregano and > combinations of all the > above. > > Have only had limited > success after spending > many $$. The candida was > > so bad + making me feel > so aweful, that I almost > gave up on LDN > > thinking it wasn't > working for the MS and > like my doctors, blaming > my > > symptoms on MS rather > than candida. Glad I > didn't !! > > > > Have been seeing a GI > doctor who has not been > very helpful - they > > don't really have a > clue when it comes to gut > flora imbalance. She's > > done every test > possible on me to > diagnose my abdominal > > > pain/constipation/weakness > etc. and has come up > with my gallbladder > > contracting less than > normal and suggesting it > being removed. I > > refused and am seeing a > new GI doctor this coming > Tuesday. > > > > Will be seriously > checking into this > transdermal option. > Thanks again > > for connecting the dots. > > > > Andre > ========= > > Andre > > Do you have any > mercury/amalgam dental > fillings? > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 30, 2006 Report Share Posted October 30, 2006 > > > >Like most people, yes I do have mercury/amalgam fillings and no I > have not tested for mercury poisoniing etc. Know someone who went the > route of removing them all, did chelation, hyperbarix oxygen and did > not help his MS. Besides, I am no longer working, limited resources > and most insurance does not cover fillings being replaced. Like most, > my dentist doesn't believe it is a possible cause of any trouble. What > is your opinion ? > Andre ========== I intend to have all my amalgams replaced with composites, it will take time because of the expense. There's a dentist here in Northeast Arkansas that ONLY believes in using composites. My alternative medicine doc just had his entire family's amalgams removed by that dentist. Even if this does not improve any of my MS symptoms at least I will know I am not being poisoned by mercury from those fillings nor is it keeping candida yeast fueled. I continue to take my LDN and work on diet, exercise and try other things that will help me detox and cleanse my body of gunk and improve my overall health, not just the MS. If you can only afford to have 1 amalgam removed a year then that's better than nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 30, 2006 Report Share Posted October 30, 2006 Andre the slow digestion and constipation bother me too, but I'd put it down to MS affecting whatever nerves control the processing of food through my gut. I'm going to try the coconut oil and see if anything changes - the LDN clearly hasn't stopped relapses or progression for me so far. Gayle [low dose naltrexone] Re: Constipation & insomnia > >> >> >> >> Dave, >> >> >> >> I really don't know what to think at this point. Personally, I can't >> >> see why the filler would be constipating. Yet clearly there was a >> >> reason why Dr. McCandles believed that the cream would be better >> >> tolerated by those with digestive/gut issues. Perhaps she wasn't >> >> specifically addressing constipation there, but I'm at least willing >> >> to give the cream a try in the hope that it affects my gut >> >> differently. I still have a question about how upregulating >> >> endorphin production affects gut motility, as I said in my last >> >> post. But the cream will at least settle the question of whether the >> >> filler is causing the constipation, or the LDN is. Maybe not the >> >> final answer for me, but a step forward... >> >> >> >> Chris >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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