New here with questions

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I have been having " stomach trouble " most of my life, but much worse

the last few years. I actually was to the point where I HATED to eat

but would eat compulsively, just to try and " fix " whatever was

wrong! Not sure what I thought THAT would accomplish--maybe trying

to find SOMETHING I could eat without feeling gross afterwards! I

thought I had Celiac Disease, but that was just ruled out. The

bloodwork showed the gene that carries CD was present, but the

levels on the bloodwork, and the biopsy, were negative.

I was diagnosed with IBS last year, but don't like taking meds, so I

stopped shortly, thinking I could just use diet to fix the problem

(which actually seemed to work for a while until I got lazy and went

back to old eating habits).

I seemed to have symptoms of intestinal parasites or yeast, so I

tried a program I found for this, and it did actually make me feel

better, but I was SO afraid to eat, and the diet was SO restrictive,

that I stopped after a few days.

During my biopsy for CD, the doctor did a biopsy of my stomach as

well as my intestines, and she found I was infected with H. pylori

and had chronic gastritis. I am now on a strong antibiotic regimen

for this, for the next two weeks. Ironically, just before the doctor

called with the diagnosis, I had gotten an order from Hallelujah

Acres (they promote a raw vegan diet) that contained a book I had

been wanting to read called " Stop the Medicine " ! It is an EXCELLENT

book, and I am hoping to find the other two books she mentions she

would write, but so far, no luck. I hope she ended up writing them,

as the descriptions seemed really good.

Anyway, here I am, stuck taking strong drugs for two weeks, and then

hoping they worked. Plus not knowing if I really DO have intestinal

parasites or yeast problems. Plus not knowing how I got that

infection in the first place, and whether it will come back, and how

to prevent this from happening!I am also interested in the raw vegan

diet, but not sure I can strick to it, and not sure if it is right

for me. And what about a gluten free diet? I already don't eat much

dairy.

The book I'm reading mentions the work of Dr. Jensen, who I have

heard of, but never read anything by. And I am very interested in

finding someone close to me who is like the doctor the woman in this

book went to (I believe she was a naturopath, and seemed to REALLY

know her stuff, as far as heavy metal toxicity, herbs, colonics,

etc.). I have no idea how to find such a person, though.

Sorry to be so confused and overwhelmed and to have so many

questions! I hope someone here can answer some of them for me.

Marilyn