RE: Inulin, Intro

[Guest guest]

Hi Carolyn, no there is no gluten in inulin. It's usually sold

without any additives at all.

Welcome aboard! You obviously have a compromized immune system; I'd

suggest approaching the candida cure AND the immunity issue with

inulin, undenatured whey, selenium, other antioxidants and nutrients

and Transfer Factor from 4Life Research.

Duncan

[Guest guest]

Duncan How much inulin do you suggest to start with

and how often? Do you suggest beginning the

antioxidants first?Thanks

--- Duncan Crow <duncancrow@...> wrote:

> Hi Carolyn, no there is no gluten in inulin. It's

> usually sold

> without any additives at all.

>

> Welcome aboard! You obviously have a compromized

> immune system; I'd

> suggest approaching the candida cure AND the

> immunity issue with

> inulin, undenatured whey, selenium, other

> antioxidants and nutrients

> and Transfer Factor from 4Life Research.

>

> Duncan

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Duncan, thanks for the info on inulin, as well as the advice on

boosting the immune system.

I'll check into those.

Carolyn

On 12/29/06, Duncan Crow <duncancrow@...> wrote:

> Hi Carolyn, no there is no gluten in inulin. It's usually sold

> without any additives at all.

>

> Welcome aboard! You obviously have a compromized immune system; I'd

> suggest approaching the candida cure AND the immunity issue with

> inulin, undenatured whey, selenium, other antioxidants and nutrients

> and Transfer Factor from 4Life Research.

>

> Duncan

>

[Guest guest]

Four or five grams of inulin three times a day, a heaping teaspoon is

about the right amount from all sources, so you might just use

rounded teaspoons; a few people start with a couple of grams and work

up because they get more initial gas than others. The gas subsides in

10 days or so.

Duncan

>

> > Hi Carolyn, no there is no gluten in inulin. It's

> > usually sold

> > without any additives at all.

> >

> > Welcome aboard! You obviously have a compromized

> > immune system; I'd

> > suggest approaching the candida cure AND the

> > immunity issue with

> > inulin, undenatured whey, selenium, other

> > antioxidants and nutrients

> > and Transfer Factor from 4Life Research.

> >

> > Duncan

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

I swear by the book " The Yeast Syndrome " . It is for sale on Amazon for

a very low price.

Congratulations on your improved health. As you said, that is just the

start, so welcome to what will be a life long journey.

Keen

Inulin, Intro

..

Hello, I'm new to the group and appreciate reading about your

experiences

and suggestions for healing.

Someone mentioned inulin as a prebiotic, so I looked it up on

wikipedia.org.

Here's part of what it said:

> Inulin can be found in commercially available products such as

Fibersure<http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fibersure & action=edi

t>from the Makers of

Metamucil <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metamucil>. Fibersure is a fiber

supplement powder that can be added to foods or beverages without

changing

the taste or texture. It performs well in cooking and baking

applications

and can be an easy way to add additional fiber to the diet through foods

and

drinks.

Back to Carolyn:

Since Metamucil has wheat/gluten in it, does this mean inulin does, too?

Now that I've launched right in with a question, I suppose it would be

polite to introduce myself. As a newborn, I was covered head-to-toe

with

runny excema, and I suffered with chronic ear infections throughout my

childhood. My parents restricted sugar (which made me want it more) but

insisted my brothers and I drink milk at every meal. (I later learned

I'm

allergic to milk.) At age 16 I got my first job, so I used part of my

paycheck to buy chocolate treats on a regular basis. Around that time

is

when I developed ongoing sinus trouble that has continued -- along with

the

chocoholism -- until now, age 49. In my twenties I got allergy tested

and

discovered I was highly allergic to grass and mildly allergic to molds,

dust, etc., so I assumed the chronic sinusitis was a result of airborne

stuff attacking my sinuses. Over the years, it was typical to take 6-10

rounds of antibiotics a year.

A few years ago, as perimenopause hit, so did food allergies. The worst

was

wheat, which shouldn't have been a surprise since wheat is closely

related

to grass. I didn't find this out until after battling with fluctuating

hormones and thinking that was the reason for my problems. Last year,

after

a total hysterectomy, I took Premarin (synthetic estrogen) like a good

little doobee and discovered it heightened my sensitivity to almost

everything I ate. So I quit the premarin, got allergy tested (was

allergic

to 50 of the 70 foods tested), and quit eating wheat. The bloating and

nausea diminished greatly, and I lost 25 pounds without even trying, but

my

energy continued to drag and my brain was in a constant gray fog. To

add

insult to injury, my face erupted in pustular rosacea. In addition, I

was

battling with " floating joint pain " wherein I didn't know which joint

would

hurt next. Eventually that joint problem settled in my shoulder as a

rotator cuff injury for which I'm now doing physical therapy.

Between August and October of this year, I took 4 rounds of antibiotics

for

a sinus infection that wouldn't go away. Despite the med, the infection

dropped down into my chest. Every morning I'd hack up chunks of green

phlegm and then go about my day as normal (normal being tired and

brainfoggy). For about 10 years I'd been asking doctors to treat me for

candida, but they refused b/c (A) " only a small percentage of patients

ever

get candida, " ( " if you had candida, you'd have vaginal infections,

and

your entire mouth would be covered with thrush, " and © " since your

phlegm

is green, that means bacteria is present. "

Finally -- FINALLY!!! -- I stumbled upon a doctor who actually listened.

She did a culture and discovered it was not bacterial after all, and is

now

awaiting results of testing for yeast. But in the meantime she put me

on

Diflucan since she'd had one other patient with my symptoms who

responded

well to the antifungal. Well, within 3 days (on Christmas day, actually

--

it was a Christmas miracle!), my sinuses opened up and I was able to

breathe

-- really b-r-e-a-t-h-e -- for the first time in over 30 years. My

sinuses

were as wide open as a freeway and didn't close up 5 minutes later as

they

had in the past when I got temporary relief. I nearly cried as I

realized

this is how normal people get through their day, with oxygen flowing

easily

to their brain.

I'm still breathing well, am sleeping better, my skin problems are

clearing

up, and the belly bloating is gone. This, after only 6 days on

Diflucan.

Even the urinary frequency, which a doc diagnosed as the early stages of

interstitial cystitis, is gone.

While I am giddy with delight over the improvement in my condition, I'm

also

fearful of having the symptoms return when I finish the Diflucan. It

would

be like Flowers for Algernon to experience good health for two weeks,

then

have it taken away again. So I'm trying to learn everything I can to

continue healing my body. I've have -- and this is a biggie --

committed to

eliminating sugar from my diet. Even chocolate.

So if anyone can recommend a good candida diet book, I'd appreciate it.

Thank you for having me on the loop.

Carolyn

[Guest guest]

Keen wrote:

> I swear by the book " The Yeast Syndrome " . It is for sale on Amazon for

a very low price.

Thanks, Keen. Hey, aren't you on the Leaky Gut loop? Your name is familiar.

Carolyn G.

[Guest guest]

Yes, I am. I like both lists, they each have something unique to offer.

Keen

Re: Inulin, Intro

Keen wrote:

> I swear by the book " The Yeast Syndrome " . It is for sale on Amazon for

a very low price.

Thanks, Keen. Hey, aren't you on the Leaky Gut loop? Your name is

familiar.

Carolyn G.