Gaining Weight

[Guest guest]

Hello Bee,

Just thought I would chime in on this topic of weight gain. I have also gained

a substantial amount of weight now 35 months into your diet. I have never been

this weight in the past. I have not taken any birth control pills and I am 40

years old. Any explanations why?

Thank you for your help.

[Guest guest]

>

> Hello Bee,

> Just thought I would chime in on this topic of weight gain. I have also

gained a substantial amount of weight now 35 months into your diet. I have

never been this weight in the past. I have not taken any birth control pills

and I am 40 years old. Any explanations why?

> Thank you for your help.

+++Hi ,

I sent you a questionnaire to fill out, and after I evaluate them I will get

back to you.

Cheers, Bee

[Guest guest]

I have gained some weight too Bee since starting your diet, but then I always

did have weight gain issues. I have regained (had already lost 3 1/2 stone

before starting the diet) about a stone but it is staying fairly level at the

moment.

Ali.

PS. The coffee enemas do seem to be helping the issues I have had in my upper

left quadrant. I think the lymph was blocked and that seems to have shifted

now, and I am fairly sure that I may have had/have pancreatitis too, especially

as my insulin production over the last few years has dwindled to virtually

nothing (possibly triggered by the Byetta I was given for my Diabetes over three

years ago) and now my digestive enzyme capacity has been collapsing too (and

quite possibly very compromised for a long time).

I have managed to get some enzymes from the Doc and they do seem to be helping -

they are coated to enable them to withstand the stomach acid apparently so that

at least some can get through into the duodenum. They may not be the best thing

to do but they are working!. It does not seem to be a lack of stomach acid, but

the food was stuck in my stomach for hours (and getting very hot down there as a

result!) possibly because it 'knew' there would not be enough enzymes to digest

the food when it released it. Certainly things are starting to work better now,

and I have a lot less gas.

I also had my first 'dose' of acupuncture on Monday for my digestion and the

lady picked up that I have a spleen deficiency and 'liver invading stomach'

issues, which she is treating. Hopefully that will help too. Until I can get

the digestive issues sorted out I can't absorb all this lovely nutrition

properly that I am getting from your diet!

[Guest guest]

>

>

> I also had my first 'dose' of acupuncture on Monday for my digestion and the

lady picked up that I have a spleen deficiency and 'liver invading stomach'

issues, which she is treating. Hopefully that will help too. Until I can get

the digestive issues sorted out I can't absorb all this lovely nutrition

properly that I am getting from your diet!

>

****Hi Ali.

Just curious, in your message above, you say that you have 'liver invading

stomach' issues. What does that actually mean?

Blessings,

[Guest guest]

Well , I am not all that clear on it either, but I do know that the

stomach, pancreas and spleen are all linked. In Allopathic medicine the spleen

is usually merely regarded as a blood-cleaning organ and a part of the immune

system, but in chinese medicine it is viewed as an intrinsic and very important

part of the digestion.

Many years ago I was told by a lady who was a Naturopath and Acupuncturist that

I had a weak spleen and obviously still do. The liver invading stomach thing

seems to be down to a blockage of the energy somewhere and it can be triggered

by a weak spleen. I suppose that if one organ isn't working as it should, other

organs may have to try and compensate, but that in itself could cause problems.

Certainly, having looked it up on the internet, many of the 'symptoms' that are

listed are similar to what I am experiencing. I hope that between the

acupuncture and the coffee enemas something will give and get the 'energy'

flowing properly.

Ali.

> >

> >

> > I also had my first 'dose' of acupuncture on Monday for my digestion and the

lady picked up that I have a spleen deficiency and 'liver invading stomach'

issues, which she is treating. Hopefully that will help too. Until I can get

the digestive issues sorted out I can't absorb all this lovely nutrition

properly that I am getting from your diet!

> >

>

> ****Hi Ali.

>

> Just curious, in your message above, you say that you have 'liver invading

stomach' issues. What does that actually mean?

>

> Blessings,

>

[Guest guest]

>

> Well , I am not all that clear on it either, but I do know that the

stomach, pancreas and spleen are all linked. In Allopathic medicine the spleen

is usually merely regarded as a blood-cleaning organ and a part of the immune

system, but in chinese medicine it is viewed as an intrinsic and very important

part of the digestion.

>

> Many years ago I was told by a lady who was a Naturopath and Acupuncturist

that I had a weak spleen and obviously still do. The liver invading stomach

thing seems to be down to a blockage of the energy somewhere and it can be

triggered by a weak spleen. I suppose that if one organ isn't working as it

should, other organs may have to try and compensate, but that in itself could

cause problems.

+++Hi Ali,

So does your spleen hurt you in any way?

Bee

[Guest guest]

Hi Bee. Well, as I have said in previous posts I have had this discomfort going

on in my left side inside my ribs and soreness inside my ribs under my left arm

and around my left back, which is where my spleen and pancreas is located.

It is somewhat improved since I started the CEs. I have only had one course of

acupuncture so far but although I can still feel some inflammation it is a bit

better than it was.

I certainly have had a lot of stuff passing across my back and down my right

side since starting the CEs three weeks ago.

Having been fatigued since I was 15 and having been dragging myself around all

my adult life, there obviously has been something not working right for a long

time. When I was treated years ago with acupuncture for the weak spleen (and

put on a low-carb diet long before it was 'fashionable'), I did feel a lot

better and had a lot more energy. I am that much older now and it's not perhaps

going to be quite so simple to fix!

Many on your diet report improved energy levels within a fairly short time of

starting the diet, but I would not say that my energy has improved all that much

even after 9 months, but as I said before, until I can get my digestion working

- and balanced properly - I won't be able to absorb nutrition as well, or as

quickly as others might.

The digestive enzymes do seem to be helping (and I have at least been able to

get some better sleep thank goodness) so it does seem that either the pancreas

has been/is blocked or like my body's ability to produce insulin has diminished,

so has it's ability to produce enzymes too, especially if my pancreas has been

inflamed for quite some time.

Ali.

> >

> > Well , I am not all that clear on it either, but I do know that the

stomach, pancreas and spleen are all linked. In Allopathic medicine the spleen

is usually merely regarded as a blood-cleaning organ and a part of the immune

system, but in chinese medicine it is viewed as an intrinsic and very important

part of the digestion.

> >

> > Many years ago I was told by a lady who was a Naturopath and Acupuncturist

that I had a weak spleen and obviously still do. The liver invading stomach

thing seems to be down to a blockage of the energy somewhere and it can be

triggered by a weak spleen. I suppose that if one organ isn't working as it

should, other organs may have to try and compensate, but that in itself could

cause problems.

>

> +++Hi Ali,

>

> So does your spleen hurt you in any way?

>

> Bee

>

[Guest guest]

>

> Hi Bee. Well, as I have said in previous posts I have had this discomfort

going on in my left side inside my ribs and soreness inside my ribs under my

left arm and around my left back, which is where my spleen and pancreas is

located.

>

> It is somewhat improved since I started the CEs. I have only had one course of

acupuncture so far but although I can still feel some inflammation it is a bit

better than it was.

>

> I certainly have had a lot of stuff passing across my back and down my right

side since starting the CEs three weeks ago.

>

> Having been fatigued since I was 15 and having been dragging myself around all

my adult life, there obviously has been something not working right for a long

time. When I was treated years ago with acupuncture for the weak spleen (and

put on a low-carb diet long before it was 'fashionable'), I did feel a lot

better and had a lot more energy. I am that much older now and it's not perhaps

going to be quite so simple to fix!

>

> Many on your diet report improved energy levels within a fairly short time of

starting the diet, but I would not say that my energy has improved all that much

even after 9 months, but as I said before, until I can get my digestion working

- and balanced properly - I won't be able to absorb nutrition as well, or as

quickly as others might.

>

> The digestive enzymes do seem to be helping (and I have at least been able to

get some better sleep thank goodness) so it does seem that either the pancreas

has been/is blocked or like my body's ability to produce insulin has diminished,

so has it's ability to produce enzymes too, especially if my pancreas has been

inflamed for quite some time.

+++Hi Ali,

If you are taking digestive enzymes that the pancreas usually produces, they are

worthless since stomach acid neutralizes them, i.e. makes them totally inactive

and useless, just like it does the enzymes produced in the mouth. That is

because such enzymes are only active in an alkaline environment, so that's why

your pancreas first pours lots of baking soda on the contents emptying out of

the stomach before it produces any kind of digestive enzymes. If there is

enough HCl and fluid in those contents it triggers the pancreas to do its job

like it should. So if you think it helps you I believe it is a placebo effect.

If you have pancreas problems you would have pain in it. The pancreas can tend

to be more to your left side, and also pain radiates itself from that general

area to other areas like the back.

So maybe you do have pancreas problems and not a problem with your spleen.

If your pancreas cannot produce insulin like it should you'd be Diabetic Type 1,

which results from the body's failure to produce insulin. In that case your

blood sugar would go high, and if there isn't enough insulin it would stay

dangerously high. So have you checked your blood sugar levels, or ever been

Diabetic?

Ali, I think you are going off into so many different directions here, so it

would be best if you got a " proper diagnosis " of your health issues by a medical

doctor. He could confirm whether you have spleen, stomach or pancreas problems

(all in the same general area), so you know better what is happening.

After you get a proper diagnosis let me know what it was.

All the best, Bee

[Guest guest]

Hi Bee. I am effectively type 1 - or what is now referred to as type 1.5 or

LADA. That is latent type 1, where the pancreas gradually loses the ability to

produce insulin.

I have been a diagnosed diabetic for 14 years - originally diagnosed as a type 2

- originally tablet treated but as no longer became effective on its own, I was

put on insulin 7 years ago. As the Byetta I was put on temporarily did not work

on me to reduce my sugar levels, that is a good indicator that my pancreas is

producing little, if any, insulin of it's own. The Byetta will only reduce

sugar levels if insulin is present. I suspect the Byetta may have triggered, or

exacerbated the pancreatic issues.

I am very Diabetes aware - My Mum was type 1 so I grew up with it.

The digestive enzymes I have been given are enteric coated so at least some gets

through into the duodenum. I was not convinced they would make any difference -

and I am too skeptical to be caught by any 'placebo' effect, but somehow they

seem to be helping.

At the very least, because my digestion is settling down some, I am able to get

more and better sleep, and they have to be worth it just for that if nothing

else!

I don't know if my spleen is involved or not - or maybe just a bit sore from

being squashed by my pancreas, but the pain and discomfort I have been getting

has been centred around my left side and back as you mentioned, and as I have

said several times on here. Between the lack of insulin and the lack of

digestive enzymes something has not been right.

At the end of the day if my pancreas is damaged and inflamed then it would be no

surprise if it is not producing the stuff it is supposed to provide. The HCL

didn't help, that just made my stomach even hotter than it was already getting -

and not good when it was stuck in there all night long! At least with the

enzymes it is emptying after a more normal time - and that is in no way

controlled by any placebo!

I have been faithfully stuck to your diet for the last 9 months and if nothing

else I would have at least expected my digestion to have started to sort itself

out, but the pancreatic issue was not getting any better. It's no good flogging

a dead horse!

Whether, now there has been a lot of clearing out going on down there, there

will be any healing in my pancreas waits to be seen.

I have tried to get a diagnosis, but the Medical Profession here is absolutely

useless, and I cannot afford to go privately. When I visited my Doctor the

other day he asked why I hadn't had the smear test. I said that there was no

point - that even if there was anything dodgy I wouldn't have any Medical

Treatment anyway - I have seen too many people killed by it!

Then a a few minutes later I asked him if I could be checked for Pancreatitis or

Pancreatic Cancer, and he rather snottily said, why? Even if you had it you

wouldn't have any treatment! I said it would be nice to know what I have been

battling for the last three years! Brick wall. But he did give me the enzymes,

so that was something. It is frustrating not knowing what this is, and maybe if

I shouted loud enough it would help, but I am sick of the Medical Profession and

all the damage they have done to me over the years.

Ali.

> +++Hi Ali,

>

> If you are taking digestive enzymes that the pancreas usually produces, they

are worthless since stomach acid neutralizes them, i.e. makes them totally

inactive and useless, just like it does the enzymes produced in the mouth. That

is because such enzymes are only active in an alkaline environment, so that's

why your pancreas first pours lots of baking soda on the contents emptying out

of the stomach before it produces any kind of digestive enzymes. If there is

enough HCl and fluid in those contents it triggers the pancreas to do its job

like it should. So if you think it helps you I believe it is a placebo effect.

>

> If you have pancreas problems you would have pain in it. The pancreas can

tend to be more to your left side, and also pain radiates itself from that

general area to other areas like the back.

>

> So maybe you do have pancreas problems and not a problem with your spleen.

>

> If your pancreas cannot produce insulin like it should you'd be Diabetic Type

1, which results from the body's failure to produce insulin. In that case your

blood sugar would go high, and if there isn't enough insulin it would stay

dangerously high. So have you checked your blood sugar levels, or ever been

Diabetic?

>

> Ali, I think you are going off into so many different directions here, so it

would be best if you got a " proper diagnosis " of your health issues by a medical

doctor. He could confirm whether you have spleen, stomach or pancreas problems

(all in the same general area), so you know better what is happening.

>

> After you get a proper diagnosis let me know what it was.

>

> All the best, Bee

>