Re: Re: hypothyrodism/Patty

January 12, 2004

Wow, thank you so much Patty. What I do for the stool which actually hasen't been green for a long time is take ground flax seed religously daily. I think bananas have also helped. What is a probiotic other than going for antibiotic treatment.

these are the herbs and vitamins I take:

Inositol 2,000mg/day

bromelain 1 tab or 5000 mcu

Garlic 3,600/day

Multi Vitamin called Advanced Daily w? CoQ10 and a mineral and anti-oxidant program

1 tsp. tumeric

Glucosamine condroiton occassionally

magnesium malate 2000mg/day religously but I think I need to add Super Malic Acid for the best effectiveness for muscle cramps? What do you say.

Echinacea 350mg x 6/day religously

vitamin c 2,000mg/day religously

vit. e 800 IU/day religously

red clover 860 twice per day

Licorice 900mg twice per day

burdock 1080 mg twice /day

blessed thistle 780 mg twice per day

Lastly I take about 2 tablespoons of raw lecithin with my flax per day.

Can any of these be considered a probiotic. I will look that up her in a minute. Hey I also have fungus on toes so will be able to get Diflucan or equivalent for fungus. Is this effective on candida too?

My mother and I actually tried to folloew a lot of the silicone poisoning protocol from our web site. Both of mine ruptured and migrated into lymphnodes, but I'm improving well. Just had explant this past Aug. of 2003. Any pointers will be greatly appreciated. You've helped so much already. God's Blessings - Peace to you,

Dave & Patty <fdp3@...> wrote:

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3.79 for a TSH is definitely on the higher side, meaning you may be hypothyroid. I know that in order for me to feel good, I need to get that TSH down to around .5, the lowest number on the normal range. In fact, I feel best just a tad under normal. The MD's always wig out when my labs go real low, like .1, and try to get me back into normal, but I just tell them I need my TSH to be very, very low for me to feel my best.

I buy my thyroid meds from a Mexican clinic that is reputable (I use Armour) so I have never had any trouble getting a supply. They are sold in bottles of 1000 tablets for $25. I like not having to be under the thumb of a doctor in order to get this prescription that I need. If you can't find a doctor to give you the thyroid meds you need to feel good, you might want to think about ordering some through on line pharmacies. Your own trial of this may give you the opportunity to see if it helps and then you will have your answer.

I think fibromyalgia is considered an autoimmune disease, but I also believe there is alot of unknowns with it. I think you could get different answers from different doctors about it. I really don't know the answer to your question. But I do think alot of women with existing autoimmune diseases also have fibromyalgia.

One comment I wanted to make about the green stool....that is bile. Bile is bright green in color, so if you are passing it while you have diarrhea, that basically just means the transit time is real quick, and the bacteria in the gut does not have time to do its work in breaking down the wastes and bile salts. Bacteria is what turns stools brown. As your diarrhea lessens, your stools should return to normal, and I think if I had chronic diarrhea, I would fast for a few days, drink only water, and take some good probiotics. You didn't say what you've been doing for it so far, but you may want to do an internet search for other ideas.

I hope you start feeling better!

Patty

----- Original Message -----

From: michelle king

Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2004 7:37 PM

Subject: Re: Re: hypothyrodism

Patty on hypothyrodism, I seriously believe this is my problem. I'm a confirmed FMS'er which there is a link to hypothyrodism. My labs read

TSH 3.79 I heard anything over 3 is now concidered by the current standard by the association for endricronologists, as Hypothyrodism. Also my T# is clearly High at 33.7 when ref. range is 19.8-33.4,

my T4 seems normal which is 6.1 in a 5.0-14.0 range.

I have very cold extremities and have deficulty loosing weight. I gained 50 pounds or more due to my illness. Please give me your advice. What do you know aboutadrenal gland fatigue too. I think I have that too.

Question? Is FMS a connective tissue disease and an autoimmune disease? My arthritis dr. would say no, however, on some websites it says they are. thank you,

Please help me with the chronic diarreah problem however, I think thats improving. I use to have IBS but now its just soft w/o taking ground flax seed daily. It was green too. I've heard this is due to bacteria in the stool but no dr. knows about it. I heard it was treted with tetracyclin. I've even been to a specialist but nothing shows up. thanks again,

January 12, 2004

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A probiotic is the opposite of an antibiotic. You don't need to see a doctor to get them. They are things like acidophilius and all the other families of beneficial bacteria that your body has in the gut to keep a homeostatic environment there. The most popular one we have talked about here is Primal Defense, made by Garden of Life. You can go to any health food store and buy probiotics, usually in the refrigerated section as they are live bacteria.

Nothing that you listed is a probiotic. And yes, probiotics are one of the things needed to help overcome a candida infection

About the toe fungus....have you tried topical applications of tea tree oil? That is an anti-fungal, very effective and not at all that expensive.