Re: Just having a bad week....

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I think he skin condition is called livedo reticularis (the doctor did

not use this term, but I'd heard it before and looked it up again

after our appointment.) It's when the blood vessels are highly

visible under the skin in a very apparent reticular (resembling a net)

pattern.

It gets more and more apparent in his skin the more constipated he

gets. The longer he goes between bm's, the more apparent the vessels

become. I always felt is was associated with toxin build up due to

the constipation, just did not realize it might be from mercury.

If you use the " images " section of google to search for " livedo

reticularis, " you can find images of it - but I did not find any that

associate this condition with toxin build up or mercury (that I could

find). So, I don't know if what my son's issue is just looks similar

to livedo reticularis or if the conventional medical

literature/research does not recognize this as being associated with

mercury. (I also did not extensively search the topic.)

I know at the Trying Low Oxalates board, some have mentioned they see

this condition during oxalate dumps. To me that indicates it is

associated with toxin build up.

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> > > > HI,

> > > >

> > > > I have not been with the group for some time now but I still read

> > > posts and

> > > > wanted to share my experiences with regard to bowel movements. I

> > > have read so

> > > > many posts about everyone's children being unable to move bowels,

> > > suffering

> > > > from constipation, experiencing big bloated bellies and on and

> > on.

> > > My son who

> > > > is 4, almost 5, suffered from the same thing constantly. Always

> > had

> > > belly

> > > > pain, bloating, very gassy but always had issues being able to

> > move

> > > his bowels.

> > > > As you all know you read everything, do constant research, go to

> > > message boards

> > > > and evaluate and re-evaluate your childs pains, gains, and

> > > difficulties. I

> > > > had also followed closely McCarthy's story about her son

> > and

> > > she had

> > > > mentioned a product called Threelac. I researched this product

> > and

> > > thought I'd

> > > > give it a try. I tried it for a month on myself first and fully

> > > ended up

> > > > realizing that I like many Americans have a yeast overgrowth as

> > > well. I started my

> > > > son on Threelac in mid November, in part to treat him for

> > yeast. It

> > > is very

> > > > hard removing all sugars from the diet and then dealing with a

> > child

> > > who

> > > > self-limits his foods. BUT, the unbelievable thing is that

> > within

> > > days, maybe 3

> > > > days, he began having regular bowel movements. Solid, formed

> > bowel

> > > > movements!!!!!! His bowels then became no longer peutrid

> > smelling;

> > > he has not been gassy;

> > > > he no longer has that BLOATED belly and I know he feels much

> > better.

> > > He has a

> > > > bowel movement on a daily basis, sometimes twice. Occasionally

> > it

> > > is runny,

> > > > seemingly when he has had a sugary treat. I use to have to use

> > the

> > > fleet baby

> > > > lax on him and that is a thing of the past. The only side

> > effect he

> > > may have

> > > > experienced was a little belly upset. Although he is non-

> > verbal I

> > > could

> > > > tell when he'd lay down on the couch or something but it did not

> > > seem to last for

> > > > long. I experienced this too but it was mild and was nothing

> > that

> > > lasted for

> > > > hours or anything like that. Now he seems to be fine but you

> > really

> > > have to

> > > > limit sugar intake. It is hard to do especially when you have to

> > > give him

> > > > juice to get him to take his other supplements. I still use pear

> > > juice, which is

> > > > how I get the Threelac into him.

> > > > The downside of course, like everything else is the expense.

> > But it

> > > works

> > > > for him so I am more than willing to spend the $$ on it.

> > > > I just wanted to share this with all of you and maybe you can

> > > mention it to

> > > > your child's doctor to see what they say. It has helped him so

> > > tremendously

> > > > and I plan on continuing the use of it. The next battle will be

> > > getting him to

> > > > use the potty for poo-poo. He is still not potty trained, and

> > could

> > > seem to

> > > > care less but I'm just so happy he's moving his bowels regularly

> > > that I'll deal

> > > > with everything else.

> > > >

> > > > Hope this helps someone.

> > > >

> > > > Thanks,

> > > >

> > > >

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