Guest guest Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 Oh wow, how heartbreaking your message is. I wonder if you talk to your body like it was a dear child that you wanted to reassure----I don't know----it just seems like it is going to need to be a partner to your medical care. If it doesn't join you, it will keep trying to get what it wants and the internal fight will be amazing. I am sorry, this is just a half thought----I can sort of see a solution, but not really. So, I am thinking that you will still have to trust your own intuition to get along with your body----in order to recover from the medical issues and still be at peace with your body about the promise you made to it. Trust yourself. The answer must be there..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 Molly, I think a change in perspective will be of help in your situation. You can still stay aligned with the IE principles...honor your hunger, respect your fullness, etc within the boundaries of a new way of eating. I think that the IE principles support you taking the best care of your body. It seems that eating certain foods may help you do that over the long-run and choosing to abstain from other foods that aggravate your condition should help your body " feel " better and heal. You'll be able to feel and to see the difference the new plan makes and work with the results in a way that supports the quality of life that you desire. I don't see that your new eating plan has to be related to the " diet mentality " either. You've been given internal cues from your body, which is leading to a possible change versus...the diet culture...which are external pressures to restrict your eating. The new eating plan can be it's own adventure...finding what foods you like within the plan and learning new recipes with foods that support you feeling better. Latoya Working with IE Since Jan '08. > > I know this has come up a few times, but it looks very likely that I > will be dealing with it for the first time. > > On Wednesday I'm having some tests done to confirm what I (and > several practitioners of alternative health) strongly suspect - that > I have Leaky Gut Syndrome/Candida Overgrowth. I won't go into > details because they aren't relevant to this group, but since you are > starving out a parasitic yeast and trying to heal your gut, you > *have* to change the way you eat. > > Basically, there are supplements that can aid you, but the *only* > treatment is dietary. It is an extremely restrictive regime - > controlled carbs, limited fungus (meaning almost all pickles and > naturally no mushrooms), low acidity (no coffee or black tea or > vinegar - and limiting sugar subsititues as well), limit hormones > (most dairy is out - and meat and produce should be organic)... the > list is long and comprehensive. I will mostly be eating meat, eggs, > yogurt, and vegetables. Sometimes whole grains and berries. > > The expected payoff? An end to 10 years of medical issues. I've > hoped, prayed, researched and experimented for years with only > limited success... and this appears to be the answer. > > A lot of people have tried to reassure me that this will be " worth > it " because " at least you'll lose a lot of weight. " > > Ugh. I promised my body I would never " diet " again - how is it > possible to approach an extreme but temporary restriction of choice > and still somehow honor that promise? How can I make this *not* be > about weight loss when I will be dealing with all kinds of fallout > where I won't feel better right away? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 First its a MEDICAL procedure you will be following, not a 'diet' as in restriction for social reasons. ;-) Second, when you feel like you are falling into the diet pits, do post away here and let us help you through those times. BEST wishes for quick and good results!! Katcha IEing since March 2007 > > On Wednesday I'm having some tests done to confirm what I (and > several practitioners of alternative health) strongly suspect - that > I have Leaky Gut Syndrome/Candida Overgrowth. > Basically, there are supplements that can aid you, but the *only* > treatment is dietary. > > The expected payoff? An end to 10 years of medical issues. I've > hoped, prayed, researched and experimented for years with only > limited success... and this appears to be the answer. > > Ugh. I promised my body I would never " diet " again - how is it > possible to approach an extreme but temporary restriction of choice > and still somehow honor that promise? How can I make this *not* be > about weight loss when I will be dealing with all kinds of fallout > where I won't feel better right away? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 23, 2008 Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 Wow, what good answers people have given. I am so impressed by this group. No fanaticism here at all, I love it. You have to take care of yourself and if that is what you have to do, than that is what you have to do. I have Crohn's Disease. It can be very painful and often leads to having to cut out sections of intestines. I really didn't want to go that route. So I tried a dietary method of treatment. I did it for a year and a half and it pretty much cured me. I still feel the Crohn's every now and then, but it is nowhere near as bad as it was. I mention this because it was pretty much the same path you will be embarking on. I had to starve out the bad bacteria in the gut. It was not a " low-carb " diet but it did severely restrict a lot of carbs that the bad bacteria fed on. It was not easy, but it was worth it. As a result I have never had to have surgery and I live an almost pain free life. I like the thoughts that have been shared about staying the IE course to whatever degree you can. There are certainly a lot of IE principles that you can still adhere to while you let your body get healthy again. Feel free to e-mail me directly, I would be happy to share my experiences further and listen to yours. Arnie IEing for 3 weeks. > > I know this has come up a few times, but it looks very likely that I > will be dealing with it for the first time. > > On Wednesday I'm having some tests done to confirm what I (and > several practitioners of alternative health) strongly suspect - that > I have Leaky Gut Syndrome/Candida Overgrowth. I won't go into > details because they aren't relevant to this group, but since you are > starving out a parasitic yeast and trying to heal your gut, you > *have* to change the way you eat. > > Basically, there are supplements that can aid you, but the *only* > treatment is dietary. It is an extremely restrictive regime - > controlled carbs, limited fungus (meaning almost all pickles and > naturally no mushrooms), low acidity (no coffee or black tea or > vinegar - and limiting sugar subsititues as well), limit hormones > (most dairy is out - and meat and produce should be organic)... the > list is long and comprehensive. I will mostly be eating meat, eggs, > yogurt, and vegetables. Sometimes whole grains and berries. > > The expected payoff? An end to 10 years of medical issues. I've > hoped, prayed, researched and experimented for years with only > limited success... and this appears to be the answer. > > A lot of people have tried to reassure me that this will be " worth > it " because " at least you'll lose a lot of weight. " > > Ugh. I promised my body I would never " diet " again - how is it > possible to approach an extreme but temporary restriction of choice > and still somehow honor that promise? How can I make this *not* be > about weight loss when I will be dealing with all kinds of fallout > where I won't feel better right away? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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