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Re: rheumatic diet and RA

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> Hi Leonie;

> Believe me,AP works very well but you often have to fiddle with the

> dosage and the different antiiotics.Anything you need to know about food

> I can tell you.The thing about antibiotics id that they kill all

> bugs,the good and the bad so that is why you have to take a good

> probiotic a couple of hours after the antibiotic.Make sure you get the

> enteric coated ones.Those that are not disolve in the stomack and the

> acid will kill just about all of them.Only H Pylori and a couple other

> bugs can survive stomack acid.You need the coated ones that disolve in

> the small intestine.Even though you take probiotics you can still have a

> yeast problem so the lower the dose of antibiotic the better.You can

> usually use more antibiotic if you avoid all sugars that feed yeast.The

> foods that cause inflamation are grains,other than rice, nightshade

> vegetables and of course SUGAR the all time trouble maker.

> I am a scientist by education,archeolog ist/paleoanthrop ologist and

> because of this I had to take Pre-Med.I found food so interesting that

> dietetics became my Minor.Many supplements are not of much help.If you

> get yeast ALA and Milk Thistle in combination can help and so does

> grapefruit seed extract but since you are on Celebrex grapefuit is not a

> wise decision as it will intensify many drugs to the point they can be

> toxic.NAC is good as it is one of the precursors to glutathion which is

> the master detoxifyers of the body.Take it along with niacinamine. ..not

> niacin.Vitamin C will help prevent the bruise like marks you can get

> from minocin if used at high dosage for a long time.Low dose of 100mg 3

> times a week probably will not cause a problem.If you are on mino for a

> couple of years it is a good idea to rotate to a different antibiotic.

> etc,etc,etc. If you have questions,just whistle.I am in remission from

> SD and am super busy with my orchid greenhouse andpreparing for

> severalupcoming shows,so I don't get to the computer for more than a few

> minutes now and then.Eventually I will answer you.Oops,forgot to mention

> that if you are over 40-45 you are most likely to be low on stomack acid

> so make sure to take digestive enzymes with your meals to prevent more

> gut problems.All of us with these crazy diseases have gut issues

> wheather you know itor not. Lynne

>

> leonie cent wrote:

>

> > Hi everyone,

> > I'm going to indulge myself and rabbit on about my situation for a few

> > minutes... hope you don't mind.

> >

> > I know I've mentioned this before, but the reason I got sidetracked

> > from doing the AP much sooner, was that I went down the road of

> > thinking I could cure my disease by eliminating certain foods which

> > were triggering the symptoms (the Leaky Gut thing) and taking

> > supplements (funnily enough someone on this list told me about the

> > diet thing, however I was previously a vitamin junkie anyway .

> > Also, I was paranoid about antibiotics, as I've read that they cause

> > illness in the first place by mucking up the body's eco system. I

> > guess the AP can help Leaky Gut by killing the bugs that cause it in

> > the first place ?

> >

> > I'm sure that some foods trigger pain, but I don't know which ones and

> > couldn't be bothered finding out, since it's too hard to go on

> > elimination diets etc. I just try to keep things down to a dull roar

> > by not eating the main offenders like wheat and dairy, but it's hard.

> > When the pain gets bad, I go on a fast for a few days and that usually

> > gets me back on track. I also found some natural remedies that are

> > great anti-inflammatories , and have managed to keep off the drugs like

> > Methotrexate etc, just taking Celebrex. I think all this will hold me

> > in good stead for taking on the AP in a few weeks.

> >

> > Is anyone else on the list into the supplement " thing " ? I guess I

> > still feel a bit anxious about taking antibiotics, and want to make

> > sure I do the right things re diet and pro-biotics/ supplements etc. Be

> > good to swap notes with others.

> >

> > All the best,

> >

> > ~Leonie (Canberra, Australia)

> > leoniecentbigpond (DOT) com <mailto:leoniecent%40bigpond.com>

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> >

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