Re: Questions about digestion

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>

> Hi all,

> I got my amalgams out last December and am looking for help now

> because of yeast infections and other symptoms that reminded me of the

> rough time I had around my amalgam removal. When I saw the chart in

> Amalgam Illness that said that symptoms would go up as mercury was

> cleared from the blood and started exiting the organs, I said, Oh boy,

> that's me! It's scary, even though I think I'm over the hump, it's

> been ten months.

>

> My concerns are about allergies and digestion. I have chronic

> constipation and a hard time digesting most things. After reading AI,

The first thing to try for constipation is magnesium. Work up the

dose to bowel tolerance. Taking more vitamin C can also help.

These are both basic supplements on Andy's program, so you need

them in any case.

If it takes a lot of magnesium and/or vitamin C to relieve your

constipation, it may be impractical to do that all the time.

In that case, you might try something like triphala. I used it

for years with great benefit. It is an ayurvedic remedy.

Supporting bile flow can help constipation, too. Taurine, glycine,

milk thistle can help. My favorite bile support is beet salad.

Ultimately, the most helpful thing for my gut has been thyroid

hormone. Many if not most of us need it. Get free T3 and free T4

tested and find out where you stand.

> now I know why. The holistic dentist I went to for removal was

> helpful in a big way because when I told her I had digestive problems,

> she said, Maybe you're gluten intolerant. I'm gluten intolerant too,

> and the gluten free diet really helps. So I tried that and now I see

> that I'm gluten intolerant in a BIG way. Going gluten free cleared up

> a lot of symptoms. But I get crippling depression and tingling in my

> hands and feet for 24 hours if I eat even microscopic amounts of

> gluten. Good to know that I'm fine if I keep away from it, but it

> really really is a pain in the ass in terms of eating food anywhere

> except in my home. I would do A LOT to cure this condition, or even

> make it so that I'm a bit less intolerant.

You might consider trying protease enzymes with gluten to see if it

helps. I don't know how often or for whom this is effective. You

could join the EnzymesandAutism group or go to www.enzymestuff.com

for more information.

> And speaking of a pain in the ass, my other big problem is bleeding

> hemorrhoids. I'm only 33! I have had this problem for a few years

> now. I had it all under control with diet (no nuts, high fiber, no

> chocolate etc) and then when I did the amalgam removal, it all went to

> hell in a handbasket. So my questions are:

>

> Animal enzymes: What brands have people had a good experience with?

> I need some powerful stuff here.

I've used broad spectrum digestive enzymes, such as Enzymedica's

Digest Gold and Progressive Labs Digestin. The only animal-derived

enzyme I can recall using is ox bile (which is in Digestin).

You may also want to consider betain hcl at some point.

> Hemorrhoids: Should I wait the few months it will take to heal this

> up before taking DMPS? Do people find that DMPS is hard on the ass?

> (or some other more delicate way of putting it)

I haven't had this problem, but try searching archives to see if

anyone else has discussed this in the past. When I get some mild

irritation, using slippery elm and DGL or licorice are helpful

for me (they help soothe inflammation throughout my gut).

I suggest continuing to work on gut management strategies (diet,

enzymes, supplements, etc) as you go forward with chelation.

> Gluten intolerance: Curable? The Celiac literature says no way, no

> how, don't even think about it. Has anyone had any experience in this

> area?

Don't know. I'm hoping for the best, but not counting on it.

There is a difference between gluten intolerance and celiac disease,

so I certainly would not rely on the celiac literature. FYI even

the celiac researchers are working on enzymes at this point.

--

> Thank you for reading this long post. It is incredibly validating to

> read AI and the posts on this site. I wish everyone good luck and

> good health!

>

> Aine

>

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>

> Hi all,

> I got my amalgams out last December and am looking for help now

> because of yeast infections and other symptoms that reminded me of the

> rough time I had around my amalgam removal. When I saw the chart in

> Amalgam Illness that said that symptoms would go up as mercury was

> cleared from the blood and started exiting the organs, I said, Oh boy,

> that's me! It's scary, even though I think I'm over the hump, it's

> been ten months.

>

> My concerns are about allergies and digestion. I have chronic

> constipation and a hard time digesting most things. After reading AI,

The first thing to try for constipation is magnesium. Work up the

dose to bowel tolerance. Taking more vitamin C can also help.

These are both basic supplements on Andy's program, so you need

them in any case.

If it takes a lot of magnesium and/or vitamin C to relieve your

constipation, it may be impractical to do that all the time.

In that case, you might try something like triphala. I used it

for years with great benefit. It is an ayurvedic remedy.

Supporting bile flow can help constipation, too. Taurine, glycine,

milk thistle can help. My favorite bile support is beet salad.

Ultimately, the most helpful thing for my gut has been thyroid

hormone. Many if not most of us need it. Get free T3 and free T4

tested and find out where you stand.

> now I know why. The holistic dentist I went to for removal was

> helpful in a big way because when I told her I had digestive problems,

> she said, Maybe you're gluten intolerant. I'm gluten intolerant too,

> and the gluten free diet really helps. So I tried that and now I see

> that I'm gluten intolerant in a BIG way. Going gluten free cleared up

> a lot of symptoms. But I get crippling depression and tingling in my

> hands and feet for 24 hours if I eat even microscopic amounts of

> gluten. Good to know that I'm fine if I keep away from it, but it

> really really is a pain in the ass in terms of eating food anywhere

> except in my home. I would do A LOT to cure this condition, or even

> make it so that I'm a bit less intolerant.

You might consider trying protease enzymes with gluten to see if it

helps. I don't know how often or for whom this is effective. You

could join the EnzymesandAutism group or go to www.enzymestuff.com

for more information.

> And speaking of a pain in the ass, my other big problem is bleeding

> hemorrhoids. I'm only 33! I have had this problem for a few years

> now. I had it all under control with diet (no nuts, high fiber, no

> chocolate etc) and then when I did the amalgam removal, it all went to

> hell in a handbasket. So my questions are:

>

> Animal enzymes: What brands have people had a good experience with?

> I need some powerful stuff here.

I've used broad spectrum digestive enzymes, such as Enzymedica's

Digest Gold and Progressive Labs Digestin. The only animal-derived

enzyme I can recall using is ox bile (which is in Digestin).

You may also want to consider betain hcl at some point.

> Hemorrhoids: Should I wait the few months it will take to heal this

> up before taking DMPS? Do people find that DMPS is hard on the ass?

> (or some other more delicate way of putting it)

I haven't had this problem, but try searching archives to see if

anyone else has discussed this in the past. When I get some mild

irritation, using slippery elm and DGL or licorice are helpful

for me (they help soothe inflammation throughout my gut).

I suggest continuing to work on gut management strategies (diet,

enzymes, supplements, etc) as you go forward with chelation.

> Gluten intolerance: Curable? The Celiac literature says no way, no

> how, don't even think about it. Has anyone had any experience in this

> area?

Don't know. I'm hoping for the best, but not counting on it.

There is a difference between gluten intolerance and celiac disease,

so I certainly would not rely on the celiac literature. FYI even

the celiac researchers are working on enzymes at this point.

--

> Thank you for reading this long post. It is incredibly validating to

> read AI and the posts on this site. I wish everyone good luck and

> good health!

>

> Aine

>

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>

>

> > Hemorrhoids: Should I wait the few months it will take to heal this

> > up before taking DMPS? Do people find that DMPS is hard on the ass?

> > (or some other more delicate way of putting it)

>

>

Hemorrhoids were one of my mercury symptoms. I think they were there

unnoticed until significant mercury exposures when they would start to

bleed (no pain thank goodness). They started up shortly after amalgam

removal and kept going until I had them banded. I chelated with DMPS

most of that time and I don't think it made them any worse or better.

J

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>

>

> > Hemorrhoids: Should I wait the few months it will take to heal this

> > up before taking DMPS? Do people find that DMPS is hard on the ass?

> > (or some other more delicate way of putting it)

>

>

Hemorrhoids were one of my mercury symptoms. I think they were there

unnoticed until significant mercury exposures when they would start to

bleed (no pain thank goodness). They started up shortly after amalgam

removal and kept going until I had them banded. I chelated with DMPS

most of that time and I don't think it made them any worse or better.

J

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> I'm gluten intolerant too,

> and the gluten free diet really helps. So I tried that and now I

see

> that I'm gluten intolerant in a BIG way. Going gluten free

cleared up

> a lot of symptoms. But I get crippling depression and tingling in

my

> hands and feet for 24 hours if I eat even microscopic amounts of

> gluten. Good to know that I'm fine if I keep away from it, but it

> really really is a pain in the ass in terms of eating food anywhere

> except in my home. I would do A LOT to cure this condition, or

even

> make it so that I'm a bit less intolerant.

>

> Gluten intolerance: Curable? The Celiac literature says no way,

no

> how, don't even think about it. Has anyone had any experience in

this

> Aine

I'm catching up from old posts, but could not let this pass me by:

Gluten intolerance not curable? Really? What a strange question? Do

people really say these things are not curable? Thank god I was not

told that, otherwise I may not have tried so hard to get rid of my

gluten intolerance. I succeeded & got rid of my gluten intolerance

after 8 months educating myself. Was bloody hard work, but I did it

in the end. To point to the straw that broke the camels back would

be wrong. I tried everything under the sun to cure my intolerances

and eventually I climbed above my toxic limit and this enabled me to

start healing.

I was completely intolerant to all wheat/dairy/soya/nightshades/all

processed foods/fruit/all chemicals+additives+sweatners/white

rice/sugar and the list goes on and on. I am also intolerant to most

sulphur foods too, although they don't screw me up too much if in

very low dosages. Basically I was only able to eat salad at

breakfast, lunch and dinner. One small mouthful of the wrong food

gave me 5-10 days of hell-ish symptoms.

But now my diet is semi normal. If I choose to, I can eat

wheat/soya/nighshades/processed foods/white rice/fruit in small

doses and my MCS have calmed right down too. I still have a dairy

intolerance and I avoid fruit due to parasite issues but my life is

a million times easier now:-)

However I have learned so much about these processed foods that I

avoid most of them anyway now.

I have not started cheating yet and I only just got my last amalgams

out very recently, so I am still stuffed full of mercury and I still

got rid of the intolerances. People saying its not curable is just

rubbish.

You mention tingling in the hands and feet. I used to get that a

real lot, now it get it a little. Vit B12 helped in a mild

unconvincing way, worth a shot. When I did a parasite cleanse this

tingly sensation went wild. Was most uncomfortable full body intense

tingling for a week, but for ME, I now associate this sensation with

MY parasite/bacteria/fungus problems.

Sunshine