Ali,Re: Question for Nicola &others with Gilbert's Syndrome?

[Guest guest]

I noticed you mentioned yellow skin. How are your liver enzymes? I

hope you got those tested as it sounds like you might have issues

with your liver.

Thanks,

Mike

> >

> > This is a chicken and egg problem.

> >

> > Maybe Hg gives you Gilbert's.

> >

> > There is every reason to believe if you really have the genetic

> condition Gilbert's syndrome,

> > that would make you far more likely to accumulate mercury than

> ordinary people.

> >

> > ALA chelation is going to be good for you because it will help

> excrete glutathione

> > conjugates of a lot of things, and not doing that is the problem

in

> Gilbert's syndrome.

> >

> > Andy

> > > >

> > > > For those of us who believe we have acquired GS from being

> mercury

> > > > poisoned... What supplements do you take? Just wanna get an

> idea from

> > > > others and see if I am on the right track with my

supplements.

> (Have

> > > > not done chelation yet-probably will start early 2008)

Thanks

> again to

> > > > all of you!!! Sidney

> > > >

> > >

> > > Hello Sidney.

> > >

> > > I was diagnosed with Gilbert's syndrome 7-8 years ago. The

doctors

> > > couldn't find a reason why I became yellow and their conclusion

> > > was GS.

> > >

> > > I had always had slight health problems. Only later did I found

> out

> > > I had celiac disease.

> > >

> > >

> > > Do you have GI problems?

> > >

> > > Greeting Ali

> > >

> Ali, You asked about GI problems- I do have some GI issues

> that I try to control through diet. This is gross, but since you

> asked here goes: A year and a half ago I noticed that my stools

were

> yellowish sometimes and it freaked me out. This is before I

noticed

> that my skin was yellowish too. Over the past year and a half, I

> have been trying to make sense of a few weird symptoms and finally

> earlier this year I stumbled acrosss the mercury issue. BINGO!

> becasue in 2006 i discovered I had a cracked filling in one of my

> teeth, but I did not actually get it fixed until this year. That

> mercury filled tooth could have been cracked for two years because

I

> changed jobs and lost my dental insurance so I did not go to the

> dentist. (thought I'd been fine for a while) Anyway, I think the

> cracked mercury filling put a toxic burden on my system and as a

> result the Gilbert's thing showed up. In Oct. I had the other 6

> mercury filled teeth replaced and hopefully will start chelation

> sometime in 2008. I am hoping chelation will cure " Gilbert's " .

What

> GI issues do you have and what is Celiac again? Thanks, Sidney

> >

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