Need encouragement

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After a long break, I started chelating a few weeks ago at 25 mg DMSA which

seemed to trigger a serious bout of diarrhea. I stopped for a couple of

weeks, halved the dosage and started again. I have now completed four

rounds of 12.5mg DMSA taken every four hours for 3.5 days. I am not having

major issues with brain fog or impaired thinking as I have in the past, but

I am still experiencing some fairly serious bowel problems.

Every morning I am having multiple bouts of diarrhea. It strikes me quickly

and violently and I have only a minute or so to find a bathroom. The

diarrhea is watery and it burns. The same thing occurs throughout the day,

but to a lesser degree. Sometimes eating helps and sometimes it does not.

But I always feels bloated and uncomfortable after eating - and sometimes

nauseous.

It is causing me problems with my job - getting to work on time, etc., -

and my job was already very stressful. My nerves are pretty frayed.

I went to the gastroenterologist who told me to schedule a colonoscopy and

gave me an Rx for Questran. I do not want to have a colonoscopy because of

the preparation. I do not want to take the Questran because the doctor

said I should not take any meds or supplements within three hours of taking

it. That would eliminate frequent dosing and I do not think that I will

ever get better if I do not chelate.

Here are the supplements that I am currently taking: Flax Oil, Lysine,

Magnesium, Calcium, Milk Thistle Extract, Molybdenum, Fish Oil, Vitamin B6,

Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Zinc, Bromelain, GABA, Glutamine, Glycine, Lecithin,

Melatonin, Taurine, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Niacinamide, phosphatidylserine

& Digestive Enzymes.

I think that my problem is bile being dumped into my intestines (as I have

noted before, I do not have a gallbladder). I was taking bile salts, but

stopped because they stimulate the bile production. I took the bile salts

because of the pale stool issue and they did help with that for a while. I

read that yogurt is good at binding bile and I have been eating lots of

yogurt (24 hour SCD-style). So far I have not noticed any improvement.

Interestingly and amazingly, even though I am not eating much and what I do

eat seems to go right through, I am gaining weight - 10 pounds in the last

few weeks. That is very depressing.

I don't know what I would do if it weren't for groups like this - especially

the folks who give so freely of their time to help the rest of us.

Thanks.

Teri