Re: Help w/anemia, supps, bad reaction, etc.

[Guest guest]

> I started 100mg of chelated iron + Cal-Mag-Zinc liquid, + colloidal

minerals + 1000 mcg

Add one supplement at a time. Otherwise, you have no way of knowing

what is causing problems.

100 mg of iron is way too much. Try 18 mg or less.

> Around that time, I also started having somewhat looser, and VERY,

VERY DARK, greenish-

> black stools. I dismissed it. NOW, for the past 3 days, I've had

horrendous diarrhea, in the

> same horrid color, with increased urgency: happens 6-8 times in 3

days. I never have any

> type of BM that often, normally. I take the iron at breakfast and

lunch, and the liquid

> minerals at breakfast only.

Excess iron supplementation can cause lots of GI distress. Drop

the iron for a time and then try a small amount.

> This very concerning diarrhea has occurred at the same time as the

following events,

> (therefore I had previously figured the diarrhea was related to

this): to help me with bad

> Candida problems, I started an anti-candida diet program someone

else on this group

> said worked for him/her. Concurrently, I began having much deeper

fatigue than my

> hypoadrenal situation had EVER caused me. Could barely walk.

Couldn't care for my 2 year

> old in any way. Couldn't even fold laundry. The candida program site

says this is my

> " Herxheimer Reaction, " which is a good sign of candida die-off, so I

want to keep it up.

A certain amount of die-off is appropriate. However, you can make

yourself very sick by pushing things too fast.

Start by working on diet alone. I would not use antifungals or

probiotics to start. The diet all by itself can cause die-off. When

you're feeling comfortable, then try adding probiotics, which can

also cause some die-off. You may or may not need anti-fungals at

some point. Wait and see how you do with diet and probiotics.

> Does anyone think my weird BM color and/or the bad diarrhea are

possibly from the

> chelated iron he has me taking (maybe related to Hg)? Or is it as I

first supposed, from the

> Candida diet?

The diet could be a factor. So could the iron supplement.

> Just to eliminate one variable, I'm going to cut way back on my Vit.

C water tomorrow and

> see whether I still get diarrhea.

Vitamin C in excess can also contribute to diarrhea.

It is best to work on adding one supplement or treatment at a time

so you can observe your response and adjust dosage, etc.

--

[Guest guest]

Not sure....but Google and read up on

LACTOFERRIN and its association with ANEMIA and CANDIDA.

~Inga

> Does anyone think my weird BM color and/or the bad diarrhea are

> possibly from the

> chelated iron he has me taking (maybe related to Hg)? Or is it as I

> first supposed, from the

> Candida diet?