URGENT--Re: Enteral Nutrition

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Great- I am going to try this. I generally avoid all OTC meds because of the

additives, but it would be nice to have this on hand.

PJ

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> > > > > > > > > I've been continuing the struggle to kill the yeast and get my

gut to

> > > > > > > > > absorb something. Weight up a few pounds, down a few pounds.

Lots of

> > > > > > > > > muscle and fat wasting.

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> > > > > > > > > Started LDN 40 days ago. Definitely helping my terrible sleep

patterns

> > > > > > > > > and best energy level I've had in years.

> > > > > > > > > Unfortunately, made the yeast flare, lots of C. Re-started

Diflucan, C

> > > > > > > > > gradually improved, back to # 4 BMs, albeit still green, but

that's been

> > > > > > > > > the normal color here for over a year. Green with charcoal,

gold

> > > > > > > > > without it. Lost 2 lbs., may or may not have gained back.

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> > > > > > > > > Able to start pecan butter which actually makes my gut feel

good ! And

> > > > > > > > > the " starving " feeling I have almost all the time has really

decreased

> > > > > > > > > when I eat it.

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> > > > > > > > > Flared again taking Zyrtec for itching and hives. It seems

I'm actually

> > > > > > > > > allergic to the yeast and when I flare (as I did in Feb. due

to high

> > > > > > > > > steroids for asthma), I'll actually get hives.

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> > > > > > > > > The past 2 weeks my am BPs have been low. My GP ordered labs

for serum

> > > > > > > > > albumin amonst other things--finally got that done last week.

This am,

> > > > > > > > > my BP is down to 82/53, one of the symptoms of low serum

albumin.

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> > > > > > > > > Treatment for this is to treat the underlying cause. And to

start

> > > > > > > > > enteral nutrition. For those of you who have done it, what's

in this

> > > > > > > > > stuff and is it legal ? I ask because any micro amount of

anything I

> > > > > > > > > know I can't tolerate (like the lactose in the Zyrtec) will

set off a

> > > > > > > > > big flare.

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> > > > > > > > > If someone thinks they are going to pump me full of dextrose,

they are

> > > > > > > > > wrong, I think it would kill me.

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> > > > > > > > > Thanks for any info !

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> > > > > > > > > Sue

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