Guest guest Posted April 11, 2010 Report Share Posted April 11, 2010 Hi Holly, Are you also taking Alpha Lipoic Acid (ALA) with LDN? A lot of people take them together and I've read that ALA is very good at detoxing and healing the liver: Tamra in Gilroy SCD Day 37 LDN Day 212 > > That's really interesting Caroline! I just found out my ultrasound was normal too, and will have more blood work Monday. I've had a lot of immunosuppressants too, and worry they may have mucked up my liver. > > Mara, the blood test was before I dropped my carbs, so it shouldn't have been effected by die-off (but you never know). I've been having a lot of gut issues lately, much more so with LDN then I ever had before it. Probably a coincidence, but I don't know. I no longer tolerate some foods that were fine since day 1 of the diet, and am having trouble with late evening bloating. Last night, I had my usual cup of yogurt and cup of tea, but I was barely into the tea when I bloated up. Usually I glurk and glurk and the bloating goes away, but this time all bowel sounds stopped and I had pains all night. I even had pains throughout the whole day, even though I only ate a cup of yogurt. I wonder if a funked up liver can mess up one's gut? I'm baffled at my gut's decline over the last couple months, as nothing has really changed (only the addition of milk thistle on and off the last couple weeks). My GI will blame it on my stopping Humira I'm sure (she doesn't know that I stopped taking it last September). > > Eileen, nope, I don't take diflucan. I used to take some natural yeast killers, but stopped at around the beginning of March. > > Tamra, I take 3 mg of LDN. I tried taking 4.5 mg, but it made me super fatigued. I've been at 3 mg for about 2.5 months. > > Thanks for all your insight! > > Holly > Crohn's > SCD 12/01/08 > Crohn's > SCD 12 > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 11, 2010 Report Share Posted April 11, 2010 It's certainly worth a shot! I think I saw some legal ALA at Trader Joe's too. Thanks Tamra! Holly > > > > That's really interesting Caroline! I just found out my ultrasound was normal too, and will have more blood work Monday. I've had a lot of immunosuppressants too, and worry they may have mucked up my liver. > > > > Mara, the blood test was before I dropped my carbs, so it shouldn't have been effected by die-off (but you never know). I've been having a lot of gut issues lately, much more so with LDN then I ever had before it. Probably a coincidence, but I don't know. I no longer tolerate some foods that were fine since day 1 of the diet, and am having trouble with late evening bloating. Last night, I had my usual cup of yogurt and cup of tea, but I was barely into the tea when I bloated up. Usually I glurk and glurk and the bloating goes away, but this time all bowel sounds stopped and I had pains all night. I even had pains throughout the whole day, even though I only ate a cup of yogurt. I wonder if a funked up liver can mess up one's gut? I'm baffled at my gut's decline over the last couple months, as nothing has really changed (only the addition of milk thistle on and off the last couple weeks). My GI will blame it on my stopping Humira I'm sure (she doesn't know that I stopped taking it last September). > > > > Eileen, nope, I don't take diflucan. I used to take some natural yeast killers, but stopped at around the beginning of March. > > > > Tamra, I take 3 mg of LDN. I tried taking 4.5 mg, but it made me super fatigued. I've been at 3 mg for about 2.5 months. > > > > Thanks for all your insight! > > > > Holly > > Crohn's > > SCD 12/01/08 > > Crohn's > > SCD 12 > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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