URGENT--Re: Enteral Nutrition

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Eileen,

It's kind of cool really since being on SCD my blood pressure is steadily 90/60.

It used to be awful.

I use Himalayan salt crystals water in my lemon water daily.

Woopee!

Jodi

> > >

> > > 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.

> > >

> > > 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.

> > >

> > > 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.

> > >

> > > 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.

> > >

> > > 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.

> > >

> > > 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.

> > >

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

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

> > >

> > > Thanks for any info !

> > >

> > >

> > > Sue

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