URGENT--Re: Enteral Nutrition

May 26, 2010

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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