Re: Crohn's with liver and kidney issues

[Guest guest]

Can you tell us what you've been eating and drinking these last three days that

everything has been legal?

Meleah

Crohn's with liver and kidney issues

I don't have an official Crohn's diagnosis yet (I see the GI surgeon on

Friday) but so far my docs agree I probably have it. I also have

elevated liver enzymes (normally only seen in alcoholics, but I don't

drink) and reduced kidney function. I've been working onto the SCD

since January 1st with the last 3 days being all " legal " . I've been

feeling worse, which is expected (extremely tired, weak and dizzy) but

my liver and kidney areas feel awful--swollen and " sick " feeling. The

doc called tonight to say my liver and kidney numbers are worse. He

doesn't know what to make of it, so he's waiting to see what the GI

surgeon says. Does anyone have any experience with this? It's very

unsettling to be working so hard and having vital organs seeming to get

worse, not better.

Thanks.

Marti

[Guest guest]

Die-off toxins probably have to be processed by the liver.... or kidneys.... or

both. Seems like you don't have any extra capacity to spare at the moment.

Did you start the diet with a slow transition? Or go " cold turkey " with the

intro diet? If so, in your case, maybe it would have been better to ease into

SCD very gradually.

I wish I had something more informative to offer you.

Have they ruled out any iron-loading disorder that could be affecting your

liver? Do you have Celtic ancestry, by any chance?

Patti

Crohn's with liver and kidney issues

I don't have an official Crohn's diagnosis yet (I see the GI surgeon on

Friday) but so far my docs agree I probably have it. I also have

elevated liver enzymes (normally only seen in alcoholics, but I don't

drink) and reduced kidney function. I've been working onto the SCD

since January 1st with the last 3 days being all " legal " . I've been

feeling worse, which is expected (extremely tired, weak and dizzy) but

my liver and kidney areas feel awful--swollen and " sick " feeling. The

doc called tonight to say my liver and kidney numbers are worse. He

doesn't know what to make of it, so he's waiting to see what the GI

surgeon says. Does anyone have any experience with this? It's very

unsettling to be working so hard and having vital organs seeming to get

worse, not better.

Thanks.

Marti

[Guest guest]

I transitioned slowly into the diet because I was still trying to

learn about it (still waiting for my book in the mail). The last

three days I only had the chicken broth, hamburg patties, DCCC and

eggs(tried these two but decided to eliminate them after 2

days),chicken (from making the broth) very ripe bananas, watered down

black cherry juice (I didn't have grape and it's supposed to reduce

inflamation) and peppermint/ginger tea. That's about it until

yesterday when I added stewed prunes, magnesium citrate and almond

muffins in hopes of addressing the constipation (so far, no luck). I

did just read the label on the supplement I was using for the

consitipation and it contains aloe leaf, which I think is illegal.

Maybe I just need to give it more time. It's just so disconcerting

with an ailing liver and kidney.

Can you explain Celtic descent? I'm 1/2 English and then pretty much

a mutt after that--Irish, German, Dutch, I think.

Marti

>

> Die-off toxins probably have to be processed by the liver.... or

kidneys.... or both. Seems like you don't have any extra capacity to

spare at the moment.

>

> Did you start the diet with a slow transition? Or go " cold turkey "

with the intro diet? If so, in your case, maybe it would have been

better to ease into SCD very gradually.

>

> I wish I had something more informative to offer you.

>

> Have they ruled out any iron-loading disorder that could be

affecting your liver? Do you have Celtic ancestry, by any chance?

>

> Patti

>

> Crohn's with liver and kidney issues

>

>

> I don't have an official Crohn's diagnosis yet (I see the GI

surgeon on

> Friday) but so far my docs agree I probably have it. I also have

> elevated liver enzymes (normally only seen in alcoholics, but I

don't

> drink) and reduced kidney function. I've been working onto the

SCD

> since January 1st with the last 3 days being all " legal " . I've

been

> feeling worse, which is expected (extremely tired, weak and

dizzy) but

> my liver and kidney areas feel awful--swollen and " sick " feeling.

The

> doc called tonight to say my liver and kidney numbers are worse.

He

> doesn't know what to make of it, so he's waiting to see what the

GI

> surgeon says. Does anyone have any experience with this? It's

very

> unsettling to be working so hard and having vital organs seeming

to get

> worse, not better.

>

> Thanks.

>

> Marti

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

What about adding another carb in there like cooked carrots or cooked acorn or

butternut squash? That might help get the bowels moving.

Meleah

Crohn's with liver and kidney issues

>

>

> I don't have an official Crohn's diagnosis yet (I see the GI

surgeon on

> Friday) but so far my docs agree I probably have it. I also have

> elevated liver enzymes (normally only seen in alcoholics, but I

don't

> drink) and reduced kidney function. I've been working onto the

SCD

> since January 1st with the last 3 days being all " legal " . I've

been

> feeling worse, which is expected (extremely tired, weak and

dizzy) but

> my liver and kidney areas feel awful--swollen and " sick " feeling.

The

> doc called tonight to say my liver and kidney numbers are worse.

He

> doesn't know what to make of it, so he's waiting to see what the

GI

> surgeon says. Does anyone have any experience with this? It's

very

> unsettling to be working so hard and having vital organs seeming

to get

> worse, not better.

>

> Thanks.

>

> Marti

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Our daughter has Crohns/colitis and had high liver enzymes

when treated with drugs. Ever since being on SCD her liver

enzymes have been normal.

Rhonda

Crohn's with liver and kidney issues

I don't have an official Crohn's diagnosis yet (I see the GI

surgeon on

Friday) but so far my docs agree I probably have it. I also

have

elevated liver enzymes (normally only seen in alcoholics,

but I don't

drink) and reduced kidney function. I've been working onto

the SCD

since January 1st with the last 3 days being all " legal " .

I've been

feeling worse, which is expected (extremely tired, weak and

dizzy) but

my liver and kidney areas feel awful--swollen and " sick "

feeling. The

doc called tonight to say my liver and kidney numbers are

worse. He

doesn't know what to make of it, so he's waiting to see what

the GI

surgeon says. Does anyone have any experience with this?

It's very

unsettling to be working so hard and having vital organs

seeming to get

worse, not better.

Thanks.

Marti