Re: RE: New Member - Needs Advice!

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In a message dated 10/28/00 12:19:44 PM, roperandy@... wrote:

<< I have had ME for 2 years and have the

usual ME symptoms - fatigue,muscle aches,constant flu-like

infections>>

What is " ME " ?

Lynn (who is a nurse, and has never heard any disease called ME. Obviously

I am out of the loop)

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Sounds liek candida to me, Andy! I was given a diagnosis of ME 7

years ago and left to rot, but my problems turned out to be almsot

entirely candida-related, and are now all gone apart from the brain-

fog, which is responding to biotin. What treatments are you on at

the moment? The anti-candida diet is essentially a very healthy

way to eat, and shouldn't do you any harm whatsoever even if

you've not got candida - my advice would be to try cutting out

sugars, refined food, what and yeast for a few weeks, eat some live

yoghurt, and see if there's any improvement, however tiny. If there

is, then you can proceeed with other anti-candida measures such

as antifungals.

Glad you've found us - this group is amazing. I've only been here a

month or so and already I don't know what I did without these

guys!! Nice to see another Brit here, as well - I'm in Cardiff.

Ann

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On 28 Oct 00, at 11:15, lynga1@... wrote:

> What is " ME " ?

It's called CFS in the states, Lynn - ME stands, I believe, for

myalgic encephalomyopathy, which appears to be doc-speak for

'everything's busted'.

Ann

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Are you saying " chronic fatigue syndrome " ?

Jan

> What is " ME " ?

It's called CFS in the states, Lynn - ME stands, I believe, for

myalgic encephalomyopathy, which appears to be doc-speak for

'everything's busted'.

Ann

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On 30 Oct 00, at 6:55, Jan Gordon wrote:

> Are you saying " chronic fatigue syndrome " ?

Yep. Sorry. Lived with is for so long that I forget not everyone

knows what the letters stand for!! *blush*

Ann

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Ann,

Are you getting relief, more energy, on the candida diet?

Jan

On 30 Oct 00, at 6:55, Jan Gordon wrote:

> Are you saying " chronic fatigue syndrome " ?

Yep. Sorry. Lived with is for so long that I forget not everyone

knows what the letters stand for!! *blush*

Ann

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On 30 Oct 00, at 10:14, Jan Gordon wrote:

> Are you getting relief, more energy, on the candida diet?

Well, it seems that candida was my problem all along (7+ years),

so it's still relatively early days, given the length of time I've been ill.

The anti-candida plan was horrible, horrible, horrible at first, but

now, 5 months in and finally feeling like I'm doing it vaguely 'right',

I've definitely got more energy. My head is slowly clearing, my

joints and muscles don't hurt any more except when they're *really*

cold, my immunity is picking up, and most dramatically, the

shattering, crushing depression has lifted and I'm off anti-

depressants for the first time in 4 years. So yes, it does work, but

it takes time and it's not easy. In our culture of taking a pill to

make the pain vanish, this wholesale and systematic rebuilding of

an entire lifestyle is a bit of a shock, but it's a cure which gets to

the core of the problem, not papering over the symptoms.

Ann

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Ann

Do you live in England, as ME is only known by the British. It seems that

each country calls it something else.

I am from London, UK, and also suffer with ME.

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Hi . Yep, I'm in Cardiff.

Ann

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I used to have friends in Cardiff.

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Wow, I am pleased to cure a problem with diet as opposed to a pill, but I am

hoping for relief faster than 5 months, sigh. patience is not my best thing.

Jan

Well, it seems that candida was my problem all along (7+ years),

so it's still relatively early days, given the length of time I've been ill.

The anti-candida plan was horrible, horrible, horrible at first, but

now, 5 months in and finally feeling like I'm doing it vaguely 'right',

I've definitely got more energy. My head is slowly clearing, my

joints and muscles don't hurt any more except when they're *really*

cold, my immunity is picking up, and most dramatically, the

shattering, crushing depression has lifted and I'm off anti-

depressants for the first time in 4 years. So yes, it does work, but

it takes time and it's not easy. In our culture of taking a pill to

make the pain vanish, this wholesale and systematic rebuilding of

an entire lifestyle is a bit of a shock, but it's a cure which gets to

the core of the problem, not papering over the symptoms.

Ann

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