Findin my way

Hi Ninja. Thanks for responding. I was taking them with meals. The bottle said to take one with each meal. I decided to try not take any for about 36 hours and then try again. I felt better, but when I tried one more I felt crappy again. I think I'll hold off on them until I have some time at home. That way if I don't feel well I won't have to go anywhere...

I was wondering if I could get some advice/information about these. I was passing some really bad smelling gas so I decided to try some digestive enzymes. I got a brand that's gluten/dairy/soy and corn free (all the "frees" I need). My gas went away, but now I'm sick as a dog. I'm so nauseated I don't want to eat anything. I've read that the enzymes...

Thanks for the welcome everyone! I'm not sure why my gastro doc is so relunctant to say Celiac. I'm suppose to tell HIM if I have it on our next appointment. Pegleg, Kitchener's not too bad for the gluten free stuff. There are three places I go to that specialize in gluten free stuff, so I'm able to get treats when I need them.

Hi Pegleg84. You and I are not so far neighbours. I'm in Kitchener. I went out to eat for the first time since I first learned about Celiac, which would be about 10 months. I haven't been officially diagnosed yet and need to tell my gastro doc that I'm Celiac next week. Should be interesting. (He didn't do a full Celiac panel and I only had mild...

Mushroom were your sublinguals hydroxycobalmin? That form of b12 is known to cause acne. Also methylcobalamin is very sensitive to light and heat. Both (or each) will break down methyl to hydroxy rather quickly. All b12 supplements should be kept below 20C (about 70F) and out of light. From what I understand those reactions are usually from...

Pegleg84 thank you so much for this. I've finally accepted that I can't have soy anymore, but I love stirfrys. My daughter has decided she's vegetarian now, so stir frys were my go to meal. I'd do tofu for her and meat for her dad and I. I was wondering how this was going to work. I'm going to look for the coconut aminos today. Amen...

That certainly sounds like a casein issue. I get all of that, minus the sour milk taste, when I have dairy. I just don't have dairy anymore. There are all kinds of milk alternatives on the market now, so I really don't miss it. Cheese on the other hand.... As for my morning coffee I use a coconut creamer. It's specially designed for coffee. It doesn...

nvsmom beat me to it. I too had ITP and only got an enlarged spleen then. I used to get really sick when my platelets were low. I would start with a tickly throat and then 3 hours later have a fever of 104F, without fail! If she's fighting something that is even mono-esque ask what her platelet count was/is at. I can't say that my spleen gets enlarged...

Oh boy do I know about casein intolerance. I gave up dairy about 2 months after gluten. That was in the summer. Over the holidays I mistakenly had some real cheese. I thought the gluten free pasta dish I bought had the vegan cheese. Well I didn't react too badly so I had cheese again the next day, then the next. Christmas I had trifle with mascarpone...

I'm dairy free as well as gluten free. Over the holidays I had cheese and cream. My gums became incredibly inflamed (among a myriad of other problems). It took several days to calm down. Maybe you're having a problem with casein as well?

Sorry 'bout that. I was pretty tired when I wrote that. I didn't mean for the statement to be definitive, more speculative. Meaning that the epsom salts MAY have helped some IF your magnesium was low.

My first thought was low magnesium. It can cause itching. That would explain why your epsom salt baths help. Epsom salts are magnesium sulfate.

Hi SleepyBunny, 98 for a platelet count is low, but it's not dangerously low. I had ITP as a kid and my platelets were usually in the teens. NOT FUN!! Anyway, this could all be related to the b12 deficiency you were talking about. I know your blood serum level is over 2000 but that doesn't really mean anything. It's the amount of b12 (both active...

Owlmuse, I don't know when they want to treat your thyroid, but if you have a little time you could try l-carnitine. It's an amino acid and been shown to help with hyperthyroidism. Open Original Shared Link Good luck. I hope the docs can figure out something less drastic for you.

I can't say that gluten free relieved my depression. Large doses of methyl B12 and methylfolate (MTHF) did.