Losing weight, diarrhea, frantic

Hi,

I'm scared. I'm starting to lose weight, from 120, down to about 117. 100 is my absolute limit, then I take dramatic, drastic action. a lot of diarrhea last night.

can I say something really disgusting? Lost it while in bed. really horrible, feel almost shameful. I'm only 53.

scared, but trying to hold it together. Stopped all supplements except the ones that help me sleep. Eating blenderized soups only. For a long time, I was able to hold my weight at 120, and I was always pleased when I stepped on the scale, and it was still at 120. The most I weighed during my time of feeling better was about 128. Then, it crept down in the following two or three months, and I still maintained for awhile. Now it's going down again.

I don't want to feel like I have to quickly write my will, which is the way I felt last time.

I'm trying to be strong, but I'm also scared for my dog, Sophie, who will be having surgery.

Getting another c. diff. test tomorrow, but I don't know how long it takes for test to come back. Last time, it was two weeks!!

Lymph nodes swollen, don't know why; having hot sweats; frantically trying to sterilize kitchen and bathroom counters, and floors. Haven't finished the floors yet.

I should probably find a potential "donor."

Margaret

Also - what supplements are you on? some cause diarrhea like higher intakes of magnesium, vitamin C

Margaret,

I'm so sorry. I'm sure it's quite upsetting. If it makes you feel any better, I lost my bowel control on the way to the john the other day. Sometimes, the body makes these choices involuntarily and our own minds aren't consulted.

Here's a question for you: what if you took some calcium or some iron? Both of those are healthy and probably needed (not together, though), and they tend to slow down the gut somewhat. Could that bring you some balance?

Praying for you tonight, NC friend.

Praying and supportive thoughts, M.

thanks Marie,

Thanks for the nice thoughts.

I'm taking Magnesium Malate (or was taking it--have stopped most supplements temporarily).

I was taking the cowden version (and dose).

I would love to know how high a dose of vitamin c is too high.

Margaret

That's a good idea, MamaV

Margaret

craptake mushroom powder. - - sorry my crazy spell checker came up with crapake

Hang in there! All you can do is what you do. Eat healthy and keep taking vitamins.

Wow, I didn't know you guys (well, mostly gals) were still keeping up.

I gained a few pounds, only to lose them again. I'm now in the midst of another bout of diarrhea, and down to about 115.

I still haven't gotten the results of the stool tests back.

I'm finding that Buhner is pretty reliable in his recommendations for various symptoms, but I'm allergic to wheat and gluten, and there is no way I could eat fermented wheat germ. I'm not sure about mushrooms either; the GAPs diet and colitis diets advise against mushrooms. It might not hurt to try.

I had some success with blenderized soups in the GAPs diet, moved on to the next phase, and flunked. I keep having to go back to the introductory diet over and over again. I'm thinking just bone broth might be a good idea. I could do a "bone broth" fast.

I'm getting a bit discouraged about ever being able to go back to antimicrobials. Any other suggestions for treating Lyme are welcomed. Hyperbaric Oxygen, etc.?

LymeDiseaseDestroy, I think vitamins are a good idea. I had been avoiding them, bc I was scared of anything I was putting in my mouth. The colitis websites do recommend vitamins though.

Now Garden, how did you remember I was an older gal? I have been anemic before regardless, so I might try a little iron.

However, I can't keep any fiber down. Anything that's remotely fibrous comes out the other end, i.e. celery, parsley, whatever. I think blenderized fiber might do the same, although I'm not certain.

I ate some cooked carrots tonight in my partially blenderized soup, and I made applesauce out of a peeled apple. We'll see what happens, ha ha.

I put some nuts in a smoothie, and that was a big mistake.

I'm so sick of blenderized soups though, I can barely stand them anymore. Now I'm leaving a few chunks of food so that the danged soups will taste better.

I'm really sick of eating meat, too. If I see another chunk of meat staring me in the face, I don't know what I'll do. I'm ok with chicken, if it's not every day.

I guess I could eat the bone broth with cooked veggies and no meat (apart from bones).

I might start cooking the frozen fruit I was putting in my smoothies. I don't know . . . what to do!!!!

At least my dog, Sophie, is better.

Thanks for the support, M

Mycoplasma is a confection of lyme that can also wreak havoc on your body. I think if you can heal your stomach that would help slot. I've also read about a product called colostrum that has worked for people with leaky gut issues. It's a powder that you can get on amazon or like a wild harvest or something
Good luck