Hello,
I am relatively new here. A year ago I was hit with either food poisoning or a parasite. My GP send me to a GI after four weeks of chronic watery D, and the parasite test showed negative. Doctor recommended antibiotics because there are over 200 types of parasites and the lab only tests for the most common five. After the antibiotics I felt better than I had in years for about two months, then the D came roaring back. Two months ago I had a colonoscopy and was Dx'd with LC. Doctor said it was likely caused by NSAIDs (yes, I took many for the stomach cramps and migraines triggered by dehydration. He also said that my diet had no impact. Just stay off the NSAIDS for a month and I should be better.
I knew that was probably incorrect because I have a near immediate reaction to garlic and onion. Since the colon prep, which caused an electrolyte imbalance, racing heart, twitching muscles, frozen muscles, I have been in pain. Muscles and bones ache in arms, legs and neck. 7 out of 10 pain-wise. Having trouble sleeping. I read here that dehydration, Vitamin D and magnesium deficiency can all cause this aching. I am following Tex and Gabes recommendations on the D and Magnesium, and drinking a product called Liquid IV, which has sugar, but I am desperate.
Any suggestions on how I can reduce the pain until these treatments kick in?
Thanks in advance,
Karen
Pain
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Hello Karen,
If you're suffering severe arthritis-like aches and pains, that's probably due to gluten (or cross-contamination with traces of gluten) in your diet. Some of us get similar pain from eating dairy products, or products that contain soy. 20 years ago, I had severe pain and I had to use a cane in order to be able to get around. After I changed my diet, I was able to throw the cane away. Acetaminophen (Tylenol) can help, but I found that I always had to take it with food, and if taking it for a headache, for example, I had to begin taking it before the pain became intense, or it didn't seem to help much.
In addition to magnesium deficiency, a vitamin B-12 deficiency can cause muscle twitches. Some of us have to take the active forms of the "B" vitamins, because of methylation issues (caused by gene mutations) that prevent our bodies from being able to convert the inactive forms in vitamins into the active forms, so that our bodies can use them. For example, most B-12 vitamins contain cyanocobalamin (an inactive form). We have to take the more expensive B-12 vitamins that contain methylcobalamin, instead, so that our bodies can actually use the B-12.
I hope this helps.
Tex
If you're suffering severe arthritis-like aches and pains, that's probably due to gluten (or cross-contamination with traces of gluten) in your diet. Some of us get similar pain from eating dairy products, or products that contain soy. 20 years ago, I had severe pain and I had to use a cane in order to be able to get around. After I changed my diet, I was able to throw the cane away. Acetaminophen (Tylenol) can help, but I found that I always had to take it with food, and if taking it for a headache, for example, I had to begin taking it before the pain became intense, or it didn't seem to help much.
In addition to magnesium deficiency, a vitamin B-12 deficiency can cause muscle twitches. Some of us have to take the active forms of the "B" vitamins, because of methylation issues (caused by gene mutations) that prevent our bodies from being able to convert the inactive forms in vitamins into the active forms, so that our bodies can use them. For example, most B-12 vitamins contain cyanocobalamin (an inactive form). We have to take the more expensive B-12 vitamins that contain methylcobalamin, instead, so that our bodies can actually use the B-12.
I hope this helps.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.