Mystery Diagnosis

Debbie, first let me say I am not a Dr. My approach would be to Proper Food Combine. Google it. Also your daughter should try to go vegan for awhile which obviously will be hard for a youngster, but picture 10 years from now and how much worse that condition will be. The dr, that you go see is only going to mask the true problem. Proper food combining (pfc) will teach her how to eat properly so the food digests and not sit there and rot which creates toxins. Also a plant based diet(vegan) cures cancer so im told. I have psoriasis for 32 years and have been proper food combining for 6 weeks and my skin looks much better. I eat fruits, veggies, nuts, avocados, beans, brown rice , brown rice pasta, and salmon(once a week) or grass feed burger occasionally. Check out the person who is helping me. Google Mango Man. Good luck.

Hi Debbie... Here is a very readable document which simply spells out the current allopathic and naturopathic options open to you for treating your daughter's asymptomatic H. pylori problems:

http://h-pylori-symptoms.com/wp-content/uploads/Truth_HP_Treatments.pdf

Personally I think that your daughter has more than just an H pylori problem -- their must certainly be more pathogens and other reasons involved. There is also an unidentified virus that has caused fever and other problems.

When I had systemic candida 5 years ago, I had many skin problems as well -- including eczma, tinea cruris, athlete's foot as well as psoriasis. In the Merck Medical Manual. Which is used as a reference for doctor training, they openly state that you cannot ever get rid of psoriasis. They also state that psoriasis is a pre-cancerous condition. But I think that they are completely wrong in their poor assessment of psoriasis.

After I cured myself naturally of my own candida -- all my skin conditions -- incuding the psoriasis -- just disappeared and not one of my skin conditions, including the psoriasis, has ever returned -- nearly 6 years later. So the medical research is completely wrong on two counts. First, psoriasis is curable(I'm living proof) and, secondly, psoriasis is not a pre-cancerous condition -- candida is the the real pre-cancerous villain here.

Candida and H pylori are well known co-exist as well as to associate with other bacterial and viral pathogens because they both have a great ability to drag the immune system down to allow other pathogens to become established in the body. This is why doctors are having such a difficult time diagnosing or treating your daughter's problems.

It would also probably also help you if you had a hair analysis done on your daughter's hair. This will tell you exactly what what is lacking in her diet and will also reveal any excess heavy metals, halogens or other poisons in her body that might also be associated with and/or contributing to her problems. It might also be useful to have a urine test for excess halogens like fluorine or bromine in the blood.

My own view is that some viruses are very good at hiding in the body. Usually they hide in areas such as the fluids in the backbone and in the lower regions of the intestines, which makes them even harder to locate and kill. Internal use of Humic acid as well as oral Bentonite(food grade) will gently help to remove toxins, heavy metals and help to kill pathogens in the intestines. The use of other natural broadband pathogen killers that can kill bacteria, viruses and fungus such as tumeric, coconut oil and nascent iodine should also be considered. The use of sodium bicarbonate, Magnesium Chloride(or Sulphate as Epsom Salts), Sea Salt, Borax and Hydrogen peroxide in baths will also help to kill any pathogens topically. You should investigate all this on EC.

Sounds like your daughter initially had hand, foot, and mouth disease (a virus) that can cause a fever along with small blisters on the hands and feet, and the current symptoms do indeed sound like eczema.

Coconut oil is a good choice for both topical applications and to take internally to treat eczema. You can use coconut milk if your child refuses to eat regular coconut oil. If applied topically it's important to test out an area first, in some cases it can aggravate the condition.

*Using coconut oil is more of a way to treat the symptoms as they arise and to reduce recurrences.

Many people with eczema have been helped by following whats called the GAPS diet. The primary idea behind it is to restore the gut flora and intestinal lining integrity by eating things like sauerkraut (with bacteria, not the canned vinegar stuff) and kefir. This diet generally takes several weeks to work, but it seems to prevent future breakouts. The diet also highlights use of omega 3 fats. Krill oil is best source for this if you can get it. The astaxanthin in the krill keeps the omega 3 from going rancid, and it has a much better shelf life. It will last as long as olive oil before it's considered to have gone "bad."

I've personally given just sauerkraut to one of my patients and his seborrheic dermatitis (a form of eczema) cleared up in about 3-4 weeks and hasn't come back in 6 months.

And please continue to go see the doctor if only to rule out other conditions such as impetigo.

This past November my daughter went to emergency with a 104 fever, vomiting and two very different rashes on her body. Her hands and feet had what looked like tiny water blisters. Her face and trunk had a red rash which not even the doctors could identify. They said she had some type of virus but did not know what kind.

I gave her lysine and the rashes seemed to clear up. Her hands and feet dried up and peeled off in big layers.

Then in December she had itchy red patches behind knees and in elbow bends. Soon it was all over, face, trunk, legs, ankles, feet. She was dx with eczema.

We have ruled out food allergies, asthma, don't use scented products or dyes. No fluoride etc. Her ensiniophils are high. She tested positive for h. Pylori but is asymptomatic. Test shows she has a non-classified parasite.

We have gone to a naturopath who gave us creams, but no internal treatment.

I read about mezereum and gave her 5 3x a day and it cleared by the next day. However, I continued with that dosage and within a couple of days it came back with a vengeance.

I am desperate to help her. She has an appointment next week at UC Davis. I would much rather treat her naturally. But need some help.

Thank you, Debbie

Thanks to everyone for their input and information. I will be looking into all of them. I will keep you updated with my son's condition.

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MONAQUE from what you are describing he may have Lyme Disease. It is VERY difficult to diagnose. You need to have both your sons take an Igenex test. It is located in California. You have to call their 800# and they will send you a kit. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE look into this. The test that your regular doctor give is NOT accurate. Your regular doctor may not even know about Lyme. Even Igenex isn't super accurate. Lyme disease is everywhere (google it) and it can manifests in muscle, joint, neurological, sleep, etc. Problem. All over the place. It is really strange. I went to over 30 health professionals before I got the right diagnosis. I'm treating it now and am seeing improvements. It takes some over 30 years to get a diagnosis. It mimics fibromyalgia, MS, Parkinson's, ALS, Muscular Dystrophy, Psychiatric problems, etc. Best of health. JasonM

I dont know your whole situation but it seems that you should identify the main sources of your stress and possibly eliminate some of them as these could be underlying causes of some of your conditions.

in reply to : 03/08/2012: Monaque from Chicago, Illinois writes: "I forgot to mention when my son was admitted in the hospital at 4 for the seizures he was given a dose of dilantin and ......"

Monaque;
You have asked this forum if any one has ever heard of the drug "dilantin" being used for any other disorders other than it's normal use for epilepsy siezures. The answer is : yes. It is on record as being used for about 80 other conditions. About 15 years ago I got a free hardback book on dilantin, witten by a millionare by the name of Jack Dreyfuss. He wrote the book and distributed it free of charge, to anyone that asked for it. He used dilantin to treat his depression. He found out it was a powerfull medicine for many diseases, but the industrial-military-pharmaceutical complex could not make money on it, because the patent had run out many years ago. So they ditched it.

Mr Dreyfuss created a $ 70,000,000 [70 million] medical foundation just to spread the word about the good news about dilantin. He died in 2009 at the age of 96. the books he wrote are still available for sale. His medical foundation has a website on the internet, telling about dilantin research, and all the details of it's use. Go to: http://www.remarkablemedicine.com .
QUOTES FROM HIS WEBSITE:
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Jack Dreyfus and The Story of a Remarkable Medicine. DILANTIN

This web site is dedicated to the life and work of Jack Dreyfus, founder of Dreyfus & Co, the Dreyfus Fund, and the Dreyfus Health Foundation, set up to researching the benefits of a drug called Dilantin (phenytoin).

You can read how Jack dealt with the severe depression that affected him in the late 1950s. After seeing a physician six days a week, for over five years, Jack had the incredible luck to think that the depression was caused by inappropriate electrical activity in his body. He asked his physician to allow him to try the drug, Dilantin, that was used for epilepsy. To the surprise of both Jack Dreyfus and the doctor, he returned to good health, promptly. This section looks at Jack's efforts to bring this remarkable drug to the attention of doctors and the United States government.

Finally, in "Clinical Studies, " you can read some of the thousands of studies in over 350 medical journals that have shown the usefulness of phenytoin for a wide range of ailments. This section has been updated with over eighty new studies from the 1990s and 2000s, showing that Dilantin is useful for even more conditions than previously thought. Feel free to take the information on this site, or the books, to your doctor.

Most people live one life; Jack Dreyfus lived two. One of the greatest investors of the twentieth century, his first life was filled with remarkable accomplishments as he founded the highly successful Dreyfus Fund. His second life began in 1963 when, in the midst of a severe depression, he did an unheard-of thing: he asked his physician for a medicine not known to be useful for his symptoms, and returned to good health almost overnight. When he saw six others have similar results, he realized he had an obligation to investigate further.

Jack Dreyfus retired from two highly successful businesses and established the Dreyfus Medical Foundation. Through the Foundation, he worked tirelessly, with no financial interest, to show how this medicine-phenytoin has been reported useful in thousands of medical journals for more than eighty symptoms and disorders ranging from thought, mood, and behavior disorders to cardiovascular, neuromuscular, and pain ailments. The Foundation now has programs in dozens of countries around the world providing assistance to millions of people suffering from psychological and physical difficulties.

Jack Dreyfus died peacefully on March 27, 2009 at the age of 95.

This explains why the initial Russian treatments of Autism were seeing exceptional healing rates using Dimethylglycine (DMG). Many nutrition manufacturers have combined most of these good methyl donors in one formula usually labeled "homocysteine formula". It's important to never take methionine without sufficient B's, especially B-12 so as to not actually create enormous amounts of homocysteine. And for those who do not respond to this standard nutritional protocol, most all these B's are also produced in their biological active or coenzymated forms. B-12 as Methylcobalamin, B-6 as Pyridoxy-5-phosphate, and a new active Folic Acid.

in reply to: 03/08/2012: Monaque from Chicago, Illinois---Monique; I was doing some research on cellular biochemistry related to autism disorder tonite, and ran across the following websites. The author, William Walsh, who has a clinic in WAREENVILLE, ILL [your state] was discussing a "orthomolecular" treatment [vitamins] for autism, and related diseases. He mentioned briefly how his boss used to use dilantin drug as a methyl donor nutrient for under-methylated patients, with good effect...... I quote:

http://www.alternativementalhealth.com/articles/walshMP.htm#Py

....... The late and great Carl Pfeiffer would occasionally resort to use of the anti-histamines Benedryl or Dilantin in high-histamine persons who were slow to respond. Avoidance of folate supplements is essential for most undermethylated persons, an exception being autism. .............

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Perhaps you would benefit from speaking to Dr. William Walsh.

[ note: I myself have not used his protocol, I have never spoken to Mr. Walsh ]

more quotes that mite help you understand the therapy:

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http://www.alternativementalhealth.com/articles/walshMP.htm#Py

Most persons with depression, oppositional defiant disorder, OCD, bipolar disorder, or schizophrenia exhibit a genetic abnormality in methylation..... Which appears to be central to their illness. Carl Pfeiffer, MD, PhD of Princeton, NJ was a pioneer in this field. (Oct 3, 2003)

About 25 years ago, Dr. Carl Pfeiffer (Princeton, NJ) identified the condition he called "histapenia" or histamine deficiency. After studying the metabolism of more than 20, 000 schizophrenics he learned that this
"low histamine" syndrome was common in anxiety, panic disorders, and classical paranoid schizophrenia. His enormous biochemistry database revealed that most histapenics suffered from (1) copper overload and (2)
deficiency of folic acid and/or B-12. More importantly, he found that aggressive therapy using folic acid, B-12, and B-3 usually produced dramatic improvements in these persons. Pfeiffer thought the improvements were largely due to elevating histamine levels in the body & brain.

Subsequent research has indicated that the improvements are due to normalizing the methyl/folate ratio. This ratio is important in the BH4 rate-controlling step in catecholamine synthesis (dopamine & norepinephrine). Also, methyl/folate abnormalities can impact genetic expression of many biochemicals. At any rate, too much methyl results in overproduction of DA and NE, and vice versa.
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Most traditional autism experts believe that autism is "incurable" and that the associated "mental retardation" cannot be reversed. This is so wrong!!! There are tens of thousands of families that despair upon hearing this pronouncement..... And just give up! Please continue your efforts to get the truth out --- It could make a big difference in the life of many of these children. (Feb 20, 2003)

For years, autism was the most difficult population for our clinic to work with, compared to persons diagnosed with behavior disorders, ADHD, depression, anxiety disorders, bipolar, or schizophrenia. However, this has changed following our discovery of the central importance of the metallothionein protein in ASD and development of metallothionein-promotion therapy

At Dr. Rimland's request, we carried out a small outcome study about 6 months ago which measured the impact of MT-Promotion for 46 patients. I presented the results at a D. A. N. "Think Tank" at which Dr. Amy Holmes' outcome results for MT-Promotion were presented by Stephanie Cave. There is no doubt that autism outcomes are far better at the Pfeiffer Center since MT-Promotion. Our group of 46 patients ranged from ages 3 to 18. A few of the families were unable to achieve compliance & a couple others gave up after a couple of days. More than 85% of the 41 families that achieved compliance reported impressive gains in cognition, speech, and socialization. More than 20% reported irritability and sleep problems, usually coincident with improved cognition or speech. Only 10% of the compliant families reported zero progress.
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http://www.alternativementalhealth.com/articles/walsh.htm#Au

We have seen more than 2,000 autism-spectrum children.... And agree completely about the value of sensory imputs. I've become convinced that the primary problem in autism is not so much a damaged brain, but rather a brain that has not completely matured. PT, OT, etc shower the brain with stimuli which enhance development of new neuronal connections which are especially needed in the hippocampus & amygdala of autistics. Biochemical therapies which normalize the pruning, development, and growth inhibition processes in the brain are also vital. (Feb 3, 2003)

My clinic has seen more than 2,500 autism-spectrum children and I'm convinced that most of these kids have above average intelligence. We've seen many who were labeled "retarded" with IQ scores below 50..... Who later had IQ scores above 120 following therapies such as CF/GF diets, metallothionein-promotion, normalization of the G. I. Tract, behavioral therapies, etc. The problem is with the test methods, not the innate intelligence of the children.

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In my opinion, a wide variety of environmental triggers can trigger autism, including oxidative stress (e. g., mercury), immune crises (e.g. Multiple vaccines or serious illness), severe emotional or physical stress, etc. It is very possible that the stress of circumcision could cripple metallothionein & impair brain development, at least temporarily. I'm not aware of peer-reviewed evidence of differences in autism incidence between circumcised and non-circumcised children.

Stresses of all kinds deplete metallothionein..... In persons without metal-metabolism disorders, the stress automatically induces production of more metallothionein. In autism, the metallothionein system has gone AWOL. (May 17, 2003)
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Our Center's autism outcomes have greatly improved since beginning metallothionein-promotion therapy. It's no longer a surprise when a young autistic child becomes free of all traces of autism. We are a public charity and have made this protocol available to more than 100 doctors, many of whom report treatment successes. MT-Promotion must be done very carefully to avoid zinc depletion which can result in temporary worsening of behavior, stimming, enuresis, etc.

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Most ASD individuals exhibit a genetic tendency for undermethylation. A relative few exhibit a genetic tendency for overmethylation. However, it's important to consider the impact of (1) inadequate diet and (2) inefficient digestion/absorption which is present in most of these individuals. Regardless of innate tendency for methylation, many ASD individuals are starved for all components of the SAM cycle and MTHF. In other words, they are deficient (across the board) in most nutrients. Two of the greatest deficiencies in ASD appear to be B-12 and methionine. B-12 is one of the most difficult vitamins to assimilate in healthy persons, and the situation is much worse if significant G. I. Tract problems exist. The principal source of methyl groups is methionine from dietary protein. However, most ASD children receive inadequate amounts of dietary protein AND are very inefficient in cleaving the complex proteins into the amino acid units to enable absorption. Folic acid is also in a deficiency state in many ASD children...... Including children with a genetic tendency for overmethylation and folic acid overload.

Supplementation of any nutrients which are in a deficiency state leads to better health and overall functioning. However, care must be taken to limit the supplementation of nutrients which tend toward overload (for genetic reasons).

Therefore supplementation of folic acid and B-12 can help an undermethylated ASD child who is deficient in these nutrients. However, these same children TEND to develop excessive levels of folates.... and vigilance is needed to avoid going beyond correctioon of the folate deficiency.

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Most ASD individuals exhibit a genetic tendency for undermethylation. A relative few exhibit a genetic tendency for overmethylation. However, it's important to consider the impact of (1) inadequate diet and (2) inefficient digestion/absorption which is present in most of these individuals. Regardless of innate tendency for methylation, many ASD individuals are starved for all components of the SAM cycle and MTHF. In other words, they are deficient (across the board) in most nutrients. Two of the greatest deficiencies in ASD appear to be B-12 and methionine.

Aggressive methylation therapy can be very successful, but usually involves a very slow response. Typically, treatment with methionine, calcium, magnesium, B-6, etc requires about 2 months before the patient before any progress is evident --- and 6-12 months are required for all of the benefits to be attained. Please note that whole blood histamine is a marker for innate methylation tendency, but is not an indicator of wellness or the degree to which undermethylation has been overcome. Undermethylated patients can become quite well without their histamine lab results changing at all.

One way to speed up the process of recovery is to use SAMe supplements in the beginning. Undermethylated patients usually report nice progress after the first week or two. SAMe is quite expensive, and can be gradually
replaced by methionine after a couple of months.

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Pfeiffer Treatment Center
Health Research Institute
4575 Weaver Parkway
Warrenville, IL

I forgot to mention when my son was admitted in the hospital at 4 for the seizures he was given a dose of dilantin and he begin to crawl and improve and we thought this was the solution. The doctors only gave him one dose dilantin to stop the seizures but when I showed them how he was back crawling and even trying to talk they told me he will not be given any more of the medicine due to its side effects. I beg them to give him this because he had crawled for the first time since he stopped walking 1 year earlier. I said there's no alternative that will give him the same effect and they said no and he was sent home. I asked other doctors and they all told me the same thing.

Now 13 years later I still wonder what was in that medicine that seem to cure his condition while he was in the hospital and he has been the same since that hospital visit, no degeneration since. If anyone have any ideas as to what else I can do please help.

Yes both of my sons weer immunized. I was not on any medications while pregnant. Thanks to all who replied will look into all the information given and let you know the results.

Hi Monaque, Look up Bioacoustics on the net or Sharry Edwards & there are practioners in the USA who can tell you the cause of your son's symptoms & work from there. Please do not just rely on drs. By the way did you take any medication while you were expecting because it could have an influence on the fetus.

Were your children immunized?

Monaque, so sorry for your loss and your other son's condition. I recommend you look into Dr. Terry Wahl's story. She is a Dr who has cured herself of MS. She has some great videos on youtube called "Food as Medicine". She researched herself things that would cure the mitochondria in her body and ended up going back to a paleo diet and took some natural supplements like coq10 (great for mitochondria) and cod liver oil. She eats a ton of raw food each day. I would think juicing would also have a great effect. Anyway she went from being in a wheelchair and unable to sit up, to participating in a bike marathon. She said that there is no reason the brain can't heal and regenerate since every other part of the body can.

Anyway it may be a good starting point for you to start researching. She is very inspirational.

My son who is now 17 has a mysterious condition that doctors just can't figure out. He was born full term and went home as normal. Five days later back to the hospital and he was diagnosed with sepsis seven days of antibiotics and was released to go home. That was just the start. He was developing normal but a little delayed and was told it was due to the sepsis.

At age two he had a febrile seizure and was diagnosed with pnemonia and from that point on he started to loss miles stones gradually. He was talking and walking now he was walking with assistance and losing his words.

By the age of four he was crawling and not talking. He also was having abnormal movements of his body. He was diagnosed with seizures and put on medication but still having the movements only when he got excited or tried to use his muscles. He was taken off seizure medication two years later. Doctors were still baffled and thought is was the sepsis until his younger brother started having symptoms of the same thing. Now they figure it was genetic. So now all the testing started with all coming back normal but only thing found was the MRI showed lesions in the part of the brain called the Basil Ganglia but still nothing specific that they could diagnose. It presents itself with hearing loss, dystonia type movements, not able to talk walk or control his muscles and he has been the same way since four years of age. They just gave it a generic term for it familia infantile bilaterl stiatal necrosis. Both boys had the same MRI results. His younger brother did not start losing his mile stones until he was 6 years old and unexpectedly passed in 05 at age eight and autopsy could not show any cause of death and brain biopsy didn't show anything.

I was wondering if anyone had any ideas as to something that would help my son to improve or anyone know of someone who has the same condition. Thank you.

I had hives once that came out of the blue.. and a swollen shoulder/back. Shortly after, my ankles/feet and hands/arms had difficulty with pain and stiffness. It turned out to be lyme.

This sounds exactly like my husband when he has had something that he is allergic to inside food. Sometimes he would curve into a ball on the floor with chills, frozen arm, chest pain, or some other symptom. Going to the hospital/doctor never helped... They would find nothing. After much self-testing, we finally pinned it down to peppers and this includes chili peppers & bell peppers but not black pepper. He alleviates symptoms (an inflammatory response) by taking vitamin-C with baking soda, Quercitin, HCL or Bromelin.

Tell your husband to fast 24 hours and laxative-empty his stomach and rectum. Then, start testing (individually) what he eats, first sticking mainly with fresh, raw fruit & veggies, then plain meat with salt; then start adding ingredients to cooked food. This is what we had to do until we found the culprit -- peppers. People put so many ingredients together when eating that we can't pinpoint what is adversely affecting our bodies.

Also, whenever we (all members of my family, now) go out to eat at ANY restaurant, afterward, we pass around a garlic capsule to each family member. At least 1 or more of us carries a bottle. We've learned through many experiences that taking a garlic capsule destroys E-Coli and other nasty germs that restaurants harbor. Family members who poo-pawed this practice got sick, but, are now believers. I hope this helps him. Much hope for your success..... CAT

Hi Sheila, I'm just going to run through some of my thoughts so if any ring a bell do a bit more research. Take his temperature even if its only a slightly raised one I would treat him for an infection/virus (albeit an unknown one). If his temperature is normally in the low range and is now at the highest of the normal then I would still treat it as a low grade fever. Personally I would definitely do this as even your Drs. think it could be, plus the symptoms do fit.

Another one is chemical exposure prior to the symptoms.

Sweating does help get rid the body of toxins especially if your liver is not functioning at its peak. Did they test (blood) for liver function? Some support for it would be helpful for chemical exposure and for when killing viruses etc.

Magnesium oil rubbed over the stiff areas 2-3 times a day may help.

Do you eat a lot of corn? The reason I ask is that your husband received benefit from niacin. Which can become deficient in those eating corn/maize products regularly. Unless of course you are doing the ancient way of cooking it with lime (not the fruit). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nixtamalization

Does he take iodine? Upping the dose may kill off any virus/pathogen. Colloidal silver is also an option. Chlorella and green juices would help cleanse the blood and also alkalise him. Also lemon juice is good for alkalizing.

Lots to consider. Thank you for your responses.

My husband is still experiencing coldness at night and sweats. His stiffened neck and shoulders have relaxed -- alternating cold and hot packs have helped with easing that. I gave him a very small dose of niacin the night before and he only felt chilled once that night; forgot last night and he was up in the middle of the night changing clothes again due to sweat and chills.

He was tested for meningitis; nope.

It could be stress with other physical problems. I asked him to get his hormones checked, adrenal and thyroid.

We are strictly off MSG, aspartame and other additives at home, so unless he's sneaking nasty foods, I don't think it's currently his food. We cook regularly at home and use organic and primarily non-gmo foods, lots of fresh. We're also minimizing plastics.

It'd be nice if it weren't so much a mystery. If it is viral, I'd like to know what it is!

I'll look into the vit C recommended.

Please post anything else you can think of.

Appreciate it,

Sheila

Hi Sheila, If I were you I would put him on liposomal vit c as it cures just about anything. Look it up on the net & then decide, it is cheaper than IV vit c, also do a liver flush & intestinal cleanse. Gallstones can also cause a stiff neck & shoulders so the liver flush should help with that If you want to test if the gallstones are causing the stiff neck shoulders take a big dose of epsom salts & if you get relief you know the cause is the gallstones. For info on how to do the liver flush the net will give you all the info that you need.

Hi xx yep! Looks like a virus that is going around the world at the moment hun x x x I myself and other friends had exactly the SAME symtoms!! Also STRESS will also cause similar symptons xxx n e way, if it 'the dreaded virus' it takes a few weeks 2 shake it off. He may feel as if he's getting 'some' relief occaisionally, then 'bam!! ' it knocks you again. Is he on n e meds? opiate, or other 'drug with drawal' and even 'alchohol' and cigarette with drawal' will cause these symptoms. But although unpleasant, it is a sign his body is fighting what-ever it is. I have friends across the world and we ALL had these viral symptoms and were all very rough x x x as long as he's hydryated and if he can't eat much look for 'clear broth reccipes' on the web and also 'how to make your own rehydration fluid'. There is also 'natural 'anti-viruls on E. C. LOVE Andrea c x x x P.S.google 'HEALING CRISIS as well xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Hi Sheila, I agree with Debbie, it may have to do with diet and MSG.... Anyway, cutting out all processed foods for a few days certainly wouldn't hurt him, might just help. Heads up, if he is eating a lot of broths or soups.... they are just LOADED with MSG.

Also was thinking possible thyroid while reading.... Which Organic Virgin Coconut oil is good for the support of, as is Zinc. Maybe read about it on here under the ailments page. Lots of good info on here re MSG also.

Good luck, and please keep us posted as to how your husband is and what they figure out! Carly

Did they test for meningitis? The stiff neck symptom is one of the tell tale signs of this illness. That needs to be treated urgently!!! Good luck.

Does he have a lot of processed foods? Diet sodas? These contain MSG and/or aspartame which are excitotoxins and very dangerous in the diet.

It could be an MSG toxicity problem.

Husband went to Urgent Care, saw 2 doctors, and his condition is a mystery to them too.

Symptoms:

- complained of a sinus problem/pain 2 weeks ago

- dizziness

- chills, constantly cold during even when bundled

- stiff neck and shoulder, excruciatingly painful; ice pack and hot pack helped relieve pain, especially the ice pack

- night sweats

This has been present for the last 5-7 days. He had blood drawn. He's not anemic, not diabetic, his Thyroid hormone is being checked, he doesn't have an infection, but the doctors mentioned that it could be an unknown virus.

Any ideas on what it could be so that we can ask his regular doctor to test for? Any recommendations for remedies?

I've been giving him electrolytes to prevent dehydration and ginger tea for his dizziness. The poor man can't seem to get warm. He's so miserable.

Please respond to: the_murdocks2004(at)yahoo.com

Please look into hormonal balancing after pregnancy. Find someone who practices bio-identical hormone therapy. After a woman gives birth, her hormones may be out of wack and create all sorts of craziness in her life such as depression, anxiety, insomnia, heart palpitations, weakness, etc. Research estrogen dominance and see if the symptoms match to what you are experiencing. Also have your thyroid tested by a natural physician, not a regular doctor, and if you have a problem, then you might need Armour thyroid, which is a pig's thyroid. A way that you can see if you have an issue with your thyroid is by taking your basal body temperature. More information can be read on the following two pages: http://thyroid.about.com/od/thyroidbasicsthyroid101/a/5lies.htm

Good luck, do not give up. Pray to God for help. I have issues with hormones as a result of a pregnancy. Please look into what I wrote. Also, have your b-12 levels checked, iron, folic acid, zinc, manganese, etc. All the issues you are experiencing may be as a result of hormonal issues. Find someone who specializes in bio-identical hormone therapy and get the proper care.

What is his diet like?

My son has been going through a lot. He has been vomiting every few nights for almost 3 months now, having lots of diarrhea, and weird stools, but during the day is 100% happy and healthy and eats normally (for a 2 year old). The other day, his stool was black mucous like and had things that looked exactly like red kidney beans in it. I have been going through so much with him, that I decided to mush the bean looking things and they mushed just like an uncooked bean. He has not eaten anything that looks remotely like them. The pediatrician just wants me to wait and see if it happens again and we do have a g.i. specialist appointment later this month, but I would LOVE to know what is going on with my baby!

Hi earthclinic, Ted, my first posting here. For the last 5 years or so when I go for a walk at night or anytime when it's humid outside any exposed parts of my body turn a redish color within about 10 minutes. Also true with a splash of plain water on my skin. This mostly happens on my face & forearms but it can also happen on upper and lower legs, stomach. I also get a flushing feeling. When it happens to my forearms besides the redness I get small bumps there. It reminds me of my reaction to niacin when I tried to lower my cholesterol with it. What's very strange I can take a shower without any problem. Thank you!

Most of the problem appears to be liver toxicity from food poisoning. I had my mother on food poisoning treatment, who also couldn't keep the food down years ago, and could not eat for three days. I tried magnesium chloride on my friend and it worked before (10 drops), but it did not work, but what I tried on my mother was frozen royal jelly, one teaspoon only and that did the trick! There are others who can't eat and was cured with B50, taken for three days, those are generally nursing home people. In other cases was the cause of liver toxicity (as in cancer) and caffeinated coffee (warm) solution was administered rectally did the trick. The food cannot get down because most cases the stomach cannot digest it, because it lacked Hydrochloric acid, so you can get betaine hydrochloride or hydrochloric acid concentrated. To prepared hydrochloric acid concentrated, it needs 5 drops to 6 drops, not exceeding 8 drops per full glass of water. Then take it through the straw, not to finish the whole glass and that usually helps. Once she begins digestion, take a strong dose of digestive enzymes, that will allow the digestion to keep working. Then give the liver a detox, with milk thistle which is easily found, and B complex to help the liver. Then you can give N acetyl cysteine, capsule only, remove capsule, and give that 3 to 5 times a day 250 to 500 mg. The N acetyl cysteine is vital towards detoxing and liver support. If there are any problems then I might add alpha lipoic acid and milk thistle, for regeneration of the liver and further detox.

Ted

Check for MOLD, it could be impacting your child and not you. Or, it could be impacting you and you may not be aware of the symptoms...

I would try Metabolic Maintenance alpha lipoic acid and low dose naltrexone. look at www.ldninfo.org for information on LDN. Also see YouTube Dr. Bert Berkson videos on treating liver disease and cancer. LDN helps with many autoimmune diseases and has no side effects. Best wishes!

I also read that someone soaked colloidal silver on a cloth and left it on his face for awhile. This killed the virus. You could also take colloidal silver internally.

Hello,

I have had a few things occur concerning my health and I wanted to share to see if anyone can help, its been really worrying me.

Last at Christmas I came down with a cough and cold and then the day after new year in January 2011 I came down with acute sinusitis and pain in the legs, then my stomach was upset and I felt sick and could not eat. I then began to notice my eyes go yellow and my skin was itching I then had jaundice.

This is the point that I went to a doctor and had blood tests.The tests came back in Jan 2011 with high liver enzymes pointing to a hepatitis of some sort, the tests for hepatitis B and C were negative and for hepatitis caused by a virus ( hepatitis A ) the results were negative for an active virus ( present in the body ) but the blood tests were positive for IGG which shows that I have had hepatitis A and was in the recovery stage.

It all pointed to the hep A at this stage. I also had a scan and they said there was nothing there only the liver and spleen a little enlarged due to an infection possibly we thought related to the hepatitis A virus? I then began to get better slowly thoughout Feb, March and April. The eyes and skin recovering and the yellow going.

Anyway I had more blood tests again in June and July so to monitor my recovery ( assuming I was recovering from hepatitis A which they say you recover from in 3-9 months ) and although the readings were going down they were still quite high in June and July, I was still getting tired with little night low grade fevers here and there but was functioning ok with all my duties.

I also, in July went to see a hepatic specialist. However, she was quite negative after seeing the blood results saying I may have autoimmune hepatitis and it was not Hepatitis A virus as you recovery quickly within 3 months with blood values dropping quickly .. She then said to have tests on the immune system, which I did. The results came back mainly negative except for one- ANA necleo which was 1.329 which another medical person said not to worry about.

I then, this December 2011, went to have another blood test to see how it was looking as I have been having low grade fevers in the early morning between 4-6am and sometimes aching muscles in the legs etc. Anyway the reading this December said that the enzymes related to the liver were still high ( however they were lower than the blood test readings in June and july 2011 ) they were going down gradually but not back to normal. The doctor then said to have another blood test to see for any special viruses or bacterias that could be causing the infection and most of these were negative except it showed I had had in the past the Epstein barr virus.The doctor at the blood test place then said maybe there was a blockage from gallstones etc. and so we decided to book me in for a complete body scan 3 days ago ( very advanced scan you go in a tube, not nice :( ) After the scan they said no blockages or tumors or growths but the liver and spleen still a little enlarged from a virus maybe or the doctor there said some form of hepatitis.

So we returned yesterday to a visit with the lady Hepatic doctor who looked again at all th blood results and autoimmune blood results and again she said she was 100% convinced I had autoimmune hepatitis and was not recovering from Hepatitis A. It could have been the Hepatitis A that caused some damage and it brought something I already had dormant in my system which is Auto immune hepatitis ( which basically is the immune system attacks cells from another organ such as the liver.. She also said it's genenic but none of my family as I know have it or had it??? She said I need to have a liver biopsy to see the damage and then treatment of steroids ( cortisone ) to help the liver recovery and keep the autoimmune system in remission. I do not really want to take steroids as they have side effects?

Also I am not sure I have autoimmune hepatitis so I am going for a second opinion. Can anyone suggest anything? Is it slow recovery from Hep A as the blood values for the liver are going down or does it suggest autoimmune? Although it all started after a common cough and cold and sinusitis.. Many thanks

P. S. Did you have a noticeable rash, blisters or any site of skin eruptions in your mouth or around your ear, etc.? Sometimes the blisters aren't visible if deep inside the ear canal... that symptom would point to ramsay hunt syndrome which is essentially adult chicken pox...

Either way, I hope this information helps and I do hope you feel better.

My father was in the hospital a few weeks ago with very similar symtoms. He woke up in the middle of the night with paralysis on one side of the face and he could not shut his right eye. The whole right side of his face was numb and drooping. Because his father had a stroke at a young age, he took the symptoms serious and rushed to the E. R. He was diagnosed with a form of Bells Palsy called Ramsay Hunt Syndrome. What indicated this "syndrome" was a single scab on the outside of his ear, in lieu of the ear pain. This is caused by the Shingles virus which is the same virus that causes chicken pox. The blisters can be found in the mouth, face or go undetected deep inside the ear canal. This syndrome or virus may also cause intense pain and discomfort to the region affected. The E.R. Dr recommended acupuncture to ease the symptoms.

I immediately put him on the EVCO (extra virgin coconut oil- unrefined). He is consuming 2-3 T per day in addition to applying it topically to his entire body as a moisturizer. Since he had a lot of viral symptoms, fatigue, malaise, etc. it was important to start slow as not to shock the system with too many protocols at once. He also had severe pain inside the ear. He is also taking L-lysine 2 x's per day.

The virus seems to have run its course. After 3 weeks you can hardly notice the paralysis and he is feeling better. I hope this information helps.

I hope you have already gone to the doctor by now but if not go now. This could be heart related and you should never take chances with your ticker. If you have any niacin take it as there is evidence that it is helpful for heart related issues. Drink some tea with cayenne, garlic, and ACV. These are helpful for heart issues as well as immune system issues.

It could also be an abscessed tooth or sinus infection. Some abcessed teeth will make one side of your entire face swell up and there isn't always pain. When an abcess is bad enough to cause swelling and numbness it can be very serious so don't mess with it either. You might try drinking Jean's Tomatoe Tea which is delicious and helpful for sinus issues and also has garlic and cayenne which is good for your heart.

Mziwakhe, if there is any CLAY in your area, mix a spoon of C with cup of water and have her drink. Also search for MMS (Miracle Mineral Solution) Genesis II Church minister in your area. Here is a link to the website http://www.genesis2church.org.

I agree, it sounds serious and is probably out of the scope of this forum for anyone to help you. Maybe once you have a diagnosis you can come back and someone may have an idea. I would seek immediate medical advice.

The only thing I can think of is Bells Palsy. I looked up Bells Palsy under Ailments and found this:

• "I awoke about a year ago with one side of my face severely swollen and paralyzed. My ear was bothering me and I thought it was just a very bad ear infection. When I went to my doctor he said I had Bells Palsy"

If it is Bells Palsy go to youtube and search "Bells Palsy Acupuncture". The acupuncture works to stimulate blood flow back to the area. There is a girl on there who videotaped her whole healing process with bells palsy and acupuncture. It did take her a long time but it worked.

As Oscar said though get a diagnosis first.

IN REPLY TO: Mziwakhe from Pretoria, Gauteng/south Africa --

I have little experience with this, BUT until someone with more experience does reply; I will offer this advice:

1. the symptoms suggest you are correct; that she has been poisoned; specifically the liver organ is poisoned and stopped digesting activity.

2. the most important thing to do is find the source of the poison in her environment, and remove it. After you do that, then treat her for poisoning.

3. Stop all solid food intake to her, she can not digest it, and it will rot inside her and cause her to be poisoned by un-digested food. give her only clear vegetable broths, & clear herb teas if she can tolerate these. No solid food of any kind. The one exception being psyllium seed mucillage.... which is not a food, and will pass on thru the gut without being absorbed thru the gut wall.

4. Treat her for poisoning. assume pesticides, fungicides, chemical solvents, arsenic, fluorides, food preservatives, food grain pest treatments, etc etc etc. treat thru the gut to try to get the poisons out thru the bowel. Expelled thru the bowl.

5. Try these agents:

a. food grade wood charcoal powder, mixed in water as a slurry, and drank. possibly mixed with psylla seed powder in water mixture. This is used to absorb toxins in the gut, and transport them out of the body, via the bowel.

b. food grade clay powder, mixed with water and drank as a slurry, possibly mixed with psylla seed powder, as a drink. This is to absorb toxins out of the gut and transport them out of the body.

c. psyllium seed powder, to be mixed with water and drank quickly before it gells. This is used to move the bowels, and cleanse the food tube. To transport toxins out of the gut.

d. Alpha Lipoic Acid pills: specific to detoxify the liver of poisons. very powerfull. Very effective. Much research behind it. Safe to use. non-toxic substance.

e. silmaryn extract pills; from milk thistle seeds: used to remove toxins from liver. Very effective. Very powerfull. Safe to use, non-toxic substance.

f. Castor oil packs put over the liver area. Research Edgar Cayce treatments using it. Very powerfull. Very effective. Safe to use. Non-toxic when used externally in a liver fomentation.

g. Coffee enemas: used to detoxify the liver, thru the bowel. Coffee enemas cause the liver to expell wastes and toxins into the bowel, where they can be expelled out the bowell. Research especially Max Gerson method of using them.

f. seek out and try to use local african herbs that are traditionally used to treat the liver. Choose one or more liver herbs to support the liver, and give as liquid teas.

6. Use the above substances by researching them on the internet, and finding the specific amounts and dosages to give, and the proper way to prepare them..... or by finding a herb doctor , or naturopathic doctor who knows how to use them.

7. If you can not find out the specific doses, etc, to use, then reply back to this forum and ask for more help, and I will try to help you determine the specic dosages to use. Or other members of this forum will.

There are no doubt many more substances you can use for internal poisoning antidotes, but the above ones can be a start. Tumeric is probably also a powerfull blood cleanser. Research it also. Also research the sweating herbs, to get a pathway for the toxins to go out thru the skin. Same for the diuretic herbs, to get the toxins expelled thru the kikneys. Perhaps also lay the patient in a bathtub of warm water with 2 quarts of epsom salts dissolved in the water, and try to pull the toxins out thru the skin, into the bath water, by osmosis of the epsom salt water.

Dear Mallyboo, Those symptoms could result from a number of things, some of which are serious. Please see a doctor as soon as possible if this condition persists or gets worse....Oscar

My sister is very ill it's been a month now and is not eating anything because when she tried to eat, she vomits and she is 23 years of age. I think she is poisoned. Now I just want to know what must I do because I have gone to a lot of doctors- they do their tests but nothing has been found.

I woke up this morning to find that the whole bottom of my face, chin and cheeks, are numb and swollen. My right ear is ringing and loud noise makes it ringing loud and makes my head pound. I have no pain in my ear but I can tell that it is plugged up and I can't hear very well out of it. This just happened in the 2 hours I fell asleep. The numbness is starting to spread down my neck and to my shoulders. What can this be??

Thank you so kindly for the replies, I sure have some ordering to do. I went to get a darkfield microskope analysis, with a live on-screen blood testing and the results were horrible.. It was even worse than expected :-S

I have bad candida, beginning of blood clotting with fibrinic threads multiplying too rapidly, my immunity is so low that the doctor could not even believe it. She said it was the worse she has seen in my age, and that my stress level was so immensely high and that in combination with blood clotting, I could die from heart attack or stroke any time. I also have a very bad heavy metal poisoning and there are undigested food particles flowing around in the blood. My metabolism is incredibly slow which is why I probably can ´t lose weight after birth and look bigger than during pregnancy. People keep thinking I am pregnant! Which I am not due to the fact that I am not capable of having intercourse due to pain down there after the birth. My healing is probably slow due to my low immunity. She said I risked rheumatoid arthritis and that she had seen 80 year olds with healthier blood. That together with my lung fungus and the fact that I so often am paralyzed by my multiple chemical sensitivity (or hyposmia, have hard time deciding) as well as chronic fatigue, dizziness, joint and backpain, breathlessness, ocd, as well as bouts of emotional instability after all this (can u blame me?) and aggressivity, sadness, hopelessness and then pain in my heart, my chest and my lungs makes me think I have no future.

The fact that I am aggressive and angry so often, and smash things makes my husband mad, and if I get angry at him for instance for spraying on parfume or opening a room where it smells like paint, I start fainting, losing breath and get rapid heart beat, when I wake up, I get extremely angry at him for exposing me to chemicals, and start screaming and crying, he tells me the worst things, pushes me back really hard if I push him, it ends with me scratching him, screaming in agony and shaking and fainting for hours. Doctor said that even small stress could make me get a heart attack, and he knows it. Still he tells me he hates me, I disgust him, that he wants me to die etc. That does not feel like there is a reason for me to live. I right now sleep on the bathroom floor since the isolation is good, and no smog from outside comes in. He sits outside screaming at me and calling me names. I cannot hold my child since his clothes smell like detergent, no matter if I clean it without. I wash some of his clothes with chemical free soap when I feel ok enough and then I can hold him. He doesn ´t smile at me anymore and my husband said I am crazy and that he feels sorry that I am his son's mother. Hearing this day after I find out I will probably die was not exactly encouraging. I need energy to live and I have none and no real inspiration. Most people we know smoke, and they all think that I exaggerate and that smoke is nothing to complain about. That I keep fainting is just normal I guess. So, nobody comes to us since they can't smoke, I can't go anywhere, since everybody smokes. And not to mention parfumes, detergents, smog and everything that makes me faint, feel nauseous and breathless.

I am so sorry for the depressing post, if somebody helps me to survive, I promise to post a daily joke here, every day, and that I will be the most uplifting person ever ( I usually am). I just feel so alone, doctors cannot help me, and I have no support. Any suggestions are welcome, I will be forever grateful :-) Love u E.C. and all u dear, helpful beautiful people!

Oops meant to say 6-8 drops.... not more

Thank u so so much, I will look into all of the options and get my vitamin levels checked on Wednesday. I already purchased b12 actually but have not taken them since I am already on b50 suppement and did not want to overdo it since I still try to breastfeed in the mornings. MCS sounds so, so, so much like me.. I cannot take this burning smell, smog, cigarettes, some detergents and perfumes, smell of firewood etc.. It does NOT come frrom the inside of my nose, other people smell it too, just hours after I smell it, or in less intensive way. So thank u for the suggestion, sure sounds like e, and it is much easier to look for help if I know what it is! I will try to order lugols.

Today was a good day, however, I took boron yesterday and drank some sodium water, after reading Ted's suggestion about smell being ruled by hormones sometimes. I have not been able to lose any weight after birth probably due to imbalance in hormones. I took chelated boron and sodium and today I have smelled it, just not as bad. And some eucalyptus oil inhalation was enough to keep me in the living room... So boron is a good tip, at least it seems like it.. Will try the lugols and b12 and report back. The hard birth is probably not the reason since my mum had no problems with having me at all, but thanx for the comment, it might help many people in similiar situation! Thanx everyone 4 keeping me alive!

Dr. Orian Truss in the 1950's cured many people with Lugols iodine because he thought a lot of diseases were as a result of candida. He didn't just give one or two drops a day - he had great success with 6-78 drops 4 x per day for 3 weeks... He had great success.

Read the article I have linked to. Best of luck

http://www.whale.to/a/last1.html

Hi Anonymous ; It's encouraging that you have some improvement, but the remaining symptoms are still to hard to bear. My guess is that the B12 in the supplement isn't being absorbed properly and that there is a need for more of it to be taken in a more easily absorbable way. Consider adding a sublingual lozenge of methylcobalamin ( an active type of B12), daily. 1000-5000 mcgs. is the average amount for many people, some need more or less. This is what helped with my own multiple chemical sensitivities.

As I recall, it took some months to recover, 6 or so. It was slow, and I would forget that some odors no longer bothered me. Of course, some odors are warnings that we should avoid them. I see here that people have made excellent suggestions to you, so I'm just adding the B12 to them. It also lowered my pulse rate, stopped my dizzyness, and improved my lung function, in time. The brain fog can get in the way of remembering to take it daily, so it helps to set it out in a prominent place for a while, and to take it at the same time daily. Morning is a good time.

Hi:

If there is a possibility that you have any kind of fungus living anywhere in your body, your answer to getting well, is Lugol's Liquid Iodine (5%) a drop each day in water for one week and then add another drop, until you reach maybe 8 drops or more.

Bonnie in Canada

There are many of us like this. Do you also react to chemicals, perfumes, etc etc. They call it mcs or multiple chemical sensitivity. When I could live in a house I would fall off the toilet unconsconscious when a car came past (if the window was open). It got that way I could only go in a house if I had a blanket over my nose. I discovered eventually it was the paint and the floor coverings. There is some mention on here from Ted about a person who also couldn't tolerate formaldehyde and Ted himself used to have trouble with petrol. It can get THE most difficult way to live and so distressing (you need to be in a bubble) but there are some reasons for it. Some have been chemically injured, others it has built up slowly - metabolic disturbances, bad liver etc.

I have been experiencing very similar feelings, thoughts, and physiological conditions. I attribute these symptoms to my very diifficult birth. Did you have a difficult birth ? One where your oxygen supply was cut off due to a compromised umbilical cord ? Dr. Janov has discussed people who have had such birth experiences at length. He developed what he calls PRIMAL THERAPY and has a lot to say about all this. For now I just go with the feelings which are scary. Also codiene does offer some temporary relief, BUT, the symptoms can come back worse than before once the codiene wares off. Janov calls that phenomonon a PRIMAL REBOUND.

I have not resolved this feeling yet but manage to get by with a combination of primaling it as best I can and the use of some codiene when I need to function. I would think you could get a prescription for codiene if you see a doctor familiar with the symptoms you described. There is a short discussion about such feelings here and there are other links from here about all this: http://primal-page.com/reflect1.htm#crybabies

Sadly, this PRIMAL THERAPY is NOT readily available, but there are a lot of self primalers out there who do make progress on their own. If you can manage to get help through Janov`s Institute, that is by far best. Most people cannot. If you are interested you may wish to give Janov`s Institute a phone call to find out if there are any certified therapists in your area. I could not find any on a web search but Janov`s Institute will know what is available. Here is Janov`s website: http://www.primaltherapy.com/

The reason I responded is because I seem to be going through something very similar myself and felt I should at least tell you about Primal Therapy....Oscar

Hey all, not getting better, only worse.. Now when the smog is in the air, Ijust can´t breathe at all... NOT EVEN INSIDE! My smell of smell is too sensitive, I feel the smell even inside, THROUGH THEWINDOWS! I am sitting on the floor in the bathroom and holding a towel over my mouth just to be able to breathe... I dont know if this is due to lungfungus I have but I feel like the smell is unbearable and feel like I will die from suffocation, that is how bad it is... I cannot feed my child, or eat or go outside due to smog.. I just want to die, I cannot take it, I don't want to live like this every day, I can not function. My depression is better, but I just cannot take this any more.. I take b50, quarcetin, neem, holy basil, magnesium citrate, cayenne, niacinamid, d3 and chlorella sometimes.. Somethng of this makes my urine smell horrible and it makes me sick. It also makes me unable to take any smell. What is wrong with me.. Just losing hope. I have been listening to all advices, but it is just getting worse.. HELP ME PLEASE!

I'm just wondering about something that is on my foot. It started out months ago about the size of a head of a pencil. Looked at first like just a shoe rub. Now it's about the size of a quarter. And looks like a metal allergy. And it seems to come up when I get a sweet tooth. I've seen diabetic leg ulcers, and pictures of diabetic foot ulcers, and this doesn't look like that. When I put a bandage soaked with ACV on it overnight, it seems to subside, not heal, but subside, and when it does, I end up forgetting to follow through with the ACV on it at night. And then the next sweet tooth brings it back bigger.

Any ideas on what it could be, and how to get rid of it? I understand now, to stop the sweet tooth crap, I do ACV and water twice daily. Sometimes I oil pull, but it hasn't become a habit yet. Any input would be appreciated.

Dear Sir,

I am 31 years old man working in middle east, I have had piles(Hemorrhoids) since 2 years, and operated, now I have a severe problem. I have getting pain in hands, shoulder, legs, and below my backside. When this pain comes, I lose weight a lot, after some days when this pain disappears, I gain slowly, slowly weight, it means to normal what I had before. I went to doctors here. They say that, it's beacause of typing job, and strains, but this pain continues for week, and I lose weight a lot. I am afraid now, please advise me, what is the reason for this pain? It's just like killing me. Please advise what type of disease is this? and what is the available medicine for my disease?

siju

I had many of these symptoms as your daughter. Had the "bulky" uterus which doctors removed, constipation, distended abdomen, etc. which later progressed into more health issues. I did a parasite cleanse thru a health store and could not believe the stuff that came out! My husband and I have been travelers for years and he also travels for work. My husband had begun having intestinal issues so he also did the cleanse. Most of my issues have cleared up as well as my husbands. If your daugter does a parasite cleanse, her husband should also do one or they will just keep passing stuff back and forth.

In response to Tamra regarding her daughters mystery symptoms. I also had a family member who went overseas and came back with many of the same symptoms. She was tested many times for parasites and nothing was found, but from what I know of parasites especially ones North Americans are not used to testing for they are extremely difficult to detect as they can bury into your tissue and in effect "hide". Since returning, this family member has gone from @190lbs to less than 120lbs which is below the weight she was as a teanager. She developed many digestive and neurological issues and now she is developing problems with her cardiovascular system. The point is don't give up on parasites potentially being the culprit. Good luck

It sounds like a good vermafuge might be well worth checking out... Wormwood with garlic usually does the trick- it's not nice but kills any critters that shouldn't be in the gut. It might be useful to try a wormer from the chemist first.

Please help... My daughter went to the bahamas sept 2010 and while there developed stomach distention, severe constipation, pelvic pain, urithra an bladder pain ( worsens when sitting or laying down). She weighs 120 lbs an if she eats a cracker she looks pregnant! First told she was just plugged up and given probiotics, laxitives, ambian an elmeron. Her blood pressure is always low now and has had 3 blood tests, stool exam, cystoscopy with bladder extention, biopsy of bladder, ct scan and been on antibiotics 6 times for a bacterial overgrowth in her small intestines. Was told her uterus if bulky and has kidney congestion but they say it's not important. Has been on ic diet then gluten free and fructose diet. The doctors make her feel like it's all in her head an she has even went to a shrink because of it.

But now as of may 2011 her husband is having a lot of the same symptoms an has yet another bacterial overgrowth (3x) and is now on a fructose diet. I personally think they picked up a parasite while in the bahamas but doctors don't seemed concerned with it although they have been guessing at everything else. Please help as we are at the end of our rope an out of doctors!

I cannot thank you enough.. So encouraging, this made my day.. I just ordered a huuuge 9 kilo package from iherb and hope to get well... If it was not for all of you I would have given up.. I also developed psoriasis the last few days, so I hope to remedy this.. Maria from Gippsland, THANK UUUU, SO SO MUCH. I am excited to see my lungs clear up, I am forever grateful! And thank you all beautiful earth clinicers!

Hi Anonymous from Gothenburg, Sweden, I don't know where to start so please bear with me. We have been through similar and have found that very few people understand how devastating it is. Anything you do seems futile but we did find that light at the end of the tunnel. I too had the coughing up of blood and we both had fatigue and severe depression. As I could not take an anti-depressant due to my liver we went on St Johns Wort and Vit-Bs 100mg for 6 months and they worked for both of us.

Fenugreek taken as capsules may help with your milk supply. If you have family then ask for their help. Ask if they can help with meals and help care for your baby. If you do not know of any support groups in your area then ask your local council and maybe your Dr if they know of one.

You need to treat your lungs and your liver. What helped our lungs was the herb Tulsi also known as Holy Basil taken as tea and also as capsules plus the herb Arjunna taken in capsule form and the herb Neem taken as capsules. I bought them via an ebay seller. As your liver has been dealing with a massive toxin load it can cause bouts of anger. I took an ayurvedic product called Liv-52 DS (DS being the double strength one). As my liver was already damaged due to Hepatitis and Cirrhosis then with the mould exposure I was definitely in a bad way. After being on these 2 years my liver is now ok. My blood tests for liver enzymes now come back normal and I have no jaundice episodes.

Magnesium is also needed and alkalizing using Ted's recommendations. As we have lemons we used it. https://www.earthclinic.com/remedies/alkalizing_formulas.html

Sunshine on bare skin will help with the pain. Most of all please know that there really is light at the end of the tunnel as some of have found. We will keep you in our prayers. Please post again with any questions or if you need encouragement.

Anonymous from Gothenburg, I have been suffering for many yrs w/ bad health and I often get to the giving-up point, but I just keep up the good fight, as I am too young to die. You are fighting the good fight and are seeing some good results however short-lived. I have come to visualize "layers" of illness, and the tunnel syndrome of just where one is located somewhere from the top to the bottom. The further down the slope you are, the harder it is to get back up.

So you Must fight the many symptoms all-at-once, to show at lasting progress. If someone in your area offers detox foot spa, go for it, if not, consider buying one for yourself. Also detox foot pads work well. Use garlic as food or supplement. For energy Ginsing, Ashwagandha, Foti. Get to a health spa and do major sweating. Take whole food multivitamin supplement w/ every meal.. Take some Lysine for immunity. Try ACV for cleansing and energy. Pray to God for sustanace, guidance. Milk your local physician for all he/she is worth. Take notes of your symptoms and discuss them with your Dr. Keep coming back here on E.C. for support. Ask your family and friends to be considerate of you as you are facing major health challenges.

Anonymous from Gothenburg, Sweden, Once my body & mind got all crazy like that and I made the transition from cheap over-the-counter vitamin/mineral suppliment to a real, live, and health-promoting V from health food store. I experienced major detox and relief of symptoms. If you are experiencing toxicity issues, it will no doubt also be expressed in your baby, so watch for those symptoms. As for mood, try eating Turkey for your last meal as it contains high levels of Tryptophan which is a parent amino acid to 5-hydroxytryptophan. Also, I find the German Dr. B. Hendel's Homeopathic Detoxifyer to work very well for me. Hope this helps and good luck!

Dear Anonymous from Sweden - My heart goes out to you. No one should have to suffer like that. It looks like several people on this forum have given you excellent advice.

I am wondering if you suffer from CFIDS (chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction syndrome). Also, after having a baby, your hormones can fluctuate wildly. According to Digestive Wellness, people with CFIDS are so fatigued that no amount of sleep is refreshing and the relentless tiredness reduces the individual's ability to function normally. Some of the symptoms are: inability to concentrate, sore throat, swollen lymph nodes, muscle pain, multiple-joint pain, headaches, sleep disturbances, flu-like symptoms, low postural blood pressure, fevers that come and go, light sensitivity, depression (because of the extreme fatigue). Many people with CFIDS also have thyroid insufficiencies and other hormones that are out of balance. Most CFIDS sufferers have dysbiosis (which can manifest itself as irritable bowel syndrome, eczema, autoimmune illnesses and a host of other diseases) as well as candida.

If at all possible, please see a naturopath doctor or a nutritionally oriented health professional. Conventional doctors, as you have experienced, just hand out antibiotics which add to the problem.

I wish you the best of luck on your journey to renewed health. I hope you have access to family and friends who can support you emotionally, lend you a hand around the house and help take care of the baby while you take time to recover. Take care, Bess

I am listening to every word you are saying and you sound exactly as I did about 4 years ago when I went thru an extremely scary case of anxiety/depression. What alot of people don't know is that when you are suffering from anxiety it drains your energy. In order for your organs to keep working properly the body automatically starts to shut down the outer part of the body to compensate. When this occurs you will have symptons of numbness/tingling in fingers and toes. Extremities will feel colder, extreme fatigue and feeling as though you can't get out of bed in the morning because you woke up drained and exhausted. Now here is where the real problem is. When you have all of these symptoms you will worry more and feel as though you need to see all these different doctors and take all kinds of test in order to relief yourself of this additional anxiety. What you really need to do is to tell yourself that these symptoms are just your body compensating to protect your vital organs and once you get your anxiety under control you will see these annoying symptoms gradually start to fade.

A great website that helped me to understand this is AnxietyCentre.com. You don't even have to join the site, just read the information and listen to all the people who have written in with similar symptoms.

Best of luck to you. You are going to be OK.

Hi, one of the best things you can do is to take iodine supplementation (lugols 5% if you can get it). Most people are deficient in iodine because it has been taken out of our food supply for the most part.

"Iodine is by far the best antibiotic, antiviral and antiseptic of all time" - Dr. David Derry.

If you have a fungus issue or mould iodine is the best option. If you have an iodine deficiency then the fungus and heavy metals and other problems take over the body. Iodine will also remove flouride and bromide from the body. The iodine is the key, the thing that keeps the body healthy. Also it is very safe for your baby and probably needed. If you have fungus/yeast, you have probably passed it along to your baby, especially breast feeding. The iodine will not harm your baby but antibiotics can wreak havoc on the good bacteria in the body for both you of.

Please spend time researching iodine. There are lots of youtube videos available. Curezone.com has a great iodine supplementation forum with people who have years of knowledge you can access and ask questions. There is a great book by Dr. Brownstein about iodine you should get if you can - google him.

Below is a link to what is needed to have with the iodine - they are called "companion nutrients" because the iodine works better if you have them. The Drs that devised them did so for breastcancer patients but they apply to anyone. They treated over 4,000 patients with the protocol.

Many people have a detox from the bromide overload in our body and there is info on the link on what to take if that happens. I usually take 1/4 tsp unrefined sea salt in water followed by 16 oz water until urination occurs. This allows the bromine to leave the kidneys. That is also mentioned on the link below.

Also stay away from microwaved food. It kills all the nutrients in food. You are better off throwing it away.

http://www.breastcancerchoices.org/iprotocol.html