Posted by KarenB on April 18, 2001, at 18:53:57
Maybe I can get some feedback on this?
I saw a Dr. two days ago who is an M.D., as well as a naturopath. I waited two months for the appt., as she is much in demand for her OB-GYN practice as well as nutritional counseling services.
She interviewed me at length, for 45 minutes, asking questions about my mood swings, depression, PMDD and use of antibiotics and cortisone throughout my life. I didn't realize the extent to which the worst of my illness has followed heavy antibiotic use. I never realized either, just how much I have been on antibiotics in my lifetime. Let's just say, A LOT.
To make a long story short, I (quite skeptically) underwent a test of acupressure points on my hands and feet with a non-invasive machine which is in fact approved by the FDA. Through the test, it was determined that many of my organs and systems are severly compromised and stressed, due to what they strongly believe to be a systemic yeast infection run amuck throughout my body and in my blood. Not the OTHER kind of yeast infection, thank you.
Their assertion is that my bipolar symptoms, chronic fatigue, migraine headaches and PMDD could very well be caused by this massive infection I may have had most of my life. It has progessively gotten worse with time. My first experience with serious, full spectrum antibiotics was as an infant.
So, what do you think? Anybody have any educated or informed opinions on this? Please, don't tell me it's quackery without something to back up your claims, ok?I have doubts of my own, but it seems to me that giving up sugar, yeast, white flour and fermented food can't be a bad thing, anyway. For sure I will lose weight, which I have wanted ever since my experience with the curse of Zyprexa. The cravings are about to drive me nuts, though. I am addicted to sugar, especially chocolate.
Karen
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