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No, really. The internet is the best place to self-diagnose autoimmune ailments caused by vaccines. Its not controversial at all, if you find the right people.
No, really. The internet is the best place to self-diagnose autoimmune ailments caused by vaccines. Its not controversial at all, if you find the right people.
Maybe the health forum should have one automatic answer to all questions -- see a doctor. No need to share experiences or opinions. See one doctor, that will answer everything you need to know. Because, after all, they are gods not mere humans. They had a whole 4 years of medical school.
Colonoscopies have been prescribed for decades now, on the assumption they save lives. A recent study spent 10 years investigating this assumption. It turned out that, in that study, no lives were saved by colonoscopies. The incidence of colon cancer was decreased by a very tiny amount, but that did not translate into saving any lives.
The problem with that study is that less than half of the people who were supposed to have colonoscopy actually did it.
Of those who did have colonoscopy, there was a 31% decrease in colorectal cancer and a 50% decline in mortality.
The difficulty with your approach to your problem is that you are making a diagnosis and trying to find a reason to justify it rather than having someone with expertise go through a careful differential diagnosis. That just delays getting a diagnosis and relief from symptoms.
If you can't have any fresh fruit or veggies, how do you get enough vitamins and minerals? Supplement pills?
I LOVE good healthy food, would hate to give that up. But I really want to minimize the misery.
It really is tough! I used to have a cast iron stomach...could eat anything and everything with no problems. Sadly, as I hit my mid-60's, I started having issues similar to your's and now have to be very careful about what I eat. Anything spicy, fatty or too much (or sometimes any) fruits/vegetables/whole grains/nuts...in other words all the healthy stuff you are supposed to eat and which I could eat in abundance for years really has to go or be reduced. I find if I stick mostly to the FODMAP diet, I will feel much better. Also, wine (which I love) and probably any alcohol has to be strictly limited. sigh. Not sure how old you are, but might be age, rather than the dreaded V word that caused your issues. I started in on this way before Covid was even dreamt of. The only advice I got from the doctors was to eat small/frequent meals. I found out about the FODMAP diet from my own research. Wondering about the anti-inflammatories another poster mentioned. Is that like a daily aspirin? Anyway, you might try the FODMAP plan and see if that helps. Wishing you (and all of us!) luck.
I eat very healthy too but there are some foods that I avoid because they cause issues. Twice I've been tested for food sensitivities and corn/corn syrup/corn oil is always number one. I haven't had a soda in over 35 years.
Fiber - if you take supplements or eat too many fresh vegetables, that can cause problems. Just recently I've started having problems eating broccoli, which I love. Doesn't matter if it's raw or cooked, so now it's off my list.
I can eat swiss and cheddar cheese, but can't drink milk. Milk and ice cream affects our whole family negatively. Also avoid any breads and most grains.
Some of the items you mention don't give me any problems at all - coffee, hot peppers and salsa.
Also, you can get bloodwork done at labs without a prescription and just check to make sure everything is within normal ranges.
Maybe the health forum should have one automatic answer to all questions -- see a doctor. No need to share experiences or opinions. See one doctor, that will answer everything you need to know. Because, after all, they are gods not mere humans. They had a whole 4 years of medical school.
Totally not true:
Doctors must complete a 4 year undergraduate program, along with 4 years in medical school and 3-7 years in a residency program to learn the specialty they chose to pursue. In other words, it takes between 10 to 14 years to become a fully licensed doctor.
How much education random Internet forum "advisers" have?
The difficulty with your approach to your problem is that you are making a diagnosis and trying to find a reason to justify it rather than having someone with expertise go through a careful differential diagnosis. That just delays getting a diagnosis and relief from symptoms.
There was NO effect on all-cause mortality!
And the reduction in colon cancer incidence was TINY! They reported relative risk reduction instead of absolute risk reduction, which is misleading! Incidence was tiny, so a 30% decrease is probably clinically not significant.
The difficulty with your approach to your problem is that you are making a diagnosis and trying to find a reason to justify it rather than having someone with expertise go through a careful differential diagnosis. That just delays getting a diagnosis and relief from symptoms.
If you read the replies on this thread, you would know that there is no cure for IBS. Relief from symptoms means steroids. NO THANK YOU!!!!
It really is tough! I used to have a cast iron stomach...could eat anything and everything with no problems. Sadly, as I hit my mid-60's, I started having issues similar to your's and now have to be very careful about what I eat. Anything spicy, fatty or too much (or sometimes any) fruits/vegetables/whole grains/nuts...in other words all the healthy stuff you are supposed to eat and which I could eat in abundance for years really has to go or be reduced. I find if I stick mostly to the FODMAP diet, I will feel much better. Also, wine (which I love) and probably any alcohol has to be strictly limited. sigh. Not sure how old you are, but might be age, rather than the dreaded V word that caused your issues. I started in on this way before Covid was even dreamt of. The only advice I got from the doctors was to eat small/frequent meals. I found out about the FODMAP diet from my own research. Wondering about the anti-inflammatories another poster mentioned. Is that like a daily aspirin? Anyway, you might try the FODMAP plan and see if that helps. Wishing you (and all of us!) luck.
Age could be part of it, since I am 70 (never thought I would ever be this old!) But I never had IBS before the vaxes, and had one gastro problem after another IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING.
I do NOT agree with your doctors' advice to eat small frequent meals. It is typical advice, but now if we are health conscious we do intermittent fasting. I have done IF for about 40 years, and it kept my metabolism healthy.
By anti-inflammatories, they usually mean some kind of steroids. Stay away from those! They relieve symptoms so doctors love to give them. They destroy your health in many ways.
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