Well, let's start with that nausea. Do you have ginger powder in your spice cabinet? Most people do. Take 1 - 2 tsp of ginger (you'll likely need 2 tsp), and add to one cup of not quite hot water. Add a touch of sweetener and sip as quickly as you can. I've used this many times when I really needed to throw up, but couldn't and it has settled my stomach.
Sipping ginger tea (hot or cold) will work when things are really intense.
When I was in treatment, I required a very large amount of water daily (3 - 4 quarts) in order to not feel toxic most of the time. My doc wanted to know how I ever got out of the bathroom!! LOL!!
Once treatment ended though, I was able to reduce this amount. Remember, you know your body best, but you do need to be careful to not throw your electrolytes off balance, so the homemade electrolyte is a great idea!
I'm going to stir up trouble with this, but - the different diets that are talked about
are really only if
you need them, although many do. There is no diet that is so important (other than healthy eating) that will make or break your healing unless you have specific issues like gluten intolerance or (like me) sugar intolerance. There are some smart things to do though - no sugar keeps many things under control and doesn't contribute to a nice environment for the bacteria. The water drinking keeps the toxins flowing so that the body can rid itself of them. Lower carb because this converts to sugars.
I never stuck to any diet other than no sugar (my intestines require this), lower carb, very little "yeasty" stuff (as it created yeast and bowel issues), and tons of fresh veggies - otherwise my diet didn't change. I still stick to this now as it's best for my body. I do break my diet from time to time though - I can't stick to one forever and ever without breaking from it sometimes!
If you aren't getting enough calories to keep your body going, it surely won't be able to heal! So your BF is right - you must eat!!! Just remember that you are trying to fuel a body that is fighting to heal.
For the T3 issues - Basically T3 is the active form of the thyroid hormone and T4 is the stored form. Do you know if you had Free T3, T4 or RT3 tested?
www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/reverse-t3/"A healthy thyroid produces the following hormones: T4, T3, T2, T1 and calcitonin. T4, a storage hormone and the most abundant, is meant to convert to T3, the most active hormone. T3 is also made directly.
But there’s another substance produced by the thyroid called RT3, which stands for Reverse T3, and it comes from the conversion of the storage hormone T4. And it’s NORMAL to have RT3."
You can also take a look here and see if you can figure out more information from your test values:
www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/lab-values/