loss of appetite

Yes, I go through this too. I was hooked on sugar and had to stop eating it completely to detox. Three weeks was enough. Some antibiotics make me not hungry for anything.

Hi guys--

Chiming in because I have been nauseated (its been debilitating) for a month and a almost half now. Calling in sick to work, sleeping in the car when I had to go out. I was so sick last Friday when someone recommended a hydrocolonic..(after seeing an acupuncturist to look for relief from her). Was so desperate to function that I would have tried ANytHIng. When getting the 1st colonic I decided to do a really expensive (really expensive) cleanse and make payments that goes along with an 8-day colonic package.

I could be speaking too soon but i'm on day 4 of the colonics (drinking fiber shakes with bentonite clay and taking whole food supplements) - and on day 3 of the cleanse. Im only eating homemade broth (making chx bone marrow broth (as a vegetarian so you can see the desperation to try anything.) p.s I always have thought colonics were a joke.

I feel better today than i have since all he@l broke lose last Oct. (2012). Felt enormous relief from the colonics- absolutely no nausea and a bit of energy - a lot actually. Last Friday I narrowed the problem down to my gut -- had no idea how to help myself but took a gamble.

I know people have different views on colonics and cleanses and Im not commenting to change anyone's mind. It seems to be helping me -- more than helping. Who knows how I'll feel tmrow but today i felt like my old self, which is really joyful. Im guessing my body needed a jump start and to cleanse all of the abx, sleeping meds, anxiety pills, antidepressants and herbs, stress and fear and anger from my gut that has accumulated over the last year and longer.

I have 5 more colonics and can eat "normally" again on Monday.

When you feel that crappy-- I know you all know, you'll try anything.

Guys I'm so sorry you're nauseous.. It's a horrible feeling (although to the average person it seems like no big deal...) hang it there and let's get to the bottom of it-- for me I think the crap (sorry for the pun) and everything trapped in my intestines released more than crud... and in doing so found relief.

💖💖💖☀☀☀

I'm not very hungry most of the time, but no nausea. I could stand to lose a few inches any way. :)

Garden Peace and Margaret- isnt it frustrating - incredibly frustrating - to not have hunger? Its a basic instinct...

The lovely nutritionist gave me a recipe for chx bone narrow broth -- so many nutrients and healing...Im happy to share it with you.

Margaret-- I get your apprehension about not too many colonics in theory. I am seeing tremendous benefit from this series (on my 6th today) and 5th day of cleanse. I can only speak for my own recent experience but each day keeps getting better - and i mean 100x better than I was feeling before i began last friday-- I'm certain the cleansing in conjunction with the colonics is detoxing my colon/intestines from decades of junk, fear, residue and left over from all the pharms,
For which I am so grateful for their help.🙏

Studies say what(?) 70% of our health is in the gut. The therapist (who really is a healer) says that 50% of our serotonin is in the gut as well, so this alone would make sense os to why my mood has sky rocketed this week (like before Lyme).

Anyway sending you both 😘😘

Sarah

Yogi, I would like to hear more about this, including the bone broth. The reason I have trepidations about colonics is that I have relapsing remitting C. diff., and right now, I have a possible hernia. I'm getting an ultrasound on Monday.

Plus, there is no one who does colonics in my area.

Having said that, I sometimes use the hot water bottle method, lie in the bathtub, and use a slow drip. It's good to add things like probiotics, marshmallow, slippery elm, and olive oil. I don't know if that's exactly like a colonic or not. You can fill the water bottle all the way up.

Yes, I know there are nerve cells in the gut. I feel really down sometimes as well, and it does correlate with my abdominal problems. Maybe I should slip a Prozac in the enema. No, I'm absolutely joking!! :)

I'm going to look at post above, and see if you posted your recipe for the bone broth. If not, could you please post it?

Just had my thyroid levels checked, and will find out in about a week.

Thanks, Margaret

Hey Margaret-- how did your ultrasound go yesterday? Asked my therapist about the c-diff, she filled me in about it.

So, the 7-day cleanse is over. The amount of toxicity I had is unbelievable. My therapist has never seen so much exit someone.

I feel amazing. After the 9th colonic and only eating chx broth for 7 days I'm back to eating but very slowly...and with caution: no dairy, gluten, sugar etc etc....strict diet for 3 weeks. We're building my gut back- high quality probiotics, amino acids etc.

Final note: finally off all abx. Anti anxieties, Antidepressants, sleeping meds-- everything. I face haven't even taken any supplements since I started Just wanted to share.... And give hope that's we'll get better!

Good for you, Yogi!! I'm so glad you finally found something that worked for you!!!

I'm still struggling with it all - right now I'm not sleeping so well, but then I'll go through a period of where I sleep great. I'm sure it's just my body trying to adjust to the ever lowering doses.

Thank you for asking!!!

Hi julymorning--

Not sure if you noticed by this is a very old thread - from 2013 so you probably won't get too much response from the others who have posted. You can start a new thread if you like.

Wish I had words of wisdom of success in battling a loss of appetite, nausea from food... but I don't. I've battled this for years.

The sugar/carb cravings are from yeast/fungal overgrowth so that's easy to solve. But the loss of appetite is a mystery I cannot solve. I've been through so many different phases of my treatment that it just cannot be related to anything nor affected by anything. Nothing budges it.

My LLMD prescribed Zofran but it made other sx a little worse so I never took it for any length of time--not even long enough to notice if it helped the nausea.

I do have some luck with mint flavors---mint tea (hot and iced), mint gum, I used to even chew mint leaves. Others have had luck with ginger-flavored tea and candies.

But also - I'm concerned that you're not on any antimicrobials. Are you currently with an LLMD/ND? Have you asked him/her about Byron White formulas or other formulated herbal tinctures? There are also several members here who are having good success with other herbal protocols.

And sometimes, it's good to take a break from treatment - but since you're declining in a couple of ways, you might not want to take too long of a break.

What are you doing for detoxing?

Have you explored a bacterial or parasite gut issue? I have struggled with gut issues and was taking Betaine HCL but it was giving me nausea and migraines - with some exploration I discovered that the HCL was likely hitting some gut bacteria/parasite and I was detoxing from the die off (which was a good thing). So, that could be something to think about.

ALSO - given the list that helps you with some relief, those are alkalizing compounds so there may be an acidic problem causing the nausea. Have you tried alike seltzer gold or acid blockers?

-p

I'm so sorry - you are battling on all fronts, aren't you.

If you can do regular old soaks with cheap epsom salts and sea salt, you are detoxing in a very powerful way. Also, sweating a bit helps.

Someone posted this yesterday--I thought it was very interesting - it's an online group of lyme specialists who take phone calls. The first 30 minute consult is free. Perhaps you can find one who can work with you regarding cost:
www.lymecoaching.com

-p

Julymorning, have you tried a purely herbal protocol yet? YOu would start off slow enough that, if you bought your herbs in bulk, you could stagger the cost of each herb across a few months- ie buy one herb one month 1, another herb on month 2, another herb on month 3 and so on.

Just trying to come up with ideas for you.

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And yes, I'm dealing with a very bad lack of appetite. I know I need to eat decently in order to heal though, so I eat ginger slices, drink my apple cider vinegar and then refuse to think of the taste or the "feel" of eating so I can get a decent amount of food in me. I will drink some more apple cider vinegar, drink ginger tea or eat more ginger slices after I eat if I'm still feeling pretty nauseous. I had to drink a cup of grated ginger tea (1 tblsp) 3 times a day to get me to the point that I could do even this much.

I understand how hard this is, but in order to heal, we have to give our bodies fuel (food) to heal with. Keep trying things and combination of things that are safe - something will work.