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Posted 1/29/2016 5:07 PM (GMT 0)
BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE,

thanks to alla youse wonderful guyz for your INVALUABLE input. however, after many days of recouping from this most horrendous episode, i'm worried about when my energy/strength will be noticably improved?

am eating lightly -- no rice, however: my split peas cooked in my wonderful pressure cooker to the consistency of baby food, adding carrots & chicken breast chunks well-cooked. now thinking of adding a bit of cayenne next time i heat it up per your advice to help speed up recovery.

can you suggest a solution to help keep me on my feet? after only a few minutes, i feel faint and extremely weak and need to sit for a bit before taking the next few steps. my poor canine companions are waiting for their food, and itz been a few days since the extreme hemmoraging stopped.

i only do natural, so suggesting medication would be of no benefit to me. however, whatever natural remedies you can offer would be greatly appreciated.

again, un mil gracias!! yeah
Posted 1/29/2016 5:39 PM (GMT 0)
How do you feel about a b-12 shot? It works very well for me.

How are your iron levels?
Posted 1/29/2016 10:33 PM (GMT 0)

ks1905 said...
How do you feel about a b-12 shot? It works very well for me.

How are your iron levels?



Keith,

that sounds just right to me, 'cept needles intimidate me (and living way outside the city of San Felipe, Baja California practically isolated that'd present a problem. would have to hail good buddy to come get me, etc., or bette yet -- pick me up some B-12 caps today.

however, can you suggest a food i could eat for same result?

thanx for your quick response. yeah
Posted 1/29/2016 10:52 PM (GMT 0)
Have you had your iron levels checked? My extreme fatigue ended up being anemia. I take an iron supplement every morning but there are quite a few foods with high iron levels. Remember, you can overdue iron and that would be a problem! So make sure you need it first!
Posted 1/30/2016 7:38 AM (GMT 0)
Fatigue is one of the most common compliants from uc patients. Uc flares can suck the energy right out from underneath us, causing lots of fatigue. So, getting your flareup under control with a proper treatment can make huge gains to your energy levels. Fatigue can also be caused by anemia (a low amount of iron within the blood). Low vitamin b-12 can cause fatigue, as well.
Posted 1/30/2016 12:42 PM (GMT 0)
I would add dehydration to that list too for energy zappers. The constant diarrhea causes more fluid and electrolyte loss. It's just hard to drink extra water when you are in flare because it hurts.

Can you tolerate coconut water? I tend to get low in potassium when I am in a flare, and low potassium levels can be a serious energy zapper.

Either way, you can't treat your fatigue until you know the cause. Yours could be just from the inflammation itself but if there is something else on top of that then you need to address that too. Your GI most likely did full blood work. I would ask for those results.
Posted 1/31/2016 4:52 PM (GMT 0)
Do you drink coffee? When I first started SCD I cut out coffee and found it easier to gauge my energy levels. Starting SCD gave me immediate boosts in energy and mental clarity. This may have been placebo effect but it worked. I ate lots of avacados and extra ripe bananas in the beginning.
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