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Posted 3/27/2013 2:29 AM (GMT 0)
my dad made this appointment for me after I got out of the hospital for c diff. I was pretty skeptical just because I've seen 3 naturopaths and my last one landed me in the hospital for a week and out of $475. but I figured, why not, as long as he pays, right?? I figured/figure that i'll take into account what the new naturopath says but I won't jump into anything.

this guy did everything through muscle testing. my biggest food "allergies" are to wheat, eggs, and chicken. I knew the eggs and wheat were a problem, but the chicken was sad. my mom makes a roast chicken almost every week for me since I started paleo in august! I wonder if it will make a difference not eating it. I still get cramps with my bm's so I know something is still wrong.

he said I have a fungus overgrowth and told me 4 supplements to take:

saccharomyces boulardii (I've been taking this since I was in the hospital for c diff)

oil of oregano

candibactin

homeopathy drainage remedy (i'm not really sure what this does but I got it anyway)

here's the candibactin link:

http://www.naturalhealthyconcepts.com/candibactin-br-p-metagenics.html?gclid=CObpzcTnm7YCFVGf4AodiRgAAg

I am kind of excited to start the new things. I've never tried oregano or candibactin but i'm just gonna add one of those at a time. it will be easier for me to tell if I have a reaction.

this place definitely had way better prices though. the total cost of all my supplements/testing with the appointment was $147. for those of you who haven't been to a naturopath, that is a MAJOR bargain. it's typically $140-$300 just for the appointment sit down without the supplements/testing.

the only worrisome thing about the day was my father's driving. besides never driving in the daytime due to his night shift work, he lost his glasses AND had a huge bundle of wood in the trunk which blocked the entire back window. this combination was potentially fatal for the both of us. I am shocked I am sitting here typing this post to be honest haha I couldn't believe he didn't get pulled over or crash the car.

 

Posted 3/27/2013 2:51 AM (GMT 0)
I hope it works for you. I would hate to hear you gave up that roasted chicken for nothing.
Posted 3/27/2013 2:59 AM (GMT 0)
I know, girl!! I eat so much chicken and have at least 10 lbs of chicken bones in the freezer for broth. what a waste...
Posted 3/27/2013 3:07 AM (GMT 0)
I stopped eating chicken a few weeks ago. I actually stopped all meat. I hate that animals die for us. I stopped 100% due to my love for animals, nothing to do with my health. I just wish farming would go back to the way it was when animals grazed and lived natural lives. I hate all these animals living in tiny cages, unable to move, just to feed entitled humans and the really sick part is that no one cares. The world is an awful place. Maybe that will make it a teeny bit easier to stop :)
Posted 3/27/2013 3:10 AM (GMT 0)
Joanna, thats great you found out some more about your food allergies. Chicken and eggs, looks like vaccines of any sort are questionable in your future!

Besides that, let me know how the S. boulardii goes. I've been wanting to take it for a while but wondering how i'll fare with it. I've taken ADP which is oil of oregano. Very powerful, in the sense that it can definitely remove yeast/parasites. But then again so can garlic supplements, surprised he didn't give you any.

I've never heard of muscle testing btw??
Posted 3/27/2013 4:14 AM (GMT 0)
nssg, yeah, if you can get away with not eating meat, then by all means, take that route.

stereo, I didn't know that about vaccines.

I like s. boulardii. I've been on it for almost 2 months but I took it for a while last year before the c diff incident. I haven't had a bad reaction to it besides the florastor brand. the doctor gave me ADP, too, but since it's not SCD legal, I got a different brand called oreganol.

now i'm worried about this candibactin. I just read the website and it states:

Warning:
This product contains rhubarb. Read and follow directions carefully. Do not use if you have or develop diarrhea, loose stools, or abdominal pain because rhubarb may worsen these conditions and be harmful to your health. Consult your healthcare practitioner if you have frequent diarrhea or if you are pregnant, nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.

uhh hello. this is like the definition of ulcerative colitis. not sure I want any more loose stools or pain than I already have. now i'm wondering If this naturopath knows what UC is..

as for muscle testing, it is when the doctor has you hold different vials of food/supplements/emotions and your body either reacts negatively of positively. he uses your arm as a lever to "test" the different items.
Posted 3/27/2013 12:51 PM (GMT 0)
Maybe he gave you the candibactin with rhubarb in it because he was worried that you will detox when you take the oil of oregano. It is well known that when you kill yeast it can make you 'constipated' and that can hinder the yeast killing process. So he wanted to keep things moving. Not sure if that's a great idea though.
Posted 3/27/2013 2:41 PM (GMT 0)
hi Bananagirl, awesome! I hope you find relief soon! I'm going to look into the products again. Can you tell me again, sorry, the brand of sachh B you're taking that's not causing you diarreah?

I'm so happy that your dad is pro-active in your health!

Posted 3/27/2013 2:43 PM (GMT 0)
yeah I wouldn't take anything that says can give loose stools! Maybe call his office and check with him.
Posted 3/27/2013 2:47 PM (GMT 0)
I did the muscle testing thing once. I was sceptical but the doctor (originally medically trained, now specialising in allergies) came highly recommended by someone also sceptical. It was interesting that, at the time, he came up with garlic for me, at the time I was overloading with garlic in the belief that it would help clear bad bugs. Knowing now that garlic is high in sulphur/thiol and I appear to struggle with this when in flare, it makes sense. He also came up with dairy - I would like to look into if this can be broken down between lactose, whey and casein as I suspect whey is my problem. He also came up with mild difficulty with beef (also high sulphur product). It seems so crazy because these things were in a test tube and not even direct on my skin but I couldn't see them and my arm was definitely weaker for some of the tubes. Still don't really know what to think about it...
Posted 3/27/2013 3:19 PM (GMT 0)
hey not -

i hear you i was a 15 yr ethical vegan when i got sick - i had a problem since i believed food was a big contributor to my uc - i had to eat but a lot of what i was eating as a vegan was making me sick - so i made the decision to start eating some beef and fish - the beef i eat is all local pasture fed and live the way i think they should till the day they die - i'm ok with that - as long as i'm not the one pulling the trigger -

if i could live without meat i would - but i do really well with it so until something better comes along, sorry cows -
Posted 3/27/2013 3:32 PM (GMT 0)
hey Notsosicklygirl, you are WAY off base! I'm morally tortured by the factory farming going on nowadays- I believe most people DO care, but have no idea what to do anout it. I personally buy meat- pork & chicken- from local farmers. The animals are raised & killed in healthy & humane ways. But, it's VERY hard to find & VERY expensive to eat this way. I live in a fairly rural area- what about people who live in urban areas? Meat that's traveled 500+ miles to get to you is not great either. I too have been vegetarian in the past, & that diet absolutely killed my UC. Nothing like a roasted chkn w/potates for a UC friendly meal. And kid friendly, too. I get your frustration, but you've got to see that with the whole slow food movement, & eating locally, that a lot of people really do care! And good luck to you bananagirl- you're way more forgiving than me, I'd go to maybe 1 naturopath & if things went bad, cross them off my list!  
Posted 3/27/2013 4:06 PM (GMT 0)
I think it's great that your dad did this for you and I hope it gives you some relief! I was incredibly skeptical about muscle testing until it was done to both my husband and I separately - we held our daughter and a vile with a remedy in it. We both reacted in the same way to the same remedy. We've done it since and it's bizarrely accurate in our case. This disease takes you into the realm of the magical that's for sure. Good luck! Go slow with the WOO it's VERY potent. I use it on my daughters' feet but my IBDer can't take it internally, it always causes bleeding. Ramp up slowly.
Posted 3/27/2013 4:13 PM (GMT 0)
nssg I've been an ethical vegan/vegetarian since the age of 11 and my kids were fed that way from birth. I totally agree. Now we're eating paleo and I feel better than I can remember. I don't eat much meat still but my kids eat a ton of it. It's all locally raised and pastured blah blah but not many can eat that way (we are really cutting corners to finance it). In all honestly, I wish I could be vegetarian (though I recently came across an article about how organic apples and pears have antibiotics in them in the US) but unfortunately I think our entire food supply is totally contaminated. In our case I think meat is important for our health but I wish it were otherwise that's for sure.
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