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Post by Karen on Jan 15, 2010 18:20:15 GMT -5
Good! Here's hoping you see some results, even in the next few days! But, keep in mind that if you change your diet drastically, you might feel crappy the first few days if your body is going through a bit of withdrawal. For me, it took a good 4-5 days to start to feel better energy-wise, although the pain was gone faster than that. Drink LOTS of water, too.
And let us know how it goes! I'm glad you're feeling good about it!!! It's something that I think everyone should try (with a good naturopath, of course)!!
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Post by Tara on Jan 22, 2010 10:10:23 GMT -5
On day 5 - No change. Taking 14 vitamins in the morning is hard to get use to - that's on top of my 5 medications that I already take. My kids are not liking not having bread, but we are finding ways to cope. I am still hopeful that the change in diet, and vitamins will help, I have nowhere to go but up.
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Post by Karen on Jan 22, 2010 18:04:10 GMT -5
Fingers crossed! When do you follow up with him/her? Mine is always really good about adjusting supplements if something changes or something isn't working how he had hoped.
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Post by Tara on Jan 27, 2010 9:19:34 GMT -5
I go back in two weeks, I am now in the middle of the second week, and I didn't do great on the weekend with staying on the diet, things out of my control, I still have not noticed much difference, except in my energy level, it is increasing. So if this continues I will be pleased. I thought the pain was getting better, but I spent the eveinging under my heating pad yesterday, and it is still here today. I still have hope. I'll see what she says in two weeks. And hopefully I can do better at sticking to the diet.
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Post by cc on Jan 27, 2010 11:32:24 GMT -5
Hi Jenk12 Im new to the board too. Ive done a few detoxs over the last few years and its not unusual to suffer with headaches, tiredness and have orange pee, basically is all the toxins coming out of your system, a lot of alternative therapists call it 'the healing crisis'. Just give it a few more days and the worst of the toxins will be out of your system and you will start to feel much better. I found I even sweated a lot more and got loads of spots, its all just a major cleansing. Make sure you drink loads of water which will help speed it all up. I totally hear ya as regards the diet, I know we are so limited as it is but the detox is only a short term thing and you will feel the benefits. What i did is treated myself to a bit of retail therapy, anything to divert away from the diet! At the end of it I lost about 7lbs and the day I finished I got all glammed up and went for a lovely meal (a rare occassion for anyone on an Endo diet!), which was probably the nicest meal i ever remember having, every cloud eh!.... Good Luck with it and let us know how you get on CC
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Post by Karen on Jan 27, 2010 21:28:59 GMT -5
Well, good, glad you're at least noticing better energy! It's hard to keep up with something if you don't see immediate results, but remember - your body didn't get in the state it's in in just a few weeks - so it might take some time to get it a bit more balanced out! I know the diet can be tricky to stick to, but if you plan ahead, sometimes it doesn't seem so bad. Let us know how your follow-up goes!!
And CC, I'm with you on the healing crisis. It seems to clear up for me within a week, but the first few days always suck the energy right out of me!
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Post by Tara on Feb 18, 2010 10:42:29 GMT -5
I had my second visit with my Naturalpath, and everything is going well, I have more energy, but the pain of Endo is still there so she recommended homeopath stuff for the symptoms of pain, So I will be starting that today. She also interestingly recommended orthotics, as the blood flow to my abdomine is restricted, and that could be making the endo pain worse.
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Post by Karen on Feb 18, 2010 18:37:02 GMT -5
Interesting about orthotics. Sounds off base to some, I'm sure, and maybe it is, but I'm a big believer now that one part of the body can really affect the other! Let us know if you do anything with that! Abdominal massage or pelvic physical therapy might help with blood flow in the abdomen, too!
Keep us posted, and glad you have more energy! That in itself can really help!
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Post by Tara on Feb 23, 2010 10:39:12 GMT -5
My last visit with the Naturalpath she put me on homeopath stuff, that you take drops in your mouth. I am disapointed in myself, because I can't take them, they taste awful....I have to take 4 kinds 3 times a day without food. yesterday I said that is enough, I can't bring myself to take them any more.
I am worried that if I tell my nathuralpath this info she will be upset, because when you start with them, they want you to agree to do what they recommend....But I just can't. It is bad enough that I am taking 14 vitamins in the morning (which I have trouble swallowing). And that I can't eat anything fun anymore.....I just can't do this too.
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Post by Karen on Feb 23, 2010 17:57:40 GMT -5
Can you put the drops under your tongue? I had some really bad ones (tasted like dirt+smell of earthworms after a rain+wet dog) and found they weren't *quite* so bad if I put the drops under my tongue. Or can you at least wash them down with water? Even if that's not suggested, if that's the only alternative to not taking them at all, it may be a better option.
I can understand you wanting to quit them, and if they don't do a thing to help you, yeah, I can see why you would. But at least consider giving them a shot!
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Post by Tara on Feb 24, 2010 10:50:43 GMT -5
I hear what you are saying, but I tried it under my tounge, and that didn't help, and water doesn't either, But My pain has mostly gone before I started this, So I think the other things we are trying are working.
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Post by Karen on Feb 24, 2010 18:22:32 GMT -5
Ah, well, at least SOMETHING is working, right?
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Post by uncomfortable on Aug 27, 2010 21:44:35 GMT -5
I was wondering,
I have been seeing my naturopath for about 4 months now, and things are not getting worse, but they are only maybe ever so slightly getting better. Which is great, and I know it is supposed to take a long time to start feeling a huge improvement, but I am now taking all these different things, and doing caster oil packs, and it feels like I am spending a huge part of my day just prepping, and doing things from my naturopath. (in reality its probably only an hours worth of stuff) But having gone this route, do you ever get frustrated with what you have to do just for a minor lingering amount of hope that it will make you feel better several hundred dollars, and months/years later? I sometimes feel really frustrated that I am doing all of this, still not knowing if or when I might feel better.
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Post by Karen on Aug 28, 2010 0:19:38 GMT -5
Yup, I hear you. I've seen a total of 3 'alternative' docs - acupuncture, nutritionist, and my current doctor. Spent a fortune on acupuncture for only a slight amount of relief, supplements and diet changes from the nutritionist got me so far, but still left me writhing in pain every so often, and it's only now that I'm feeling so much better. I'd suggest giving yourself a time limit with your current approach, talk to him/her about it, see if there are any other routes you could take with him/her, and if things still aren't improving by the time you reach that limit, try a different approach. I agree that things take time, that things don't happen overnight, but everything has it's limits. There have to be other practitioners out there that will have a different approach, and might be a time to start researching them a bit?
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Post by uncomfortable on Aug 28, 2010 0:24:55 GMT -5
Yeah. I don't know, I feel like for how many things were going horribly wrong with me 4 months ago, I feel like fewer things are going wrong, but there are only slight improvements. Slight is still better then none, but how long will it take to see a real improvement? It could be years! I agree a limit is a good idea. It just feels like I have exhausted every other route right now. I have no idea what other route to be trying.
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