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JaniceW49

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Please Help With Symptoms Posted: 02-27-07 00:57am


Hello, I will try to make this brief> I have Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, Fibromyalgia, arthritis, reactive hypoglycemia and possibly low adrenals. All of my problems and symptoms started six months after I had a complete hysterectomy in 1995. It was then that I was diagnosed with autoimmune Hashi's, then came the hypoglycemia and then the rest. I seem to go through cycles where I do pretty good but like right now I am suffering with symptoms. I admit I didn't behave very well through the holidays and so now I think I am paying for it. I have been on a pretty strict diet for the last week but still don't have much relief. Some of my symptoms are: headaches, tired, achy, ringing in my ears, palipitations, skipped heartbeats, muscles cramps, stomach problems, anxiety, insomnia, eyes ache, terrible acid reflux, hunger, internal trembling, etc. Since 1995 I have been through soooooooooo many doctors and specialists with no one being able to come up with anything. I have been to cardiologists, gastrointerologists, internal med doctors etc., and they all say that all of my tests are fine. I've never had a doctor even want to acknowledge that reactive hypoglycemia even exists, even though I have told them that most of my symptoms come after I eat. I like my primary care doc but he strictly goes by test results and if things are within the normal range, then I must be fine. He only does a fasting blood test for blood sugar and it's always normal. He did a blood test that showed my adrenal function was on the low side of normal but still in the normal range. No one could ever explain the palps and skipped heartbeats after eating, they just said that my heart tests were normal and sent me on my way. So I have done a lot of reading and research on my ailments but reading this forum has made me realize that there are a lot of us out there with the same symptoms. Does anyone have any good info to give me on how to try and get rid of these symptoms, if I am still trying to eat the right things? Maybe supplements?? Any advice would be so appreciated. Thanks, JaniceW49

Stan

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Posted: 02-27-07 09:11am


It's all just eating correctly. If you're still getting symptoms like that you're not doing something right with your diet. Post here what you typically eat and I'll tell you what to do.

JaniceW49

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Posted: 02-28-07 10:46am


Hi Stan, Basically what I eat is a small bowl of plain, nonfat yogurt, with fresh blueberries and some ground flaxseed in the morning. For lunch, it's usually a salad with protein such as seafood, turkey or chicken and then later in the day I have either a low carb Slim Fast or a plate of veggies and cottage cheese. In-between if I get hungry I will have some nuts. I put myself on this diet to help loose weight too. I need to loose at least 50 lbs so far I have lost about 8 lbs in about 6 weeks. I was reading on a heart forum that acid reflux (GERD) can cause skipped heartbeats. I didn't know that as that is one of my main symptoms I have been plagued with. I have had GERD for many years and am having a flare of it now and have had for several weeks. I take Protonix but it doesn't seem to be helping much. I may go to an antacid too and see if that helps. I appreciate any advice you can give me. Thanks

Stan

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Posted: 02-28-07 21:31pm


Hmmm, seems okay in general. What kind of vegetables usually? What kind of nuts? What's in that slim fast you're drinking? That's the one thing that bothers me.

JaniceW49

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Posted: 03-02-07 01:36am


Hi Stan, The Slim Fast's that I buy are the low carb ones. I can drink one and don't seem to get symptoms afterwards. The veggies that I buy are broccoli, zuchini, snap peas, carrots and tomatoes. The nuts that I eat are usually walnuts or almonds. Sometimes I buy pistachios too. Thanks, Jan

Hman1980

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Posted: 03-02-07 08:32am


Hi Janice You might wanna cut out the carrots peas and tomatoes for a while and see if that helps. These vegetables can often cause reactions in some. The best thing to do is go an extremely strict diet for a week or so and see if that helps, make your dieter stricter than normal and eat the same things everyday. Have only good cuts of meat (not pork) whole grains and vegetables regualry. If this doesnt help reduce the amount of carbs you have and see if that helps. You may need to try a low carb diet for a while if nothing helps, there are various internet resources that will be able to help you with this. It is hard to say what your cause may be without an individualised look at everything you are eating and a keeping a detailed food plan to document when you have your reactions.

Stan

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Posted: 03-02-07 09:07am


Cut out the carrots, root vegetables are not recommended when you're still figuring things out. It doesn't matter if they're low carb, it's the ingredients that are probably getting you. List them here so I can see what's in them.

JaniceW49

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Sample Diet Posted: 03-06-07 01:09am


Stan, can you give me a sample of a good diet? I have tried to stay with a strict diet and am still having symptoms. Maybe I just need to have a sample of what you eat or know of what I should be eating daily. I also am trying to loose weight too. Thank you, JaniceW49

Stan

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Posted: 03-06-07 09:10am


If you're trying to lose weight, there is only one way to do it. Either you choose to eat a high carbohydrate low protein and fat diet or a high protein fat and low carbohydrate diet. That's all there is too it. Go too much in one direction without enough of the other according to what you're doing, and you'll gain weight. If your carbs are low, you should only be getting them from vegetables. Mainly leafy greens like green leaf lettuce or romaine, not iceberg because it sucks and has almost no nutritional value. Green beans are good, as well as green peppers, red peppers, yellow peppers, spinach, broccoli and such, all of which can be stir fried with some chicken, turkey, or whatever you like. I recommend eating only walnuts, as they contain chemicals that are converted into serotonin when they get into the body. Almonds are okay, but actually contain a mild poison that can upset your digestive system if you eat them too much. For milk products you should preferably be eating only goat or sheep's milk yogurt with bacterial in it, no added anything. Organic is preferred for milk products. If you want cheese or milk, the latter must be in raw form, otherwise don't even bother. Cheese is okay in nearly any form as long as its not processed. I prefer raw and organic, but you may be okay eating whatever. Protein intake should be at least 80-100g to start. If you do a lot of activity, increase it to around 120-150g. Fat should be fairly high, but not too high. If you're eating a lot of nuts, there's some right there, but also add in organic, unpasteurized cultured butter. It's easy to find. Most health food stores carry it now and I've even seen some supermarkets with it in a special section. Unsalted. I also recommend eating a lot of eggs, up to four per day. It's good to start breakfast with two, including an avocado because it contains a special sugar that blocks insulin production. For fruit, I've found that apples are the best for you. I prefer organic, but again you don't have to do this, I just like to keep as healthy as possible. I eat one half an apple slice with every meal except the last one for the day. You may also want to supplement with a few things. First, there is brewer's yeast, which will give you a decent amount of carbohydrates in the morning as well as some goodies that help with sugar regulation. Then, you can also try supplementing with something called Primal Defense by a company called Garden of Life. When I wake up at night, I take one, they must be taken without food. They contain special ingredients and bacterial cultures to help keep your bacteria in your intestines healthy to maximize assimilation of foods while keeping problems at bay. You'll never get sick if you take this stuff. Also you should be getting a good multivitamin, and unfortunately you're not going to find this at a supermarket, going to have to go to a health food store for it. Be careful of any ingredients I say you should avoid in my diet post on this forum (look for it and read my recommended avoidance list). You may also want to supplement with a nice calcium/magnesium/zinc tablet because with a higher protein diet you tend to drain these a bit faster. Also, the one thing I strongly recommend is fish oil capsules, but only if they're from wild caught small fish. It will say so on the bottle and these beauties will get rid of a number of problems you are having. Anyway, to give you an idea of how I eat, here's a sample day of mine: 1 Primal Defense tablet if I wake up to go to the bathroom at night Upon Wakening 1 tablespoon of brewer's yeast, followed by a small handful of walnuts, two fried eggs (butter is good, but you can use nonfat canola oil spray from a health food store), 1/2 of a vitamin, about a whole avocado (depends on size), one apple slice, small serving of sheep yogurt, rose hips tea, water Meals After That (Roughly Every Two Hours, I stick with this pretty hardcore earlier in the day, but after four I can go longer, even up to three or four hours before eating again) small handful of walnuts, two and 1/2 or three scallops fried up with some green beans, broccoli, peppers and salt, serving of italian cut green beans with butter or 6 brussels sprouts (I like to rotate the beans and the sprouts every other meal), sometimes some organic raw unpasteurized sauerkraut (gold mine is the best), at least two large leaves of green leaf lettuce, depending on the time of day I might have one fish oil capsule or 1/2 a calcium/magnesium/zinc tablet, small serving of sheep yogurt (I eat this with the brussels sprouts), 1/2 an apple slice, nice large glass of water (*not* chlorinated!!!!) Last Meal of the Day 1 tablespoon of brewer's yeast, small handful of nuts, two hard-boiled eggs (I only purchase cage free, organic, extra large by the way) green beans with butter and salt, large leaves of green leaf lettuce, fish oil capsule, cup of rose hips tea, glass of water (go to bed no longer than one hour after this)

wdiguy

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Posted: 03-06-07 22:24pm


hey janice after you eat do you feel good for a few minutes then all of a sudden tiredness kicks in and your heart palps start?

JaniceW49

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Posted: 03-12-07 00:07am


Hi Stan, Thank you so much for taking the time to tell me about a diet plan that may finally give me some relief. I look forward to trying it. I can't tell you how glad I am that I found this website and thanks to very nice people like you who want to help people like us and most of all, give us some hope that we can get rid of our symptoms and feel good again. Thank you again,

JaniceW49

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Posted: 03-12-07 00:14am


Hi wdiguy, My symptoms usually kick in within just a few minutes after I eat, about 15-30 minutes after eating. It's usually tiredness, to the point of nodding off, then comes the palps and other symptoms such as a headache and sometimes nausea. Sometimes they come even when I am sticking to a strict diet.