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Originally Posted by Marlene
Like Mrs. D stated, there are parasites which can cause the PN and/or autoimmune diseases. You can get checked to see if you have offending parasites. They can do stool samples to check. Sometime you need to do two test a few week apart because of their life cycles. Some parasites cause what's called leaky gut which sets you up for autoimmune and allergies because it compromises the lining of the gut. On the flip side, like the article implies, by introducing a parasite, it calms an overactive immune system by giving the immune system a real target. I guess it would be a natural immmuno-suppresant.
I think I would first take the approach of changing your diet and add in some form of probiotic first to see if that helps.
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I did have a stool test years ago in early 2000-1 it was defintely long ago because i remember I could actually walk then - lol
My problem with tests - and in tests in general here is the quality , although if anything , being private ,you'd think they'd find an excuse to want to charge more.
Who knows , though for the record this was only done once not as you suggested with a break , hence why I have so many doubts about tests and any tests here in general.
Id rather spend more somewhere with a good record and feel more confident , but the problem with that approach is that id be left paying for treatment anyway .
The NHS , you see , wont or pay for treatments even, if diagnosed elsewhere , other than by themselves , so what you effectively have is broken system that not only punishes the more vulnerable but also punished them even if they try to buck it as well.
Ive flirted with changing my diet , but my Anosmia can sometimes make that undesirable given my restrictions on taste . Perhaps if I saw some noticeable benefit other than weight , id be more encourage but so far the only benefits Ive noticed , as far a pn related issues goes , is whenever i decided to fast and esp when I intake sodium .
The sodium - or Epson salts i use with caster oil and lemon seem to be the one thing that always comes to the rescue whenever i get relapses too .
melon