Experiences with

Imodium

I recently posted about my hypothyroidism and how bad I was feeling. I was recommended by a few people on here to get certain bloods taken and the results came back : Sodium 140 Mmol/l (136-146) Creatinine 74 umol/l (49-90) Urea 4.6 mmol/l (2.8-7.2) Total protein 76 g/l (66-83) Albumin 43 g/l (35-52)

I have under active thyroids and have been on 50 daily for about a year now and in August 2017 all my bloods were good and in range. I had a blood test yesterday and the results are out of range bad... T4 is 79.4 (high) 9-24 range TSH is 0.02 (low) 0.2-5 range Sodium 148 (high) 133-146 range ALT 58

Had my Active B12 checked along with my thyroid function tests by MediChecks and was surprised it was flagged as high. Was advised to decrease dose of any supplement I was taking. At the time was taking Visionace as felt my eyesight, esp night vision, had deteriorated. It contains 9ug of B12 which it

Hi. I know this is a UK board, but I have questions that you folks may can answer. In November of 2016, I started taking the depoprovera birth control shot that stops periods and ovulation. Previously suffering from depression, the depo magnified it ten fold and forced me onto Lexapro to treat it. In

I have under active thyroids and have been on 50 daily for about a year now and in August 2017 all my bloods were good and in range. I had a blood test yesterday and the results are out of range bad... T4 is 79.4 (high) TSH is 0.02 (low) Sodium 178 (high) ALT 58 (high) MCH 25 (low) Any help here

Need a good source of protein? I like to eat Korean BBQ Style Beef (Bulgogi). Here is the recipe. Korean BBQ Style Beef (Bulgogi) Ingredients: -Rib Eye Steak (or your choice of meat) -1/2 White or Yellow Onion -3 cloves of Garlic -1 tsp Pepper -3 tbsp. Sesame Oil -1/2 Pear (or Korean Pear) -1 Green

Hi Ladies Mum in hospital with low sodium levels, pain in her stomach/bowel and constipation. Need the pain relief and constipation sorted so that mum can function again. We could do with seeing the consultant but that's not possible while she's an in patient. I just don't know what to do, as nothing

Just learned I have stage 3 ckd less than 2 weeks ago. Have not seen nephrologist yet. Based on everything I've read online I have cut out all dairy & processed food. Eating small amounts 5-6x day. Increasing water. No sodium or refined sugar. A tad bit of molasses on Ezekiel bread. Lost 6 lbs & my

Hello, I am new to this blog. I currently have ESRD. I am allowed to eat different foods. I need to limit my sodium, phosphorus, and potassium intake. I love eating ramen, sushi, Korean BBQ, and pho but those foods tend to be high in sodium. As an ESRD patient those foods are high in sodium for me. Does

My grandson was diagnosed with Childhood Absent Seisures at the age of 8 years. He was put on Sodium Valporate (Epilim 100 mg) for 4 years now. He is now removed from this drug as signs of the sickness are no more. Apparently this type of condition does happen and disappears as they grow up. My concern

Hi posting my results if someone can comment I am new to this so unsure of what 'I need to post but TSH 4.41 free thyroxine 17.3 Thyroid antibodies Thyroglobulin antibody 208.1 Thyroid Peroxidase 89.0 Free T3 3.3 25 H Vitamin D 4.4 Fasting HDL Cholesterol 1.5 LDL Cholesterol 2.6 B12 82 This is all

My wife has just come out of hospital after 3 weeks of treatments regarding her lung cancer, none worked but at least we got rid of the chest infection and pneumonia but unfortunately her sodium levels are still a bit low. We need to build her strength up so we can restart her chemo programme but she

I started Xtandi August 15, PSA 5.35. My PSA on October 13 was down to 2.04. So it seems to be working. Side effects have gotten worse , extreme fatigue, mild nausea, severe bloating and gas and shortness of breath on exertion. For pain management, I am now on 72 hour Fetanyl patch 50mcg/hr plus Hydromorphone

I have repeated these results. Due to confusion on my last post. My previous post explain my wieght loss problem. Diet hard work and nothing. Can you see anything to help in these results. Serum free tryodothyronine 4.2 (3.5-6.7) Serum tsh 1.1 (0.3-5.5) Hemoglobin Ac1 level 39 mmol (20.0-48.0) Serum

I've been ill with viral tonsillitis and was advised by the emergency doctor to take ibuprofen. I explained that I had previously had a gastric problem with this so she advised co-codamol and/or paracetamol. Let me tell you this tonsillitis was vicious - I could not even swallow my own saliva and taking

I collected thyroid results today. I had a full thyroidectomy in 1985. Thyroid Register doesn't exist any more but when it did I was on 150mcg Thyroxine. It has now been dropped to 75mcg! Serum Free T4 level is 20 pmol/L, Serum TSH level is 2.19 mU/L. There's other readings but highlighted are Serum

Hi, sat here in full panic mode. History thus far: 2003 diagnosed hypothyroid TSH - 4.8mu/L. started on levothyroxine. Tested each year, always told "OK". Dosage now at 100mg. April 2016 - TPO Ab - 147u/ml. Oct 2016 - TPO Ab - 306 u/mL. TSH - 1mu/L. Free T4 - 14 pmo/L These are the only tests done.

Hi all, after many months of lurking, have finally signed up as I'm at my wits end as to what to do. Back in May 2017, after many years of prevaricating for fear of being treated like the village hypochondriac, I finally went to see my GP about the myriad of symptoms I was feeling. He ordered a full

Doc prescribed Imodium suggested I take a couple if going out for the day see if it helps. I suspect that I have had IBS for some time just been putting it down to nervous stomach. It's comforting to be able to share things with fellow sufferers.

Hi all, These are my latest labs from about 3 months ago. I am now 11 weeks pregnant and am on 1 grain of NDT after being on no meds for approx 3 months due to struggling to get hold of some more NDT. I've been taking again for last 3 weeks and am feeling ok but pretty weak on 1 grain. Not sure what