Silver linings

[MrsO2510]

Hi all, I feel like I’m so doom and gloom at the moment I wanted to share that I’ve actually managed to lose 2.5kg since the 22nd 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[lady_eve]

Well done!

[Marz]

Wow !

[MrsO2510 in reply to Marz]

I know!! Will have to veg out on Christmas food more often 😂😂😂

[Joanneconnor]

Wow, how did you manage to lose weight?

[MrsO2510 in reply to Joanneconnor]

I have no idea?!? I literally have lived on the sofa picking at xmas bits. The only difference has been that I take cofactors with the vitamin D tablets and digestive enzymes with bertaine HCL

[Joanneconnor]

What is cofactors? The digestive enzymes are they the good bacteria for the gut (strong ones)?

[MrsO2510 in reply to Joanneconnor]

Cofactors are the essentials you need to take alongside vitamin D3 so magnesium citrate,zinc my body struggles to absorb normally but these seem to help so do. the digestive enzymes with bertain HCL. It helps increase low stomach acid I’m not an expert but Other users (much more knowledgable than me recommended them on one of my earlier threads Just went to Holland and Barrett

[MrsO2510 in reply to Joanneconnor]

Marz responded to me about cofactors:

Please please look at the Guidelines for your area. You are severely LOW and your level needs to be around 100. What does your GP say ? Your GP should know what to do - you need loading doses and a GOOD maintenance dose. Also there are co-factors like Magnesium and VitK2-MK7 - which your Doc will not have a clue about.

Check out SeasideSusie by clicking onto her name in BLUE and then click onto the heading REPLIES so you can read the excellent advice she has given to others. Far more than your GP will know ....

[Joanneconnor]

I have taken all these but didn't feel any benefit just felt like I was rattling with pills ☹️ do you need to take separate ones or is there one pill not tried HCL though might give it a go thanks

[MrsO2510]

Heloise posted drugs about HCL:

What an awful trial of events. I would guess your vitamin D level is close to bottom. You should get prescriptions for massive doses. Your other hormones don't work well without it.

If you can't metabolize iron (usually due to low stomach acid) you really have the same problem with the supplements as well. Take Betain HCL with meals. You are probably desperately malnourished as well. Can you start juicing vegetables and add amino acids?

You didn't post the ranges with your blood tests but you can check how high or low on your report and get an explanation for some of them here:

drkaslow.com/html/blood_cel...

[Joanneconnor]

Haven't had vit d3 bloods done for a while, few years ago it was low and he gave me strong dose for 2 weeks my my magnesium and zinc doc says are always normal!?

I am on auto immune Paleo diet but I've not been very good over Xmas, although I have stayed away from my

worst culprits, yeast, cows milk, and gluten

[MrsO2510 in reply to Joanneconnor]

If your vitamin D was low two weeks of a strong dose is nowhere near enough to get rid of deficiency. Mine is 4000ui per day for 8 weeks. Most people are given loading doses for at least that level for 8-10 weeks. It might be wise to get rechecked. You would be amazed how Vitamin d deficits can massively effect you.

[Joanneconnor in reply to MrsO2510]

Ohhh ok I will get them checked again thanks

[Marz in reply to Joanneconnor]

If your GP will not test - then can you do it through City Assays - go to their website. Think it is about 28 GBP's.

grassrootshealth.net

The above link will take you to all things VitD

[Joanneconnor in reply to Marz]

I have read a lot about vitamin d just not sure why my doc or endo don't realise I need to be checked and get boosters why haven't either of them said this???

[MrsO2510 in reply to Joanneconnor]

The Vit D tests are more expensive... also From what I’ve been told on here doctors aren’t always trained enough in this particular area ie nutrition etc

[Marz in reply to Joanneconnor]

Am afraid we have to take charge of our own health. VitD is not an expensive vitamin to buy .... 😊

[Joanneconnor in reply to Marz]

Your right Marz I have previously bought them for less than £10 my doc seems to do the minimal blood tests all the time

[Joanneconnor in reply to MrsO2510]

I think the dose he gave me was 10,000

[Joanneconnor]

And tap water

[MrsO2510]

Another positive - gynae said I’d have a 4/6 week wait for scan and a letter has arrived today to say scan is this Tuesday coming 😄👍🏼

[Joanneconnor in reply to MrsO2510]

What's the scan for?

[MrsO2510 in reply to Joanneconnor]

I am aneamic n have heavy periods so they are deciding between an ablation or hysterectomy and need to do a scan to figure it out.

[Joanneconnor in reply to MrsO2510]

Ablation? Not heard of that one?

[MrsO2510 in reply to Joanneconnor]

It kills of the womb lining to stop periods apparently !?!

[Joanneconnor in reply to MrsO2510]

Ohhh hope that works for you if they decide to do it

[Marz in reply to MrsO2510]

If fibroids are the cause - try to resist a hysterectomy as they will shrink after menopause 😊 Have you read Christiane Northrup's book - Womens Bodies Womens Wisdom ?

[MrsO2510 in reply to Marz]

I’ve been reading on lots of forums about life after ablations. It’s not an eiltely positive picture but I’m going to stay positive