The truth is doctors cannot help you with this. Sure, you can go for tests, take various antacids, and other new medications as they come out, and add one thing to another (medication-wise) in order to keep up with what would essentially become a wave of dominos falling...

Sorry to sound so grim, but as is said by those who know: if you remove the causes of ill health, you set the stage for nature to effect the 'cure'.
It's really not the mystery it is made out to be.

It is only your own efforts to undo past error (the results of which are evident
in your list of complaints) that can set in place the means to a 'cure'.

You need to alkalize the body. This can take time, and it takes commitment.
But it doesn't have to cost a lot. Not at all. You might look at Invincible's blog on curezone for some selected readings on this subject-- or look at Ask Moreless' forum, for a more indepth (but lengthy and idiosyncratic) view of it all.

You might look into slippery elm powder to help heal the leaky gut. It can do alot!
And it's simple and cheap.

The alkalizing (check the blog) will help with being able to assimilate more of the good minerals that you take in from whole foods.(I am assuming you are eating, or willing to eat, the best foods you can. And to give up pop and suchlike if this is a part of your life.)

Liver Flushing can also help tremendously, and it is not expensive.

(I got rid of a persistent and long-standing pain across the upper back with a few liver flushes, and feel an improvement in lots of nagging little complaints.)

Oil swishing also, can contribute something to speeding up the process of restoring health.


It is really far more simple than it would seem at first.

It's about removing that which is acid-waste-producing (physically, mentally, emotionally) from one's life and replacing that with what is more alkaline. ( or to be precise: alkalizing. For example, the lemon is supreme in alaklizing, yet most think it is 'acid'.)

A good standard to build into life is 80% alkaline to 20% acid. But you can "start where you are".(to quote a very compassionate teacher.) And just work toward turning things around. For most who are ill, the percentages are completely reversed. I remember being totally overwhelmed when I first started looking into taking responsibility totally (!!!) for my own health and 'retiring' the doctors I'd seen over the years. It seemed there was so much to learn!!! Too much of it was conflicting ideas and protocols as well, especially if there was a product or products to sell, that went along with this 'alternative' information...

It's taken me about three years to distill much of what I've studied-- and now I can see more clearly how simple it really is...


Andreas Moritz (archived here) has much that is useful to read.
Some resonate well with the Barefoot Herbalist's approach too...there is a lot of great proven tradition behind much of what he teaches: for example juice fasting; sitz bathing and other non-expensive methods.


and on and on.


Good luck. Remember, it's all in your hands, but you are in greater hands than that.
so, you don't have to carry a big load...Don't get overwhelmed. Start where you are...

a good question is maybe all this diseases you have is related and can be cured by curing the roots (cause). it seems like all the diseases you mentioned is caused by leaky gut. so why not cure leaky gut and the rest will take care of itself, i hope. gudluck !

I must agree with Chirontherainbow! I have also been told I have "IBS, acid reflux,
gastritis" and Im certain I have candida. It all started 3 years ago with mono virus.
However..I think candida has been the cause of everthing all along. Reason:
2 years ago I did a DrNatura parasite cleanse by the book for 2 months, and
all my symptoms disappeared. No bloating, pain, gas, fuzzy head or anything. And
I could eat what I wanted. I ate everything including alot of Sugar and 8 weeks
later the symptoms came back. That sounds like candida if anything. I have tried
the parasite cleanse again but has not worked as symptoms are worse now and I believe
healing leaky gut and doing liver cleanse will solve most of the problem I would try
that also if I were you.

PS. Everything I have done to improve my health with a good deal of success has been
based on this forum and has had nothing to do with MD.'s. They will only give
you pills to treat the symptoms and most know nothing about candida

Hi there,

I've read your message here in the forum and i'm very sorry to hear about the problems you have.

I am really interested in the alternative health field and have been searching the internet to see what solutions are out there.

Reading about your problems the first thing that came to mind is that you could have a food intolerance? Have you ever been tested for this?

Do you mind me recommending a website to you? The website is http://www.megavista.org/index.html, the pages that I would recommend to you on the site are;

http://www.megavista.org/holistictestingcentres.html
http://www.megavista.org/allergynews.html
http://www.megavista.org/pHMiracle.html
http://www.megavista.org/psoriasis.html - Take a look at The Real Way Out.
http://www.megavista.org/leakygut.html

I truly believe that the key to good health is good nutrition, and good health should not cost the earth.

I truly wish you all the best in the future in your quest for good health.