I have lurked on Curezone for 6 months now. One day I discovered this Truth in Medicine forum and since then I have read almost all of the posts in here. I have learned so much on this forum and immediately started taking Hveragerthi advice. I just want to double check that I am on the right track.
Age: 24
Gender: Female
My issues:
Weight gain even though I watch my calories and am consistent with my diet and exercise.
Violent menstrual cramps along with vomiting the 1st day of my period and I have diarrhea for 2 days of my period. This has gone on for 13 years. For this I am taking digestive bitters and magnesium citrate.
Brain fog. Extreme fatigue. Poor memory. Insomnia. I was told by my chiropractor I have severe adrenal fatigue. For this I ordered the Adrenal Tonic.
Constipation. For this I am consuming water kefir and more fiber such as oat bran.
I checked my basal body temperature for 3 weeks and it was very low, averaging around 96.7 degrees Fahrenheit. For this I ordered the Thyroid Tonic.
Also, I am not taking any prescription or OTC medicine. I am starting to get desperate because my college classes are about to start up again and it is so hard to function with all of these issues standing in my way. Am I on the right track?
Yes, it sounds like you have pretty much covered the bases based on your symptoms. The one other thing I would recommend is some rice bran for the gamma oryzanol and B vitamins to help with the hormone balance and for the fiber to feed the flora that deal with the hormone metabolites.
Everyone is different but about how many months till I start to see improvement?
People generally start responding within a wee or two. But it will depend on various things such as how bad the glands are screwed up, stress levels, etc.
When you recommend B vitamins what do you mean?What specific brand of B vitamins?Or do you mean bee pollen?
I prefer natural sources such as pollen, yeast, rice bran, etc.
I someone wants a synthetic though I recommend a B50 twice daily. No particular brand.
I am unable to find rice bran locally.Can you recommend a source?(I did find oat bran at Whole Foods)
Stay Healthy at Rancho and Charleston has it here in Las Vegas.
Is there a reason that I have such extreme issues when dealing with my period? Too much estrogen?
All I saw you mention about your periods is the severe menstrual cramping. This is likely from a lack of magnesium and/or too much calcium. Elevated prostaglandins can also contribute to this. Consumption of high amounts of meat can increase prostaglandin levels.
In my first post I mentioned that I vomit and have diarrhea the 1st day of every period, along with horrible menstrual cramps. This has gone on for about 13 years. I have ask several Doctors and half have suggested I am lying and the other half say they have never heard of this happening. I have always been curious as to why.
It is the prostaglandins. Prostaglandins are strong smooth muscle contractors causing the menstrual cramps, vomiting and diarrhea.
Prostaglandin inhibitors are frequently used by women to relieve menstrual cramps. But these drugs are very dangerous. Better choices for preventing the smooth muscle contractions include magnesium malate or herbs such as cramp bark or silk tassel.