Re: sick, isolated and lacking hope

 You are not dealing with a singular thing but rather a multitude of things.

The digestive issues gas, bloating diarrhea, constipation, leaky gut, etc. indicate a lack of stomach acid and intestinal flora.

You are also lacking bile or bile secretion, which is indicated by the pale stools.

Adrenal dysfunction would also account for a number of your other symptoms. The glandulars you took could have made this worse if you were on these for a while.

Some of your other symptoms have multiple causes and may or may not be related. Therefore it is best to focus on the obvious issues first.

As for your question about lab tests for the liver these tests only look for liver damage, not liver function.

I recommend getting back on some form of bitters, use rice bran for your B vitamins since the bran will also build up your flora and bile, kefir,  lecithin granules, zinc, TMG and work on supporting your adrenals. Here are some past posts on these subjects:

http://curezone.com/forums/fm.asp?i=1471203#i

http://curezone.com/forums/fm.asp?i=1464691#i

http://curezone.com/forums/fm.asp?i=1527351#i

One last thing is I also recommend adding some yucca root to your regime to help cut down on the bloating, to increase nutrient absorption, to build the flora and  to aid with the leaky gut.