Re: Possible problems & solutions :) Re: IF#2 had made me horribly sick and now I have almost no digestion at all.

Uny,

Thank you for your extensive and informative post. It was most beneficial.

To answer a couple of questions, per your instructions, I guess I was not injesting enough water. I would take 10 capsules, 5x's a day with the recommended amount of water. I would try to get extra water in, but clearly not a gallon's worth. There was something about the 16 ounces of water combined with the IF#2 that make me feel so water logged, uncomfortably so, so drinking a lot more water on top of that made me feel even more bloated and uncomfortable. Vicious cycle!

I will try and do this again, but will try it with your formula. I was concerned about trying IF#1, because of one or two of the herbs I know can cause cramping and possible dependence and all I could think of was, "oh Lord, more cramping on top of what I already have?!" It was scary!

I have been taking liver support supps twice a day for a long time now. Clearly they have not been enough to make that much of a difference.

So I have a question. How is it that I've gone from being able to eat almost anything with no problem, to in a matter of a few weeks, gone to not being able to eat most things, without having some kind of reaction (usually reflux, racing heart, and so on)? Is it an allergic reaction or a toxic reaction? And if I do the 30 days as you instruct, followed by the kidney and liver cleansing, would I be able to eat more of a variety of foods? I am very confused because I know I should not be eating much fats right now. Things like almond butter, which I've eaten for years with not problem, suddenly I can't tolerate, but I can tolerate pumpkin seeds. Go figure. My body seems to be raecting to everything. My mom found a juicer of mine at her house so now I will have access to one finally.

I just want some semblence of normalcy back. I'm not a fast fooder, I don't drink, don't smoke, don't drink coffee and I've felt really deprived over the last decade, because I have had to be on such restrictive diets because of things like candida, leaky gut, etc. Now I am on even more restrictions because of my liver. I find myself hungry a lot, because there is not a lot I can eat and though I know you swear by them, I hate vegetables with a passion. There was a shake I used to make for years that I loved with goat's milk yogurt, almond milk, a banana and whey protein powder, but now I can't have the fruit, the whey and so on. I thought it was much healthier than eating the typical SAD diet. Anyway, the point I am trying to make is, I would like to get to the point where, besides getting well, which is my first priority, I would like to go out to dinner on occasion. For example, next week is my birthday. One time a year, I allow myself a piece of cake, because the rest of the year I stay gluten free. I will be spending that day with my family, which is most important, but now I can't even enjoy the dinner out, the cake, etc. This may sound trivial, but you have to understand where I am coming from. I have given up so much, even my ability to have children because of all of this and now I have had to give up even boring bland food that I relied on, on the candida diet. It would be nice to just have a piece of toast once in a while or something without having to worry about having a reaction. Does my rant make any sense? Sorry, I am just so depressed, frustrated and angry over all this. Thank you again for all your hard work and caring. P.S. were you saying above that my inflamed liver could be triggering my EBV? Thanks.