Re: Giardia? SIBO? Strongyloides? candida?
time for another update:
food intolerance seems to be diminishing though the diarrhea seems not to be going away completely, im spending less than 2 hours in the can, 1x a day. I have been highly abusive this past week Ive drank alchohol, eaten chocolate, had a milkshake and ketchup with french fries, and did not fall as seriously ill as I had in the past, though there was definitely irritation and some constipation and very very mild episode of "leakage".... nothing compared to where I was months ago, so I would say that the
Elimination Diet has been working. The things that seem to bother me are changing and what used to be okay, not bothers me more than the dairy... though chocolate seems to be highly irritating regardless of any progress. I still love it though. :( No more explosive bloating and emergency bathroom trips, just some mild cramping, and of course, long bathroom sessions late at night ending with the mucous discharge.
On sunday after I drank, I picked up some goldenseal from the store out of desperation. BM's have turned a much darker brown, than the fluffy grey soft serve filament movements. seemed to be more solid and formed, smooth, and easier to remove. I will continue with the two week regiment of the goldenseal, so far interesting results though could be placebo. I still think this was giardiasis/amoebiasis with a post-acute chronic bacterial overgrowth and malaborbstion syndrome possibly in tandem with or caused initially by predatory fungemia.
Just remember, aside from the diagnostic tests themselves, these doctors dont know SHIT.(get it?)
Going for my hydrogen breathtest soon, then maybe metametrix if I haven't completely resolved this. All you need to know is elimination diet, goldenseal, soy yogurt, and raw fiber by garden of life. I could not have survived without these things. 11.5 Months since infection.