Re: swimming laps in a chlorinated pool??

very well put stannarad! thank you! sometimes i really think some of my symptoms are psychosomatic because i am just so damn scared to try particular foods - then nerves and stress create more problems. my brother actually told me that one of his docs said we have serotonin in our intestines, just like our brains. that is why nervousness can cause diarrhea / ibs. so you are definitely right - the mind is a powerful thing. that is why i am trying my best to stay positive with this whole thing because when you let yourself get down it only makes things worse! some days are harder than others though so i still let myself cry once in awhile : )

what's the deal with chlorine anyways? i know it's toxic, but does it actually proliferate yeast itself? i read something about it killing good bacteria, just like Antibiotics and that's how it can create problems. i guess it makes sense.

sorry to hear you don't have the energy to exercise stannarad. if it makes you feel any better i am a 26 year old female who was going to the gym almost every night or doing some form of it - running outside, pilates, etc. but in mid july this whole thing hit me like a ton of bricks and i haven't been able to exercise either. i thought i had lyme disease and people kept telling me to rest and recooperate and let my body heal - that exercise would make it worse. then i still tried it once in awhile, walking and taking it easy but i would be in a ton of pain the next day after i did it. i even started getting weird bruises on the back of my calves so i was really scared about that too - i still don't know what that was. now i am already 4 months down the road, out of shape, and finding it really hard to get back into it but i am gonna push myself to do it. i hope you can somehow find the energy to start soon! i have more problems with pain than i do with fatigue. my symptoms are very strange. i did have some fatigue awhile back and still do feel pretty low on energy from time to time but i think it is caused by the low carbs. although i haven't been quite as strict on my diet lately. i have been eating carrots and strawberries and a few other things that seem to be elevating my problems again so i am pretty bummed.