Bacterial, viral, or parasites? Newbie...

Hi, and thanx for looking.

I'm a generally healthy person. However, precisely one year ago, we decided to do the 'raw milk' thing. It was a good philosophy. However, in all my enthusiasm I did not consider the source of the milk. Not all sources are healthy! We started with getting raw milk from a small, family owned commercial dairy (100 cows). BAD MOVE. As I watched the whole process of milking, machines, refrigeration, I was amazed at the foul smell of manure, the millions of flies and the lack of hygiene the cows recieved. The 'suckers' kept coming off the cows as they milked, dropping to the manured floor and then being put back on the udders without recleaning. Anyway, in my naivette I thought this was all normal and fine. Stupid me. My family drank the milk. I felt tummy ills within three days. I continued to suffer cramps, nausea and the strangest tickling in my tummy. I thought I was suddenly lactose intolerant, though I've been drinking store bought milk and dairy products all of my life. I tried to get used to it. Within a few months our eldest dd got very sick with what we thought was a stomach flu. The pain was so bad and she began dehydrating that we took her in to the clinic. She was immediately sent to the hospital. She was diagnosed with campylobacterjujini. A common bacterium found in manure.

Then we bought raw milk from a clean grass fed dairy four hours away. My crawly feelings were better in my gut with this milk, tho I didn't care for the taste. Then we tried a small farm two hours away. The owner had never sold raw milk before, but said he'd give it a try. Bad move. Two months after drinking his milk, I got very ill also. Though not as bad as dd. Besides the usual tummy problems, all of my mid back hurt very badly....like when it goes out...but it wasn't spinal. Anyway, I got over it....so I thought. Now, every two to three weeks I get ill all over again, though not as bad as initially. The symptoms have changed somewhat. Nausea is the first and most frequent, then cramps, bloating, diarrhea (for about three hours, then it disappears), loss of appetite, white tongue (everything tastes funny), very thirsty. Then as it settles back down again after a week, I get a few days of arthritic pains. Then, I'm symptom free for about a week till it starts all over again. When it's been particulary hard, I get weak spells, anxiety and a bout of depression. What a bummer.

A month ago it was bad. I lost ten pounds, which is very strange, I never lose weight! I couldn't stand the thought of eating eggs. Then, about a week ago after taking several Immnune supplements (including grapefruit seed extract, bee propolis tincture) for several weeks, my appetite came back full swing! I'm very hungry, even for eggs. Also, my tummy rumbles a lot. When the pain starts coming on, it makes very loud noises! Right now, I'm still hungry and gaining weight back.

I'm not insured. I don't go to the doc, unless I'm dying. I love to research. I'm currently starting the cloves/wormwood/black walnut tincture therapy. I'm only on day two. I also take a ton of herbs and eat very healthy.

One more perculiar thing. In the past nine months I've developed what I thought was a birth mark, about the size of quarter, right over my tummy, below the sternum. Maybe it's nothing.

Another interesting fact. The rest of the family hasn't gotten ill. Only dd and I. And only dd and I had been on anti-biotics the previous year. Hmmm....

Would love your opinions. Learning a lot here, and trying not to have nightmares!

Blessings,
robin