Date:   5/11/2012 9:37:14 AM ( 12 y ago)
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URL:   https://www.curezone.org/forums/fm.asp?i=1938904

Hello HV! I've had a 30+ year battle with candida, which was diagnosed by the medical community as crohns disease. After dealing with gastroenterologists for 15 years and getting no relief, I decided a lifetime sentence of constant office visits with only temporary relief was not for me. The only thing that controlled symptoms was prednisone, and except for occasionally being able to work my way off it, I continue taking 15mg/day.

To make a long story shorter I have found a few things that have, if not cured the candida have made the symptoms dramatically better. I always had a positive attitude and thought I could beat what I called the "thing". Most MD's believe Depression is the cause of gastro problems. It turns out that it's the exact opposite! 80% of serotonin is produced in the gut. While researching on curezone last year a poster said he was taking 400mg of 5-htp and it had helped. I had taken 50mg 5-htp for years with no apparent results. In fact I had tried all kinds of supplements for years with nothing to show for it except empty bottles and an empty bank account.

Last June I started working my way up to 400mg/day starting with 100mg/day for a week and increasing 100mg/week. I started feeling better by the third week and once I hit 400/mg I felt great! I had energy, my fistulas healed and pain was gone! Had a slight relapse 2 months later and started taking high doses (6 capsules/day Garden of Life) of raw probiotic capsules. The gastro problems have pretty much gone away as long as I stay with low carb high protein diet and no Sugar or alcohol.

Starting this Feb had pain that MD concluded was gall bladder. Had ultrasound, nothing showed up. April 8 went to emergency with FIRST EVER case of kidney stone. Pain went away next day but stone didn't pass. Starting what I thought was daily fever 3 days later, but temp reading were normal 97.9. Would feel like face and head was burning and very red. Had kidney stone removed surgically yesterday. It was pretty big 8mm x 5.5mm.

I don't do dairy in any form, but do use 5hr energy and coffee.

The questions:
Is there any evidence of 5-htp causing kidney stones?
What is the surface temp caused by?
What now? I finally beat this sonofbitchin candida, at least intestinally, I'm sure it is in all organs.

Thanks HV for all the good research and advice you have given.

KJ







 

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