Hi James, thanks! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

well there are so many theories as to what part of me is causing what and it's overwhelming. I have spent a LONG time trying to adjust things to where I can just barely tolerate life at this point.

My diet is the main one that I rely upon for ANY eventual alleviation of symptoms. Because any deviation from it is totally disastrous. I have reached the only point where I am able to keep just "some" weight on me. I cannot give up butter, lard or my fats, they have been a bit part of helping me.

When I did not eat them, I was more underweight, skin was drier and my cramps in my gut were awful then too, in a sense things were worse, I was weaker. In removing fruit and grain and including healthy fats, there was at least "some" improvement. I was able to get hungry again and it helps produce more bile too.

It is possible what you said could be going on, I don't know. A great doctor here who uses a voll machine (EAV testing) and is excellent in wha the does, refers me constantly back to the oral gangrene in the jaw. He believes that this is connected with the gut problems, exacerbating the existing bacteria/viral infection. I think he "might" be right. The gut worsening and worse symptoms came after one particular wisdom tooth was removed. And this is the exact side he keeps detecting the gangrene, yet I never told him I had the wisdom tooth extracted at that time.

So that was interesting. However, no xrays etc really show much. Even a bone scan can overdiagnose in areas too and not always show exactly what is really going on. Many people have cavitations but I think it depends on how many you have, how weak you are, what else is going on, plus which cavitations maybe the most toxic...? I don't know, just guessing.

So if there is gangrene, no amount of anything is really going to do much for that, apart from surgical intervention and me keeping bacterial levels down by diet and maybe using something else (e.g. cat's claw or colloidal silver etc).

Thing is, gangrene would also travel to the colon I'm sure and me having any weakness there to begin with, would be an accident waiting to happen. Not sure how to handle the valve problem if there is one because I understand there is even more foods to eliminate, including fats....I've already had a low fat, no fat diet and saw what that did to me.

But yeah I mean if things aren't moving through properly from blockage, it will of course add to the burdens of what I already have. However, to eliminate more nad more foods from my diet concerns me too. I have been on a strict diet now without any cheats or slip ups for a full 2 weeks (just over). my cheat was with some fruit and it through me into a complete relapse.

I am still waiting for improvements. Don't want to speak too soon. Usually a cheat can consist of something quite small so it is very difficult to stick too. I am concerned adjusting - re-adjusting my diet will lead to other issues. I need the foods I "can" eat because it's what I survive on and keep some weight on with.

I can look into what you mention more, but it takes me a while to start looking into something new again. Well simple answers might be what's going on, but it may not. It can also be multifactoral issues combined that do not allow the body to heal properly. I think once upon a time I had "mercury" and so long as I dealt with mercury and kept candida at a minimum, healing was possible and did happen over time.

This time things are much different and I don't believe it's just one issue going on. Far from it. I think it's probably 3 or more. That's not easy to deal with, particularly if those issues are seriously hindering immunity and messing up the gut.

Thanks though. I know I need to look into this, I guess right now I feel tired and unmotivated and possibly still going through die off too. Hopefully in a week or so I'll be a wee bit more motivated and will read more of what you're speaking of here. I'm glad it's helped you, that at least is encouraging to me.