The problem too is not just the increase of yeast at the time of taking the stuff, but I get it long after I've stopped. And that's the issue here. One can put up with short term worsening of yeast, but when it's long term there is a bigger problem.
For some of us, we require to be able to function somewhat in our daily lives (family/work/responsibilities).
Exactly bex. I am now dealing with the aftermath of chelation. First I have to tell you that even afetr that1.5 days i do feel a CHANGE in my biochemistry. most definetely mercury being moved. the change sort of looks like its going toward where it wasin the past. i cant describe it better. YET my brain is WORSE, probably due to yeast (few words on that in a moment) to some extent. I really feel mroe demented, though partially it feels IN A WAY more smilair to two years ago. James - That's why I believe there has to be something more in the brain, like an ifnection that is from mercury-screwed immunity. Like two different levels:
1)the screwed up biochemical/immunity level
that leads to...
2)brain/other organs (arthtritism...)
If it was just mercury in the brain, then chelation at least would NOT worsen it or just temporarily.
And now the yeast: day after finishing chelation my whole abdomen was rigid and distended. esp the right side of my colon would be painful to touch - WHEREVER I touched it was painful, the skin red or rashy upon touching, and i know where's pain there's candida. There wasnt that much pain on the right side of my colon before chelation, ergo candida guys. Especially that after trying to adress it with probiotics in enema and stuff it would get even more painful. And the gut toxins/issues were just killing my brain those last days. I woke up saturday/sunday nigt now knowing where or when i am (what year is it, thought i was 15 or sthg) and my whole brain was catatonic like. esp my left brain - where im most screwed up - the PRESSURE was so huge on my skull that i even felt it in my ear - the sort of feeling like when water gets into your ear after bathing. All I can think of is just swollen brain pushing against my skull. Esp since i just cant use the left brain, cant go thru facts, trouble unerstanding the language.
Only now have i decided to write ths up, cause now im just a tad better yet still worse. The gut settled, its not that much distened and rigid anymore, but didnt get much candida out if any AT ALL. still pain when touching.
Jinx, I wish I could suggest something that might help you whilst you chelate to prevent this from occuring. This is horrible. I wonder if taking a lot of probiotics during chelation might help offset the altered bacteria as the ALA pulls mercury through that area?
bex I already am taking some psyllium supplement with probiotics and fruktooligoscharides and it does help a bit, yet it didnt seem to help enough still during the chelation. Think probiotics are great to control yeast when actually u DO have a lot of territory for the good bacteria in the first place. But when most of it just covered with candida ull just get nasty die off, and there's possibility it will be releasing somehow some mercury into the bloodstream and I dont think its a good idea with ALA.
If that wasnt enough my folks yet AGAIN told me they STOPPED believing me and arrogantly told me "its all in your head" and "you can eat everything" - and mum implied she knows there is stuff from my DONT EAT list that is in the foods she prepares and since I eat it means I CAN EAT NORMAL STUFF. Yet she mockes when I exclaim "and ure surprised I keep fighting yeast."
sorry had to get it out. this is all f* unbelievable.
