And...

I forgot to mention I saw a friend recently who I hadn't seen for quite some time .. pre worms actually .. and she looked at me and said ... you are well. .. She was curious to find out about my progress as she had only known about me talking about getting hookworms to treat food intolerance symptoms etc. and now she could see the proof ..

7 months on

I haven't written for quite some time .. regret this as I am finding it difficult to remember what is progress and what is regression!  I am struggling with dyspepsi still/again .. not the nausea so much but the discomfort after eating.  I am using enzymes, taking probiotics and still I am suffering!  Definitely a link between hormones and dyspepsia for me .. things get worse second half of cycle.  Just seems more pronounced this last month. 

Things aren't sitting well in the gut.  Not sure what to do about it... although I don't seem to cope very well with anything that is processed.  I have days where I feel good and can eat a range of foods and very importantly feel very good after eating .. these seem to be quite rare now. 

Not sure if I need more worms or another solution to augment my cohort ..

Rosacea - I have had flushing and blushing with tingling more this month as well.  Lumps and bumps are there but controlled by Azclear .. I think .. you never know what works and what doesn't as the condition flares inconsistently!.. so inconvenient.


I would like to try 10 more worms...

Enzymes, dyspepsia, worms

I have been able to control residual symptoms of nausea with enzymes.  I was feeling sick after eating I wrote in my last post .. after visiting Dr Google I found out that I needed more enzymes to help digest my food which is consistent with not having a gall bladder... my age.. hashimotos etc.   This has made such a difference .. I had tried enzymes in the past but had not been able to tolerate them.

My face is more settled as well.  From the reading I have been doing there is suggestions that rosacea is related to digestive problems .. overgrowth of bad bacteria in the gut etc.  It seems to me that the redness and flushing has settled since hookworm therapy hooked in (so to speak) and that this has been further reduced by the enzymes.  So the lumps and bumps seem to be reduced by the combination of hookworm, enzymes and probiotics .. as well as a diet which includes plenty of raw foods.

So even though the rosacea is not gone ..  it is pretty darn good. .. at the moment.

Having said that, I think that if you have rosacea, and don't have gastrointestinal problems this may not be the answer.

The pharmaceutical companies and doctors have a lot to answer for!!  For dyspepsia you are prescribed proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) which suppress acid production in the stomach .. when often the problem is not enough hydrochloric acid and/or enzymes.  For me the PPIs coincided with a worsening of rosacea symptoms.

Such a relief to be able to eat fantastic healthy food!  I am really enjoying new season apples, blueberries, snow peas and carrots, jasmine rice, tomatoes .. I could go on!

Up and down in worm world

I am very pleased not to be taking PPI's for chronic dyspepsia at the moment.  My stomach is still a bit queazy with a lot of burping .. after eating some meals (at least burping releases the sense of fullness) .. I am struggling a bit at the moment .. but generally feeling more positive about eating a broader range of foods.  Think i will stay away from fermented foods like yoghurt for the time being to see if this is a problem.  Today my head is funny, I feel flat with not much energy, mild dyspespia .. but had periods during the day that I was ok.  The symptoms come on after eating.  I have had better days.

I really would like to feel better all the time!

Rosacea is ok .. a bit of tinted sunscreen on the offending areas (cheeks and nose) helps to even out the skins tone.  Lumps and bumps minimal, but there!  I am trying Azclear by Ego which is a new cream containing azelaic acid .. it cannot be worn under moisturiser of concealer as the cream lifts off when anything else is applied.  For this reason I am only using it once a day, at night.

Flux

Today is around the 5 month mark of hosting hookworm.  Last week was an amazing week of energy, and a broad range of yummy fruit and vegetables.  I had so much energy I was amazing .. I think in retrospect I was hyper.  This week I am exhausted!  Nothing like the bone weary exhaustion of the past, but I don't have the energy to do much at all.. might even need to lie down for an hour or so.  I was going to work on a large painting I had started in my hyper period a couple of days ago.  I look at it and don't think I can climb the mountain required.

My stomach feels a little uneasy, but I haven't had any PPIs for over a week now .. I don't know why I am having this period of blah.

Rosacea is also creeping back ... the flushing and blushing brought on by sitting in the car in the heat, by overheating .. and I feel overheated!!  Might need to cut down on the salicylates in my diet .. hard to do now I have the taste for blackberries, blueberries, nectarines, apricots and peaches again. 

Hormones and rosacea .. I would love to know when menopause is going to start!  Is is the second part of my cycle I reached the peak 2 days ago, now it is down hill .. hormones!  Maybe this is effecting my energy as well .. what ever I am feeling really disappointed.

Maybe it is just a bad stretch.  Hope the worms haven't done a runner.

5 month update

I have been off the pariet since last weekend, so that is 3 - 4 days .. a record.  Food choices have increased and I am like a kid in a candy shop .. nausea is much reduced .. and non existent when I eat moderately.  I had some fresh blackberry jam made yesterday and overdid it a little so feel a bit nauseous this afternoon (one really shouldn't eat jam!).  I had my first red meat meal in 5 years on Monday and it was okay .. didn't suffer too much at all.  Feeling a bit fatigued but not to the point of needing to lie down.  I started probiotics earlier this week and can tolerate them which is just fantastic.  Rosacea ok .. not perfect but ok .. just need a bit of concealer.. and the lumps are not inflamed.  I have noticed that the extent of the blushing and flushing is not as intense as it has been in the past and I am eating fruits etc that have been a big problem in the past.

My friends jaws are hitting the ground so a positive result all round!

Wormy Update

I have felt good the last few days.  Energy quite good, rosacea rash not too bad .. dyspepsia almost non existant so I stopped the pariet.  This coincided with starting antibiotics so I started wondering about what bugs might contribute to my symptoms??  Anyway probably coincidental .. not feeling so good today.  Nausea and indigestion .. had to take a pariet (damn!) .. a bit fatigued.  I have been able to eat a bit of rockmelon, some red blood plums and a couple of apples during my 3 day reprieve from symptoms .. very very very good .. it was a particularly good rockmelon, sweet and juicy .. the plums off my own tree .. yum and also a bit of carrot.

I will be pleased to finish antibiotics on Saturday after a 10 day program .. wonder how worms are fairing ..  managed to avoid the 2nd stage of whooping cough (which is the so named cough).  Very relieved to have survived that one as my partner is still having trouble breathing when he gets in to a coughing fit. 

I started swimming laps again after a very long break .. I couldn't tolerate the chlorine .. new methods mean no nasty smells .. energy was ok.  Today no swim .. back to the usual... but at least I am not flattened.