Peatri Dish
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I have stumbled upon the crux of all my issues I think, quite accidentally. So, here's some background because context is everything.
I encountered Peats ideas a few years ago and have made quite a bit of progress except that I didn't really take one issue very seriously: ENDOTOXIN
Some issues that I've had lifelong are broken blood vessels on my cheeks, easily tending toward overweight...and edma, bad gums, TMJ. In short, all the things that Peat accredits to endotoxins. I first tried thyroid, increased my sugar, started drinking more juice, mostly eliminated PUFA. Results were good but the weight was always an issue. Eventually I mostly eliminated starch. The single most marked results I saw were from acetazolamide- I dropped about 10 lbs practically overnight. I was psyched, but I could not get to the bottom of what was causing the inflammation in the first place. Here are the hints that I missed: cyproheptadine was a complete failure for me first go. I swelled up like a tick! I was puffy faced, constipated and depressed. After close to 10 lbs weight gain, I said, "not for me, thanks." It also made my TMJ worse! How could this be? Gelatin made me constipated and glycine gave my diarrhea?? After about six months of Peat eating I found I could no longer tolerate vegetables-diarrhea.
So, I was cruising along pretty well this summer until I had my tooth pulled. The dentist said "Oh, you poor thing. You have a terrible bacterial infection." She said she would give me an antibiotic and get the tooth out. Having heard Peats many strictures on antibiotics, I willingly complied. Without the slightest skepticism, I took a prescription drug without any research on it. Popped those pills for about ten days. I was amazed! My gums were light pink. My tummy was flatter that it had been in years. And no more TMJ!
Fast forward one month. I've started a new job the day after a quick turn around trip to my home town to say goodbye to my dying father. I start getting diarrhea. I think "oh, it's stress." Although I'm loving the job and at peace with my dad. Not stress - the diarrhea continues for ove a month. I'm mystified. Of course, I think diet must be the issue. But nothing's changed, except that I've been drinking red bull instead of coffee in the morning and a lot of red bull during the day. My work is very busy and I'm having a great time so I don't really notice that my appetite is not what is was. Very busy, come home tired, I do a little research and discover that clindamycin, the antibiotic I took, can lead to C Diff infection. I'm vaguely remembering that this is a bad scene but I just keep working and sh**ing. Now it's maybe 10 times a day, practically water with some weird mucousy floaters in it. OK, now I'm taking this seriously. I know that acetazolamide can have diarrhea as a side effect so I discontinue that. I remember cyproheptadine and gelatin stop things up nicely so I start those and get immediate results. Again, I pile on about 10 lbs quick. Oh no...I don't want that...water weight piling on...ankles swelling. So I stop the cyproheptadine and a day later the diarrhea is back. I look into this C diff thing a little more deeply and decide to go back on cyproheptadine, start on some methylene blue and get a C diff test. So, I go to the doctor and explain the situation and she says "yes, sounds like c diff, but we can't test you unless you have diarrhea." Now at this point I know I'm fairly toxic inside. My belly has swollen up so bad I look about 5 months pregnant. But , it doesn't look like medicine has much to offer, except more intense antibiotics, with ugly side effects and a good chance of relapse. The only research that I can grasp at this point is that aspirin users are less likely to get c diff and that taurine and glycine seem to cause spores to germinate. And most disturbing, fecal transplant seems to be the go to but the FDA is resisting and using it as last resort. Meanwhile, the Internet abounds with horrifying stories of ugly deaths and fruitless medical treatments for this "superbug."
Well, I have not been tested for c diff yet because I don't have diarrhea. I have not had cyproheptadine since Monday night, it's Friday morning. With a half life of six hours, I think I'm fairly cyproheptadine free.
This is what I've concluded thus far. I've had this nasty c diff bug In me for quite some time, probably. Cyproheptadine reduced my serotonin which was doing what it was supposed to do - trying to rid my body of ugly poison. But it's also causing me a ton of inflammation along with the endotoxins. It would slow my bowel from emergency mode to normal -it works - which made everything worse for me. Peat is right again. My TMJ is endotoxin. My Rosacea is endotoxin. It's best to keep the intestines clean. No question.
I'm now awaiting the return of the diarrhea so I can do the test. Meanwhile, is the methylene blue and aspirin helping? Or am I just still enjoying the reprieve from cyproheptadine? There has to be an answer in Peatland. Because there are no answers anywhere else.
I encountered Peats ideas a few years ago and have made quite a bit of progress except that I didn't really take one issue very seriously: ENDOTOXIN
Some issues that I've had lifelong are broken blood vessels on my cheeks, easily tending toward overweight...and edma, bad gums, TMJ. In short, all the things that Peat accredits to endotoxins. I first tried thyroid, increased my sugar, started drinking more juice, mostly eliminated PUFA. Results were good but the weight was always an issue. Eventually I mostly eliminated starch. The single most marked results I saw were from acetazolamide- I dropped about 10 lbs practically overnight. I was psyched, but I could not get to the bottom of what was causing the inflammation in the first place. Here are the hints that I missed: cyproheptadine was a complete failure for me first go. I swelled up like a tick! I was puffy faced, constipated and depressed. After close to 10 lbs weight gain, I said, "not for me, thanks." It also made my TMJ worse! How could this be? Gelatin made me constipated and glycine gave my diarrhea?? After about six months of Peat eating I found I could no longer tolerate vegetables-diarrhea.
So, I was cruising along pretty well this summer until I had my tooth pulled. The dentist said "Oh, you poor thing. You have a terrible bacterial infection." She said she would give me an antibiotic and get the tooth out. Having heard Peats many strictures on antibiotics, I willingly complied. Without the slightest skepticism, I took a prescription drug without any research on it. Popped those pills for about ten days. I was amazed! My gums were light pink. My tummy was flatter that it had been in years. And no more TMJ!
Fast forward one month. I've started a new job the day after a quick turn around trip to my home town to say goodbye to my dying father. I start getting diarrhea. I think "oh, it's stress." Although I'm loving the job and at peace with my dad. Not stress - the diarrhea continues for ove a month. I'm mystified. Of course, I think diet must be the issue. But nothing's changed, except that I've been drinking red bull instead of coffee in the morning and a lot of red bull during the day. My work is very busy and I'm having a great time so I don't really notice that my appetite is not what is was. Very busy, come home tired, I do a little research and discover that clindamycin, the antibiotic I took, can lead to C Diff infection. I'm vaguely remembering that this is a bad scene but I just keep working and sh**ing. Now it's maybe 10 times a day, practically water with some weird mucousy floaters in it. OK, now I'm taking this seriously. I know that acetazolamide can have diarrhea as a side effect so I discontinue that. I remember cyproheptadine and gelatin stop things up nicely so I start those and get immediate results. Again, I pile on about 10 lbs quick. Oh no...I don't want that...water weight piling on...ankles swelling. So I stop the cyproheptadine and a day later the diarrhea is back. I look into this C diff thing a little more deeply and decide to go back on cyproheptadine, start on some methylene blue and get a C diff test. So, I go to the doctor and explain the situation and she says "yes, sounds like c diff, but we can't test you unless you have diarrhea." Now at this point I know I'm fairly toxic inside. My belly has swollen up so bad I look about 5 months pregnant. But , it doesn't look like medicine has much to offer, except more intense antibiotics, with ugly side effects and a good chance of relapse. The only research that I can grasp at this point is that aspirin users are less likely to get c diff and that taurine and glycine seem to cause spores to germinate. And most disturbing, fecal transplant seems to be the go to but the FDA is resisting and using it as last resort. Meanwhile, the Internet abounds with horrifying stories of ugly deaths and fruitless medical treatments for this "superbug."
Well, I have not been tested for c diff yet because I don't have diarrhea. I have not had cyproheptadine since Monday night, it's Friday morning. With a half life of six hours, I think I'm fairly cyproheptadine free.
This is what I've concluded thus far. I've had this nasty c diff bug In me for quite some time, probably. Cyproheptadine reduced my serotonin which was doing what it was supposed to do - trying to rid my body of ugly poison. But it's also causing me a ton of inflammation along with the endotoxins. It would slow my bowel from emergency mode to normal -it works - which made everything worse for me. Peat is right again. My TMJ is endotoxin. My Rosacea is endotoxin. It's best to keep the intestines clean. No question.
I'm now awaiting the return of the diarrhea so I can do the test. Meanwhile, is the methylene blue and aspirin helping? Or am I just still enjoying the reprieve from cyproheptadine? There has to be an answer in Peatland. Because there are no answers anywhere else.