lindsay
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I recently had appendicitis and had to have an open appendectomy - about a week and a half ago. Prior to the operation, I had a VERY high fever - peaking at 103 F - and a resting heart rate at 123 bpm. It was bad - I couldn't eat and I had a terrifying panic attack one night when I was alone. But, after the surgery, the doctor sent me home with two rounds of antibiotics. I also began to take one grain of thyroid again after the surgery because the stress had caused very bad edema and I had to have a catscan to diagnose the appendicitis, so I thought thyroid would help with the negative effects of the radiation.
So, that brings me to the antibiotics - I couldn't eat for a week because my appetite was gone, so that might be part of the reason I lost weight, but it seems that the estrogen dominance weight I had prior to the surgery is seemingly gone after the antibiotics, despite the stress of the surgery. I had accumulated some fat on my stomach and inner thighs that I could not get rid of and it seems to have disappeared following the two antibiotics I had to take. I didn't think anything of it until I listened to an old interview with RP on the herb doctors and he mentioned how antibiotics lower estrogen and were once used for fertility.....
My question is, how long might this last post-antibiotics and is it safe to use antibiotics as a semi-regular treatment for estrogen dominance? I haven't been prescribed them in years, but man does it make you feel like a whole new person. I don't like the idea of using them regularly, but I do travel a lot and can probably get my doctor to write me a prescription for when I'm traveling (I've heard they do this if you ask). However, are there natural ways I can get the same effect? I've heard of people using activated charcoal, which has helped me in the past, but I'm not sure it works like an antibiotic. The carrot salad did not seem to be very beneficial for me in the past - not any more so than just eating more fruit or some veggies.
Would much appreciate any input. Thanks!
So, that brings me to the antibiotics - I couldn't eat for a week because my appetite was gone, so that might be part of the reason I lost weight, but it seems that the estrogen dominance weight I had prior to the surgery is seemingly gone after the antibiotics, despite the stress of the surgery. I had accumulated some fat on my stomach and inner thighs that I could not get rid of and it seems to have disappeared following the two antibiotics I had to take. I didn't think anything of it until I listened to an old interview with RP on the herb doctors and he mentioned how antibiotics lower estrogen and were once used for fertility.....
My question is, how long might this last post-antibiotics and is it safe to use antibiotics as a semi-regular treatment for estrogen dominance? I haven't been prescribed them in years, but man does it make you feel like a whole new person. I don't like the idea of using them regularly, but I do travel a lot and can probably get my doctor to write me a prescription for when I'm traveling (I've heard they do this if you ask). However, are there natural ways I can get the same effect? I've heard of people using activated charcoal, which has helped me in the past, but I'm not sure it works like an antibiotic. The carrot salad did not seem to be very beneficial for me in the past - not any more so than just eating more fruit or some veggies.
Would much appreciate any input. Thanks!