Posted by Chloe on July 30, 2002, at 20:52:27
In reply to L-tryptophan, posted by Squiggles on July 30, 2002, at 6:50:28
> Scrapping my lithium reduction scheme;
> had a rotten sleepless night and felt
> worse than taking the normal dose;
>
> Basically, i am trying to find out why
> I have peripheral neuropathy, gastro stuff,
> diarrhea, the tongue whiteness or glossitis,
> etc.
>
> It could be many things but i recall it started
> with something that felt like meningitis.
>
> Hmm, ok - anyone heard of L-tryptophan - i looked
> it up it is an amino acid; i don't eat health
> foods; wondering if it could be found in something
> else like Maple Syrup or Canola Oil for example.
>
> tx
>
> SquigglesSquiggles,
I am in a bad slump. But you post screams Yeast to me! Candidiasis, or candida albicans, a single celled fungus that is supposed to be in our genital and GI tract. But if the immune system is supressed, or many other reasons, the fungus can proliferate causing a lot of your symptons, like
diiarrhea, abdominal pain , headaches, bad breath, sore throat, DEPRESSION!, numbness of the face or extremeties, canker sores, nagging cough, tingling sensations, acne, night sweats, PMS, white spots on tongue...the list goes on from my book: Prescriptions for nutritional healing by Balch and Balch.I know I have some links somewhere, but unable to find them now. Try a search (www.google.com is a good place to start) on candida fungus infactions or just yeast infections...I might be completely off, just thought I would mention my suspicion thougoh.
BTW, when I started BC Pills, I was getting vaginal yeast infections chronically. So I started taking probiotics, or acidophilus capsules and I haven't had anther yeast infections :) I still take it. Keeps the good flora in the gut, keeps yeast from thriving, and prevents diarrhea and constipation.
Hope you feel better
Chloe
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