intolerance to most food - ruining quality of life and health

answer to your questionaire:
1. ID Tess
2. Age 33
3. Sex Female
4. Single/Married single.
5. weight ~60kg
6. Height 5’2”
7. country UK
8. climate Temperate
9. List of your complaints
thirst
lethargy
Vision can sometimes blur
Headachy
fever with substantial sweating
guts are active and noisy – constipation and diarrhoea.
wheat intolerant
poor circulation in my hands and feet.
dizziness from hunger
occasional heart palpitations.
Lump in throat.

10. Since how long are you suffering from each complaint
In the last 6 years I have improved from a very thirsty vegetarian to a dehydrated, hungry carnivore.

11. non-Diabetic
12. Desire sweets/salt
13. Thirst - depending on my eating pattern
14. Tongue and Taste – usually have a coating and taste is plain
15. Current BP (without medicine and with medicine) no idea- last checked as the ‘good side’ of normal

16. What exactly is happening?
Whenever eating a normal meal with vegetables, after about 3-4 hrs, thirst sensations and lethargy occur. Vision can sometimes blur. If I cannot drink, normally something with more than just water so I can hydrate more easily, I start to lose attention span, get headachy. If I cant keep on top of the dehydration, it becomes nauseous, normally sharp pain focused around the eyes. If left longer, say go to bed as I’m tired and sleep. I will fever with substantial sweating. If the headache hasn’t gone and has got worse, I may be too exhausted to get up and drink, leading to shaking and eventual vomiting. It is normally vomiting but not of the last meal, usually liquid as the meal has passed further down the gut. This normally occurs when I have had a few days of eating ‘normally’ and I am constantly in a state of dehydration – used up any reserve. My guts are active and noisy. I pass loose, heavy, bulky stools when hydrated, but constipated when I get to nasty headache stage. I am definitely wheat intolerant and feel griping pain as it passes all through the gut.

17. How do you feel?
I do suffer from IBS, but I have that in check and can control it to a reasonable degree. This feels different, and has happened in the last few years. When I’m ok, I feel fairly good, when I’m not, I find life futile.
18. How does this affect you?
I keep away from people, distance myself as its not something people understand and have very unsubstantiated opinions of.
I cant participate or feel I can compete with ‘normal people’ with their normal lifesyles

19. How does it feel like?
Like I’m being drained, everything in slow motion. Muscels ache, exhausted

20. What comes to your mind?
Feeling trapped

21. One situation that had a big effect on you? Drowning when I was 2yrs old

22. How did that feel like? Strange freedom initially then terror as a response from mum
23. What sensation do you experience in that situation? free

24. What are you showing by that gesture of your hand (Habits or Actions)?
I don’t really understand the question
25. Current and previous remedies/medicines you are taking or took in the past?
aspen – bach flower remedy – current.
26. Family Background
Diabetes, hypertension, angina, stomach ulcers, IBS, lactose intolerance
27. Educational Qualifications of the patient
Biology, environmental sciences - Masters

28. Nature of work, what do you do for living?
Currently working in housing for the council

29. Desires, likes and dislikes for food
Crave previously favourite tasting foods, sweet foods, sometimes salty. Love the tastes, colours, smells, mouthfeel. Slight reluctance with meat as it is a new thing. Dislike seafood – bad mouthfeel, only eat some fish.

30. Name of foods which increase your problem
All vegetables commonly available, majority of fruits – worst offenders- capsicum peppers, potatoes, tomatoes, coconut, hazelnuts, blueberries, avocados, prawns

31. Mind-behavior, anger, irritability, hurry, impatient…and so on.. How are you different from other persons, public speaking or not , you can describe all of the details about your behavior, love and affections.
Outwardly laid back. Quiet, thoughtful patient. Technical. Hidden emotions, melancholy, reasonably happy

32. Aggravation (increases-time, season,)& Amelioration (Decreases)
No noticeable effects increase in headaches in summer from greater waterloss? – more sleepy in winter but quite normal? Circulation is bad in winter- strange chilblain welts on my hands.

33. Attached here your photographs of the affected area. (if required/optional)

34. Location of the disease
Lower gut
35. Side of the problem (Right or Left), (Upper or Lower part of body)
Right side

36. Color of the secretions/discharges e.g urine, stool, sputum, Saliva etc.
Pale stools, loose when hydrated. Darker when dehydrated. Urine pale orange. Mucous sometimes at the end of a heavy rapid gut movement. Dry mouth, little saliva.

For Females Only
37. When is the period during the month approx date? anytime
Any monthly cycle issues? early, roughly 25-6 day cycles late, sometimes a pause in flow, 3 days in. Sometime blood spots up to a week before.
any other discharges – thrush normally very severe just before the flow starts. Then active after a very sugary food day

38. Are you pregnant? No.

hi, just a thoguht. would being in the UK mean you wouldnt be able to recommend?

can I ask one further question: fructose malabsorbtion - any simple remedies or salts to stimulate the liver to help with this disorder?

many thanks

Tess

Hi Nawaz,

Many thanks. I will keep you informed.

Tess

Hi Nawaz,

so far I have taken the causticum, as recommended for a week and a half, would there be any indicative signs of improvement, I havent notice anything different?

Tess

Dear Nawaz,

I'm sorry. It is probably the tiredness, from not reading things properly.

As far as I could tell, there didnt seem to be a response.

I took a dose today, about 2 hrs ago.

I'm tired in my mind by the frustration of this sickness. Physically tired simply from the negetive response to foods and being in a constant state of recovery. My muscles ache, I'm thirsty, have a constant aftertaste on my tongue, I feel sick and headchy if I dont drink, my eyes are dry and itchy. I am allergic to pollen. I sleep, but not for long periods of time. I fever sometimes during sleep,waking up in copious sweat. My skin itches, and is dry and sore to touch on my face. I crave sugary foods, but too much will make my teeth ache. I have heart palputations, exaggerated by eating cheese. sometime monments when I just need to breathe.
My throat seems to have a lump or swell when I am having a reaction to food- dehydration?. I have symptoms of thrush, when I have my period, which was early again by a week.
I have a response to wheat, eggs, hazelnuts, oringinally capsicum peppers and the tomatoe family became a 'food problem' but gradually more and more food became highlighted. I have a problem with vinegar and cured/ smoked foods. my veins feel achy / constricted... acidic? my joints hurt -elbows, ankles. my body is heavy and is pushed to do exercise. I lose weight quickly, have a slim build. I have ashoulder and neck problem. my sinuses/ears ache
I'm not particularly stressed, my situatuon is not very stressful. I have unexplained waves of anxiety which I keep in check with aspen bach flower remedy. I suffer moodswings from everything is great to life is pointless. I'm constantly moving, but not a figit. I find it difficult to physically relax, only in sauna or asleep. My attention span is not brilliant - I will nod sleepily in a meeting longer than half an hour if I dont participate.

I'm not sure what else I can write.

Thanks

Tess

sorry for the long delay in replying, it tok a while to get the remedy.
after 3 days I dint notice much change. Something had 'shifted'
not sure how to explain the slight change in response, but it was there.
I think we are getting closer. what are your thoughts?