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    Jackie, Lactose breaks down into galactose and glucose, two sugars. https://www.livestrong.com/article/408258-a-description-of-lactose-and-lactase-reaction/ Lactic acid can be produced by lactic acid producing bacteria when they ferment the undigested lactose in dairy. These are the same bacteria that cause Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth...
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    Can you find a different doctor? A naturopath? Write a complaint letter to the medical board?
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    Here's some helpful reading... Nutritional therapies for mental disorders https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2248201/ And... Bread and Other Edible Agents of Mental Disease https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4809873/#!po=18.0556 And... The Role of Vitamins and Minerals in Psychiatry https://www.ncbi...
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    Can you ask your doctor for a genetic test which looks for the most common Celiac genes? Doctors can be ignorant about testing for Celiac. If gluten makes you too ill to do the gluten challenge (6-8 weeks of gluten consumption for blood test, 2 weeks of gluten consumption for endoscopy), request genetic testing from your doctor. Some companies offer...
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    Jackie, Dairy does not make our bodies acidic. Dairy can cause continuing inflammation because dairy can trigger the same reaction in our intestines as gluten. Mast cells are part of the immune system. Mast Cell Activation Syndrome is when mast cells easily release histamine. High histamine levels make us feel ill. Avoiding high histamine foods...
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    @Spherical Bird, You should continue taking your B Complex vitamins. It was probably the Candida infection making your urine cloudy, not the vitamins. A good rule of thumb is to drink eight ounces of water after urinating. Water in, water out. Drinking Cranberry juice is an excellent way to clear out Urinary Tract Infections. 7 Foods and...
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    Hector, Thanks for the update. Are you getting plenty of magnesium? Thiamine needs magnesium to help it work properly. You could try adding a magnesium citrate supplement. Other vitamin deficiencies involved with neuropathy include B12, B6 (pyridoxine), B3 (Niacin) and Vitamin C and the mineral Copper. Peripheral Neuropathy Due to...
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    Thiamine Deficiency Causes Intracellular Potassium Wasting https://www.hormonesmatter.com/thiamine-deficiency-causes-intracellular-potassium-wasting/ And.... Safety of intravenous push thiamine administration at a tertiary academic medical center https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31932197/ Thiamine can be administered by iv in...
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    Supplementing just choline could cause a substantial drop in Thiamine. Thiamine deficiency manifesting as gastrointestinal beriberi should be corrected first with high dose thiamine. And because the eight essential B Complex vitamins work together, a good B Complex supplement would be beneficial. There are sublingual thiamine supplements and liquid...
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    @Wheatwacked, It's more important to fix the thiamine deficiency first because choline cannot be utilized properly without a thiamine derived component. This explains it..... Acetyl-CoA and acetylcholine metabolism in nerve terminal compartment of thiamine deficient rat brain https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1471-4159.201...
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    Welcome to the forum! Sorry to hear your wife is having such a rough time. Her symptoms sound a lot like mine did when I had Gastrointestinal Beriberi, a manifestation of Thiamine deficiency. Here's some articles you can read and discuss with your doctor.... Elevated Lactate Secondary to Gastrointestinal Beriberi https...
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    I found this article.... Celiac Disease Associated with a Benign Granulomatous Mass Demonstrating Self-Regression after Initiation of a Gluten-Free Diet https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5624261/ "...celiac disease can also be associated with benign small bowel thickening and reactive lymphadenopathy. These reactive changes do not...
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    Shared Genetic Factors Involved in Celiac Disease, Type 2 Diabetes and Anorexia Nervosa Suggest Common Molecular Pathways for Chronic Diseases https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4970800/ "In conclusion, even though the common mechanisms for the development of celiac disease, T2D or anorexia nervosa remains unresolved, the present study...
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    @grumbleguts, Be aware that Metformin will cause B12, folate, and thiamine deficiency. I suggest you discuss with your doctor supplementing thiamine as well as B12 and folate. B12 and thiamine deficiencies can cause symptoms of altered mentation before blood tests reveal deficiency. Diabetics, both type one and two, have been shown...
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    Which drugs are you taking for your type two diabetes?
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    Thought this article might be of interest to you since you are working out... The effects of endurance training and thiamine supplementation on anti-fatigue during exercise https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4241913/
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    Hi, Hector, In a past post, you said... "I think it's interesting that the anti-depressants were very effective for me but the anti-convulsants not at all. That should offer some sort of clue about what's going on perhaps. I'm meeting my neurologist on 24th December so I'll tell him about all this of course." I found these articles.... ...
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    Think about it... Calcium and magnesium are in Rolaids and Tums. They coat the intestines and neutralize stomach acid. If there's no stomach acid, food isn't going to get digested as well. If there's a coating on the intestines, vitamins aren't going to be absorbed much. Taking a magnesium or calcium supplement after a meal is going to...
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    Good to know!
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    @Sabaarya, You really need to take them every day. B vitamins are water soluble, so we can't store them for very long. Taking them every day will help replenish what small amount we can store and our bodies will work better having plenty instead of barely enough. No, I would not recommend a Multivitamin. Only about 10% of the vitamins and minerals...
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    Do you eat high glycemic foods? https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/carbohydrates/carbohydrates-and-blood-sugar/ I found eating high glycemic foods made my blood glucose levels spike quickly and then drop quickly. And I will get the sweaty palms while my blood glucose levels are going up and down, even though they are within "normal...
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    Hi, Maria! Are you having Dermatitis Herpetiformis outbreaks or could you be having Hives? Dermatitis Herpetiformis outbreaks usually occur after exposure to gluten. Iodine (as in iodized salt, eggs, dairy, and seafood) can make DH flare. Have you kept a food journal to see if there's an association with something in your diet? Do you eat processed...
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    @Sabaarya, I'm so glad to hear your symptoms are improving! I know how you feel! I had plantar fasciitis, too! You may want to make sure you're including Omega Three fats in your diet. I take flaxseed oil supplements for Omega 3's. The nerves are covered with protective sheaths made up of fats like Omega 3's. These protective...
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    You'll want to take 300-500 mg of thiamine Hydrochloride with each meal or about every three to four hours. The sticky sweat and flushing is what I get when blood glucose is high and there's not enough thiamine to burn glucose off for energy. I'm Type Two diabetic. I started off taking thiamine hydrochloride (thiamine HCl). It's probably the cheapest...
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    Hector, You'll want to take 300-500 mg of thiamine Hydrochloride with each meal or about every three to four hours. The sticky sweat and flushing is what I get when blood glucose is high and there's not enough thiamine to burn glucose off for energy. I'm Type Two diabetic. I started off taking thiamine hydrochloride (thiamine HCl). It's...
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