Irritable Bowel Syndrome Treatment

Question by Veronica A: Chronic chest and back pain around the lungs and tingly fingers. What’s wrong with me?
2 months ago, I experienced flu-like symptoms. Around this time, I started developing chest (tightness which causes shortness of breath) and back pain (stabbing, aching) that is not muscular. The chest pain location varies from my upper and lower portion of both sides of my chest. Sometimes it is right over my heart. Sometimes the pain appears to originate around my sternum. I have been experiencing these symptoms for over 2 months and they have gotten progressively worse within and across days. I do not have Lyme’s disease, gallbladder disease, acid reflux, or abnormal CBC (except low vitamin D) levels. Recently I have developed a transient slightly tingly sensation in my right fingers following tightness around my armpit (auxiliary?) area which triggers my fingers to turn cold. I also have irritable bowel syndrome. What could all this mean? PLEASE HELP!!

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Answer by Amy C
you need to go to the doctor so they can run some tests….i mean it could be something as simple as a muscle pull that just hasn’t had time to properly heel and therefore is getting worse and causing new symptoms or something as bad as a mass in or around you lungs pressing on a nerve which is causing the tingling in your fingers….all you can do is go and get it checked out. Go to the ER if you need to, I’m sure if you tell them you are having chest pains and tingling in the fingers you’ll be seen right away.

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Question by jonny fix-it: how do i treat chronic oral thrush?
I’ve tried probiotics. Clotrimazole tablets (prescribed by the doctor), and even tried heavily restrictive dieting (restricting myself from carbs and sugars of any kind). The doctor has taken blood work, and said that he sees no sign of immune diseases. I do not have diabetes or family history of diabetes.

The doctor just shrugs about it, and orders me more oral medication… The drugs and the dieting help, but they are very inconvenient and temporary solutions.

How do I get this Candida (the yeast that causes thrush) back under control, so it balances itself out?

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Answer by Stephanie
Basically the reason you have a yeast infection is because there’s an imbalance in your body. A healthy person has a balance between the yeast in their body and the good bacteria in their body.

Too much yeast, you have a yeast infection. Too much bacteria, you have a bacterial infection.

So, when you have a yeast infection you essentially have too much yeast in your body relative to the good bacteria. The natural way to treat it and bring back that balance is to starve the yeast and introduce more good bacteria into your body.

Oh and BTW – That’s why you often get relief from using the over the counter meds temporarily, and then the yeast infection comes back. The creams aren’t changing the source of the problem. They are just killing the yeast they come in contact with, and not balancing the yeast/bacteria in your body and actually sometimes end up making things a lot worse.

Oh BTW2 – That’s also why many times you’ll get a yeast infection after using antibiotics. Antibiotics kill all the bacteria in your body, the good and the bad. When that happens the balance between the yeast and good bacteria is off, and once again and you get a yeast infection.

Things you can add to your diet (to help promote good bacteria) are live yogurt cultures (or take Acidophilus), plenty of water, fresh vegetables, lots of protein rich foods, whey protein, raw garlic, nuts, seeds, oils, millet, rice and oat brans

Things you should remove from your diet (to starve the yeast) are all sodas, sugars, fruit, fermented foods, foods containing white flour, alcohol (especially beer), antacids and any product that has yeast or mold

Changing your diet will definitely get you on the road to balancing the yeast and good bacteria, but what I would also recommend is to use a homeopathic solution to help naturally speed up the process.

I always feel if there’s a natural way to do something, then it’s best to avoid the chemicals. I would look for an natural product, that can be taken orally to promote re-growth of the good bacteria in your body.

There are a few out there, I think they are probably all pretty good. One that I have used and was very effective for me was is yeastrol.
Best of Luck!

Hope this helps and best of luck!

If you’re interesting in finding out more I’ve added a link that has some more info.

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Question by Amanda C: I have a chronic condition, how do I bring it up in an interview?
I have chronic IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome), and though I have multiple other pretty bad health conditions, IBS is the only thing keeping me from a great job. I get flare ups, and have to go to the hospital sometimes more than twice a month to get IV infusions because I can’t eat or even drink water.
What I’m worried about is finding a new job. I can not stay where I am, it’s not rewarding and only pays minimum wage. While I’m so super grateful to even have a job, I just really can’t convince myself that it’s okay for me to stay here. So what do I do? How do I tell my employer that I have this conditions? Also… the medication I use for it is not legal, but I have a doctor’s authorization and everything that I need for it under Washington State RCW laws. Should I even worry about bringing that up? What if they do UA’s?

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Answer by cainvest1
The safe approach would be to bring it up late in the interview process by saying in the past you have had issues with IBS and this might come up in the reference check. (And reading between the lines here will come up if they drug test.)

You can not know the future so don’t project forward that you will need time off for this. The company may take your honesty to heart and hire you if you have the skill set they seek. But if you try to hide it, they might let you go during probation if you have a flair up.

Tricky issue.

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Question by rpsfu_83: I am a 23 year old,suffering with chronic bad breath for as long back as I can remember.It has been getting?
progressively worse.I have tried probiotics,chlorophyll,parsley, detox products,oxygenating products from Dr.Katz, changing my diet to exclude meats, dairy.I had also been to a fresh breath clinic where they took samples from my teeth and tongue,which concluded that I have”very high numbers of gram positive cocci and bacilli.As well very very high numbers of gram-negative cocci and bacilli,a moderate amount of vibrios”.They then prescribed antibiotic mouthwashes and antimicrobial rinses like chlorohexadine that did not work (and did not seem to worsen the problem either.I find that the breath has been getting worse with age in general).I did not measure very high on the halimeter, which tests for VSCs.The odour is not sulphuric, but rather is of a putrid nature.I do not suffer from post-nasal drip. I have no cavaties,but I build up tartar very quickly, and was told that tartar builds up in basic environment,as does odor causing bacteria.My oral hygeine is very good.any solutions/help?

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Answer by brunette_chick01
um..talk to your dentist

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Question by Freda W: What to do with too many doctors and not enough answers for chronic fatigue syndrome. Any suggestions?
I’ve been diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome by my GP when he doesn’t really believe the condition exists. Therefore he’s not treating me for it. Initial ekg and pulse-ox tests were normal, so no cardiologist or pulmonologist referrals.
Over the past few years, I’ve been to a Asthma/Allergist for seasonal allergies, a Hematologist for anemia, GI for irritable bowel syndrome and GERD, a GYN resulting in a partial hysterectomy, and a psychiatrist for depression and anxiety, all in hopes of treating my fatigue. None of these have helped, I’m still thoroughly exhausted all the time.
I can’t work, in the traditional sense, but told I’m not disabled. I don’t know what to do. Every online, work-at-home job turns out to be a scam.
I’m at my wits end…any suggestions?

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Answer by mr.bigz
you could try private doctors who look at this problem seriously and are upto date with new medical research and treatment options-many of these doctors think there is a strong link between cfs and infection-
study the website below for more information-there seems to be newish research to back up many of their claims

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