"I wanted to tell you what happened to me in the last 3 weeks so you can make other people aware. All these different Drs. kept giving me antibiotics to take (4 rounds to be exact). I started vomiting on a Saturday along with horrible cramping and diarrhea. By Sunday I was deathly ill. I went to the emergency room Sunday night and they dismissed it as a stomach virus. I stayed sick all that week and could not even eat. I went back to the emergency room that Friday and they pumped me with pain medicine, more antibiotics and fluids. They drew blood and a stool sample. They said the blood work was fine and I could go home. They gave me a presciption for more antibiotics and said I would feel better in a day or two. That night at 10:30 the hospital called to say I had tested positive for C-Diff and not to take the antibiotics they had prescribed. I had to call my Dr. for a new prescription for Flagyl (500 mgs.each every 6 hours for 14 days) Those pills made me feel lightheaded, depressed, I could not even spell my own name. I called my Dr. back (Day 3 of pills) and she said to back off the pills to every 12 hours. That was a little bareable, but not much. I still had a horrible full feeling in my gut. By the 5th day of those pills my vagina was killing me (yeast infection). I called the Dr. back and was told to use Monistat cream. I used the 3 day cream and it did not work. By day 9 my mouth was killing me (yeast infection). I called the Dr. back and she called in Diflucan to take for 3 days. I did that and the yeast infection got better. The day after I ended all the medicines I felt really sick to my stomach and threw up several times, it was blood. I rushed to the hospital and they called in my stomach Dr. (He has been treating me for IBS about 2 years). He had them pump the blood from my stomach and did a scope down my throat. He found a tear in my stomach. I am now on Reglan and Nexium for 30 days. It has been HELL trying to be diagnosed and to feel better the past 5 years. That was just one incident. I really don't know where to turn or what to do next. I trusted Drs. to help me and look what happened. I never knew that antibiotics could cause such."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From immunesupport.com's Tip of the Day--

 

Tai chi consists of physical exercises based on principles of rhythmic movement, equilibrium of body weight, and effortless breathing designed to build chi (vital life energy). Originally developed as a martial art for self-defense, it is characterized by moving slowly and continuously without strain through a sequence of contrasting movements. Each movement develops from the last and flows into the oncoming movement. The objective of tai chi is to achieve health and tranquility through movement while developing the mind and body. Tai chi is good for people with FM and CFS because of the slowness of the exercises, which take the body very, very gently through a whole range of motions without engaging strong muscle contraction, like weightlifting does. This type of exercise does not create adrenaline in the body.

People who have FM know that if they engage in physical exercises that produce adrenaline, their bodies have a difficult time processing it.   (Source: Alternative Treatments for Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, by Mari Skelly and Andrea Helm.)

 

 

 

 

 

From a newsletter reader--

 

"I was diagnosed with mycoplasma infection about 7 years ago and was treated with minocycline and doxicycline.  I had swollen sore joints, all over body stiffness, so I could hardly walk.  After beginning the treatment the stiffness left and within a few months I was back doing aerobics!  This lasted about 3 years when FMS symptoms begin to appear (stress from building our new house?).  Again I was in a great deal of pain.  A year ago I begin taking a supplement called Monolaurin along with the doxicycline.  Wonderful results and I  once again normal.  However, I am now allergic to the antibiotics and stopped in January.  My FMS symptoms are returning!! including the body wide aching and stiffness.  I think it was the doxicycline/monolaurin combo that was working for me.  I am anxious to try your suggestions!"

 

 

 

 

 

From immunesupport.com's Tip of the Day--

 

Cranial work [craniosacral therapy] is subtle enough that it doesn't create resistance in the tissues and allows the practitioner to work gently in the damaged areas. Tissues that are in chronic pain or are hypersensitive resist heavy-duty stretching or exercise if they haven't gradually built up to it.

But because craniosacral therapy is a low-impact treatment that can also affect the body's neurological function, it seems to have the ability to calm a hypersensitized system, especially in the case of people with FM or CFS. The craniosacral practitioner can provide a greater range of motion and make a greater impact without the stress to the patient's system that strenuous exercise would cause.   (Source: Alternative Treatments for Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, by Mari Skelly and Andrea Helm.)