Emotional chaos?

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

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[LBTC]

Seconding the aforementioned hormonal and dietary mayhem suggestions as above. It's certainly possible that one of your old foods was doping you up on serotonin (a lot of carbs do this). Also, is it possible you're going through something analogous to a herxheimer reaction?

If you're losing weight due to this new diet, bear in mind that many of the toxins in the human body are stored in fat. (Fat is also estrogenic, btw.) When a large amount of fat is being broken down, a lot of these molecules are getting released into your body to be processed and elimited.

Whatever you're going through, I just want you to know that you're loved and supported and when you break through to the other side you will feel so much better.

Thank you for your support! I had to look up that Herx thing. Apparently it actually applies to antibiotic treatment of certain illnesses, and I'm not on antibiotics; and it only mentions physical symptoms, not emotional ones. It's all connected, though, so, yes, I am hoping it's part of the healing process!

As for losing weight - I wish! The scale budges maybe 1/2 pound a week. That's certainly not dramatic, so I doubt this is a bunch of fat cells releasing their toxins, at least not specifically....

I may be starved for endorphins for one thing. Most days it's soo difficult to do anything more than walk the dogs, but tonight I did a kickboxing routine and feel so much better. Riding the bike on the trainer on Friday really didn't help much- it actually made me feel worse....so there you go. I guess it's got to be strenuous! heehee

Hugs and butterflies,
~T~

[LBTC]

http://music.calarts.edu/~cbaker/fil...utterflies.jpg

Thank you Lisa! {{{{{{{{{{{{{Lisa}}}}}}}}}}}}} I love this! It's my new wallpaper!

And if you look at it for a few moments, you'll see why I like to send them out!

Hugs and, well, you know,
~T~

[farrellcollie]

My partner decided to go on a rather drastic diet (from the way she used to eat) and cut out almost all sugar and refined carbohydrates and fast food and is on a 1500 calorie a day mostly meatless diet now. For the first three to four weeks she had panic attacks and thought she was dying, would cry etc. now - about 2 months into it - she is fine - more energy, better sleep, more exercise etc. She believes it was the loss of sugar and just general detox. It was horrible for awhile - like watching an addict dry out -but she is much better now and sticking to her new regine with renewed enthusiasm.

[LBTC]

2 months? Ack!!! I sure hope this doesn't go on for that long!!

And if tonight is any indication, it won't! YAY!

Yes, I do intend to stick it out for at least about another month...

Hugs and butterflies,
~T~

[farrellcollie]

No - she is two months into it now and has been fine for awhile - the first month or a little less was the worse. Actually she seems more dedicated now because she says she never wants to go through it again. She is very sensitive to sugar - one night last week she decided to have a small cup of cocoa and it made her crash a little - so now she is eschewing sugar and chocolate completely (no valentine's candy at all - not even one thin mint)

[LBTC]

Let her know that cane sugar and beet sugar are not the same. I found dark chocolate bars sweetened with beet sugar. I've also been using maple syrup and honey in various recipes instead of sugar. Yeah, not as handy, but nothing else in the diet is anyway.

I had to give my valentine's chocolates away, too

Hugs and butterflies,
~T~

[farrellcollie]

Thanks for the info - I will tell her. too bad about your valentine chocolate but I am glad to hear you are feeling better too.

[hellosunshine]

Im sure its down to your diet and im sure it will pass.i whole heatidly agree with all the comments,cry and sleep and talk,allow all your emotions,release them LIKE BUTTERFLIES!


starvation also plays havoc with emotions,do beware and do look after your body,its a fantastic machine - all the love that has been shared to me on this forum will get you through.x

[LBTC]

Thank you, sunshine. I watched the emotions fly away a few days ago. I feel much lighter now! Have no fear, I am not starving myself. I eat pretty small amounts, but do it so often that my weight is barely budging even though I could use to lose 10-15 pounds.

All the positive thoughts here have been so very helpful. It's so nice to feel all that energy help me through realizing that I will get through this and it's okay to let these emotions do their thing.

And I'll be seeing my doc for another B12 test to see if I'm low. I just found out there can be behaviour and thought problems with a deficiency of this vitamin that's found in the grains I'm not eating and is often not absorbed properly by people with Crohn's. I'm interested to see how it's doing.

How are you making out these days, sunshine? Feeling good? I hope so

Hugs and butterflies,
~T~

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

T,
If you take any B vitamins I think you should consider taking a BALANCED B COMPLEX supplement of all the various B vitamins together. They have a relationship where they work together, and often if you are defiicent in one due to diet you are quite likely to be deficient in others that they may not test you for. So even if your doctor gives you say a B12 shot, it won't hurt to get a bottle of B-Complex 25mg or 50mg pills and take those as well to ensure you are getting ALL the B vitamins. P.S. take them with food as they can be strong on an empty stomach.
Just my personal opinion...

[LBTC]

Thanks, Lisa

I'll discuss this with doc on Wednesday. One of the problems associated with Crohn's is that certain nutrients are not absorbed properly, and the first is usually B12. This has to do with which specific part of the intestines is being affected by lesions, scarring and/or inflammation. We've still got a bit more than a week before we can visually see what the effects are in there, but the blood testing can still be helpful. If it's a malabsorption issue, the B12 will have to be an injection. Possibly the remainder of the b vitamins can still be absorbed through digestion. I'll try to find out what the best approach is.

btw, emotionally feeling okay today, wondering if I'm (finally) fighting the flu...feeling shivery and like there is pressure against the back of my lungs. Nothing extreme....yet. Unfortunate if it is, though, as I have a busy week at work and do not have the option to call in sick this week. dag nabbit

time for another cup of tea.

Hugs and butterflies,
~T~

[bmccasland]

((((((LBTC)))))))

Should I send you some silly Mardi Gras beads? They're no-calorie! Saw some cool fiberoptic butterflies at one of the parades Thursday night. But no cooresponding butterfly beads, sorry.

Hope you're feeling better!

( and the check is in the mail)

[LBTC]

((((((LBTC)))))))

Should I send you some silly Mardi Gras beads? They're no-calorie! Saw some cool fiberoptic butterflies at one of the parades Thursday night. But no cooresponding butterfly beads, sorry.

Hope you're feeling better!

( and the check is in the mail)

Thank you, Beth! I would LOVE Mardis Gras beads! One day I'd love to go to Mardis Gras in person.....give us a few years until DH makes plumber money, then it's on the short list. <smile>

Thanks again!

Hugs and butteflies,
~T~

[Wahine]

Just wanted to let you know that I'm thinking about you. Take care, I hope it's not the flu.