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    Asking for (Daily) Support to promote LDN only until April 25th!

    Please help promote LDN by voting Please help promote LDN by voting for me at the link below. The winner is interviewed by More Magazine so I would get the opportunity to talk about LDN and the various diseases it helps...
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    Asking for (Daily) Support to promote LDN only until April 25th!

    # Asking for (Daily) Support to promote LDN only until April 25th! Thank you for posting my link! Over the years I've been helped by so many online friends who've opened my eyes to things my doctors didn't know. That in turn allowed me to pursue better doctors and better treatments. I hope...
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    (SCD) Specific Carbohydrate Diet anyone?

    Probably the book he recommended was "Breaking the Vicious Cycle" by Elaine Gottschall. That explains how the diet heals the body. I just finished reading it and I have to say, I'm impressed and cautiously hopeful. I've jumped on so many bandwagons and been disapointed that I've become somewhat...
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    (SCD) Specific Carbohydrate Diet anyone?

    Probably the book he recommended was "Breaking the Vicious Cycle" by Elaine Gottschall. That explains how the diet heals the body. I just finished reading it and I have to say, I'm impressed and cautiously hopeful. I've jumped on so many bandwagons and been disapointed that I've become somewhat...
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    Diet Does Make a Big Difference

    Diet was the first thing I noticed that could ease my symptoms to a degree. My pain and exhaustion decreased when I gave up corn, wheat, milk, sugar and other foods I had intolerance to. Before that I was REALLY sick! I'm trying the specific carbohydrate diet (SCD) right now, hoping it helps.
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    (SCD) Specific Carbohydrate Diet anyone?

    I started the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD) a few weeks ago. My pain level in my joints has gone down and I'm sleeping better. My nervous system feels more relaxed. Has anyone else tried this diet? Is it helpful?
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    Low Dose Naltrexone - help for IBS?

    I've used Low Dose Naltrexone for six months now. I was in the Stanford Phase II LDN for Fibromyalgia Clinical Trial last year. It does help a lot. I was on 4.5 mg and am now going down to 3 mg. I felt great for 3 months and it took about a month for me to start feeling good. I felt about 80%...
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    Has anyone here tried Rifaximin for small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO)?

    I'm Tamra. I have fibro, CFIDS, IBS, depression, insomnia, thyroid nodules, joint and all over body pain, etc... Had fibro pain, migraines and insomnia since 1995, but got really, REALLY sick since having a very bad intestinal infection (c. diff) in July of 07. I posted on another forum a while...
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    Hi, I'm kinda new here... and wondering about Rifaximin

    I have fibro, CFIDS, IBS, depression, insomnia, thyroid nodules, joint and all over body pain, etc... Been sick since 1995, but really, REALLY sick since having a very bad intestinal infection in July of 07. I posted on another forum a while back wondering about Rifaximin and someone on that...