I've tended to have a lot of gut issues all my life. Recently I had a bout of illnesses over a period of months and then a situation where my stomach had constant cramping and burning, ongoing, so that the muscles all over my upper back and neck and head got involved and were aching all the time. Plus I was having intense chills and feeling flu like almost every night. I was having to take ibuprofen every day. I assumed it was an infection of some kind, but by the second week, with no change, I went in to Kaiser. They wouldn't give me an antibiotic because I wasn't vomiting or with a high fever. They would only give me an anticholinergic, which did impact the cramps, but gave me a huge migraine by the second dose (and I don't want to just treat symptoms anyway). Realizing I did not want to get into the labyrinth of the Gastroenterology Dept, I decided to stay home and help my immune system as best I could.
Unfortunately, my symptoms were worsening -- now I had a new problem of my stomach dumping acid and consequently, my appetite greatly decreased and I often felt nauseous on waking in the morning, for hours.
But at about this time was when
Fredd had his recent crash and reported that one component of his B-12 crash was stomach problems to the point of vomiting (!), which surprised me, but I realized that B-12 deficiency will really affect every part of your body that is fed by nerves -- everything. That got me thinking that maybe the new Solgar B-12 I'd started was just not up to the task. And I realized that about the time I started it was when I started getting illness after illness. What Fredd learned from his crash was that Enzymatic Therapies was the only one he could rely on as a "5 star" brand, and that Jarrow B-12 could no longer be relied on and led to his crash.
I had improved the night chills so that they were lessening, but the flu-like feeling was still coming and going, muscles hurting all over my body.
Then, within 3 days of starting the addition of just 1 Enzy per day, my stomach improved 80% overnight. It was shocking. I expect that either the better B-12 boosted my immune system, or it was a nerve issue to begin with, or it was perhaps just my body's time to get over it . . . but the timing seemed to favor the addition of Enzy.
Your situation sounds complex and unique, but you never know when a nerve issue is what may play a role in your problems. Fredd's protocol is
here, in case you want to try it (he replaced Jarrow B-12 with
Enzymatic Therapies B-12).
