Hi, first of all I would like list my main symptoms:
- fatigue
- tingling legs
- strong constipation (no bowel movements without laxatives)
- depression
- brainfog
- sleep disturbances (sleepwalking, talking)
Recently I started yet another attempt to find the root cause of all my problems and found a connection to my stomach ulcer I had 6 years ago. Well, 6 years ago I almost died because of blood loss due to a stomach ulcer. Doctors diagnosed me with a H. pylori infection and put me on a course of antibiotics. The course lasted 7 days and consisted of clarithromycin and amoxicillin. 6 weeks after my treatment I was retested for H. pylori with the result that I was still infected. So they started the same treatment again for 7 days. This time the course was "successful". However, some time after this treatment I noticed that I always felt tired. That time I was 15 and I was tired at school, had to sleep when I came back home, learning got very difficult due to the urge to sleep.... Nevertheless, if my memory serves me correctly, this tiredness wasn't too bad in comparison with my fatigue I am suffering from now. 2007 my doctor diagnosed me again with H. pylori.... got another course of antibiotics... failed again.... another course (that time I got clarithromycin and metronidazole [I hate this fucking antibiotic]). Yeah and what to say...my fatigue got worse and I got depressions. Seeked help at a psychiatrist and got antidepressants.... All in all, I was put on antibiotics about 5 times and always noticed a progression of my symptoms.
Well, I researched and found out that candida could be a reason why I feel so bad. Currently I am taking Xtralac (probiotic) and avoiding sugar. Before I tried nystatin which worsened my constipation a lot so that I decided to try Xtralac first... Could this constipation be related to a possible "die off" reaction?
Soon I am going to retest for H. pylori.
Does anybody know another possible cause of my problems or have a similar story? What do you think about candida?
Thanks for your help!
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Additional information:
- Accoding to my doctor thyroid levels (hypothyroidism could explain my symptoms very well....) are "normal" (FT3: 2.9 pg/ml, FT4: 1.3 ng/dl, TSH 4.64)
- My current 25(OH)D3 level is 38 ng/dl (on 03.03.2010 it was 6.42 ng/dl).
- I can't tolerate Vitamin D3 tablets. They worsen my symptoms a lot. 5000IU gelcaps give me stomach/gut problems (diarrhea, bloating, cramps...)
- Some more blood values (sorry, units missing on my paper):
Leukocytes: 5.6 (4.0 - 10.0) (2008 it was 4.1)
Erythrocytes: 4.57 (4.6 - 6.0)
Hemoglobin: 14.3 (14.0 - 18.0) (2008 it was 13.7)
Hematokrit: 40.9 (40.0 - 54.0)
MCV: 89.5 (83.0 - 95.0)
MCH: 31.3 (28.0 - 34.0)
MCHC: 35.0 (32.0 - 36.0) (2008 it was 36.4)
Neutrophils: 51.5 (50.0 - 70.0) (2008 it was 49.4)
Lymphocytes: 38.7 (25.0 - 45.0)
Monocytes: 4.8 (2.0 - 9.0)
Eosinophil
granulocyte: 2.1 (2.0 - 4.0)
CRP: < 1
Iron: 135 (60 - 158)
Ferritin: 61.0 (30 - 400)
ACTH: 17.1 (4.7 - 48.8) (from 2008)
B12: 558 (191 - 663) (from 2008)
Folic acid: 10.7
Cortisol
(3pm - 7pm) 18.0
- fatigue
- tingling legs
- strong constipation (no bowel movements without laxatives)
- depression
- brainfog
- sleep disturbances (sleepwalking, talking)
Recently I started yet another attempt to find the root cause of all my problems and found a connection to my stomach ulcer I had 6 years ago. Well, 6 years ago I almost died because of blood loss due to a stomach ulcer. Doctors diagnosed me with a H. pylori infection and put me on a course of antibiotics. The course lasted 7 days and consisted of clarithromycin and amoxicillin. 6 weeks after my treatment I was retested for H. pylori with the result that I was still infected. So they started the same treatment again for 7 days. This time the course was "successful". However, some time after this treatment I noticed that I always felt tired. That time I was 15 and I was tired at school, had to sleep when I came back home, learning got very difficult due to the urge to sleep.... Nevertheless, if my memory serves me correctly, this tiredness wasn't too bad in comparison with my fatigue I am suffering from now. 2007 my doctor diagnosed me again with H. pylori.... got another course of antibiotics... failed again.... another course (that time I got clarithromycin and metronidazole [I hate this fucking antibiotic]). Yeah and what to say...my fatigue got worse and I got depressions. Seeked help at a psychiatrist and got antidepressants.... All in all, I was put on antibiotics about 5 times and always noticed a progression of my symptoms.
Well, I researched and found out that candida could be a reason why I feel so bad. Currently I am taking Xtralac (probiotic) and avoiding sugar. Before I tried nystatin which worsened my constipation a lot so that I decided to try Xtralac first... Could this constipation be related to a possible "die off" reaction?
Soon I am going to retest for H. pylori.
Does anybody know another possible cause of my problems or have a similar story? What do you think about candida?
Thanks for your help!
================================================================
Additional information:
- Accoding to my doctor thyroid levels (hypothyroidism could explain my symptoms very well....) are "normal" (FT3: 2.9 pg/ml, FT4: 1.3 ng/dl, TSH 4.64)
- My current 25(OH)D3 level is 38 ng/dl (on 03.03.2010 it was 6.42 ng/dl).
- I can't tolerate Vitamin D3 tablets. They worsen my symptoms a lot. 5000IU gelcaps give me stomach/gut problems (diarrhea, bloating, cramps...)
- Some more blood values (sorry, units missing on my paper):
Leukocytes: 5.6 (4.0 - 10.0) (2008 it was 4.1)
Erythrocytes: 4.57 (4.6 - 6.0)
Hemoglobin: 14.3 (14.0 - 18.0) (2008 it was 13.7)
Hematokrit: 40.9 (40.0 - 54.0)
MCV: 89.5 (83.0 - 95.0)
MCH: 31.3 (28.0 - 34.0)
MCHC: 35.0 (32.0 - 36.0) (2008 it was 36.4)
Neutrophils: 51.5 (50.0 - 70.0) (2008 it was 49.4)
Lymphocytes: 38.7 (25.0 - 45.0)
Monocytes: 4.8 (2.0 - 9.0)
Eosinophil
granulocyte: 2.1 (2.0 - 4.0)
CRP: < 1
Iron: 135 (60 - 158)
Ferritin: 61.0 (30 - 400)
ACTH: 17.1 (4.7 - 48.8) (from 2008)
B12: 558 (191 - 663) (from 2008)
Folic acid: 10.7
Cortisol
(3pm - 7pm) 18.0