Sulfur

I tried a pakora meal the other day (I shouldn't but I did. Its onions wrapped in some sort of coating with lots of garlic)

I could sense I was likely to have problems from the way I felt about the smell of garlic coming of it.

About 10 mins after eating them I felt dizzy. For it to happen so soon after ingestion makes me think its some sort of intolerance as soon as its absorbed into the bloodstream, rather than sulfur bacteria turning the sulfur into poison which I then absorb. But I could be wrong.

Not sure, but I seem to have become even more sensitive to garlicy sulfury things and Im posting my reaction just for the record.


John, I stll cant tolererate the slightest amount of any of the sulphury suppliments, Glutathione, Biotin, Cyteine etc (kidney pain/nausea) Up untill recently i hadnt eaten eggs for ten months due to them causing extreme dizzyness shortly after eating them, then i began eating one egg every fourth day, the last few days it has been one a day, i think i will have to cut back, symptoms are creeping back, maybe i should up the chlorella even more to mop up any metals been released. Not been able to tolerate sulphur is such a nuisance when it comes to chelating metals (DMSA DMPS etc) today i have tried 1/4 drop of NDF as that seems the safest bet, if there is one!!
Hope your doing okay otherwise.

Ann


Hi Ann.

The reaction I got was a surprise. I can tolerate a lot of sulphury type food (I think. The reaction isnt as clear cut) but garlic in particular seems to be the biggest problem. I can't take any sulphury supps either.

Currently Im not a great believer in the mercury connection. Anyone that goes down that route is going to be spending a lot of money and taking a lot of sulphury things that would give me a terrible time. Thats just my opinion though.

Im still reading your posts with interest.

BTW it was Asdas pakora :) You can probably smell the garlic from the package. Very pungent. I knew in the shop it would be bad for me.



John, I hope your reaction has blown over, most of my reactions were slow to come on (two to three days) and seemed to last forever. I have been taking Molybdenum to help with sulphur prob, but other than eggs i have been too chicken to try anything, the consequences are so bad. Have you tried chlorella? this is one of the best things i have used, it really lifts that poisoned feeling.

Today i have maybe been too brave and gone up from 1/4 drop of NDF yesterday to four drops today, i bought some spring water so i didnt waste the NDF by it mopping up metals in mineral water. I am hoping that if i can use this for a while the candida will be easier to treat and then hopefully other symptoms will ease.

Ann


yes it only lasted for that evening. Gave me a bit of a headache.

Are you still seeing Dr M ?



John, Yes i am still seeing Dr M, i see her every two months for EPD when she is in Nottingham, I will also use her Biolab test service to see if i am making any progress with my regime regarding the nickel poisoning and small bowel yeast overgrowth. Are you seeing a doctor at the moment?

Ann


no Dr for me at the moment. I cant really think of one I want to see either. There must be some good ones out there.

good luck with the EPD. Im not sure about it myself. I wouldnt mind if it wasnt so costly and seemed more plausible to me. Not that my opinion is correct :)

I might try Dr M on a phone consultation some time. I'm not totally convinced about her in 'practice' (I like a lot of the 'theory') but I can't think of anyone else. Im still a bit rattled that my organic acid test from great plains came back clear. I have done Biolabs organic test (doesnt check for dysbiosis) and thats where my biotin deficiency showed up. I wish they did some sort of dysbiosis organic acid test.

For the moment I will stick with my FOS ;)



John, I get what you mean about doctors, i am resigned that really i am going to have to fathom things out for myself, but its nice to have an open minded one like Dr M to run to, although i think she is quite set in her way of thinking at times, and may overlook what works for one patient may not work for another, we are all unique with such complex problems, i dont think any doc can know enough about each individual patient, we are all in tune with our own bodies so we know after trial and error what does/doesnt work. She thinks i am actually sensitised and reacting to my own gut bacteria! as well as the candida, EPD has some candida and bacteria in it aong with tons of other things that cause problems, or potentially cause problems.

Its a good thing and a bad thing about your Organic Acids Test, you will feel like your in limbo, i did mine through IDWL and it showed Biotin deficiency too, but i cant tolerate even the slightest amount without kidney pain etc, i just hope everything will balance up again when i sort metals/candida out. Good luck with the FOS.

Ann

Hi Ann. I hope you are ok? I just wanted to say as much as I respect Dr M - how on earth can she possibly know or assume you are reacting to your own gut bacteria? Goodness that sounds like a wild stab in the dark to me (and very worrying for you too no doubt?). When I first saw Dr M all I could tolerate food wise was meat, veggies, salad, quinoa, millet and some rice. It was barely enough to live off in the first place but then she told me to cut out ALL the grains. I became very sick and weak as a result. I was also told to take Sporanox inspite of having clinical liver abnormalities (not just the Gilberts). Have you seen the list of side effects associated with Sporanox! Again I have respect doctors who believe in all this stuff but they still carry over their orthodox ways of chasing individual symptoms instead of looking at the wider picture. I think you are right when you say what works for one doesnt necessarily work for another and this is something that isnt always taken into consideration with practioners/doctors (in my experience of many).