I found out that I have intestinal parasites.
WORMS!!!
It seems that the onset may have been as long ago as the spring of 2003 when I did a triathlon in Florida. I remember having horrible gastro intestinal problems after that race that lasted for almost a year and a half. When I was training for IMAZ, I went on the Paleo Diet and a lot of the issues disappeared because I was not consuming dairy products and grains. It seems that the straw that broke the camel's back was when I had knee surgery in the fall of 2006 because I have a sensitivity to anesthesia and it somehow triggered something in my body and the pesky parasites have been having a rave in my intestines ever since and wreaking havoc on my adrenal glands and my spleen. I thought that I was loosing my mind at times trying to explain to doctors and my family what I was going through and many times I felt like people thought I was nuts so I just tended to keep my mouth shut and just suffered through the gas, bloating, nausea, headaches, hives, fatigue, and craving for sugar.
I am now taking stuff to get rid of my little friends who are no longer welcome to live in my intestines. I will be on two rounds of the parasite eradicator, 10 days on/ 5 days off. During that time I cannot have any sugar. That means no alcohol, no fruit, no dairy, no gels, no juice, no sports drinks, as well as no gluten. After my worms are gone, I will be able to reintroduce fruit back into the diet but it looks like dairy may be out for good because I have a high sensitivity to casein in dairy products which is what they are pushing in that Activa yogurt in the commercials.
Please keep me in your prayers that I don't kill someone as I detox and break my addiction to chocolate and that I will start feeling better as I purge the worms and parasites.
Oh, I came in 5th in my age group at the Rockets Run with an official time of 24:12. At least that is good news!
Later Gators,
Liz
10 comments:
You poor thing!!!! *shivers* At least you now know the real cause and can get it taken care of!!! Good luck - I'll eat your share of sugar for you....
UCK!!! Just get those pesky buggers out of your system.
Oh my God!!! No alcohol, I mean you have WORMS!!!!! Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwww. I always thought alcohol killed most of that stuff, drink more! Okay, on a serious tip, get them out of you so you'll be back to Super Liz....
That sounds pleasant =(. The ride on Saturday was great. They have done a decent job of cleaning up after IKE. I hope the recuiting picks up for you and I hope you feel better soon. No alcohol sucks.
Oh no! At least you have finally found an answer, even if it is a gross one. Good luck getting those little buggers our of your system,and hope you feel better soon!
All of your symptoms sound frightening familiar and I have yet to find an explanation for my ailments. Reading your post is making me wonder if I might possibly have the same thing. How did you get diagnosed?
Uhm, ... eww.
**note to self** Avoid Liz until rages are over.
I had worms once...but those were ingested with too much tequila!
Best wishes.
Good luck with the parasites. Doesn't sound like fun AT ALL!!!
Wow - that does not sound good. On the positive side I am glad that the doctors finally figured out the cause, so you can get fixed and will soon be back to 100 percent.
Take care.
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