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Premature Greying
Hi! I will now list everything I can think of...I am 25 years old, 5 ft 2, and about 7 stone 1. I am a vegetarian and my doctor put me on Iron tablets (ferous sulphate) about 3 years ago after a blood test. I had been dying my hair for a while, for three years on and off, decided to stop but noticed my hair lacked lustre and shine and was dull at the roots so kept dying it. Then a year later someone noticed a grey hair, thought nothing of it as I used to have some blond when I was a child on one side of my head. Over the past year they have appeared all over my head amongst my brown hairs, and I feel teribbly self conscious. Don't want to keep dying hair because of all the chemicals, but each time I change my mind and go back to perminant hair colour to cover the bits of grey. I wash my hair every day.
I think it is down to poor nutrition through university (which I have now changed, eating well and a balanced diet). There is no history of early greying in my family. Also stress at work, I find myself becoming increasingly irritated with customers (I am a receptionist). Noticed lately very emotional, to tears quite often right before my period and my cramps are quite painful. Some dizziness but that was since I went swimming and cold weather makes my ears ache. Just had treatment from doctor for slight urine infection (might be relevent, before the course of pills I was getting facial flushes). Feel really sensative to the cold, perhaps because over the winter sit in a drafty work place. But even when out of work (I have lost 5 pounds over the past year so that could be the reason, but it was gradual loss, by healthy eating and excercise like yoga), not that I don't still enjoy my chocolate! Feeling tired lately, hard to get up in mornings but hard to get to sleep at night mind is still irritated. Lately having really troubled, fretful, vivid dreams, but it is before my period. Walking and getting out in the fresh air helps at the weekend helps calm down my mind. Occasionally get slight swelling of fingers and red bumps beneath joints, when I carry too much in my shopping bags I think. And my hand, usually dry, seem more dry and makes paper hard to touch sometimes. I have to moisturise them after every wash now. Scalp, near the roots of hair aches occasionally like allergic to something, been using shampoo with less chemicals in. I can see no sign of a rash, and have had no allergic reaction to the hair dyes I am using (I do a test each time). Nose runs when I am outside in all weathers (I had hayfever as a child so might be that). My optician says I do have slight allergy bumps on my inner lids but nothing to worry about. Since the start of uni also became more aware of a slight darkening of my hair above my top lip, self-coinscious about this as well, but I have heard that this is becoming more common in women, or perhaps we are more aware of it these days. I used to have quite oily skin, finally toning down, occassionally get a spot or two which go down fairly quickly.
Sorry if that's too much. thigs are often related so I didn't want to leave anything out. If I was very conserned I would go back to my doctor. But I had blood tests recently, and urine and they didn't pick anything up like diabeties or anything. Though I would try a natural route first. Any suggestions?
sugarpencil on 2005-04-12
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I'm not sure, will have to check. Is that standard or do you have to ask them to do a specialised test? I was tested for iron levels, diabeties, and Rubella (incase I needed a booster).
sugarpencil last decade
Okay. I checked and was told that my thyroid levels were not checked before. I think the tiredness is more a mental one. Though I made the mistake of lying in both days at the weekend that could have upset my clock. My body is full of energy, eyes just tired. Had a recent eye check-up and everything was fine with them.
sugarpencil last decade
it was not chiefly the tiredness that made me ask about thyroid - the irritability, tearfulness, dry skin,vivid dreams, temperature variations, period cramps and some other symptoms can be thyroid. However, of course they may not be, so let us know if you get the test done.
Also - I think you're right that it would help to stop dyeing your hair - the chemicals are absorbed into your system and can cause many symptoms.Grey can be very beautiful....or you can opt for highlights done with foils so that the chemicals are not in direct contact with your skin so much??
Until then a few more bits of info would be helpful - could you describe how regular your periods are, whether they have clots in the bleeding, whether you have any pain at other times of the month - any extra info about your periods....
do you sleep well at other times of the month?
could you also describe a bit more about your personality - do you bottle up your feelings or do you criticise others???
Also - I think you're right that it would help to stop dyeing your hair - the chemicals are absorbed into your system and can cause many symptoms.Grey can be very beautiful....or you can opt for highlights done with foils so that the chemicals are not in direct contact with your skin so much??
Until then a few more bits of info would be helpful - could you describe how regular your periods are, whether they have clots in the bleeding, whether you have any pain at other times of the month - any extra info about your periods....
do you sleep well at other times of the month?
could you also describe a bit more about your personality - do you bottle up your feelings or do you criticise others???
erika last decade
Stop dying? I would love to but my hair is so dull and horrid! I also look really young for my age about 18. Grey hair I wouldn't care about if I was older... but now, that worries me. I have made an appointment at the end of next week to talk to my doctor, just incase there is an underlying cause.
My periods have always been regular since I was eleven they come every 21- 29 days sometimes at the start of that sometimes at the end. No clots, well sometimes looks like could be an egg, gunky browny colour (make sense?). No pain at any other times of the month. It used to feel like a relief when I had my periods like a release of tension, now I understand why my friends at uni moaned about cramps so much. Not sure what other info you want. They last about 4 days sometimes 7. Flow is... I don't know moderate. Never needed heaviest pads.
I have always needed a lot of sleep 8 hours at least. Read a science article about waking up at the wrong time, i.e on heavy part of sleep cycle. This might be why I am tired as I often wake before my alarm and feel more refreshed then, as when I doze for another five mins then I am jolted out of a dream. Going to try getting up when I first wake for a week to test this. I have fewer dreams at other times of the month, maybe none, two, or three a night instead of three and more around my period. I am a light sleeper, I've always woken lightely each time I need to turn over, which I do quite frequently. Been waking up in the night with the need to wee a lot. I normally welcome more vivid dreams, but they can be exhausting and leave me feeling like I am running about all night! Though felt better last night, still woke tired.
Personality. I guess I can bottle up my feelings because I don't want to make others feel bad and get upset if I think I have, or if I think they view me in a bad way. In my head I critise others all the time, everyone is disorganised at work and it makes me look bad, and annoyed. But if you say anything they can take it the wrong way. I was bullied a lot through childhood, so I don't like confrontation. I try to be an optimist and take everything with a pinch of lightness. I can be in the worst mood, irritated, bad tempered... Usually I see something and it lightens my mood, things wash over me like water. I could be crying from a bad memory one moment and half an hour later laughing. Not good or bad a lot of the time just me, then I move to extremes. Very bothered by people's bad behaviour, like dropping litter and fag ends in the street. I feel frustrated because they shouldn't do that. I'm as quick to see people's faults and their talents as much as anyone. Sensative sometimes, other times completely unfazed, just get on with things because I have to be. I try to stay balanced, because my confidence was badly affected by the bullying, they picked on me for stupid untrue things, but it makes you withdraw into yourself after a while and look at why they picked you out as a target. Thoughtful. I just have to tell my mind to shut up when it is negative. I can be totally closed and queit around some people, or more myself around others. I like making people laugh. Have a surreal sense of humour. I'm creative, imaginative. Like order but other times impulsive.
I had my tonsils out in April due to ten years of sore throats, and the doctors said I was the most positive person, and a really good patient. Had my tonsils out in the morning, forced down some dinner in the afternoon. I was healed in a week! Have a tendancy to ramble when i get the chance. When was younger called the 'chatter box', then no one could get a word out of me for years because I was trying so hard not to speak so much. Now I know who I am, I can just be me, but where is this constant frustration-stressed feeling coming from? *shrugs*
My periods have always been regular since I was eleven they come every 21- 29 days sometimes at the start of that sometimes at the end. No clots, well sometimes looks like could be an egg, gunky browny colour (make sense?). No pain at any other times of the month. It used to feel like a relief when I had my periods like a release of tension, now I understand why my friends at uni moaned about cramps so much. Not sure what other info you want. They last about 4 days sometimes 7. Flow is... I don't know moderate. Never needed heaviest pads.
I have always needed a lot of sleep 8 hours at least. Read a science article about waking up at the wrong time, i.e on heavy part of sleep cycle. This might be why I am tired as I often wake before my alarm and feel more refreshed then, as when I doze for another five mins then I am jolted out of a dream. Going to try getting up when I first wake for a week to test this. I have fewer dreams at other times of the month, maybe none, two, or three a night instead of three and more around my period. I am a light sleeper, I've always woken lightely each time I need to turn over, which I do quite frequently. Been waking up in the night with the need to wee a lot. I normally welcome more vivid dreams, but they can be exhausting and leave me feeling like I am running about all night! Though felt better last night, still woke tired.
Personality. I guess I can bottle up my feelings because I don't want to make others feel bad and get upset if I think I have, or if I think they view me in a bad way. In my head I critise others all the time, everyone is disorganised at work and it makes me look bad, and annoyed. But if you say anything they can take it the wrong way. I was bullied a lot through childhood, so I don't like confrontation. I try to be an optimist and take everything with a pinch of lightness. I can be in the worst mood, irritated, bad tempered... Usually I see something and it lightens my mood, things wash over me like water. I could be crying from a bad memory one moment and half an hour later laughing. Not good or bad a lot of the time just me, then I move to extremes. Very bothered by people's bad behaviour, like dropping litter and fag ends in the street. I feel frustrated because they shouldn't do that. I'm as quick to see people's faults and their talents as much as anyone. Sensative sometimes, other times completely unfazed, just get on with things because I have to be. I try to stay balanced, because my confidence was badly affected by the bullying, they picked on me for stupid untrue things, but it makes you withdraw into yourself after a while and look at why they picked you out as a target. Thoughtful. I just have to tell my mind to shut up when it is negative. I can be totally closed and queit around some people, or more myself around others. I like making people laugh. Have a surreal sense of humour. I'm creative, imaginative. Like order but other times impulsive.
I had my tonsils out in April due to ten years of sore throats, and the doctors said I was the most positive person, and a really good patient. Had my tonsils out in the morning, forced down some dinner in the afternoon. I was healed in a week! Have a tendancy to ramble when i get the chance. When was younger called the 'chatter box', then no one could get a word out of me for years because I was trying so hard not to speak so much. Now I know who I am, I can just be me, but where is this constant frustration-stressed feeling coming from? *shrugs*
sugarpencil last decade
wow - that's wonderful info to help choose a remedy, thanks! can you tell us also when did you start to become more tearful, irritable, stressed and when did you start to get period cramps etc.?
erika last decade
Thanks!
I started to become noticeable more tearful sometime between March and now, building up gradually. There was a period before Christmas, but that was because of a certain situation which I sorted out with my boss. And there had been smoke drifting into my work station which was also cold, in some ways that was the start of my irritation... how little was being done when the smoke was obviously having an affect on my voice, even though my work place has a non-smoking policy (I'm near a main door). Well things are finally getting moving on that, brought the problem up a year ago!
Period pains worse since, may be October last year.
I started to become noticeable more tearful sometime between March and now, building up gradually. There was a period before Christmas, but that was because of a certain situation which I sorted out with my boss. And there had been smoke drifting into my work station which was also cold, in some ways that was the start of my irritation... how little was being done when the smoke was obviously having an affect on my voice, even though my work place has a non-smoking policy (I'm near a main door). Well things are finally getting moving on that, brought the problem up a year ago!
Period pains worse since, may be October last year.
sugarpencil last decade
can you tell me which foods or drinks cause you any problems? are you thirsty? do you like a lot of salt? havae any problems with onions? do you get bloated from any foods or from eating small amounts? do you suffer from wind or belching?
what sort of environment are you happiest in and does the weather or temperature affect you in any way (indoors and outdoors).
what about coffee and other stimulants - do you crave them?
a strange question but could help - do you walk quickly?
lastly - could you tell about your throat problems - this is important as it was obviously a big problem for you if you had tonsils removed. thanks
what sort of environment are you happiest in and does the weather or temperature affect you in any way (indoors and outdoors).
what about coffee and other stimulants - do you crave them?
a strange question but could help - do you walk quickly?
lastly - could you tell about your throat problems - this is important as it was obviously a big problem for you if you had tonsils removed. thanks
erika last decade
No food or drinks cause me any problems with sickness or bloating. Though I avoid chinese food as bamboo shoots for some reason disagrees with me. I mainly drink tap water on it's own, or fruit juice, the occassional rum and coke. I am a vegetarian. Somedays I feel thristy all the time, others not so much. But I drink a lot of water either way. I usually have to get up and hour after lying in bed for a pee, then around 2 o'clock then around 4. Feel really thirsty by 2 am. Someone said I should avoid drinking two hours before going to bed, but then I am thirsy before I even get to bed!
I don't add extra salt to my food. Don't eat onions all that often but have no prob with them. being a woman and a veggie I do suffer from flatulence after eating foods like brocolli. Brocolli is the worst for me. Beans are okay.
Environment... um, I like all kinds of weather. Love it when it is windy and wet. Sunny and wet, snowing. Don't like the extreme cold so much, or when I feel the sun is hot because I want to protect my skin.
I don't drink coffee or tea. As I need so much milk and sugar to make me like it they end up as sugary milk! Rum and coke now and then as I said. The one thing I crave is chocolate sometimes. But I regulate how much I eat, eating a lot more wholemeal breads to keep inner energy levels regular so don't have cravings as much really. The weekends mostly after I've done a lot of walking. Don't feel physically tired. It's my eyes in the morning, and my mind I guess. If you meant places, happiest in my flat where I can lock all the doors and switch off the phone and also out in the countryside pref alone, or talking to my boyfriend over the phone. Temp indoors, indoors I always wear my dressing gown! Guess I feel cold. Window in our communial hall is broken, draft makes my flat colder, so it's just a waste of money heating the place when I can throw on an extra layer. Nice to snuggle on the sofa when exercise is done. More bothered about being cold at work as I can't put an extra layer on.
Yes, I like walking fast, gives me a buzz. Plus walking fast home on purpose to get my heart rate up. When I go out walking my pace is more steady, a more just keep going for as long as you can kind of pace.
My throat. When I was little I caught glandular fever, though it might have been tonsalitus. Either way doctor gave me antibiotics, like so many other people didn't work. Suffered from cavities in tonsils, food stuck in them, pus thingys. Ten years I tried gargling, nothing much worked. Frequent sore throats made me do some research about all this. It was when it started to affect my voice, and I could feel them everytime I swallowed, that I went and asked for a consultation with a specialist. Who immediately agreed my tonsils were huge for my throat, and asked if I had breathing difficulties. Yes, guess I had. But you just put up with things when no one takes you seriously, well I have done. Thankfully I was booked in for surgery almost straight away. Only had slight sensation of sore throat since. Voice much better, though I feel like I'm not breathing properly sometimes, trying to breath and speak at the same time when I get excited! Voice comes out broken. Also not catching so many colds and things round the office. Felt better and better infact until more recently.
Oh, and the roots of my hair don't hurt all the time, just occassionally. Faded now a bit... Found no cause as yet.
Thanks for helping me by the way. I really appreciate it.
I don't add extra salt to my food. Don't eat onions all that often but have no prob with them. being a woman and a veggie I do suffer from flatulence after eating foods like brocolli. Brocolli is the worst for me. Beans are okay.
Environment... um, I like all kinds of weather. Love it when it is windy and wet. Sunny and wet, snowing. Don't like the extreme cold so much, or when I feel the sun is hot because I want to protect my skin.
I don't drink coffee or tea. As I need so much milk and sugar to make me like it they end up as sugary milk! Rum and coke now and then as I said. The one thing I crave is chocolate sometimes. But I regulate how much I eat, eating a lot more wholemeal breads to keep inner energy levels regular so don't have cravings as much really. The weekends mostly after I've done a lot of walking. Don't feel physically tired. It's my eyes in the morning, and my mind I guess. If you meant places, happiest in my flat where I can lock all the doors and switch off the phone and also out in the countryside pref alone, or talking to my boyfriend over the phone. Temp indoors, indoors I always wear my dressing gown! Guess I feel cold. Window in our communial hall is broken, draft makes my flat colder, so it's just a waste of money heating the place when I can throw on an extra layer. Nice to snuggle on the sofa when exercise is done. More bothered about being cold at work as I can't put an extra layer on.
Yes, I like walking fast, gives me a buzz. Plus walking fast home on purpose to get my heart rate up. When I go out walking my pace is more steady, a more just keep going for as long as you can kind of pace.
My throat. When I was little I caught glandular fever, though it might have been tonsalitus. Either way doctor gave me antibiotics, like so many other people didn't work. Suffered from cavities in tonsils, food stuck in them, pus thingys. Ten years I tried gargling, nothing much worked. Frequent sore throats made me do some research about all this. It was when it started to affect my voice, and I could feel them everytime I swallowed, that I went and asked for a consultation with a specialist. Who immediately agreed my tonsils were huge for my throat, and asked if I had breathing difficulties. Yes, guess I had. But you just put up with things when no one takes you seriously, well I have done. Thankfully I was booked in for surgery almost straight away. Only had slight sensation of sore throat since. Voice much better, though I feel like I'm not breathing properly sometimes, trying to breath and speak at the same time when I get excited! Voice comes out broken. Also not catching so many colds and things round the office. Felt better and better infact until more recently.
Oh, and the roots of my hair don't hurt all the time, just occassionally. Faded now a bit... Found no cause as yet.
Thanks for helping me by the way. I really appreciate it.
sugarpencil last decade
No, thank you!
Incase I don't get back to you I am going away for a week of hols. So if I don't reply until then you'll know I haven't forgotten about you :-)
Did I mention recent skin outbreak as well? Spots, mainly chin area, and two up by hair line, above eyebrows. My spots go away quite quickly with a dab of antiseptic cream, but these keep reoccuring in the same place. Redness across nose and cheeks too, lots of flushing of the skin. lol, I'm falling to pieces, hol will do me good!
Incase I don't get back to you I am going away for a week of hols. So if I don't reply until then you'll know I haven't forgotten about you :-)
Did I mention recent skin outbreak as well? Spots, mainly chin area, and two up by hair line, above eyebrows. My spots go away quite quickly with a dab of antiseptic cream, but these keep reoccuring in the same place. Redness across nose and cheeks too, lots of flushing of the skin. lol, I'm falling to pieces, hol will do me good!
sugarpencil last decade
Reminds me. One final thing. Verucas. Had them on both heals of my feet since childhood. Tried everything but going to the doctor and having them frozen off. Quite a lot of them too, but not painful.
sugarpencil last decade
erika last decade
Consider Phos-Ac. 30c may help you with general energy and health. It is indicated also for early hair greying, but could not say how long it would take to see whether it would help this.
Try taking it twice daily (1 a.m., one p.m.) on 3 days only each week for a month (don't take for longer than this without further advice from homeopath here or elsewhere). If you should feel more tearful or worse in any way then stop taking it and get back to us for help.
Hope your doctor has also checked for other types of anaemia, i.e. pernicious anaemia, in the blood tests?
Try taking it twice daily (1 a.m., one p.m.) on 3 days only each week for a month (don't take for longer than this without further advice from homeopath here or elsewhere). If you should feel more tearful or worse in any way then stop taking it and get back to us for help.
Hope your doctor has also checked for other types of anaemia, i.e. pernicious anaemia, in the blood tests?
erika last decade
Thanks. Tried taking silicea over my hol, first few days made me feel queesy so stopped taking it, but my period wasn't painful!
Will try phos. Ac. thanks.
I'm not sure about blood tests. Don't think so I was tested for iron levels, that's all I know.
Will try phos. Ac. thanks.
I'm not sure about blood tests. Don't think so I was tested for iron levels, that's all I know.
sugarpencil last decade
Couldn't get 30c in my local shop! But will try again.
The doctor didn't think it was thyroid problems, they thought it was emotional... I heard St John's Wort is good for stress, and feeling emotional. Is Phos. Ac. good for feeling emotional?
The doctor didn't think it was thyroid problems, they thought it was emotional... I heard St John's Wort is good for stress, and feeling emotional. Is Phos. Ac. good for feeling emotional?
sugarpencil last decade
yes, Phos-Ac is very good for feeling emotional
erika last decade
erika last decade
Dear sugarpencil,
I can't believe how much your post sounds like me. I could have written most of it myself! :)
I just wanted to let you know that I started seeing a Kinesiologist this year who has really helped me.
I'm not sure if you have been to see a Kinesiologist before so I will just tell you quickly what they do. Basically they use muscle testing to find out about your body. You lie down and hold your arm up, the Kinesiologist then presses down on it and uses your other hand to test your organs and mineral levels and emotions as well. I know it sounds crazy and I didn't believe it until I went and did it myself.
The best thing about the Kinesiologist was that he could test whether my body wanted a particular medicine by putting it on my chest and then testing the weakness in my arm. (things you dont need make your arm go floppy)
Its much better than going to a medical doctor (although I do that as well just for back up) as my Kinesiologist has really taken me seriously. He hasn't rejected any of my 'crazy' symptoms, like water retention, irregular periods (19 to 24 days with cramps and lasting 6 to 7 days), hayfever, sore throats, thrush, Gardinarella, acne, acid reflux, sinuses etc etc!
Before I went to a Kinesiologist I was really just stumbling around in the dark trying to treat myself and bouncing from doctor to doctor.
Anyway, he diagnosed me with Kidney troubles. They were letting urine down at different times. This was causing me to want to pee again pretty soon after peeing. I was starting to get up at night a couple of times. Its not fun is it :(
I also was having difficulty with it stinging a little when I went as well. This was my bladder not coping very well with what was going on. Interestingly he diagnosed me with the emotion of 'disappointment' which I later found out is the emotion that is carried in the bladder.
He gave me Gelsemium for my bladder and Nat. Mur salts for my kidneys. These really helped, I have stopped needing to go pee frequently.
I also have a problem with being really thirsty but having dry skin. Its as though the water never makes it as far as my skin. If I drink as much water as I want it just comes straight out as totally clear pee and made me pee a million times too. My Kinesiologist says that my water balance is out of whack. I am taking Renoxyl to help my kidneys and hopefully my water balance. I also have water retention in the form of really puffy ankles and upper arms.
He also diagnosed me with;
* A serious shortage of Magnesium which was causing me to have really intense sugar cravings (and therefore eat massive amounts of sugar)
* Lymph isnt draining properly, I am taking Galium for this but so far I think this is also related to my unbalanced hormone levels causing me to retain water (like a Camel, Im so sick of this!!)
* Acid reflux was the cause of my sore throat, and I havent kicked that yet. I think this is caused by my overgrowth of Candida making my stomach lining weak. I am taking selenium to kill off the Candida and extra good bacteria to take their place
* I also have hair that is very dull, weak and sprinkled with grey when it used to be dark brown and thick :( I am going next week back to the Kinesiologist to address this issue. I'll let you know if anything comes to light
* Emotions, he said 'someone close me to me has betrayed me and let me down, a betrayal of trust'. This was right on the money, it was a problem that I had with my brother that I had completely put of my mind.
Also another emotion was 'why did this happen to me, its not fair'. This one totally related to me being diagnosed with CN2 changes to my cervix (from my first ever smear test when I was 18) which I had to go into hospital and have treated under anaesthetic. At the time it was incredibly traumatic and I didnt deal with it well at all. I carried this with me for 6 years until I went to see the Kinesiologist and he diagnosed and then treated me for it with a specific flower essence. I felt so much better I practically bounced out of the appointment and went straight to my female medical doctor for a smear test. Something I had been too afraid to do for 6 years! It was all clear too! Amazing news.
I feel like I have a long way to go yet along the road of healing. I still have bad skin (even though I am 28 now and even at one time tried Roaccutane with no success)
I really feel like a lot of these problems have stemmed from my lack of self esteem and self worth. I was also bullied at school and also boarding school which was so damaging to me. I have been learning a lot about the mind body connection lately and I have realised that the thoughts that I think definitely affect my physical body. I find I cannot heal an illness unless I deal with the thoughts behind it.
Anyway I hope some of this helps you even if it just lets you know that you are not alone!!
oooh also I highly recommend a book called 'Womens Bodies, Womens Wisdom' by Dr. Christiane Northrup
I recommend this book to all women. It has nearly every thing you can think of in it and it is easy to read and understand. I saw it profiled on Oprah.
It makes you understand yourself as a women, a spiritual being with a complex physical body.
I can't believe how much your post sounds like me. I could have written most of it myself! :)
I just wanted to let you know that I started seeing a Kinesiologist this year who has really helped me.
I'm not sure if you have been to see a Kinesiologist before so I will just tell you quickly what they do. Basically they use muscle testing to find out about your body. You lie down and hold your arm up, the Kinesiologist then presses down on it and uses your other hand to test your organs and mineral levels and emotions as well. I know it sounds crazy and I didn't believe it until I went and did it myself.
The best thing about the Kinesiologist was that he could test whether my body wanted a particular medicine by putting it on my chest and then testing the weakness in my arm. (things you dont need make your arm go floppy)
Its much better than going to a medical doctor (although I do that as well just for back up) as my Kinesiologist has really taken me seriously. He hasn't rejected any of my 'crazy' symptoms, like water retention, irregular periods (19 to 24 days with cramps and lasting 6 to 7 days), hayfever, sore throats, thrush, Gardinarella, acne, acid reflux, sinuses etc etc!
Before I went to a Kinesiologist I was really just stumbling around in the dark trying to treat myself and bouncing from doctor to doctor.
Anyway, he diagnosed me with Kidney troubles. They were letting urine down at different times. This was causing me to want to pee again pretty soon after peeing. I was starting to get up at night a couple of times. Its not fun is it :(
I also was having difficulty with it stinging a little when I went as well. This was my bladder not coping very well with what was going on. Interestingly he diagnosed me with the emotion of 'disappointment' which I later found out is the emotion that is carried in the bladder.
He gave me Gelsemium for my bladder and Nat. Mur salts for my kidneys. These really helped, I have stopped needing to go pee frequently.
I also have a problem with being really thirsty but having dry skin. Its as though the water never makes it as far as my skin. If I drink as much water as I want it just comes straight out as totally clear pee and made me pee a million times too. My Kinesiologist says that my water balance is out of whack. I am taking Renoxyl to help my kidneys and hopefully my water balance. I also have water retention in the form of really puffy ankles and upper arms.
He also diagnosed me with;
* A serious shortage of Magnesium which was causing me to have really intense sugar cravings (and therefore eat massive amounts of sugar)
* Lymph isnt draining properly, I am taking Galium for this but so far I think this is also related to my unbalanced hormone levels causing me to retain water (like a Camel, Im so sick of this!!)
* Acid reflux was the cause of my sore throat, and I havent kicked that yet. I think this is caused by my overgrowth of Candida making my stomach lining weak. I am taking selenium to kill off the Candida and extra good bacteria to take their place
* I also have hair that is very dull, weak and sprinkled with grey when it used to be dark brown and thick :( I am going next week back to the Kinesiologist to address this issue. I'll let you know if anything comes to light
* Emotions, he said 'someone close me to me has betrayed me and let me down, a betrayal of trust'. This was right on the money, it was a problem that I had with my brother that I had completely put of my mind.
Also another emotion was 'why did this happen to me, its not fair'. This one totally related to me being diagnosed with CN2 changes to my cervix (from my first ever smear test when I was 18) which I had to go into hospital and have treated under anaesthetic. At the time it was incredibly traumatic and I didnt deal with it well at all. I carried this with me for 6 years until I went to see the Kinesiologist and he diagnosed and then treated me for it with a specific flower essence. I felt so much better I practically bounced out of the appointment and went straight to my female medical doctor for a smear test. Something I had been too afraid to do for 6 years! It was all clear too! Amazing news.
I feel like I have a long way to go yet along the road of healing. I still have bad skin (even though I am 28 now and even at one time tried Roaccutane with no success)
I really feel like a lot of these problems have stemmed from my lack of self esteem and self worth. I was also bullied at school and also boarding school which was so damaging to me. I have been learning a lot about the mind body connection lately and I have realised that the thoughts that I think definitely affect my physical body. I find I cannot heal an illness unless I deal with the thoughts behind it.
Anyway I hope some of this helps you even if it just lets you know that you are not alone!!
oooh also I highly recommend a book called 'Womens Bodies, Womens Wisdom' by Dr. Christiane Northrup
I recommend this book to all women. It has nearly every thing you can think of in it and it is easy to read and understand. I saw it profiled on Oprah.
It makes you understand yourself as a women, a spiritual being with a complex physical body.
PickleBunny last decade
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