Hey everyone -

I have chronic inflammation in my abdominal area, and my regular Dr. referred me to a Gastro, and I have yet to actually move past the initial consultation appointment with him. He wants to put me under the scope (endoscopy) and collect a stool sample to check for the basics (gluten sensitivity, ulcers, etc). I don't even eat gluten containing foods though!

I had a dose of Antibiotics roughly 21 months ago, it was a 1 month course for some acne. Then, I had another dose of Antibiotics about a year ago for some kind of urinary tract infection. I had a very swollen lymph on the left side of my groin, so the Dr. gave me an injection of Antibiotics on the spot, followed by 12 days of orals.

That's when all hell broke loose. I was in jail immediately after that and forced to eat their chow. That wreaked havoc on my GI I am sure.

In the past I have done some bodybuilding and always utilized a high caloric diet for adding mass, and I have had to give up that hobby because no matter what I eat, or how much I eat, I look like I am 7 months pregnant. Pregnant with abs!

So, I researched everything I could and ended up eating lightly steamed veggies for 2 weeks and getting 3 sessions of colonic hydrotherapy, 3 succeeding days, and then starting a pure Water Fast on the last day. Oh, and on the 3rd day of my colonics, the clinician showed me a long stringy worm that came out of me, and said I need to do a parasite cleanse. (I grew up on a farm from a very young age). So, I ended up fasting for 5 days on pure water, during that time I did 3 enema's a day. It was basic cold water, and pretty deep, and I saw tons of worms flow out of my colon every time.

I broke the fast after the 5 days due to some advice from a health educator at the local health food store, who recommended a mono-diet coupled with an herbal parasite cleansing product. I chose lightly steamed broccoli for my food source, and man that was a poor choice. I blew right back up again and the distention was bad as ever. I never noticed a difference from the herbal product.

To be honest, I felt better than I ever have during those 5 days, my skin issues subsided and I had tons of energy. Wish I hadn't stopped it.

Anyway, now I am on a slew of supplements to try and fix myself but I have no idea if it's working or not. My diet consists of zero carb, just protein and fat, and most days I am lucky to get 2-3 meals in. I just don't have an appetite because I hate feeling extra distended. I'd rather fast and feel normal. My bowel movements are every 2-4 days, thin stringy ones with plenty of undigested foods, when I wipe it has food particles in it.

I take Paragone by Rewnew Life, Mercola's probiotics, TripleFiber by Renew Life, Solaray plant-based digestive enzymes, Twin labs betaine hydrochloride, both ascorbate acid, and nonacidic sodium ascorbate for vitamin C, multivitamin, Liquid Vitamin D, and I just started to incorporate diatomaecous earth, 1 tablespoon before bed. Sometimes I take Magnesium citrate but it never works to loosen my stool.

Anyway, anyone have any recommendations after reading this radical life-story? I hate to eschew seeing the Gastro Dr., but I am interested in seeing an ND.

I am thinking I should go back to pure Water Fasting to heal my permeability issue, then attack the parasites hard. The only thing is they drain me of energy so fasting is very hard, and I'd have to fork up more cash for some colonics to help detox prior to the fast. Oh, and I am positive I have candida too.