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Meg Mangin R.N.
Research Team (on leave)
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Posted: Tue Jan 16th, 2007 00:11 |
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I have diarrhea. What should I do?
Immunopathology can cause diarrhea, especially if it was one of your pre-MP symptoms.
Dr. Blaney explained in his conference presentation that many of our systemic symptoms (including those involving digestion) are actually caused by inflammation in some part of the nervous system.
See Wisdom of the Gut
The autonomic system controls muscles in the heart, the smooth muscle in internal organs such as the intestine, bladder, and uterus. Here are web sources that will provide background information:
http://tinyurl.com/ob8br
http://tinyurl.com/cs2co
Diarrhea may be exacerbated by:
-natural light exposure
-vitamin D ingestion
-diet: herbs, spices, roughage, any likely irritants
-food or water contaminants
-anxiety or stress
Manage immunopathology
If symptoms are approaching intolerable, assess your natural light exposure, assess your symptoms and use your personal tool kit to be sure symptoms are not due to other factors besides immunopathology (sun exposure, lack of rest, exercise, diet, etc) that can be modified to reduce symptoms asap.
Any symptom that correlates with MP therapy may be due to immunopathology. Whenever the cause of symptoms is in doubt, try an extra Benicar. Increase Benicar to every four hours around the clock (for 24 hours if no immediate result) to see if it dampens symptoms.
You may also adjust your MP antibiotic/s. See My immune system reaction is too strong. What should I do?
Prevent dehydration
Diarrhea can quickly cause dehydration which may result in the need for emergency care. It is very important to prevent dehydration. This article and this article explain palliative treatment of diarrhea, prevention of dehydration and when you should notify your doctor.
Anti-diarrhea medication
Antidiarrheal agents such as Lomotil® or Imodium® may be used on the MP. If diarrhea is due to food poisoning (acute infection), it is not advisable to stop diarrhea unless it is causing dehyration or the cramping is intolerable. Diarrhea assists in removing the pathogens and toxins from the gut. If in doubt, speak with your doctor.
You may contact your doctor or pharmacist for advice about other palliative medications. See Medications to Avoid While on the Marshall Protocol
Probiotics are not advised routinely but may be helpful when diarrhea needs to be palliated. See What kind of probiotics should I use?
C. difficile
Clostridium difficile is an infection usually acquired in a hospital setting following standard dosing of broad-spectrum, macrolide antibiotics. The MP antibiotics are not known to cause C. difficile.
"The disease occurs, initially, due to alterations of the beneficial bacteria, which are normally found in the colon, by antibiotic therapy. The alterations lead to colonization by C. difficile when this bacterium or its spores are present in the environment."
If you think this might be the cause of your diarrhea, rather than immunopathology, the tests mentioned in the article can give you a definitive diagnosis.
Last edited on Thu Mar 13th, 2008 18:15 by Meg Mangin R.N.
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