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Just posting to say that even though I am nearly 1.5 years into treatment and bladder is generally better, I still suffer from bloating and we are trying to figure out what else my body needs. I have somehow become even more deficient in zinc than I already was, just one more layer of my imbalance revealed. Low zinc = white spots on nails, decrease or loss of taste, adult acne, and god knows what else. We need zinc for tissue repair. This is why RED MEAT is so important in treatment. Must have the zinc and other things in red meat. Zinc supplementation is going very slow for me as too much bothers my bladder but hopefully we can convince my body that I need it. Fingers crossed and do post if this has been an issue for you.
Hi Mimi,
Hi Mimi,
I lost my sense of smell and taste when this first started. I have regained some taste but the sense of smell is still absent. I have no idea if this is to do with a zinc deficiency. My nails seem ok, I don’t have much bloating, etc.. Matia has never mentioned zinc deficiency to me but she asks about my nails, hair, bloating at every appt.. I don't really have any information but just wanted to write in and let you know that you are not the only one with these symptoms. Matia says that a loss of the sense of smell is quite rare - but she does see it occasionally (I really freaked out when it first went, especially when I didn't see many posts on here about people losing their sense of smell). Weird illness.
Are you saying that Matia is
Are you saying that Matia is using zinc supplement to treat you?
Hi Vin and Denise!
Hi Vin and Denise!
thanks for posting. Yes, M. Brizman has added zinc to my protocol. I only have a small amount every other day to be sure my bladder is tolerating it. As soon as I added it my smell and taste came back. I have read that there can be more than one reason for loss of smell and taste but no doubt it is related to imbalance and GI stuff. We are trying to sort out my bloating and this could be one piece. I imagine I have been low in zinc for quite a number of years. Many people with acne are low in zinc. But I must have dipped below a certain threshold because the white spots and loss of tast just popped up overnight.
Vin if you read this again did you ever have bloating while in tx? Anyway, I wonder if it is worth asking about zinc?
If we don't excel at health, the only other option is disease.
Hi MImi,
Hi MImi,
I'll ask Matia at the next appointment. She hasn't mentioned anything about zinc supplementation at all. I do get bloating - no real pattern and not every day but on the days when I am, it always happens in the late afternoon/early evening. It's not a huge problem for me though (or, perhaps, and more likely, I tolerate it as there's so much else wrong!) . Thanks for alerting me to this.
Best wishes to you and hope it all improves. Keep going.
Thanks Vin. I really
Thanks Vin. I really appreciate the encouragement. So many different causes of bloating. We are getting there. You keep going too!!!!!
If we don't excel at health, the only other option is disease.