DOes anyones ear feell blocked and painful I am getting this in the right side only it's been for a month it stings like crazy and when i swallow it's worse. Does anyone know die off inflamation or what is this?

As I once again struggle through the night, I wonder why. Has anyone ever asked Matia why the sleep interruptions  while on the herbs. I mean the rough nights aside from bathroom trips. I have reduced my urgencies in the night..sometimes up only once!!! yippee...BUT, the quality of sleep is dreadful...light sleeping and dreams and such. I was off the herbs for a week and realized this was better then. However , the other symptoms came back and I'm  back on the herbs with mixed gratitude and frustration...

I am not seeing Matia yet, in another 2 weeks. I bought natren step 1 and 2 from Iherb and opened them up tonight and put them in water together and drank them down.  That was 35 minutes ago and now I feel WEIRD.  Anxiety, weird feeling (tickle) in my throat, blurry vision,bloated fingers, itchy right eye.   Am I not supposed to take them together, or is one pill of each too  much?  I am not sure if this is an allergic reaction or if its die off already? I know I have a yeast problem.  I guess I should wait to take anything until I see Matia!

having IC for 15 yrs and knowing about certain things that bother our bladders...do u think its the potassium in the grains y we cant tolerate them??
its in the brown rice and the rice cakes...40mg in brown rice and 65 mg in rice cakes...it doesnt say anything in the white rice though....and none of them say anything abour viatmins a and c....0% in the rice cakes,,,on the brown rice it says not a significant source,,,,so is ther any?  white rice 0%.....
and no sugar...i would really love to kno y we cant tolerate them...

How long did it take for your menstral cramps to vanish?  I have always had bad cramps.  The first day of my cycle is the worst and Naproxen starts to look really good at that time LOL.

Has anyone done any chemical hair treatments - straightening / perms - while in treatment w/ Matia?  If so, has it caused you any pain and/or setbacks in progress?

Also curious if any of you did these prior to getting ill?  If so, do you think they may have contributed to/triggered your IC?  And do you think they caused you to lose hair?

so, has anyone had the roots of their hair start to look kind of greasy during treatment? i just started noticing the last few days that my hair looks kind of oily and it's the weirdest thing because both my hair and skin are always dry. and oddly enough, i am on goldenseale, which i think is supposed to be drying. hmmm...

I feel like l should know this by now...but i do not.  I am in treatment with Matia for IC and doing well.  I have candida issues, but have not had a vaginal yeast infection since i have been working with Matia.  My GYN just diagnosed me with one and wants me to take the over the counter medications for yeast infections, or a perscription pill.  We are not supposed to take those on Matia's program...are we???  Do we just wait it out, and hope the probiotics take care of it?

Thanks for your input!!!

i am pretty sure i cant tolerate grains...i was wonderin if anyone had advice on what to eat ...those who also have probs....or am i gna b stuck with the same stuff for a while??
been doing protein,brocolli,brown rice,butter and oil..
and i flare real bad after the kamut bread...is there a difference between spelt and kamut

ps. allergic to eggs...LOL..

Hey Ladies having the sunday chat this weekend. its at 12 pst time. please contact me for the number. It is not the same as the one for Matia. THose of you who have done previous ones with me it is the same one we have used in the past. Look forward to chatting.