Hi All,

SIBO (Small intestine Bacterial Overgrowth) which many of us have, is the culprit in that lovely end of the day, 4-month pregnant look I am sporting these days. I can't WAIT for the balance to be restored in my intestines and my reasonably flat-ish belly (OK, I did have two kids...) can return. Ugh. I am going to experiment with eating dinner earlier. I am temped to eliminate carbs at dinner but don't think Dr. B would approve. Interested in hearing from folks who currently have or have finally lost the 4 month preggo look. I have read that this eventually is resolved and Dr.

Does anyone know if Dr B is checking her email this week? She changed my protocol on Friday & I have been in excruciating pain. I stopped the cod but it isnt helping. I am so frustrated & afraid. how could I still be in this much pain this often after 10 months of treatment. I just dont know where to go from here.

Amy

I have been using Tom's of Maine deodorant for along time.  Recently it no longer works for me.  Just wondering what else is approved to use that works as an antiperspirant.

Thanks - Breis 

Well, after a long and painful dependency on coffee, I broke free (almost). I consume may be a cup a week, and sometimes it feels good, sometimes it tastes awful. I did it slowly, after numerous attempts to quit.

Two weeks almost coffee free. Logically, I should stay the course at this point.

Hey ladies :) 

I have been on the same regimen for about five weeks....It took me about 8 or 9 days to get used to the protocol from die off, then I felt pretty darn allright for 3 or 4 weeks...now all of  a sudden, frequency, more bubbles in urine, pain, etc...

What's going on? I e-mailed Mattia but I am wondering if it's possible to have another bout of die off while on the same regimen?  I thought it mainly happened when you are supposed to change your protocol or when you are getting used to a new one....

Would love your thoughts!
Hugs to all

By Dr. B

"The Meaning of Challenge" by Dr. Brizman

I personally do not follow any exact faith. Mine is a personal interpretation of a combination
of many philosophies that guide me through my life. But, it occurred to me that if one would
consult his or her practitioners of faith, one might get answers such as:

all things are meant to be as they are, as God designed them to be, ad we must accept that
there is a higher purpose to all of this, or,

God does not give us more than we can handle, or,

I am really having a tough time today. For the most part in comparison to many with IC, I live an ok life but I still have a lot of bad days after almost 2 years of treament. I haven't really improved much at all. Now I am so scared about the mold issue and just feeling completely overwhelmed by all of this. I am thinking about giving up the treatment not that I think I will get better without it but just so I don't have any hope/disappointment anymore and I can grieve and move on to live like this. I just need to believe that I will be ok no matter what.

Subtle post from 2009. Thought provoking.