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Date Posted: 12:20:35 01/12/07 Fri
Author: Susan
Subject: Re: UNBELIEVABLE!
In reply to: Ivy 's message, "Re: UNBELIEVABLE!" on 08:06:28 01/12/07 Fri

>Susan,
>
>Thank you for your suggestion! I have tried all 3 to
>aleviate my cramps...all to no avail :( My stomach
>cannot handle ANY magnesium supplement at all (not
>even in an antacid), and the potassium drink made me
>vomit for hours. I can ONLY drink fluids with sodium
>in them...go figure.

Isn't there a TON of sugar in those drinks? Sugar increases insulin secretion, and insulin suppresses adrenal output. I take it with no sugar, just plain water. Certain foods are very high in potassium and magnesium, the foods folks on steroids are supposed to eat, from the medical references I've read; animal proteins. The med reference I found very useful says anyone on glucocorticiod therapy must eat a high protein diet. Meat and fish have a lot of those minerals.

I have a stomach condition
>called small bowel dysmotility, which basically means
>my small bowel moves too slowly, so I have to follow a
>VERY strict diet, which is what I call the "anti-diet"
> LOL...it means that I cannot eat the "healthy" carbs,
>only the refined ones ie White is Right LOL. I eat
>VERY low fat/low fiber foods, no roughage at
>all...only fruits/veggies that are cooked WAY down and
>have NO skin or seeds. Sounds weird, I know...but it
>is the only way I can eat without being nauseas and
>vomiting :-P I think that is why I spasm so
>badly...I just can't get in enough of the right
>minerals. LUCKILY now that I am stable most of the
>time, I only have to worry about the wicked spasms for
>a few days when I first lower my dose of pred.

If those are the only carbs you can eat, I would suggest that you stick to only protein, because they're making you much sicker by stressing your poor adrenals and inhibiting steroidogenesis. They promote diabetes; slow gastric emptying is a sign of very advanced diabetes.

>
>I hope you are having a wonderful day!! Much
>love/hugs!!
>

Thanks, Ivy. It's sunny out and not freezing here on Lawn Guyland, so can't complain! :-)

Susan

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