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Subject: Re: a few questions

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Chocolate

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Date Posted: 11:42:17 04/02/05 Sat
In reply to: cutiekaty 's message, "a few questions" on 10:00:47 04/02/05 Sat

For the first question:

I dont know what is causing your diarrhea but if you do not take a potassium supplement you will get in very big trouble. I am not preaching, But potassium is really important (a potassium deficit caused the coma terri shiavo was in, she was bulimic). A potassium supplement will not have extra calories nor will it have you gain wait the only thing it does is make sure your heart beats regularly, you can get this at any drugstore, it is simply a supplement.

If you are drinking a lot of coffee or tea that might cause your diarrea (the caffeine) probably it is a lack of fiber which can either give you a diarrhea or the absolute opposite. The only way to get fiber into your system is to eat, since you dont want to hear this: what you can try to do is take a vitamine B supplement, this will not add calories but mostly will help for diarrhea. If you have blood in your diahrea please go and see a doctor, that is really dangerous.

For the second question:

The starting point for starvation mode is different for everybody and it lies between 500 and 800 calories a day. (for young people mostly around 600) If you eat 100 or 200 calories you probably will lose weight but slower than when you would do 2468 which helps your body stay out of starvation mode.

The headaches and the dizzyness are mostly caused by an irregular sugar level, you can help your body stabilize this by taking chromium (also just a supplement) it works better if you eat regularly but if you dont it will still do something. Iron can help for dizzyness and headaches too.

If you are going to take some of these supplement (and I really hope you do) just stick to the prescription on the box, too much is just as bad as too less. And just please consider at least the potassium.

I wont judge you for this, and who am I to judge, its not like I am doing the right thing with food. I am not going to preach either but I do want you to know that I am a little worried about you, not because I want to belittle you but because I care.

Very good that you are drinking a lot, just keep that going.

I really hope your diarrhea passes and you will feel better soon,

Chocolate

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Subject	Author	Date
Re: a few questions	cutiekaty	12:03:35 04/02/05 Sat
Re: a few questions -- Chocolate, 12:39:18 04/02/05 Sat Re: a few questions -- Shani, 07:19:29 04/05/05 Tue Re: a few questions -- Chocolate, 07:51:51 04/05/05 Tue Re: a few questions (4 shani) -- lara, 16:31:27 04/05/05 Tue