my week, of sorts

[janscottfrazier]

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[dennisthetiger]

Aww, sucks you can't have meat. Feel better soon.

[emirunagakura]

So the ulcers, my mother has a very similar problem. And below is what was doing it to her. Maybe it's periodically messing with you, too.

'Helicobacter Pylori

For many years doctors told us that stomach ulcers were caused by stress. We now know that they can be caused by the helicobacter pylori bacteria which can be cured by a combination of antibiotics and antacids. This was discovered by Dr. Barry Marshall of Australia. The medical community at first refused to believe him. He had to intentionally infect himself with the bacteria to prove this.

For more information check Dr. Marshall's web-site.

H. pylori can cause both fatigue and stomach discomfort and Dr. Marshall recommends treating it in cases of CFS. Any gastroenterologist can test you for it. Blood tests are known to have error rates of up to 20%. Breath tests are more accurate. The most accurate and most expensive test is stomach biopsy.'

[janscottfrazier]

I've been waiting for the lab results of my biopsy but I've been thinking it's H Pylori all along. I learned about it in my nutrition class last semester and read quite a bit about it. Never thought it would apply to me.
Since it's jejunal it might be something worse as H pylori has a hard time living down there. We shall see.
*hug*