Going to a Naturopath

[tamesis]

well, i decided enough with conventional medicine, and i'm going to see a naturopath next week. I actually got his name from DMS, so i'm really optomistic he'll be able to help me. My only real worry is that a lot of people i have talked to that have been to a naturopath have been given extremely restrictive diets, (no sugar or substitutes, gluten, eggs, milk, red meat) and i don't know how well i would be able to stick to something like that. Although, if it made me feel better i guess i would have no problems with it.

I have an 8 page questionairre to fill out, and it's making me feel REALLY unhealthy! LOL. I have to tick almost 50% of the stupid thing!

Anyways.....Just rambling i guess, i'm a little nervous! but, this guy is willing to prescribe LDN, so maybe that will be something i can give a try....

 

[imisspopcorn]

Good luck...you have to try something to feel better.

 

[shazamataz]

Ooh, thats interesting Pam! especially the LDN part - I can't get that here

I had to do one of those questionnaires too when I went to the naturopath and I ticked a LOT of the boxes too!

I am not sure if the stuff she's given me has helped or not. I am still completely exhausted all the time, but, apart from a wee spell over Christmas, my insides have been good and my inflammation has stayed down even with being down to practically finishing the steroids, so I would think it has been helpful. Unfortunately it is expensive!

I have been recommended a few diatery things from her as well, but haven;t managed all of them. I would say that any thing you do will help a little, even if you just cut out one major thing like wheat or sugar.

Good luck, look forward to hearing how it goes

 

[D Bergy]

This is from a movie, but I don't remember which one.

"I would piss on a spark plug if I thought it would help".

That pretty much sums it up for me.

Dan

 

[tamesis]

thankfully it's a 'check everything' questionairre......From 0-3, so i don't feel as bad that each box is ticked. LOL. Hopefully he has some new ideas about what's goign on.

 

[shazamataz]

Maybe similar to the one I did. It made mee look like i had problems with everything!!!!

 

[DMS]

Good luck Tamesis, I hope he can give you some answers, just remember you don't have to buy everything he recommends.

If you have copies of any of your bloodwork I would highly recommend you take those with you (or just have them faxed directly to his office before your appointment). I found that he explained the blood work so well to us - more so than any other Dr. did, it really helped me understand what was going on with my son.

 

[tamesis]

Thanks for the suggestion, i'm going to my GP so i will deffinately ask for a copy of the bloodwork....i've been wanting to see it anyways. I keep being told it's normal though.....argh.

 

[nogutsnoglory]

Good luck with the naturopath, if you can;t adhere to the diet plan, try to adapt most of it, don't go from one extreme to the other, our bodies are too fragile to have major diet changes randomly.

 

[DMS]

interesting, some of the blood work that the Pediatrician told me were within normal range were enough out that the Naturopath had a different interpretation, or maybe I should say, when the Naturopath looked at the whole picture of the bloodwork he didn't agree with the Ped. does that make sense?

 

[Crohn's 35]

Good luck , hopefully you have a good naturalpath to help you, as I went to one and she was amazing... but yes the diet is strict, and I did follow until I majorily suffered again. You have everything to gain and nothing to lose! Good luck.

 

[kenny]

This is from a movie, but I don't remember which one.

"I would piss on a spark plug if I thought it would help".

That pretty much sums it up for me.

Dan

SO TRUE!

At least they look at your body as a whole. That gets overlooked by most doctors imho.

I am a Horticulturist trained at an Agricultural Institution with some related University studies under my belt. I did my stint with organic herb growing and have some dandy Herbals on my book shelf. This has led me to have a non mainstream outlook on the meaning of nature and our present social preoccupation with it. I stay away from Holistic healers and Naturopaths as a result but as I said above. I think the person as whole is neglected by most regular doctors. There is nothing wrong with a holistic approach to health. Too bad the stigma of other surrounding cultural issues always gets attached to it.