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Dennis S.
Started July 22, 2007
BioSulf Case Study: Dennis S.
Age: 55 years old.
Height: 5’ 11â€
Weight: 150 lbs.
Beginning Date: Friday July 20, 2007
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Physical Condition at Beginning of Study:
Main complaint is chronic, extreme fatigue and lack of energy. This condition has persisted for over 20 years, yet I was extremely energetic and healthy prior to this. Over the many years I have gotten somewhat better but still at times the fatigue is debilitating and the simplest of life’s tasks are difficult. Mornings are worst.
- I was diagnosed as having Candida many years ago. Took an anti-biotic (Nystatin) and got somewhat better. Thought I was “cured†but apparently not. Recently I took a couple home tests and failed miserably, i.e. the tests indicated I still had Candida.
- The tests were (1) a questionnaire and (2) “spit in a glass of waterâ€, which depending on what happens to the spit would indicate Candida or no Candida. A negative result is when the spit simply floats on top of the water. A positive reading is when the spit sinks or has “trails†or rope-like extensions from the surface. So apparently I still have Candida. Probably the main original cause was a months-long cycle of a broad-based antibiotic, Tetracycline, when I was younger.
- The following is an overview of what Candida is and its symptoms:You're not only dealing with yeast overgrowth but also the fact that Candida albicans puts out 79 toxic by-products, all of which weaken your immune system. One of the major toxins produced from Candida albicans is acetaldehyde, which is transformed by the liver to ethanol (alcohol), creating the feeling of intoxication and brain fog. There have been cases where Candida patients have been pulled over and tested positive with elevated blood alcohol levels above normal.
- With a Candida albicans overgrowth digestion becomes impaired, essential vitamins and minerals are lacking, and healthy cells are not replicated to repair the body. The result is chronic progressive disease over time.
- The most common symptoms are, indigestion, bloating, gas, fatigue, disorientation, poor memory, numbness, abdominal pain, constipation, attacks of anxiety, depression, irritability and shaking when hungry, incoordination, headaches, rashes, vaginal yeast infections, and urinary frequency.
- I have most all of those symptoms appropriate to males to varying degrees. I underlined the main ones.
- I’ve been taking Caprylic Acid, supplements for promoting good intestinal floral and have also been on a diet without yeasts or sugars for a couple months now. It seems like my “saliva test†indicates some improvement but still testing positive.
- My sleep, or lack thereof, is probably a key to my fatigue. I am a light sleeper. I also wake up several times every night to use the restroom, as many as 4 and sometimes 5 times per night. I feel sleep deficient all the time and have felt that if I could simply get good rest that it would allow my body to heal itself. I also cannot “sleep in†regardless of how tired I am. So if I am up late I am in trouble, i.e. guaranteed to be even more fatigued as I won’t be able to sleep late to compensate for going to bed late. I also use Melatonin as a sleep aid.
- I also have lower gastrointestinal stress. I don’t know if I have constipation or diarrhea. It seems I have both, i.e. it fluctuates from one to another. I have always depended on some herbal laxative to try to keep things moving. As part of my fatigue I have always felt “toxicâ€. My opinion is that my lack of sleep and elimination problems go hand-in-hand and if I could get sufficient sleep then I would be “cleaner†inside, less toxic and my body would heal and have more energy.
- I have had chronic athlete’s foot on my left foot only. This comes and goes but it is recurring. It has been 98% handled over the last few months by simply spraying my foot with hydrogen peroxide after showering each morning.
- Memory is failing. This one concerns me as of course I have read and heard the horror stories of Alzheimer disease. Sometimes I just cannot remember things, e.g. just now I could not remember “hydrogen peroxide†even though I use it every morning and I had to look at the bottle to remember the name. Over the last week I tried for days to remember my brother’s wife’s name and finally had to ask my wife what was the name. These types of lapses are scary but “brain fog†is a standard symptom of Candida so hopefully this is not a serious or permanent condition.
- Additional unwanted conditions added 7-24-07:
- Minor receeding gums
- Pain and minor restricted motion in right shoulder, probably some left over scar tissue from a rotator cuff problem from a few years ago.
- Minor pain and stiffness in knuckle on index finger on left hand. I play guitar and this does interfere and requires a good deal of "warm up" before I can without pain.
- A few months ago I threw my back out and was literally on my back for 3-days and quite restricted for several more. I am good now but still have twinges of pain now and again in the lower back area.
- General stiffness and muscle pain. This I believe goes hand-in-hand with the Candida and/or lack of sleep. It is not acute or sharp and I really only notice it on my better days when it isn't there, i.e. I notice it when it ISN'T there as much because it has become so "normal".
- Beginning of Study Reports:
- My routine the first couple days was to take a tablespoon in the morning, another tablespoon in the late afternoon or early evening (after getting home from work) and then a teaspoon just as I’m about to doze off. As of today, 7-24-07, I am revising this to a tablespoon in the morning, teaspoon at noon, another tablespoon when I get home from work and then just a teaspoon before falling asleep.
7-20-05 (Friday):
- I took one tablespoon at about 6:00 pm and a teaspoon just before I fell asleep. I woke up 5 times during the night to use the restroom. I was exhausted in the morning and throughout most of the day. I felt somewhat better later at night and though I was sleepy I did not feel as toxic or unhealthily fatigued.
- 7-21-07 (Saturday):
- I woke up quite disoriented and tired. I did some manual work, i.e. putting together a couple of night stands just purchased. This absolutely exhausted me and I had to lie down for a while to rest. I was more exhausted this day than I can remember. Mentally it was difficult to focus. I was irritable, too. I got better late in the day again.
- I did sleep better this night, though I got to bed too late again. I noticed I slept for 4 hours before having to get up, which is a marked improvement from the usual 2 hours before having to get up. I only had to get up 3 times in the night.
- 7-22-07 (Sunday): Woke up tired but not as tired as the prior day. I have a lot to do today so I drank a cup of coffee to jump start the body. (I haven’t been drinking coffee for a couple months.) It really didn't seem to help much. I was really very tired but after eating mid-afternoon I perked up and felt fairly good with better than usual energy the rest of the day.
- 7-23-07 (Monday): Didn't get to bed as early as I wanted to but I noticed I am definitely sleeping better. I am dreaming and just feel like I'm sleeping much, much deeper. Felt like I could have slept much, much longer but had to get up. Felt sleepy most of the day but I could still perceive less ... body mass or somatics ... maybe less toxic. Felt lighter even though sleepy. Had the thought if I could I get a few nights of longer sleep at the quality of sleep I am now getting I would experience a major change.
- 7-23-07 (Tuesday): Got more sleep this time. I still did have to get up a couple times to use the restroom but I am no longer having any trouble falling back to sleep like I used to. Waking up is like waking up from being drugged. I actually have to be careful I don't stumble or fall down. I am sleeping so heavily that it really does take me a bit of time to start to function even marginally well. But once I get going I definitely am feeling better already, both physically and mentally. So today is better than yesterday -- still sleepy tired but better in regards to the sickly tired I have always felt. I am excited. I am sleeping so well and so deeply I have this idea that in time I will fully recover. I haven't slept like this ... maybe since I was a kid. I really see how I've been terribly sleep deficient. Very exciting ...
- Hi Karl,I got up Saturday morning and was still experiencing extreme fatigue. I forced myself to go out and do some errands. Came back home and had to sleep. The fatigue was just too extreme. I was in pain, anaten, etc.
- I made a decision to stop taking the BioSulf. The last time I took it was that morning, i.e. Saturday morning. I am now taking the original MSM on the same regimen as I was taking the BioSulf. The recovery has been remarkable. Today (Sunday) I feel better than I’ve felt in quite in some time.
- So this is not actually a good development. The last two weeks have been horrible. How I actually managed to operate at all is a wonder. The best I can describe it is like being drugged. I felt like I was on a 2G planet. I was wobbly when I walked. I had dizziness. I had trouble focusing. And I was simply so exhausted all I wanted to do was lie down in bed. I forced myself to work and operate but it was horrible.
- I am not convinced I was simply detoxing. I truly feel like I was drugged and the label should have a warning label, such as “Do not drive or operate heavy machinery.â€
- So I’m not sure where this leaves us but this is the reality.
- I guess we’ll talk tomorrow.
- Best,
- Dennis Schliewe
- dschliewe@verizon.net
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