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@Bernadette Abraham Hi. B.
Mum still hasn’t been able to open her bowels despite the laxido.They have increased to two sachets. If still no difference, they will give her suppositories.
Infection markers have improved.
Unfortunately, her renal function has impaired due to the dye given during the CT scan. Her creatinine today was 400 and egfr 14. It was 23 before we went to A&E last Wednesday. They are now hydrating her with saline and getting her to drink as much as she can. She’s lost her appetite and also not drinking. They’ve inserted a catheter to monitor how much she’s expelling and for her comfort so that she doesn’t keep going to the washroom. Unfortunately, it’s not very comfortable and she’s prone to UTIs when inserting catheter.
The big concern for me is the renal function.
Tomorrow, they’ll carry out an ultrasound of the abdomen to see if the inflammation has reduced.
Mum really needs to open her bowels to check for any other specific infections and also calcprotectin. Also, of there is any blood.
She’s even more weak now.
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@Daniel Schepers I’m not sure either. He did ask a series of questions related to testosterone back in March which lead to this blood test. To be honest, he should have asked me to have this test back in March. He forgot.
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@Daniel Schepers thank you Daniel. I will post my Genova adrenal stress results results shortly.
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@Daniel Schepers this is extremely helpful. Thank you. I think the last word in the last sentence was was inflammation of the sinuses which he has.
He has been taking a lot antibiotics of the past few months. Could he drink nettle tea instead?
I will look up how to flush sinuses. Not come across this before.
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B. I just noticed, I’ve still got some Thorne GI encap capsules left. Should I have them with food or 30mins before food. Can I open them up and mix in water or have them neat?
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@Bernadette Abraham Thank you B for the link and sure, will look to buy organic instead.
With regards to cooking, I tend to sauté the veggies with oil. This is where I want to use the evvo. Once sauteed, simmer in a small amount of water until soft with the lid closed
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@Bernadette Abraham hi B.
Regarding chia seeds, if I leave a 1/4 tsp of chia seeds in a glass of water overnight in the fridge or on the counter and just drink the water excluding the seeds, is this OK too?
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@Yasmin atassi good luck
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@Bernadette Abraham Before BUPA, I was with Cigna through my workplace. They didn’t cover functional medicine tests.
This time I purely stumbled across a consultant who is traditionally a medical doctor in endocrinology and functional medicine doctor.
Otherwise, I was self funding my own lab tests, like GI map, Genova stool tests or any other functional medicine tests.
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Not sure where you’re based Yasmin. I’m with BUPA select plan and only came across by accident BUPA cover functional medicine test when I went to see a BUPA registered Endocrinologist consultant.
Before the consultant ordered the tests, who’s also a functional medicine practitioner, I contacted BUPA to confirm if they cover functional medicine tests. It was under their 3 in one bundle diagnostics tests, they did. In my case, I had to do cortisol stress and will be doing a metabolomix plus test.
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