I keep hearing that it takes its toll on the body, but in what way?
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My wife did yo-yo dieting all through her teen years.\n\nAt 26 she was taken into hospital after a week of incredible pain and diagnosed with gall stones.\n\nThe doctors explained then that the cause was most likely to be yo-yo dieting.  I kid you not - even with very high levels of morphine she was still in agony.  Don't do it!\n\nSensible weight loss is 2lbs a week tops.\n\nAlso - if you starve yourself your body will then store future food as fat (as emergency stores) - therefore you are more likely to put on weight when you eat normally.
157738
Perhaps your body can not absorb it?  THat's why taking supplements will not help? Talk more with your doc about the absorption issue and what to do about it. Perhaps you can get it intravenously??
329314
I have the same problem! I was told that it has something to do with too much acid in your system. It's not harmful, but a doctor could help.
81302
Unfortunetly form my understanding, it's one of those diseases where the the treatments are more fatal then the disease.  But without them the disease will drag out longer and be more painful.  The estimates I've seen are everything from 45 days to 8 years.
675413
I may be way off base with this, but I had a friend who had a similar problem.  They got the problem when they started lifting heavy weight.  One time (and there wasn't any pain during the incident), they lifted something and it tore the tissue in their tail bone.  Same symptoms, when they sneezed, sat, or sqautted down and picked things up, it hurt them.  It's something to look into, at least.
191185
it doesn't have all the side effects of other things...\nlook @ this...
150471
You might try taking iron, it'll increase the number of red blood cells you have, and it's the red blood cells that carry oxygen to the rest of your body, but taking too much can cause problems so, I'd be careful about how much you take.
654284
It is your hormones adjusting to the change in your body.  That happened to me several times. It will stop.
652426
Well..some researchers said that there's a connection between the intake of some foods and beverages(especially carbonated and rich in caffein) that impede the proper calcium absorb of the body..They claim for example that coffee literally rob your body of Calcium..I am not convinced that is true..I think that everything taken with moderance could not damage too much our health..
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sure i've heard of it.  but i'm in med school so that's expected.  however, my gramma did have it a while back.  apparently, it's probably just about the most awful thing you can suffer from.  you're constanly sick and dizzy no matter what you do.  i'd probly kill myself if i got it.
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It takes it toll on all involved. I usually have maic episodes, so the first signs are my needing less sleep, wanting to go out all the time, spending money, and just bend very grandious. It's hard to hide those facts from neighbors and family. I think the one it takes the most toll on is my husband. My family is in a different country so we chat daily by phone.The kids usually get shielded by visiting my husbands family, or aunts, uncles, and cousins (something they love to do) in a neighboring town. With neighbors and the cleaning lady, if asked we say I'm not feeling well, but don't go into details. I have only a few friends and they all knoz about my condition, so I tell them and they understand, offering to come over to keep me company, or offering to give me my space. My husband has to be the hardest hit because he has the huge responsibility of working, taking care of everyday things, and on top of it all, he has to take care of me. He is great though and I am lucky to have him in my life.
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Read this whole page to find out how what you do affects this. Tells about woman who got rid of it. If you are on medications it can have countless bad health effects on you.
443258
am in need of weight loss myself and am coming to realize that the excessive weight is causing burden to my body in more than one area - this in turn causes me to labor for air\n\ntake care of yourself and rid of the excess\n\nbest wishes!
56881
I suspect the immune system for the primary harm ... the red blood cells for the FATIGUE, to the joints, and whatever else ... could be autoimmune hepatitis and kidney related ailments.
1756
It means lots of pain, heat, mood changes, then some pain, and no cure. I manage the pain with diet and exercise. The exercise has taught me to control how much the pain affects me. It is still there, but I manage better.
36688
Depends on what you think may be side affects.
142236
I had it once from BK and believe me, the body has it's own way of purging. You don't want to know the rest.