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« on: March 20, 2015, 12:28:23 pm »
I am a 14 year old female, and for my whole life basically I have been struggling. Since I was a child I could never lose weight no matter what I ate, and I had a slew of medical health issues (bladder leakage, obesity, scoliosis pain), but they did not get bad until 2012. In 2012, I had spinal fusion surgery from about T3 to L4 due to scoliosis that was at 58 degrees. After this, my health has seemed to be a never ending train of problems. I had an infection 1 month after surgery, and got antibiotics, which is now believed to have set everything off. I began having terrible abdominal pain and reflux in the beginning of 2013, but nobody would take me seriously. I tried gluten free and dairy free diets, until finally in January of 2014 the doctors found I had reflux during an endoscopy. During this time, I began to get a chronic headache along with joint pain and fatigue. Though the headache is most likely due to tension in the muscles, I still suffer from joint pain and exhaustion even on my better days. I was recently told I have a ton of inflammation which could be causing it, but I truly believe these problems are all connected. In 2014 I also began to form anemia; my ferritin was almost dangerously low and I had little Iron saturation. That was taken care of, but then I developed what was believed to be Hashimoto's Thyroiditis. To this day, the doctors still go back and forth about whether it is my thyroid, but I do not believe this is an issue, for my TSH, free T3, and free T4 were all in a good range.I was also believed to have had PCOS, when I got irregular cycles, hair loss, and ovarian pain. The hair loss began in about summer of 2014 when the anemia and thyroid issues began, but I still currently have about half as much hair as I did before. I used to have thick healthy hair, but now my hair is brittle and my ears poke through! Recently, I have been getting trigger point injections along with physical therapy for the back, and I am on about 10 different medications/supplements for everything. It is so ridiculous, I get a new theory every time I see a doctor! They believe I have fibromyalgia along with lumbar ridiculopothy, but that is nothing compared to the past theories. I recently saw a bio-energy doctor, (which is like a better version of a holistic doctor) and he has been the only one who has seemed to help. He drew blood and we have now figured out that I have a lot of food allergies, and the antibiotics have possibly caused some leaky gut which set everything off, but I am still struggling. I know eating a paleo diet is best, but I don't know how when I am allergic to so many things! The results show I am mostly allergic to any form of yeast, dairy and gluten, which is not a problem for the paleo diet, but I also am mildly allergic to eggs, coconut, grapefruit, banana, tomatoes, and I am aiming for low sugar/no sugar additive intake as well. It is very hard for me and my family to think of any meals, when I can't have coconut or eggs, which seem to be a big part of the diet. I currently hardly eat; 1 maybe 2 meals a day, and I still seem to be having reactions. I am exploring my body care products, because I believe maybe I am allergic to those products too..? I am very stressed right now and in desperate need for help, because I have not been in school for over a year and strive to return in the fall; that does not seem possible though when I am 100 pounds overweight, and always hot/red faced, exhausted, achey, and in general pain. I am currently taking activated B complex, COQ10, methyl folate, ATP fuel, muscle relaxers, armour for thyroid (I wish to discontinue it soon since it is not necessary), probiotics, biotin, nystatin (the doctor also believes I have yeast buildup), and I take a multivitamin along with an omega 3 vitamin. I have been on the paleo diet for about 2 weeks, but I still feel crappy, and I currently believe I have an infection due to swollen lymph nodes on armpit/breast/groin area. I just want to be normal again, and I am willing to give it my all and take time, but I do wish to be better in a few months, and it seems impossible with so many allergies. We have ruled out basically every other condition under the sun, so I do believe these food allergies are the root problem. Any help would be appreciated!