107. Alternating Constipation and Diarrhea

Alternating constipation and diarrhea is a symptom of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). IBS is one of the most common gastrointestinal disorderes that affect mostly women. Some of the other symptoms of IBS include.

• Abdominal pain and distention
• Hypersecretion of colonic mucous
• Flatulence
• Nausea
• Anxiety or depression
• Relief of pain with bowel movements

The irritation can come from food allergies, dysbiosis with an overgrowth of Candida, increased intestinal hyperpermeabilty or parasites. Another cause is increased stress and adrenal overload.


Lifestyle Changes
Please see handout here on the Dysbiosis Diet



Reference: Weatherby, D. (2004). Signs and Symptoms Analysis from a Functional Perspective. Jacksonville, OR: Bear Mountain Publishing.

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35. Chemotherapy

Chemotherapy is a strong chemical treatment for many forms of cancer, It puts an enormous burden and stress on your body, in addition to the stress your body is already under dealing with cancer. it is therefore very important to maintain good dietary and lifestyle habits whilst undergoing chemotherapy.

One of the common side effects of most chemotherapy drugs is nutritional deficiency especially the vitamin folic acid, which is an essential nutrient for cell repair and immune function. It is important to discuss your increase nutritional need with your physician, who can help put you on a nutritional program that will provide your body with good quality and highly absorbable nutrients.

As with all drugs, chemotherapy is a toxin to the body. It puts additional demands on the liver and kidneys, which have to detoxify and eliminate the drugs from the body. It is important to avoid the many things that can increase the burden on these overworked organs: sugar and refined sugars, hydrogenated oils, smoking, chemical additive and processed foods.



Reference: Weatherby, D. (2004). Signs and Symptoms Analysis from a Functional Perspective. Jacksonville, OR: Bear Mountain Publishing

92. Sensitive to Tobacco Smoke

Sensitivity to smoke is an indication of dysbiosis in the large intestine. A build-up of yeast such as Candida will increase the toxic load that the liver has to deal with. This is more likely in a person who eats a lot of refined sugar and has a history of antibiotic use.

It has also been associated with a need for increased liver support, as the liver is not doing an adequate job removing toxins. The detoxification pathways in the liver require many nutritional co-factors. Phase I detoxification involves the oxidation, reduction and/or hydrolysis of a molecule to make it less toxic.  Sensitivy to smoke may indicate a need for molybdenum, a nutrient that is often deficient and is required for effective Phase II detoxification. Either of these problems may be present simultaneously, as the liver is under the added stress of detoxifying the build-up of toxic metabolites produced by the Candida.

Dysbiosis:
1. Nutrients that heal the intestines
2. Water soluble fiber and colon health nutrients
3. Multiple nutrients that support the immune system


Lifestyle Changes
See Handout located here for Recommendation for Keeping Your Liver Healthy and the Dysbiosis diet.



Reference: Weatherby, D. (2004). Signs and Symptoms Analysis from a Functional Perspective. Jacksonville, OR: Bear Mountain Publishing.

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Chewing Tobacco

Most of the emphasis on the harmful effect of tobacco has been centered on cigarettes, but  much less on chewing or " smokeless" tobacco, It has been proved beyond a doubt that smoking caused lung cancer and other fatal diseases. Chewing tobacco has been linked with throat and mouth cancer, a major concern. Chewing tobacco is also a source of nicotine, and addictive substance. Nicotine acts lie an injection of adrenaline, increasing pulse rate and blood pressure, which makes the heart work fasted an harder, so that the heart actually needs more oxygen, Chewing tobacco will result in increased levels of nicotine in the blood and the problems associated with its addictive qualities. Research on addiction indicated that nicotine works much like heroin, cocaine, and alcohol. When nicotine was give to volunteers intravenously (into veins), many of them could not tell the difference between the effect of nicotine and that of cocaine. Nicotine produced pleasurable sensations and physical dependency by affecting the brain and spinal cord.

It is important to remember that tobacco use (both smoking and chewing) has associated health risk and its use will prevent you from attaining your highest health potential.



Reference: Weatherby, D. (2004). Signs and Symptoms Analysis from a Functional Perspective. Jacksonville, OR: Bear Mountain Publishing.

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89. History of Hepatitis

A history of hepatitis can be an indicator of an increased need for liver support. Hepatitis is an inflammatory and destructive process that destroys the hepatic cells and causes liver damage. The liver has the ability to regenerate itself given the correct environment. However, long-term damage to the hepatocytes from hepatitis is not reversible.

Supporting the many functions of the live from protein synthesis, blood sugar regulation, detoxification, blood filtration etc. can be very helpful for people recovering from hepatitis.


Lifestyle Changes
Read handout located here on Recommendations for keeping your Liver healthy


Reference: Weatherby, D. (2004). Signs and Symptoms Analysis from a Functional Perspective. Jacksonville, OR: Bear Mountain Publishing.

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