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Re: Managing Diarrhea
Mtngrl,
I'm only dealing with diarrhea that results IF I don't maintain a consistent intake pattern (due to using very low-dose metformin), but your post interested me because you and I are using exactly the same strategies. Mine are targeted in part not just to deal with occasional diarrhea but mainly to address the constant weight gain I have if I don't do all of those things. The one other thing that I have to do that you might think about in some way is to add in some kind of daily exercise if you aren't already doing that. It does actually help me somehow to reduce the diarrhea -- maybe through some fluid elimination, I don't know. It kind of fascinates me that we are doing the same things, even if for somewhat different reasons.
I'm using Nancy's organic yogurt, but would also like to try making my own.
A.A.
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Dx 2002 age 51
bc for granny, aunt, cousin, sister, mother.
ER+/PR+/HER2+++, grade 3
IDC 1.9 cm, some DCIS, Stage 1, Grade 3
Lumpectomy, CAFx6 (no blood boosters), IMRT rads, 1 3/4 yr tamoxifen
Rads necrosis
BRCA 1 & 2 negative
Trials: Early detection OVCA; 2004 low-dose testosterone for bc survivors
Diet: Primarily vegetarian organic; metformin (no diabetes), vitamin D3
Exercise: 7 days a week, 1 hr/day
No trastuzumab, no taxane, no AI
NED
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