I am wondering if anyone feels they get sick more easily or more often then "normal" people? Do people take any specific steps to increase their immunity? How about overall energy, do you feel like you have less of it then other people? If so, why do you think this is?
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Yes, yes and yes.
Firstly I am more achy then most of the people under 90 that I know (I am 55), suffering from all sorts of itis's...next, when I get tired I get weepy, 3-year-old-child weepy...so tired that I want to curl up in a corner and cry.
I used to pick up every bug that was flying around too...but have since started various improved eating habits and supplements and feel much better.
I take a liquid, sublingual B Complex as well as a good multivitamin and a number of trace minerals (magnesium, iron, silicium, zinc, Gold-silver-copper, chrome...just to name a few...some come in a mix others I take on their own).
I have found that for a real morning pick me up that Carcinia Cambodia helps a lot (it is meant for weight loss but it gives my energy level a kick and makes my life liveable)...the one that I first used is no longer available (skinny girl) but I have found that most health food stores have good quality ones...mine has green tea and some trace minerals in it.
I also take Vit D with calcium and Collagene.
A balanced diet full of fresh fruits and veggies, whole grain breads and light meats rounds things out...
I am not superwoman but I am probably better than a lot of the healthy women my age.
Sharon
Thanks for all the info!!! You can eat fresh fruits and veggies with a j pouch??
I eat fresh fruits and veggies every day.
Yes, thanks for the tips! I don't usually get tired to the point of crying, but it has been known to happen and it is sometimes a source of stress with my husband since I think it is hard for him to relate to the idea that my energy can be so depleted that going out to a movie is just too much.
I have been taking Omega3, D, a good multi and astragalas to try to help with the immunity. I am frustrated by it because it can make hanging out with kids hard. What sublingual B complex do you use?
And yes, I eat fresh veggies. If I mix them with some grain based experience it is usually totally fine. I personally cannot eat gluten so there is that limitation, but otherwise I find that things slow down to much for my comfort if I don't eat anything fresh.
Anyway, thank you for the energy tips and the normalizing!
Hello all.
My two cents.
When I had a pouch my energy was depleted fast.
Same thing when I had it removed. I was totally exhausted after an eight hour shift.
About a month ago I let my surgeon know about it so she ran every blood test she could. It came back with the results that I had low iron levels. Wow. I had always had high iron levels. So I started taking a small amount of iron and Bada bing. My energy started coming back. And it's back just after a month of taking 64mg of iron a day. To top it off I don't feel like I had been run over by a truck when I get up in the morning. I didn't realize iron was so important.
Now Scott or Jan can elaborate on the removal of the colon and iron distribution of iron in your body. I think it has alot to do with absorbing or distributing iron. I may be wrong. And it may not be an answer to your particular problem but I thought I would bring it up.
I was so happy it was something simple although I thought it would be some other vitamin deficiency.
I do feel much better. And after eight hours work I feel I can go much longer. No rubber legs!
Richard.
