Re: Is it possible for cholesterol to be too low?
- From: Emily <Nospam@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2007 15:23:35 GMT
Carol wrote:
On Wed, 14 Mar 2007 Emily <Nospam@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I am not a doctor and this is from personal experience and some minor
Internet research.
VERY weird ways my glyburide reaction manifested itself. Sever abdominal pain seemed to be a far worse symptom for me than the facial swelling that eventually closed one of my eyes.
Your symptoms are listed as possible side effects of glyburide use.
Not to say it wasn't an allergy, but it may not have been.
Interesting. None of the docs (My GP, the E.R. doc, the ENDO had EVER heard of glyburide causing stomach pain,and the pharmacist said there weren't any major side effects, I just might burn more in the summer sun. They decided the stomach pain must all be related as it stopped once I discontinued the glyburide....but were indeed puzzled by it. Of course, I'm always one to get the weird side effects that like only 1% or less of the population gets....
<...>(with slightly low platelets), 22,000
When my mother was ill, her platelet count was 40,000, which they
called "quite low" but not low enough to warrant infusion. Doctors
informed us normal is 240,000 [my research indicates 150-400,000]. At
that level + ~1200mg/day of ibuprofen use for arthritis, she was
getting hematomas under the skin anywhere she scratched an itch.
Beware of any medications that "thin" the blood or claim to be "good
for the heart" since they'll be operating almost 100% by reducing the
availability of whatever platelets you've got.
I don't know the platelet value. The slightly low was only once, they normalized after. They were 300,000 today. the 22,000 was the WBC. Not on advil right now. Do take it for joint pain and such, but haven't had any since the tummy troubles. Though, likely the tummy is fine now....
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As far as your general health...
Have you ever been tested for celiac disease?
http://www.ask.com/web?q=celiac+disease&qsrc=0&o=0&l=dir
These may be helpful for your doctor:
http://www.aafp.org/afp/980301ap/pruessn.html
http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/dept/gi/celiac.html
It's also possible to be gluten intolerant without the genetic marker
for what is usually called "sprue", and without confirmation of wheat
allergy, despite what my mother's GP believes. Either may produce no
outward symptoms, but decreased nutrient absorption as more and more
damage is done to the small intestine will become evident. This
disease could cause low cholesterol due to malabsorption of fats, and
general malnutrition due to malabsorption of everything. Also your
history of high antibiotic intake has probably resulted in disrupted
intestinal flora, leaving you open to anything from parasites to
increased intestinal permeability (aka "Leaky Gut Syndrome") - another
possible cause (or result, ironically enough) of gluten intolerance,
and a possible cause of your high WBC. Most GI specialists seem to
know about this, while many GPs don't, in my experience.
Blood tests should be done before stopping wheat - once you have
succeeded in stopping all gluten intake, the tests will be negative,
and this isn't a dietary step you want to go through unwarranted,
believe me. If you are found to be gluten intolerant, feel free to
email me. I can save you a few hundred hours of research and
trial-and-error.
Carol
Thanks for the info on celiac disease. I've heard a lot about it, and I do know that many type 1 diabetics also have celiac disease. (I'm still waiting test results to find out if I'm type one or two...). I've not been tested, would never have thought I'd had it, don't SEEM to be bohtered by gluten, but then I suppose one never really knows, does one? Not without the tests. I suppose I don't entirely want to be tested, since I DON'T want to go gluten free, what a pain, but of course, if it will help me feel better, it's probably a good idea. I might mention it. I would think my endo would know about it, since it is often seen with diabetes. Plus, she could refer me to a gastro if needed. I dunno. I do know that ultra low cholesterol can be caused by fat malabsorbtion, and can also lead to deficiencies in fat soluble vitamins. So perhaps there is something going on there. I've not been on any antibiotics recently, so I'm not sure if they are still playing a role in me. I'm sure some of the gut flora killed off by them ages ago has had a chance to come back. Dunno though. I did have a ten day course of them in Jan for a UTI (that discovered the diabetes), but haven't been on any since, and I think my last course (a z-pack for some nasty asthmatic bronchitis that WOULDN'T go away--had a few courses of antibiotics over several months then) was about a year ago. Anyways, thanks for the reply, and the info. If I do get tested for celiac, and I'm positive, I'll definitely look you up again and take you up on your offer of wisdom. I'm sure I'll still have some trial and error, but any head start I can get will be helpful.
Emily
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