In 2008 I experienced a condition that was quite uncomfortable…my tongue started
to burn. To try to figure out the cause, I kept a diary of
what I ate and that proved nothing helpful. Then I began to eliminate medications one at a time. I was taking a
diuretic for Menieres Disease to try to keep the fluids moving through my inner
ear and stop the symptoms – dizziness and head noises (my primary problem was a
roaring sound). I removed my chemical
diuretic and replaced it with Shaklee alfalfa in May, 2009. The roaring sound ceased! … and I have not
had any debilitating dizziness. I still
had positional dizziness from time to time….BUT after 3 years even that went away.
During this time, after taking alfalfa for a while, I
noticed something else…the IBS symptoms that I had experienced for 30 years
went away. I almost completely stopped
having episodes. And if I did experience an IBS episode (rare) I could point
exactly to what caused it… the caffeine in Excedrin, which I occasionally had
to take.
In July, 2012 I began to have bladder pain and began
eliminating foods that could cause the problem.
One thing that I found in my research was that it was important to
improve the health of the gut and so I began taking Shaklee Optiflora probiotic
on a daily basis. Around this time I was
also having terrible headaches and the
only thing that would take it away was Excedrin and began to take it
daily. I was hesitant to do it because
of the IBS symptoms. BUT I did not
experience any symptoms! The only thing
that I was doing differently was the Optiflora.
I have not had a single IBS symptom since I began talking the Optiflora!
The timing and the lasting effects of these supplements
cannot be coincidence to the cessation of my symptoms. I am so grateful for Shaklee and my wonderful
consultant, who is a wealth of information and understanding when I present a
new question to her.
An added blessing…I was able to lose almost 30 pounds this
year and I could stop taking the medication for high blood pressure! When I stopped taking that my kidney function
improved and Stage III Kidney Disease was removed from my diagnoses.
Barbara Robinson
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