Diagnosis Ulcer

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Diagnosis Ulcer
I have done three test, blood, urine, and stool, I thought my kidneys were involved, today I am about 80-90 percent sure today I have an ulcer.

Go on a fast, not eat and I think the ulcer will tell you...

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Manila, Ermita Philippines
Sunday, July 27, 2008
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The test all said I do not have kidney problems, and I am happy, I would rather have an ulcer than Kidney problems.

I took extreme measures, a no excuse change in diet, I now do not eat processed foods, no coffee, sugar, food additive and spicy food, and I eat a very mundane and boring diet…

Vegetable, Fruits, Nuts and Chicken.

This diet is full of small exceptions, whereby it accommodates the real world. For example, I must eat; I must live in social world. If I am invited to a house, I must allow some small additions to food so I can eat. If the salt is added, I will still eat it, however I do not add salt

I do not get bent out of shape if I find they gave me Tang or an Orange drink and not real Orange juice. This diet has to accommodate real life, and I keep my intentions correct.

This stopped my symptoms pain in the side, a burning sensation, close to where the kidneys are located.

What happened when this started, I was in Mexico, went on a no food diet, close to a fast, just three pieces of bread per day. I was drinking about 8 glasses of coffee, maybe 16 cups of coffee. I became weak; there was a spot on my stomach skin.

I gave up this diet, went to a normal diet, and flew to Guatemala, hoping it would go away. While in Guatemala I made a 3 am trip to the common toilet, whereby I passed out and fell into the shower. My body was bubbling in this location; it was as if I could feel the blood moving.

Prior to all this, I was eating some dried milk, I love this stuff, I eat it with a spoon. I had a complete attack, I went to the doctor, they said I had high blood pressure, yes, but temporary. I ge\ot some test, they said I have parasite, I take medicine and kill them. I get a test in Thailand and they say there are no parasites.

I discovered that milk is a problem for ulcers today.

Long story, but sometimes it is easier to test a physical problem by implementing the solution, or exacerbating the problem to make it reveals itself.

The solution to an Ulcer is to eat 6 times per day, disperse them, I suppose waking up at night an eating again would be good. I guess we put something in the stomach for the stomach acids to attack and not the lining of the stomach or intestines.

I came to Manila, the Supermarket is good, and it is extremely easy to eat vegetables and fruits. I wanted to lose weight; I want to get back down to proper weight. I stopped eating the nuts, full of fats, and reduce my food intake by about half. I am losing weight, but the pain has returned.

Ooops, Andy, willpower is great, but this is too much, you cannot just stop eating. A diet of Vegetable and Fruits, this seems too easy to digest; I need to go back to eating the oatmeal I had in Thailand.

The pain was almost zeros in Thailand; I was eating oatmeal, not really processed, whole in nature.

What is good, I read that bananas are good, not sure, but easy to buy bananas and have sitting around the room for a few days, I can eat at different times and give the stomach something to eat beside the stomach or intestines. I truly believe the problem is right as the digested food leaves the stomach in the intestines or colon.

Long and drawn out, but I am also presently on a 10 day medicine treatment to kill the bacteria Helicobacter pylori. Medicine in Thailand can be purchase over the counter, a Thailand Pharmacist outline the treatment.

Treatment of H Pylori

Home Remedies for Ulcers READ THIS Very good!

Truly, a person should not diagnosis themselves, but then again, what if the doctors cannot understand English. The internet is a never-ending information sources. Although many people have no ability to make good choices, I do believe about 1 in 50 are capable of making good choices.

Strange as it sounds, but Travelers, the long-term types are normally capable of solving many problems that baffles the average person. Truly a MacGyver attitude is needed to travel the planet continuously, a good hands on, solving mechanical problems.

To say the least, going on strict diets does not seem like a good idea, my present extreme diet is going to adjust my weight, there is no doubt, this is a healthy way to eat, however I need to eat more, too much willpower does not help.

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Hoz said on Sunday July 27th, 2008 06:14:00 AM

Glad to read you are getting your medical problems sorted out. Ulcers are treatable and you can continue your travels. Kidney disease can bring you to a stop. I know as I had to go on dialysis in 97 and had a transplant in 99. My son was my donor. Though my life today is ALMOST normal I am tied to obtaining and taking a continuous regimen of expensive anti rejection meds. Something that would be almost impossible in your lifestyle.

Anonymous said on Sunday July 27th, 2008 12:19:00 PM

Andy, my old man had a stomach ulcer in the spring. His was caused by regular use of advil (acetominephen sp??) He had low level arthritis not enough for prescriptions but enough to take advil which then caused an ulcer. Switched to tylenol and the ulcer disappeared inside of a week. Don't know if your situation is similiar or not. I know you don't like to spend much time in the U.S. But you may want to, the health care system here is very costly, but very good. Good health is worth it.

Andy HoboTraveler.com said on Sunday July 27th, 2008 05:10:00 PM

I do not use Advil or Aspirin or almost any type of pain medicines.I used to use enought Pepper to choke a horse. I also would carry Pepper. That with the 10 cups of coffee was a high amount of acid. I no longer use coffee or pepper.