Such_Saturation
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I'm not sure I would consider milk a high tryptophan source.
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Such_Saturation said:The "IBS" memories I have I now use as a way to date the worst periods of hypothyroidism and vitamin deficiency of my past. You know, I remember coffee and milk used to be the best triggers and ironically having made them the largest part of the diet has banished that illness from my days.
I think it is best for you to discard all the bile on that part of the cycle using the charcoal, and use some parmisan to make a fresh batch. Coffee (at least a spoonful of sugar per serving) with some cascara will prevent "IBS" attacks but will feel too harsh during or in the days after an attack. Serotonin blockers and gelatin are crucial in these stages!
Green said:As you may know, I'm in that GI distress phase. Seemingly, you're past that. Did you use serotonin blockers and gelatin in combat? I was thinking they could be used effectively. Milk and coffee being triggers, you kept them in your diet?
A few different incidents gave me this big adrenaline pumping for the last couple days. It's been tiring and annoying. I'm doing better now. Trying to change mental perspective and cut off the anxious thoughts helps, but when the adrenaline is going it's hard to just shut it down.
I find some relief in these things, but not sure which are more powerful for acute symptoms: ice cream, progesterone, aspirin, niacinamide, theanine, antihistamine.
I'm not sure how well it works for acute symptoms, but I have had a lot of success using pregnenolone for anxiety, which seems to be my reaction to adrenaline. It seems to keep me feeling more balanced with stress not leaving me with the rapid heartbeat, sick, sort of nauseous, weak, shaky feeling I used to get when stressed. I take rather large amounts (75-100mg) twice a day, but am a large man. I actually noticed the results from taking 100mg once a day, though, and may back off some. I just noticed for a while that taking some before bed too, seemed to help with staying asleep through the night, but no longer noticing that, so no need to continue with larger amounts, apparently. Less would probably work for most in any event, but Ray Peat has written that it is pretty safe even in large amounts, and mentioned experimenting with it it in gram doses somewhere. I think someone posted recently that Ray Peat suggested taking 300 mg once per week, although I'm just repeating what someone else wrote with no direct knowledge. It might be worth giving a try if you haven't already.
I can't think of anything you don't have listed above for immediate relief, other than sleep, but that requires time, and isn't always possible when stress strikes. If you can get it, though, I think sleep can be very beneficial for stress, as long as you aren't relying on it as an escape to avoid dealing with things that need attention.
Thanks for the reply. I have been sleeping well. Somehow I can shut my thoughts off in bed (as long as blood sugar is stable) and drift in a sort of fantasy world /alpha state until I fall asleep.
I tried some pregnenolone but I wasn't taking enough I don't think. I was taking 40 mg. I should just go ahead and try 100 mg since that seems to be the amount at least a couple people report feeling better with. I confess I'm still not sure how much and how often to take it. I've been using it 3 weeks on and 1 week off. Guess I'll have to experiment some more.