Hello everyone! I have been reading Ray Peat's work in the last month or two, and have found the posters on this website to be helpful and sincere, so thank you. I've been perusing Ray Peat's articles and interviews in hope of finding some advice that I could apply to my situation, but I am still confused.
I'm a 28 year old Australian woman, have severe Crohn's disease and have spent the last couple of years in hospital a lot, including several surgeries that removed my colon, which has settled things down greatly.
I have incorporated Peat's dietary ideals lately and I have found eating a high proportion of reduced fat milk and pulp free OJ fantastic for my altered digestive system! Nutritious and low fibre foods suit me very well.
My main stumbling block now is that after taking a corticosteroid for so long (prednisolone), I seem to have become dependent on it as my adrenal glands have been suppressed by this medication. I have had this tested whilst in hospital twice and the cortisol response was low - this is not "adrenal fatigue", but drug induced adrenal insufficiency. I have been told that I can reduce my dosage slowly, but no matter how slowly I wean this drug I remain unwell; becoming progressively becoming more exhausted, with 'brain fog', sleeping problems, muscle soreness and migraine headaches.
I am seeing endicrinologist to help with this, I'm frustrated with the possibility of being dependent on a steroid replacement for good. Most people in this situation don't have to, they recover after some months. It seems that my overall stamina is still very low, even when taking a physiological replacement dose or slightly higher.
I'm a 28 year old Australian woman, have severe Crohn's disease and have spent the last couple of years in hospital a lot, including several surgeries that removed my colon, which has settled things down greatly.
I have incorporated Peat's dietary ideals lately and I have found eating a high proportion of reduced fat milk and pulp free OJ fantastic for my altered digestive system! Nutritious and low fibre foods suit me very well.
My main stumbling block now is that after taking a corticosteroid for so long (prednisolone), I seem to have become dependent on it as my adrenal glands have been suppressed by this medication. I have had this tested whilst in hospital twice and the cortisol response was low - this is not "adrenal fatigue", but drug induced adrenal insufficiency. I have been told that I can reduce my dosage slowly, but no matter how slowly I wean this drug I remain unwell; becoming progressively becoming more exhausted, with 'brain fog', sleeping problems, muscle soreness and migraine headaches.
I am seeing endicrinologist to help with this, I'm frustrated with the possibility of being dependent on a steroid replacement for good. Most people in this situation don't have to, they recover after some months. It seems that my overall stamina is still very low, even when taking a physiological replacement dose or slightly higher.