Recurring ulcer with headache, dizziness and vomiting

[Jonk]

When I read the comments from him, he said that this sounded like what he is struggling with. He admitted to not have been completely honest about his struggles.. He recognized the pins and needles feeling you are talking about. He told me he didn't want to worry me, in case it was something seriously wrong. Guess who's worried now! He said that a stinging feeling also occurs every time this nausea/headache/vomiting/bad breath occurs.
Like if someone inserted a big needle into his anus and it stopped and hit his intestines, creating an intense, stinging feeling that really hurts. Almost like he is stabbed by a knife.

When I press on his left side, just below his ribs, he experience pain. Not using much pressure. He said the pain was a 7/10, but it was not the same stinging feeling, it just really hurt.

I think we have to take this more seriously than I thought.. My mom recommend a doctor with a ultrasound machine that checks the whole body. Could this be a option or is it just a waste of money?

I obviously can't give any medical advice, but if it were me I wouldn't worry much about it. One thing I've learned is that even though our healing journeys might be slow, sometimes quite severe physical symptoms are quickly remedied given that the body gets what it needs. I seem to have an abnormal requirement for choline, but like I said I'm in early stages of this experiment so it's too early to tell really. Funny thing is I've tried increasing up to 6 egg yolks/day before with some minor improvements, but with around 12 yolks/day my bowel movements greatly improved in about 2 days. Again, not saying this is something that will work for him, but I might as well share.

 

[superhappy]

its probably an h.pylori infection. You can try the carrot salad with coconut oil and vinegar, manuka honey, mastic gum, methylene blue and other stuff mentioned to treat excessive bacteria. If its really serious he would probably need to use antibiotics.

 

[ThinPicking]

Thank you for the response Ms Henriette. I will get back to you, just a bit pressed for time.

I see there's lots of good replies from various angles above.

 

[StephanF]

Ulcers are caused by h-pylori, my wife had an ulcer and it coincided with a root canal treatment. I searched on the web and found a medical review article where is stated that an infected tooth can serve as a 'reservoir' for h-pylori. That could also explain the bad breath, maybe he has an infection in his mouth.

He is pretty young to have a root canal treated tooth but maybe he should start with seeing a dentist. Some dentists have a 3-D dental x-ray that can reveal details on the health of the roots on the teeth. You have to look around and ask how might have that in your town.

Then chlorine dioxide could help, although it won't get rid of an infected root - I tried it, it didn't work. In my circle of friends there were (including myself and my wife) several people that had these kind of dental problems. One dentist said that he saw a dramatic increase in root infections and that this may be related somehow to Covid!

A website about chlorine dioxide (also know as 'MMS'):

All - MMS Testimonials - Master Mineral Solution, Miracle Mineral Solution

Master Mineral Solution Testimonials: Disinfectant Success stories. Videos and Writings. MMS was discovered by Jim Humble in 1996 to be an effective solution for Malaria, and since that time according to user reports; much more.

mmstestimonials.co

 

[Henriette93]

Thank you everyone for your answers! I'll look into each and every one of your replies and hopefully we will figure something out.
He had a full-body ultrasound a couple of days ago, everything looked normal.
We will get some blood tests done, and check for everything you guys have suggested here. I'll make sure he eats better and gets enough B vitamins etc.

All his symptoms disappear when he smoke weed, I think that's curious. Anyone have any suggestions to why? From being depressed, nauseous, having headaches - to happy and content in just a few minutes.

 

[yerrag]

Any good tips? I really don't know how to help him, any tips and help is very much appreciated!

I have been having problems lately relating to my upper digestive tract. I had trouble swallowing, GERD, recurring hiccupping, along with a headache. I would also make plenty of saliva when I lie down to sleep, which would seem to drown me in it. I went over what I did the past month, and realized I was dealing with a toxicity that involves mucous membranes. I actually stopped what I had been doing therapeutically, and these all disappeared. As I slowly resumed what I had been doing, I realized it was my intake of 3 drops of cinnamon bark oil in a sugar cube daily that caused this to happen gradually. At least I think so. As I resumed today is the 2nd day of resuming that, and I began to hiccup endlessly.

It is a small innocuous thing, but if I'm right, I'm glad I was able to catch it.

I don't think my situation fits to a T with yours, but there may be parallels you can look into.

Good luck!

n.b. I was also on the verge of nausea, but only managed to vomit once during this ordeal.

 

[Jonk]

Thank you everyone for your answers! I'll look into each and every one of your replies and hopefully we will figure something out.
He had a full-body ultrasound a couple of days ago, everything looked normal.
We will get some blood tests done, and check for everything you guys have suggested here. I'll make sure he eats better and gets enough B vitamins etc.

All his symptoms disappear when he smoke weed, I think that's curious. Anyone have any suggestions to why? From being depressed, nauseous, having headaches - to happy and content in just a few minutes.

That's good to hear! Regarding the weed, I used to smoke chronically when I was on SSRI's which I thankfully stopped. It's hard to pinpoint the mechanism and I guess there can be several different ways. From one quick google search some mouse and in vitro studies show THC and other cannabinoids to increase acetylcholine activity. If it's mixed with tobacco you get the additional cholinergic effect from the nicotine. But again who knows, there might be some other dopaminergic, GABAergic etc pathways it works through.

 

[Henriette93]

Ulcers are caused by h-pylori, my wife had an ulcer and it coincided with a root canal treatment. I searched on the web and found a medical review article where is stated that an infected tooth can serve as a 'reservoir' for h-pylori. That could also explain the bad breath, maybe he has an infection in his mouth.

He is pretty young to have a root canal treated tooth but maybe he should start with seeing a dentist. Some dentists have a 3-D dental x-ray that can reveal details on the health of the roots on the teeth. You have to look around and ask how might have that in your town.

Then chlorine dioxide could help, although it won't get rid of an infected root - I tried it, it didn't work. In my circle of friends there were (including myself and my wife) several people that had these kind of dental problems. One dentist said that he saw a dramatic increase in root infections and that this may be related somehow to Covid!

A website about chlorine dioxide (also know as 'MMS'):

All - MMS Testimonials - Master Mineral Solution, Miracle Mineral Solution

Master Mineral Solution Testimonials: Disinfectant Success stories. Videos and Writings. MMS was discovered by Jim Humble in 1996 to be an effective solution for Malaria, and since that time according to user reports; much more.

mmstestimonials.co

We will check for h-pylori.

He actually had a root canal filling when he was 15, but they removed the tooth last year. Could that still be causing problems? MMS sounds very interesting! I have 11 year old twins with mild autism, this could be something for the entire family.

 

[Henriette93]

That's good to hear! Regarding the weed, I used to smoke chronically when I was on SSRI's which I thankfully stopped. It's hard to pinpoint the mechanism and I guess there can be several different ways. From one quick google search some mouse and in vitro studies show THC and other cannabinoids to increase acetylcholine activity. If it's mixed with tobacco you get the additional cholinergic effect from the nicotine. But again who knows, there might be some other dopaminergic, GABAergic etc pathways it works through.

He has never used any SSRI's thankfully.
He does mix the weed/hash with tobacco, and he also use snus. When he tried to quit, he got in a terrible mood, and I told him to start again, to keep the peace..

 

[StephanF]

We will check for h-pylori.

He actually had a root canal filling when he was 15, but they removed the tooth last year. Could that still be causing problems? MMS sounds very interesting! I have 11 year old twins with mild autism, this could be something for the entire family.

Some times, at the tooth extraction site, the jaw bone could be damage, where a ‘dead’ piece of bone is left behind. Similar to a root infection, this can harbor those bacteria. It is called ‘cavitation’ and I first read about it from slides by Dr. Dietrich Klinghardt.

https://web.archive.org/web/20091122193312/http:/www.klinghardtneurobiology.org/CavitationsVagus.pdf

Chlorine dioxide is really amazing! But it may not reach to the infection in the case of ‘cavitation’. A biological dentist may be able to perform surgery on the extraction site and remove the dead bone fragments. But I would try the chlorine dioxide first, maybe it will work. I buy it from kvlab.com. Use the set with the hydrochloric acid. I would start slowly, just a single drop from each bottle into an empty, dry glass. The drops have to merge and mix, a chemical reaction the forms the chlorine dioxide. After 30 seconds, add water and add a tiny amount of baking soda to neutralize any remaining acid.

Jim Humble’s ‘protocol 2000’ for an adult calls for three activated drops (three drops from each bottle) every hour for eight hours. That is for severe cases! So a maximum of 24 activated drops. I never used more than 15 per day. That’s when I had a mild case of Omicron last July. Only two days of mild symptoms. I am not vaccinated. At 24 activated drops per day, the toxicity of chlorine dioxide is comparable to the toxic of the RDA for table salt (1.5 grams). I calculated that based on an EPA document about the safety of chlorine dioxide. The EPA then put a 100x safety factor on the use of chlorine dioxide, which I am not sure why that is necessary! At 24 drops per day, the amount of chlorine dioxide is below the detectable adverse reaction level that was given in that paper. If they would apply the same safety factor (100x) to pharmaceuticals then all of them would be banned!

 

[Energizer]

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Of course, I would also recommend reading all of Raymond Peat's articles, www.raypeat.com. Many of them have insight into a myriad of health problems and they often relate to hypothyroidism, which doctors are trained to overlook.

I hesitate to offer specific advice here, as my reply gets lumped in with everyone else's, which to me, adds great confusion and waters down my input. I have no control who will reply on this thread, you could have someone who just joined the forum, has never heard of Ray Peat's work, has no background or understanding of biology or endocrinology chiming in, etc. There might also be someone brilliant who has insight but again, their response gets mixed in with dozens of others. Consult the source materials to familiarize or refamiliarize yourself with biology and endocrinology. Consult the people who have a familiarity of Peat's work, like the above people I mentioned. Do not rely exclusively on the forum. Question your doctors. Become your own doctor, if possible. Most importantly, learn about hypothyroidism and what the glands do and how the whole system functions or malfunctions when things go wrong (such as the pituitary gland).

The medical system is designed to make you feel helpless and that your health issues are incurable. I had my own situation exactly like your boyfriend's at one point, and only in the past few years have been recovering my health, alone, because the doctors were useless and just like the ones who turned away your boyfriend. I got a lot better. I wouldn't say my health is perfect but it is much better. And I believe the same can be done with your boyfriend's health. So don't give up. Good luck.

 

[yerrag]

I have been having problems lately relating to my upper digestive tract. I had trouble swallowing, GERD, recurring hiccupping, along with a headache. I would also make plenty of saliva when I lie down to sleep, which would seem to drown me in it. I went over what I did the past month, and realized I was dealing with a toxicity that involves mucous membranes. I actually stopped what I had been doing therapeutically, and these all disappeared. As I slowly resumed what I had been doing, I realized it was my intake of 3 drops of cinnamon bark oil in a sugar cube daily that caused this to happen gradually. At least I think so. As I resumed today is the 2nd day of resuming that, and I began to hiccup endlessly.

It is a small innocuous thing, but if I'm right, I'm glad I was able to catch it.

I don't think my situation fits to a T with yours, but there may be parallels you can look into.

Good luck!

n.b. I was also on the verge of nausea, but only managed to vomit once during this ordeal.

This may make it easier to connect the dots, No essentials oils involved, so it's not crossed off your list. Just food. Don't go too deep into rabbit holes:

Could You Be Allergic to Cinnamon?

Reactions from a cinnamon allergy can manifest from both foods and skincare products. If you suspect you're allergic to cinnamon, here's what to know.

www.verywellhealth.com

Just so you don't cross this off, cinnamon is just one example of an allergy. Anything that irritates your mucous membranes is a possibility. If you keep going to doctors, it's just going to be a wild goose chase. You're also likely to go on the other end of a wild goose chase, if you just hone in on a few advice that is based on one person's context and run with it. Certainly, my advice is based on my context as well, so it is up to you to winnow these advices into ones you can work with, based on what you actually see day in and day out.