greasybacongurl
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Hello! I've come seeking help on stabilizing my morning temperature and any other insight.
I am 29, female, 140 lbs, 5 ft 7 in.
I have been dealing with yeast infections since 2013 and for years cut back on dessert, then fruit then carbs. I have tried many "candida diets" and protocols with "natural" antibiotics and anti fungals. In late 2019 through early 2020 I went on a really restrictive keto-like diet to "starve" the candida as an attempt to get rid of it. Well, spring 2020 I developed a lot of hypothyroid symptoms such as constipation, acne, dry skin, hair loss, chronic depression, weight gain although my temps stayed relatively the same (but still low).
It has been a year since I have been eating a Peaty diet and almost immediately my chronic depression went away. Only about 3 months ago has my constipation and hair loss improved when I changed my carb sources from potatoes, rice and oatmeal to more cooked fruit, juice, honey and sugar.
As long as I've been temping (3 years) my morning basal body temperature has been around 97.1 - 97.4 F. Switching up my carbs has improved my temps a bit. I will have a few days in my follicular phase where my temps are 97.6 - 97.8 F. However, my morning temp yesterday was 97.7 and this morning it was 96.7. I can't help but get frustrated. I can always find a reason why it would drop so low like I ran out of oysters for a day, I smoked weed, had a bit of gluten, or in yesterday's case: I went out for vanilla frozen custard at an ice cream stand and who knows if it was made from HFCS or not. I have struggled with cow dairy and generally only consume goat milk starting this last year.
What I eat: OJ, sugar, eggs, peppers, onions, zucchini, coffee, collagen, gelatin, goat milk, refined coconut oil, ghee, cocoa powder, chicken, beef, oysters, camu camu, canned peaches, applesauce, cottage cheese, blueberries, mangoes, carrots, honey, broth, around 1.5 tsp of salt daily and egg shell calcium. I take shilajit, vitamin E, digestive enzymes and niacinamide in the morning. I have a hard time eating liver and am waiting on some supplements. ~2,000 calories and I don't work out.
Some more health background: I have had blood clots since I started my period at 14 (they have lessened), was "iron deficient", used to get strep throat often, blood sugar swings since I was a kid, chronic yeast infections and UTI's (back in 2013 I had 9 yeast infections and 6 UTI's in one year), brain fog, gas/bloating, low energy, poor attention span (in 2013 I couldn't focus while driving and would go through red lights and stop signs) anxiety plus all the hypo thyroid symptoms that started in early 2020. My parents are both type 2 diabetic.
I am not sure if its because I have spent years consuming a restrictive diet that my temps need more time to improve and stabilize? Or is there something I am missing? A supplement for extra support?
Thank you in advance <3
I am 29, female, 140 lbs, 5 ft 7 in.
I have been dealing with yeast infections since 2013 and for years cut back on dessert, then fruit then carbs. I have tried many "candida diets" and protocols with "natural" antibiotics and anti fungals. In late 2019 through early 2020 I went on a really restrictive keto-like diet to "starve" the candida as an attempt to get rid of it. Well, spring 2020 I developed a lot of hypothyroid symptoms such as constipation, acne, dry skin, hair loss, chronic depression, weight gain although my temps stayed relatively the same (but still low).
It has been a year since I have been eating a Peaty diet and almost immediately my chronic depression went away. Only about 3 months ago has my constipation and hair loss improved when I changed my carb sources from potatoes, rice and oatmeal to more cooked fruit, juice, honey and sugar.
As long as I've been temping (3 years) my morning basal body temperature has been around 97.1 - 97.4 F. Switching up my carbs has improved my temps a bit. I will have a few days in my follicular phase where my temps are 97.6 - 97.8 F. However, my morning temp yesterday was 97.7 and this morning it was 96.7. I can't help but get frustrated. I can always find a reason why it would drop so low like I ran out of oysters for a day, I smoked weed, had a bit of gluten, or in yesterday's case: I went out for vanilla frozen custard at an ice cream stand and who knows if it was made from HFCS or not. I have struggled with cow dairy and generally only consume goat milk starting this last year.
What I eat: OJ, sugar, eggs, peppers, onions, zucchini, coffee, collagen, gelatin, goat milk, refined coconut oil, ghee, cocoa powder, chicken, beef, oysters, camu camu, canned peaches, applesauce, cottage cheese, blueberries, mangoes, carrots, honey, broth, around 1.5 tsp of salt daily and egg shell calcium. I take shilajit, vitamin E, digestive enzymes and niacinamide in the morning. I have a hard time eating liver and am waiting on some supplements. ~2,000 calories and I don't work out.
Some more health background: I have had blood clots since I started my period at 14 (they have lessened), was "iron deficient", used to get strep throat often, blood sugar swings since I was a kid, chronic yeast infections and UTI's (back in 2013 I had 9 yeast infections and 6 UTI's in one year), brain fog, gas/bloating, low energy, poor attention span (in 2013 I couldn't focus while driving and would go through red lights and stop signs) anxiety plus all the hypo thyroid symptoms that started in early 2020. My parents are both type 2 diabetic.
I am not sure if its because I have spent years consuming a restrictive diet that my temps need more time to improve and stabilize? Or is there something I am missing? A supplement for extra support?
Thank you in advance <3