So I have been suffering with this condition for about 2 years.
It started with a diet that went overboard!
I went on a very low carb then NO carb and calorie diet. I am 5 ft 4 in and went from 130 to 100lbs in 3 months... I would say about 1,000 calories a day eating no carbs for 3 months. I was drinking LOTS of water to flush out toxins, but I guess without the carbs the water wasn't absorbed....I ended up very dehydrated and at the hospital where they found severe electrolyte complications. I thought I was going to die seeing black and feeling VERY faint and weak.
From there my liver started to function differently (high enzymes) due to low protein intake from malnutrition, but no one knew the reason for my constant weakness and liver problems. I also developed EDEMA around my abdomen.
from there I was so weak for months, eating as much as I can to feel better, carbs, sugar , meat, etc! But I still always felt light headed and weak and still had severe edema around waiste.
I went to see a naturopath who gave me an electrolyte drink (200something potassium and 50 something sodium) I forget the units exactly, but I drank that for a few weeks and felt better. I then added protein bars and felt WAY better.
The thing is: if I drink water by itself I feel lightheaded! If I drink tea, coffee, etc, I still feel like that! So lethargic and cloudy I just want to sleep! And i develop edema around my waiste.
If I don't drink my electrolyte drink (about 5 cups a day with little water, mostly electrolytes) I feel lightheaded and very lethargic! Its completely awful and would rather feel dead than like that forever!
My point is, I got tests at the doctor: urine : No protein in urine, no abnormalities, and blood tests, all organs are functioning normally now. ~ No liver problems, no kidney problems, no anemia, etc..
Why do I still feel dehydrated? Why can't my body just snap back into place? Why do I keep getting water around my waiste (edema?) I HATE FEELING LETHARGIC I have so much I want to accomplish and do!
the edema WILL get better when I eat protein and electorlytes, but it doesnt STAY Better if I dont eat them....the whole cycle starts again within 1 day without them..lightheadness, etc....lethargy
What do I need to do? Is there ANY ANY way i can feel well again? I am so desperate to feel well again..
Thanks for any insight!
It started with a diet that went overboard!
I went on a very low carb then NO carb and calorie diet. I am 5 ft 4 in and went from 130 to 100lbs in 3 months... I would say about 1,000 calories a day eating no carbs for 3 months. I was drinking LOTS of water to flush out toxins, but I guess without the carbs the water wasn't absorbed....I ended up very dehydrated and at the hospital where they found severe electrolyte complications. I thought I was going to die seeing black and feeling VERY faint and weak.
From there my liver started to function differently (high enzymes) due to low protein intake from malnutrition, but no one knew the reason for my constant weakness and liver problems. I also developed EDEMA around my abdomen.
from there I was so weak for months, eating as much as I can to feel better, carbs, sugar , meat, etc! But I still always felt light headed and weak and still had severe edema around waiste.
I went to see a naturopath who gave me an electrolyte drink (200something potassium and 50 something sodium) I forget the units exactly, but I drank that for a few weeks and felt better. I then added protein bars and felt WAY better.
The thing is: if I drink water by itself I feel lightheaded! If I drink tea, coffee, etc, I still feel like that! So lethargic and cloudy I just want to sleep! And i develop edema around my waiste.
If I don't drink my electrolyte drink (about 5 cups a day with little water, mostly electrolytes) I feel lightheaded and very lethargic! Its completely awful and would rather feel dead than like that forever!
My point is, I got tests at the doctor: urine : No protein in urine, no abnormalities, and blood tests, all organs are functioning normally now. ~ No liver problems, no kidney problems, no anemia, etc..
Why do I still feel dehydrated? Why can't my body just snap back into place? Why do I keep getting water around my waiste (edema?) I HATE FEELING LETHARGIC I have so much I want to accomplish and do!
the edema WILL get better when I eat protein and electorlytes, but it doesnt STAY Better if I dont eat them....the whole cycle starts again within 1 day without them..lightheadness, etc....lethargy
What do I need to do? Is there ANY ANY way i can feel well again? I am so desperate to feel well again..
Thanks for any insight!