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Thank you to all who replied to my question about others who have
trouble with blurry vision and possible causes.The responses included an
allergy to casin, a subject researched by nuerologist Dr. Kalle
Reichehilt, getting a cat scan to rule out other problems, diabetes, a
corn allergy, others medications, high blood pressure, getting an ALAP
(a bone mineral density test). Below are some excerpts from some of the
other replies:
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*It is a familiar story to me - be patient - you did not get so ill in a
couple of months but over several years - it will take a couple of years
to recover.
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*Be sure you have a bone mineral density test, ALAP. Take calcium,
folic acid, B vitamins, havd a vitamin/mineral blood test done - I take
St. John's Wort for the depression - it has been a long and tough
recovery, but I can look back and see that I am finally MUCH better!
You have many new things to learn and to do, it makes the first year or
two difficult. Just do it one day at a time.
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*Has your doctor also looked into more testing to see what else you are
deficient in? I was malnourished (undernourished) and was put on
vitamins and minerals, a compound of potassium and magnisium, along with
Vit. B-12 injections every 2-3 months.
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*I slowly got better. What helped me greatly for a while was testing for
where my body was with amino acids, I had trouble focussing and was tald it
might have to do with diet.
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*A dietician suggested eating limited quantities of protein and
carbohydrate every 2 hours to stabilize my metabolism. Lo and behold
my vision cleared up, my weight stabilized with a downward trend, even
though I seem to eat all the time, and I feel ever so much better.
I think the culprit is that corn and rice metabolize as sugar and upset
the sugar balances in the blood. This can translate into blurry vision.
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*I saw Dr. John A. Green III who has a practice in Canby, Oregon. Perhaps
he will do something for you long distance. A word of warning however, he
never dealt with or diagnosed my wheat/celiac problems. He was doing a
treatment called EPD, Enzyme Potentiated Desensitivation program. He is
innovative however, and could likely have a lab do certain tests for you and
send him the results in order to make a formula up just for you. His phone
number 503-266-7933; fax 503-266-7937.
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*After I was diagnosed as a celiac and eliminated gluten from my diet, I was
still having trouble with various reactions. One was a blurriness in my
vision. I found that eliminating all soy from my diet took care of the
problem. I was especially sensitive to the soy in most chocolates (soy
lecithin)
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Again, thanks to everyone. I will make an appt with an opthamologist to
get the vision checked out, thoug I don't think that's the cause since
most of the time everything is clear. I think that I will keep tabs on
my corn and soy intake to see if I need to track that more. I am going
to get a new primary care physician, an internist, and talk about
seasonal allergies, and hopefully I'll get an answer some time.
Krista
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