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(Message started by: Giuliano on Sep 4^th, 2004, 12:15pm)

Title: Ranking causes
Post by Giuliano on Sep 4^th, 2004, 12:15pm

I guess it's not a new topic ....simply in few words I 'd like to get a personal opinion what's the cause of CH,for each one...
To me bowel,gut ,stomach messing up functions.
Hi
Giuliano

Title: Re: Ranking causes
Post by Jonny on Sep 4^th, 2004, 12:26pm

The problem is in your brain not in your ass ;;D

................................jonny

Title: Re: Ranking causes
Post by don on Sep 4^th, 2004, 12:31pm

Its the hypothalamus gland in your brain.

Title: Re: Ranking causes
Post by IndianaJohn on Sep 4^th, 2004, 12:40pm

on 09/04/04 at 12:31:47, don wrote:

Its the hypothalamus gland in your brain.

Yeah, that's the one!

Title: Re: Ranking causes
Post by farmboy on Sep 4^th, 2004, 2:49pm

Did we or did we not just go thru this a bit ago

Chopper ring a bell???? did he not write a book on this?

Title: Re: Ranking causes
Post by eddie on Sep 5^th, 2004, 6:23am

hypothalamus
vascular
stress adds to it

Title: Re: Ranking causes
Post by Superpain on Sep 5^th, 2004, 6:28am

Guilliano, how long have you suffered from CH?

Title: Re: Ranking causes
Post by floridian on Sep 5^th, 2004, 10:22am

I have a dietary fructose intolerance - if I eat too much fructose, I get gas, cramps, diarrhea. Fructose intolerance also leads to low blood tryptophan (that amino acid doesn't get absorbed), which leads to low serotonin, which messes up the brain.

Quote:

Scand J Gastroenterol. 2000 Oct;35(10):1048-52. Related Articles, Links

Fructose- and sorbitol-reduced diet improves mood and gastrointestinal disturbances in fructose malabsorbers.

Ledochowski M, Widner B, Bair H, Probst T, Fuchs D.

Dept. of Clinical Nutrition, Institute of Medical Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Innsbruck, Austria.

BACKGROUND: Fructose malabsorption is characterized by the inability to absorb fructose efficiently. As a consequence fructose reaches the colon where it is broken down by bacteria to short fatty acids, CO2 and H2. Bloating, cramps, osmotic diarrhea and other symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome are the consequences and can be seen in about 50% of fructose malabsorbers. We have previously shown that fructose malabsorption is associated with early signs of mental depression and low serum tryptophan concentrations. It was therefore of interest whether a fructose-reduced diet could not only improve gastrointestinal complaints but also depressive signs seen in fructose malabsorbers. METHODS: Fifty-three adults (12 males, 41 females), who were identified as fructose malabsorbers according to their breath-H2 concentrations, filled out a Beck's depression inventory-questionnaire, and a questionnaire with arbitrary scales for measurement of meteorism, stool frequency and quality of life for a 4-week period before dietary intervention and 4 weeks after dietary change as for fructose- and sorbitol-reduced diet. RESULTS: Depression scores were reduced by 65.2% after 4 weeks of diet (P < 0.0001), and there was a significant reduction of meteorism (P < 0.0001) and stool frequency (P < 0.01). Improvement of signs of depression and of meteorism was more pronounced in females than in males. CONCLUSION: Fructose- and sorbitol-reduced diet in subjects with fructose malabsorption does not only reduce gastrointestinal symptoms but also improves mood and early signs of depression.

Title: Re: Ranking causes
Post by don on Sep 5^th, 2004, 10:26am

Quote:

stress adds to it

Its actually when the stress begins to dissapate.

Title: Re: Ranking causes
Post by eddie on Sep 5^th, 2004, 12:59pm

i agree when the stress starts to dissapate
i can feel what talking about
eddie

Title: Re: Ranking causes
Post by Kris_in_SJ on Sep 5^th, 2004, 8:33pm

Gotta tell ya, guys ... I've read alot about the stress thing on this board. But, like all other things cluster related, I believe everyone is different. My cycles and my HA's within the cycles don't seem at all related to stress - just to the time of year, the time of day, etc.

???

Kris