Unknown ailment - steroid-related?

[TOOBEHUGE]

I was a top national Bodybuilder until I was knocked down by unknown ailment 4 years ago. No one can figure it out. Iwas put on antibiotics for a sorethorat. The therapy lasted 3 weeks. About 1 week after that I started feeling a little bloated with some difuse abd discomfort. Then one night while training, I had just started preparing for the USA's, I became very tachy, and nearly passed out. I went to the ED, They did the usual tx for tach, I then had terrible diarhea. they sent me home with a beta blocker and told to f/u with my pcp. I have been a paramedic for 20 years with sub speciality in sports medicine, so I have a lil medical knowledge. Make a long story short,I lost 50 pounds, had to stop working out. I still to this day have the abd bloating and pain along with soft stool and tach. I have not trained for 4 years. You name the test I have had it. The only things to come back positive where cultures for C-diff on 2 differnt times. And a elevated ebv, and hsv. I have been to Mayo and every specialist you can name. I have done probiotics, antifungals, which have helped at times. Also due to some headaches, I took a half of a vicoprofin, it makes me feel like im not sickhowever I cant live on those, but nothing has ever cured me yet. Perhaps its a issue with the use of gear in the past. Or something that other bodybuilders have experienced. I need help. I just want to die because I cannot do anything without feeling sick. I cant even enjoy playing with my 18 month old son. I have copies of all my test if you would like to review anything. I think im some kind of text book case. I believe its some kind of systemic yeast infection or Gallblader problem. But of course conventional medicine ignores the yeast theroy and the nuclear scan for the gallbladder was within normal limits. I hope you may have some ideas for me.

Yours in Health
Michael Matassa

[HeadDoc]

Originally Posted by TOOBEHUGE

I was a top national Bodybuilder until I was knocked down by unknown ailment 4 years ago. No one can figure it out. Iwas put on antibiotics for a sorethorat. The therapy lasted 3 weeks. About 1 week after that I started feeling a little bloated with some difuse abd discomfort. Then one night while training, I had just started preparing for the USA's, I became very tachy, and nearly passed out. I went to the ED, They did the usual tx for tach, I then had terrible diarhea. they sent me home with a beta blocker and told to f/u with my pcp. I have been a paramedic for 20 years with sub speciality in sports medicine, so I have a lil medical knowledge. Make a long story short,I lost 50 pounds, had to stop working out. I still to this day have the abd bloating and pain along with soft stool and tach. I have not trained for 4 years. You name the test I have had it. The only things to come back positive where cultures for C-diff on 2 differnt times. And a elevated ebv, and hsv. I have been to Mayo and every specialist you can name. I have done probiotics, antifungals, which have helped at times. Also due to some headaches, I took a half of a vicoprofin, it makes me feel like im not sickhowever I cant live on those, but nothing has ever cured me yet. Perhaps its a issue with the use of gear in the past. Or something that other bodybuilders have experienced. I need help. I just want to die because I cannot do anything without feeling sick. I cant even enjoy playing with my 18 month old son. I have copies of all my test if you would like to review anything. I think im some kind of text book case. I believe its some kind of systemic yeast infection or Gallblader problem. But of course conventional medicine ignores the yeast theroy and the nuclear scan for the gallbladder was within normal limits. I hope you may have some ideas for me.

Yours in Health
Michael Matassa

Dr. Scally hasn't been around this forum in a while. Perhaps you could use his signature or articles he has posted here in the bookstore to track him down and arrange a consult.

[Naturdoc]

Michael
Even though you have tried probiotics I would suggest getting a comphrehensive stool exam from an alternative practitoner. You may need something like Florastor (Saccharomyces boulardii) or a different type of probiotic. It really sounds like you developed a dysbiosis from the antibiotics.