Natural Remedies for BFS?

[Footdragon]

I am wondering if any natural remedies, like natural foods, natural homopathic solutions have been found to work for anyone? I read somewhere on here that food sensitivity could be a contributor to BFS. Please write if you know of these things.

 

[SecretAgent007]

I apologize for the length, but here is a post on my story and experience with BFS. My symptoms of twitching, frequent night jumps, anxiety and episodes of brain fog all were being caused by food sensitivities. The food sensitivities themselves were being caused by excessive Candida (a natural fungus we all have in our digestive tracts) in my system. Normally Candida is kept in check by the helpful bacteria that lives in your digestive system, but overuse of antibiotics in our society is leading to more and more people having Candida problems. You can even get doses of antibiotics by eating the meat of animals who are fed antibiotics (like beef). I realize not everyone here is having their twitching for the same reasons I was, but I joined this forum to help spread the word on what was causing mine. It is highly likely that there are more people like me out there.As far as natural remedies, I found that Valerian Root helped calm my anxiety and settle my twitching and jumps down (but did not eliminate them). There are antifungal homeopathic remedies to take care of the Candida too. I'm on something called the McCombs Plan to eliminate my Candida and rebuild my helpful bacteria with probiotics.Anyway, most of this is in the link I provided along with more details. I know a few people on here were going to try the Valerian and some aspects of the diet to see if they yield results. I'm hoping that some people experience the success that I have been experiencing. Hopefully we will hear back from some of them soon. Let me know if you have any questions. I'd be more than happy to answer them to the best of my ability.

 

[Footdragon]

Thanks...I appreciate your experience and remedies. I'll look into it. Barb

 

[LindsayCohen7]

I've posted this here before...I began twitching 5 years ago this month. For the past year my twitches (and my other numerous BFS symptoms) have been dramatically reduced. Last June I cut gluten out of my diet and think this is the reason. It wasn't hard to do, but it takes months to get the gluten out of your system, so it's not something you can try quickly to see if it works.

 

[LindsayCohen7]

I read your post on Leaky Gut - really interesting. I've had allergies my entire life. Mostly food when younger, and environmental lately. I'm not sure you could ever get me to eat a piece of bread or something with gluten in it again. I don't miss it - my mind seems to associate it with being sick, and when I get some by accident (soy sauce in a dressing I was told was just oil and vinegar is one example) I'm REALLY uncomfortable for 1/2 day or so.My primary care doc, who wasn't my doc during my initial BFS "what the he# is wrong with me" state, says that just recently physicians are realizing that gluten can do awful things to the body's processes. And not once did any doctor suggest that gluten could be making me sick. Not even my allergist. For now I'm just happy that something has helped! I spent 4 years trying everything else!

 

[BarbiePetals]

I thought about the gluten thing also. Maybe I will give it a try.

 

[LindsayCohen7]

I read on a celiac site that the at-home, free way to determine if wheat/gluten is a problem for your system is to completely cut it out for 14 days and THEN sit down and eat 1/2 loaf of french bread. If you get sick, you're sensitive. If not, you're probably fine. I quit gluten two years ago but only stuck with it for a few days, didn't feel better, and gave up. Just not long enough for my body to clear I guess. Problem is that gluten is in EVERYTHING. Soy sauce, chicken stock, even some corn chips. It's in red doritos but not blue. And a LOT of vitamin supplements are bound with gluten products, so for people on this board that's important.

 

[PaulHoplite2]

This is interesting think i will try the gluten free diet for a bit and at the moment i am having 5 slices of bread daily

 

[LivelyCheer]

Hey guys... two comments.After having this problem now for years and trying just about everything... nothing works except getting a hold of your anxiety. I have been on gulten free diet for 6 months and feel great... still twitching though (legs like popcorn). I have improved my lean body mass (I don't eat any grains... doing the cave man type diet, lots of veggies and protein with some fruit. No grains or sugars) I suggest that we all get off grains as our body was not designed and evolved as grain eaters. Check out .