Dear Stephen, I keep making calcium/oxalate kidney stones. I’ve increased my calcium and magnesium, staying away from high oxalate foods and still am having recurring stones. Please help.
Symptoms
Red swollen gums
Dear Stephen, My husband has a new symptom, not sure if it is related to his lyme disease. His gums are red in certain places and swollen.
Strange skin condition
Dear Stephen, For over a year I’ve been struggling with a strange skin condition on my face, I hope you can help.
Awful bloat, food allergies, exhaustion
Dear Stephen, I’m a 27 year old woman who’s been sick for the past two years. It started with bloating and mild food allergies that deteriorated into so many food allergies I can barely eat, a distended stomach, and many other difficult symptoms.
Edema with cough and air hunger
Dear Stephen, I’m wondering if edema has to be a kidney or heart problem, or can it be herxing, a reaction to herbs, or something else?
Stomach pain
Dear Stephen, After stopping long term treatment with antibiotics, my stomach became painful and inflamed. What do you suggest?
Cat’s claw, autoimmunity and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
Dear Stephen, I remember reading somewhere that cat’s claw shouldn’t be used in its complete form if you have an autoimmune condition and the TOA free form Samento should be used instead.
Severe weight loss and delicate stomach with lyme
Dear Stephen, I have Lyme and co-infections with severe weight loss, a delicate stomach, and I am also extremely electrically sensitive—I must live off of the electrical grid.
Chronic lyme and high blood pressure
Dear Stephen, My biggest symptom is high blood pressure. It is mostly normal when I am still, but when I move around or get busy, it goes 140s over 90s.
Torso tightness after unknown insect bite in Ecuador
Dear Stephen, I was bitten by an unknown insect in Ecuador last summer, which caused me to lose 40 pounds in less than a month, made walking almost impossible and caused my entire torso to become so tight I couldn’t breathe.