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29837 tn?1414534648

Amonia high - brain fog?

Got bloodwork results yesterday that were read by my primary. He stated that the Amonia levels in my body were higher than normal. He then stated that this can effect the thinking pattern and/or clarity of the brain being able to concentrate and think normally.

I personally don't feel like I'm disabled in that capicity. Anyone else have this? Has anyone else been told by their doctor that they have high Amonia which can relate to thinking problems?
I have to say this must be related to the last volatile and near death over-dosed treatment, as I never had high Amonia before...


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92903 tn?1309904711
http://www.food-info.net/uk/ff/prebiotics.htm
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92903 tn?1309904711
Merry - I take lactulose and a probiotic with acidophulus. You might google 'prebiotic' -- there may be another compound that works for you in place of the lactulose....

scratching - wise move on the open flames: http://www.drugs.com/ppa/lactulose.html -- apparently there's actually a risk of blowing up the patient when cauterizing 'rhoids -- the mental image makes me chuckle every time...   black smoke leaching from the torched bung, fecal material splatted everywhere, doc with a soot-stained, singed surgical mask.....
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233616 tn?1312787196
Re: acidophulus and lactulose, would it better to do both regimes in order to keep the lactulose dosage lower knowing that unless ones bowel's are sluggish one might inadvertently begin to malnourish with daily laxative? which wouldn't be optimal either.

just suggesting maybe a balanced approach might be more judicious, not that lowering ammonia is not a good thing...just is there more than one way to skin that hairball??????
anybody?
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233616 tn?1312787196
'suse me for tripping on hairballs in my half a cyanide cocktail (ammonium) moments but did the question of what if anything this does to blood sugar levels ever get addressed?

would the addition of acidophulus make sense in terms of promotioning good bacterium be a good adjunct or even secondary course for those with gastric considerations??
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315996 tn?1429054229
Yeah, I went to Walgreens and they couldn't find in until the manager looked on this computer and came out and told me it needed a perscription.
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Before you waste a trip to walgreen, you should know that kristalose is a prescription medicine and you'll need a script from your doc.
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