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It’s good to know that you finally have an answer to what’s missing. Will a heightened folate intake help your hair grow back? And, do you know which foods have a high folate level?
I don’t know about the hair, but we’ll see. I know my vitamin D is also low - and that can cause hair loss - because I stopped taking the vitamin D pills I was prescribed as they were giving me headaches. These folate pills are giving me horrible headaches too, so I think I need to stop. Folate is in green veg, which tends to give me gastric disturbances, so I’ll experiment and see how much more I can eat without getting too much wind or diarrhoea. Why can’t anything just be easy? I love veg and would gladly eat a lot if it didn’t affect me badly.
Maybe the electroshock therapy can eventually help with vitamin D - seeing as it’s supposed to help you get back to walking outside. As for the green veggies, I think any mild side effect like farting might just be an acceptable trade off, but that’s something you have to know. If it leads to constipation or diarrhea, it’s no good obviously. You could (for mitigating these side effects) try to take psyllium but you need to be careful with the dosage and times of day you take it. It worked for a lot of my digestive issues, that’s why I’m recommending it.
The digestive issues depend on the amount I eat. A handful of greens, no problem. 100 grams, mild wind and slight diarrhoea. A larger amount, all night endless wind and worse diarrhoea. And mushrooms are pretty much a no-go. I’ll just try slightly increasing my veg intake until I find an acceptable amount.
Thanks for the recommendation, I’ll look into it.