My Liver

[PantherPaul]

I bet you $5.00 it's the diet drinks you're having http://www.thisboardrocks.com/forum/showthread.php?p=2202438#post2202438

Seriously. Have you knocked off the Aspartame? .

I have seriously cut back on it. 1 or 2 soft drinks a day at work and unsweet tea at home

 

[Village Idiot]

speaking of Aspartame, anybody have the 411 on Splenda? i use it excusively in my daily oatmeal and coffee. should i just be using sugar instead? it isnt much, a half teaspoon in the oatmeal and three in a 14 oz. coffee. but its every single day.

 

[Honeygirl]

speaking of Aspartame, anybody have the 411 on Splenda? i use it excusively in my daily oatmeal and coffee. should i just be using sugar instead? it isnt much, a half teaspoon in the oatmeal and three in a 14 oz. coffee. but its every single day.

Personally, if it's only half a teaspoon - I'd use sugar (raw if possible or even honey). I understand that Splenda doesn't contain aspartame, but sucralose - which is just as bad in my opinion as it's another synthetic product that's going in you.

I'm glad that you've cut back Paul. Have you ever heard of the Liver Cleansing Diet? Really scary - but some good information in the book about the effects artificial sweetners, booze and other toxic shit has on our bodies. Hey - and congratulations on the weightloss - that's awesome!

 

[Dukesuckgounc]

speaking of Aspartame, anybody have the 411 on Splenda? i use it excusively in my daily oatmeal and coffee. should i just be using sugar instead? it isnt much, a half teaspoon in the oatmeal and three in a 14 oz. coffee. but its every single day.

Btw i am not sure if you are aware of this.That there is alt of bad thing writing about Aspartame.Also as far as Splenda goes.My Doctor told me becuase i used to buy this water that they sell in BJs with Splenda .My doctor told me that Splenda for people without Diabetes.Can put you at higher risk of geting type 2Diabetes

 

[The Spitter]

Aint cleaning the way it should, per the nurse in my doctors office. Every 6 months I get a blood workup for cholesterol meds. My liver number, whatever it is isn't in the right range. 2 weeks without any beer or tylenol then recheck. Funny thing is I haven't had any beer in 3 weeks (diet) and take Tylenol maybe a couple times a week. I think the test is fucked up. We'll see.

Find out your ALT and AST. You need to know HOW fucked up they are. A few points.... stay away from the booze and Tylenol for a while and see what happens. 40-50 points..... you need to go to a GI specialist.

 

[PantherPaul]

Find out your ALT and AST. You need to know HOW fucked up they are. A few points.... stay away from the booze and Tylenol for a while and see what happens. 40-50 points..... you need to go to a GI specialist.

I'll find out the numbers on Friday when I go in for the follow up blood test, Then wait a couple of days what the new numbers are

 

[jazzbluescat]

Your pee turning brown and your feces turning a pale white/tan may indicate liver failure, also.

 

[The Spitter]

Your pee turning brown and your feces turning a pale white/tan may indicate liver failure, also.

....or pancreas or kidneys

 

[PantherPaul]

Find out your ALT and AST. You need to know HOW fucked up they are. A few points.... stay away from the booze and Tylenol for a while and see what happens. 40-50 points..... you need to go to a GI specialist.

Got my levels back. Here are the previous levels, normal levels and second test looking at only liver levels (enzymes)

ALT 43 0-40 29
AST 60 0-40 26

I have had 3 beers since the first of the year (at the playoff debacle) and I don't remember taking abundance of Tylenol. Levels are good now and I am at 10% body weight loss now. I am going for a total of 25% total weight loss by the end of May.