But this month is going well. My migraines are a lot better, reduced in frequency anyway. I only get 4-5 a month now. And take 25mg sumatriptan which works better than Nurofen ever did. I seem to have reduced stress in my life effectively - no stressful friends anymore, and have put my manager back in his box and he appears to be being consistently nice to me now :D Havent been exercising enough lately though, and have developed joint stiffness&pain in my knees and occasionally feet and arms. Doc is testing me for ANA (autoimmune diseases :( ).
PMDD also seems easier this month but perhaps thats coz not near period yet... coming off HRT/progesterone has made them irregular.
Told my gp that I had had a mineral test and he looked at the results at least but didn´t think magnesium was important because NHS/gp surgery doesnt test for it. But he did seem interested when i told him about the supplements. He was nice but wasnt that helpful overall tho on why i would be deficient in magnesium.
I did find this though:
Magnesium deficiency is frequently observed in conditions causing
steatorrhoea or severe chronic diarrhoea such as Crohn's disease,
ulcerative colitis, coeliac disease, Whipple's disease and short bowel
syndrome.36
In general, the degree of magnesium depletion correlates with the
severity of diarrhoea, stool fat content and faecal magnesium
concentration. The malabsorption of magnesium is secondary to the
formation of insoluble magnesium soaps, and a low-fat diet improves
magnesium balance in these patients.
I also spent some time googling as i keep almost vomiting at times. This could be gastroperasis - caused by hormones, migraines or Gilberts syndrome. So ive ordered SAMe and Milk Thistle to see if this helps and also going to reduce meal size and eat 6 meals a day.
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