Posted by Ed O`Flaherty on December 9, 2004, at 3:11:54
In reply to Re: Pyroluria: Larry H., chemist, anyone...any help?, posted by Lucera on December 8, 2004, at 13:26:21
> Imagine my surprise! I sent my adhd kid's urine for Pyrroles testing (he fit descriptions) and I send my youngest and myself too just because they sent me extra testing tubes for future testings... Imagine my surprise! My kids are fine but I have pyroluria!!! All these years of "unexplainable" problems and thre it was...
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> I has suffred from a total lack of appetite since the age of 4, white spots in the nails, inability to tan including bad sunburns and heat rash and a constant low grade depression and irritability that every doctor attributed to my "hating being so skinny"
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> Another doctor said it was "atypical anorexia" - Weel, if you cry all the time because you are too skinny that is not anorexia!!! Atypical or not!!!
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> So here we are 30 years later... I started B-6 and my mood brightened right away!
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> My problem is with Fatty acids: GLA versus Omega -3's
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> Why would omega-3s be bad for pyroluria?? isn't it supposed to be good for moods / attention?
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> Should I just take both?? I have read somewhere that the fish oils would be make me worse? why????
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> Thanks for anyone responding - chemist??
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> MOmega-3 is not bad for Pyroluria in itself but it may block the absorption of GLA due to using the same enzyme system.The priority at present would be to elevate your B6 (and perhaps the P5P version of B6) plus zinc as well as the GLA. Manganese,vit C and E are often used in addition to the basic treatment.
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