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Sue, I probably an deficient in potassium as well. I actually split a potassium pill in half every morning to help with the leg cramps. That makes it easier to manage. My leg used to cramp up in the daytime but is better with the potassium.

Hey All, I am supplementing out of the kazoo with magnesium and Calcium. I still get leg cramps if I do not use enough topical magnesium oil directly to the effected areas. Does anyone else experience this? I make my own magnesium oil because if it is too strong, it usually itches when I apply it. I also take Bone Support which is nano particle so it does not require digestion. I am taking the full amount, then more. I take the amount for severe bone loss because I was having all the symptoms. This supplement also has three times the magnesium as calcium. Then I have the nano-particle magnesium for an instant leg cramp. I can't take the usual oral magnesium supplements because it causes diarrhea for me, and I have Crohn's for six years. I see people writing in here when they are desperate with bariatric issues. However, is anyone else desperate over magnesium issues? Do you get the leg cramps? I am wondering if potassium would help...Do any of you supplement with potassium?????? I am going to look for the nano particle or angstrom potassium as well.

Dear MyBariatricLife, So, my gastric bypass was 14 years ago. I have been gluten intolerant OR celiac for ten years. I have Crohn's for over six years. I think I am on the road back to wellness from following a holistic approach. I noticed you see a naturopath, and I think that is wonderful. I identify mostly with having Crohn's disease. I am on Bariatric Pal to see if I can find other WLS patients who have Crohn's or celiac-or-gluten-intolerance. Ten years ago when I asked the doc to test me for celiac, I was told that was impossible for me to have. So I went gluten free anyway. The surgeon who removed part of my large colon (from the Crohn's) told me they think I am celiac but not to go back on gluten just to be tested. My problems did show up after the gastric bypass, but I feel they are mostly genetic and not from the gastric bypass surgery. I will add this tidbit: Be cautious about antibiotic use after a gastric bypass. The year before I was diagnosed with Crohn's I was on long-term (very strong strain) antibiotics for six weeks to treat a chronic sinus infection. More people are showing up with IBDs from antibiotics. I eventually had a sinus ablation which took care of me needing antibiotics for chronic sinus infections ever again. Now I take Natren Healthy Trinity probiotics every day. I also take many other supplements for the Crohn's. For Iron and minerals I take Angstrom and nano-particle supplements, which are great for WLS and Crohn's. I tried to look at your blog, but I could not get there. Is it still up?

TASHA888, I read the last posts. I hope you have recovered since last Autumn. Update when you can....

2young4this, Were you tested for C-diff? If someone is positive to C-diff, the treatment is a fecal matter transplant from a healthy donor...such as your husband. If you have a different parasite, other than C-diff, mainstream medicine does not know much about that.

Dear 2young4this, I had many posts here about my Crohn's and gluten intolerance after gastric bypass, but they were all somehow lost due to an administrative error. So here is some of my story, and after I will give you some suggestions. I had a gastric bypass 14 years ago. I have been gluten intolerant OR celiac for ten years. I have Crohn's for over six years now. When I went to the doc to be tested for celiac, I was told it was impossible for me to have that. So I went gluten free anyway. I felt MUCH better. However, I will never be able to get a diagnosis of celiac disease now. In order to get a diagnosis of celiac, one has to be on gluten for at least a year. Or else it will not show up in the blood work or the biopsy when the small intestine is scoped. Over six years ago, I had constipation so painful that I ended up in the E.R. After appointments with a gastroenterologist, I had the colonoscopy. I had Crohn's which was confirmed through a biopsy and then blood work. My gallbladder was removed a year later. I had gallbladder disease every single day of that first year of Crohn's. the gastroenterologist told me that I was suffering from mild Crohn's and was overreacting. After my gallbladder was removed, I started feeling better. After that, things went up and down.... I have been told my case of Crohn's is complicated. I had part if my large colon surgically removed from the Crohn's. I am on meds for the Crohn's, and I am still gluten free. My surgeon told me that they think I have celiac disease, but not to go on gluten ever again because I already have a diagnosis of Crohn's. If it is not celiac disease, then it is non-celiac gluten intolerance. After someone is gluten free, they have to be on gluten again for a year or longer in order for the celiac to show up in the tests. I am now on the road to wellness because I follow a holistic approach for the Crohn's. I follow the Listen to you gut book series and website for everything including my Iron supplements to Calcium to herbal Crohn's treatments, etc. Yes, it is expensive. However, it is still cheaper than being deathly ill with costly out-of-pocket expenses. I know exactly what you mean about the anemia. I had a port for almost five years for iron infusions. I would suggest for you to NOT make my mistake of going gluten free before being properly tested for celiac disease. In addition, I suggest that you go to the emergency room if you are in tears from the pain. That sounds like a medical emergency. During your upper and lower scope that was a few weeks ago, did they biopsy for celiac and Crohn's or Colitis?