Body reaction after reversal of chronic disease management

There is no unified standard for body reactions during and after successful reversal of chronic diseases. Most people will experience a fluctuation period of 3-6 months. The reactions can be roughly divided into three categories: steady improvement without obvious physical sensation, transient discomfort during the adjustment period, and long-term functional improvement. There are obvious differences in the judgment of some reactions during the adjustment period between traditional internal medicine, functional medicine, natural medicine and other schools. Ordinary people should not compare the "detoxification reactions" on the Internet by themselves. All abnormal discomforts should be investigated for organic problems first.

I have been doing chronic disease intervention for 6 years and have been exposed to nearly a thousand cases. The one who impressed me the most was the 42-year-old Internet operator Zhang. At that time, his triglycerides were 4.7 and his fasting blood sugar was 6.3. He was in a pre-diabetic state with abnormal glucose tolerance. He also had mild fatty liver and did not take any medicine. He followed us on a low GI diet and strength training three times a week. After practicing, the reexamination index dropped in the second month: triglyceride 1.8, fasting blood sugar 5.4. I was very happy at first, but starting from the third week, I felt dizzy every day at 3pm, and occasionally felt nauseous. I went to the community hospital to check my blood pressure and blood sugar, and they were normal. The doctor said that he must have eaten too few carbohydrates and insufficient energy supply to the brain, so he was told to eat more white rice. He came to me with doubts. The functional medicine doctor we worked with read his food diary and blood test report and said that this was a typical reaction during the adaptation period of ketosis - his body relied on carbohydrates for energy in the past few decades, but now the carbohydrates have dropped to less than 150g per day. The body has just begun to mobilize ketone bodies from fat decomposition for energy, and the brain has not yet adapted to this new "fuel". He can just survive for another week without adding carbohydrates. He responded doubtfully, and sure enough, he was no longer dizzy on the eighth day. Now, more than half a year later, the fatty liver has disappeared. Before, he had to sleep for an hour after lunch before waking up. Now, he can stay awake for 20 minutes by squinting for 20 minutes.

Situations like Brother Zhang's that "the indicators are obviously good, but people feel uncomfortable" are really very common. The opinions of doctors in different systems are quite different. Most doctors in traditional internal medicine will give priority to whether the intervention method is excessive, such as excessive dieting or excessive exercise. After all, many people blindly try low-carb and fasting on their own, which is indeed prone to problems of electrolyte imbalance and muscle loss. This judgment is very safe and is especially suitable for ordinary people who do not have professional guidance and are trying to make adjustments on their own. Practitioners of functional medicine or natural medicine are more inclined to believe that this is the body's adjustment response from a pathological state back to a steady state: for example, when the metabolic pathways of people with high blood lipids are first opened, the short-term increase in metabolic waste in the blood may cause slight dizziness. ； When the urate crystals deposited in the joints of people with high uric acid dissolve, not only will the uric acid increase in the short term, but the joints may also suffer from dull pain, just like the sewer pipe in your home that has been blocked for a long time. When it is first opened, the first thing that comes out is muddy water, which looks dirtier than when it was blocked. After the muddy water flows through, the pipe will be completely clear. These reactions are transient. As long as the general trend of the indicators is positive, there is no need to adjust the plan.

Of course, the first thing more people feel is the small positive changes, even earlier than the decline in indicators. For example, there is an aunt who has been taking antihypertensive medication for 5 years. Her head always felt as heavy as lead when she woke up in the morning, and she had to sit for ten minutes before getting out of bed. Later, she reduced salt and added half an hour of brisk walking every day. After three months, the antihypertensive medication was reduced to half a tablet, and her blood pressure stabilized at 120/80. The first change she noticed was that she could sit up immediately after waking up in the morning, and her head was no longer dazed. There are also many people who are in the early stage of diabetes. The first thing that improves is "meal sleepiness". Before, they could lie down on the table and sleep for two hours after eating a bowl of Lanzhou ramen. Now they can feel a little relaxed after eating, and they won't be able to keep their eyes open. Many people don't take these small changes seriously at first, and only after looking back do they realize that their health is getting better.

There are also cases where there is no reaction at all. The 28-year-old boy who came for a review last month had a uric acid level of 560 and had no history of gout. He just changed the two cups of milk tea he drank every day to light tea and played basketball for an hour two days a week. His uric acid dropped to 4 during the three-month review. 10. I had no joint pain during the whole process, nor did I feel mentally better. If I hadn’t seen the physical examination report, I wouldn’t have known that I had reversed the condition. There are actually many people with this kind of physique. Don’t think that no response means there is no effect. The physical examination report from a regular hospital is always more reliable than the physical sensation.

Those who have successfully reversed the situation for more than half a year will see more solid changes. There was a 35-year-old female client who was in the early stage of polycystic sugaring. After 8 months of conditioning, her hormones and blood sugar returned to the normal range. She said that the most obvious change was that she would catch a cold every time the season changed. Last winter, she didn’t even have a cough. The dysmenorrhea that had been bothering her for five or six years was mostly relieved. These are not “metaphysical effects”. It means that after the metabolism returns to normal levels, the immunity and endocrine system are restored.

Oh, by the way, one last thing I must mention: Don’t rely on “adjustment response” whenever you feel uncomfortable. I met a person before who was fasting at home to control his blood sugar. He was still dizzy for three days and said he was detoxifying. However, he went to the hospital and was found to have hypokalemia and was hospitalized directly. Adjustment reactions are transient and will not last more than two weeks at most, and there will be no symptoms such as severe pain, palpitation, or blurred vision. If these reactions occur, don’t bear it. Go to the hospital immediately to investigate the problem. Stability is always more important than speed.

After doing this for a long time, I feel that the word "slow" of chronic disease is really engraved in my bones. Everyone's body is unique. Don't compare it with the "standard reversal reaction" on the Internet. Your own feelings and physical examination report are the most accurate yardsticks.