kwl1988
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- Apr 17, 2018
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- Learn about ALS
- Country
- US
- State
- Michigan
- City
- Grand Rapids
Long time appreciator of the resources of forums like this that provide means to help reduce the stress of new and foreign symptoms.
30 y/o male with no family history of ALS.
Pre August 2017: I may have had a twitch here or there that never bothered me. I remember at least in May of 2017 a visible twitch in my bicep every so often. Maybe one in the abdomen here and there.
August 2017: First finger twitch. Felt as if someone had attach a string in the inside of my finer and were pulling it through my elbow. During this time I was traveling a lot for work. Eating poorly, not getting much sleep, constantly in different time zones, etc. Was away from home every other week.
Researched finger twitching and starting freaking out. Certain that I was dying and not sure what to do next. But, much to this being counterproductive, I started noticing everything abnormal about my body and looking for ways to connect it back to ALS.
December 2017: Started to feel okay with my body. Found that sleep and alcohol would trigger fasciculations. Began to ignore them. Went to my GP and she performed a basic neurological exam. Looked at reflexes, tongue mobility, etc. She said it wasn't anything related to a tumor or ALS because we'd likely see something on one side of the body or a localized region.
Since then: I still go through periods of fear where I try to relate anything that seems abnormal to something that is fatal. I recognize it's unhealthy, but I find myself more often than not paying too much attention to something that has probably been like that my whole life. Questions like "Is my anatomical snuffbox deeper than it used to be" or "why does my finger feel like it is curling." But every time I go to the gym and lift more weight than I was last week, I feel like I'm probably not suffering from a progressive neurological disorder. Especially one that had symptoms that appeared almost 9 mos. ago with no presentation of clinical weakness. I could be wrong, but forums like this have helped a lot in making me feel okay today.
So why am I posting? I'm wondering if anyone else may feel like this could be related to microbiota issues. I have oral thrush on the back of my tongue, a hallmark indicator for candida overgrowth. My stools often have undigested food particles and are pale in color. I digest food extremely fast. All of this can place a tremendous amount of stress of the body and can contribute to symptoms like perceived weakness, muscle twitching, etc. My problem is that my GP wouldn't discuss anything related to nutrition and just left me with a "oh it's probably benign" diagnosis.
30 y/o male with no family history of ALS.
Pre August 2017: I may have had a twitch here or there that never bothered me. I remember at least in May of 2017 a visible twitch in my bicep every so often. Maybe one in the abdomen here and there.
August 2017: First finger twitch. Felt as if someone had attach a string in the inside of my finer and were pulling it through my elbow. During this time I was traveling a lot for work. Eating poorly, not getting much sleep, constantly in different time zones, etc. Was away from home every other week.
Researched finger twitching and starting freaking out. Certain that I was dying and not sure what to do next. But, much to this being counterproductive, I started noticing everything abnormal about my body and looking for ways to connect it back to ALS.
December 2017: Started to feel okay with my body. Found that sleep and alcohol would trigger fasciculations. Began to ignore them. Went to my GP and she performed a basic neurological exam. Looked at reflexes, tongue mobility, etc. She said it wasn't anything related to a tumor or ALS because we'd likely see something on one side of the body or a localized region.
Since then: I still go through periods of fear where I try to relate anything that seems abnormal to something that is fatal. I recognize it's unhealthy, but I find myself more often than not paying too much attention to something that has probably been like that my whole life. Questions like "Is my anatomical snuffbox deeper than it used to be" or "why does my finger feel like it is curling." But every time I go to the gym and lift more weight than I was last week, I feel like I'm probably not suffering from a progressive neurological disorder. Especially one that had symptoms that appeared almost 9 mos. ago with no presentation of clinical weakness. I could be wrong, but forums like this have helped a lot in making me feel okay today.
So why am I posting? I'm wondering if anyone else may feel like this could be related to microbiota issues. I have oral thrush on the back of my tongue, a hallmark indicator for candida overgrowth. My stools often have undigested food particles and are pale in color. I digest food extremely fast. All of this can place a tremendous amount of stress of the body and can contribute to symptoms like perceived weakness, muscle twitching, etc. My problem is that my GP wouldn't discuss anything related to nutrition and just left me with a "oh it's probably benign" diagnosis.