Posted by cache-monkey on February 6, 2008, at 1:07:37
Hi all,
As mentioned in a previous post, I have reason to believe that I have a seriously over-active immune system. These are the reasons:
(A) I have on-going low- to medium-grade pain with occasional severe flares that are accompanied by pain/swelling in lymph nodes;
(B) I almost never actually get sick -- two colds in the last 4 years despite chronic lack of sleep; and maybe most tellingly
(C) I have had allergic or immunologically-mediated reactions to 7 out of the last 10 medications I have tried. These reactions almost always involve irritation of the mucous membranes (ENT, urethra, anus) and bladder. For some reason these are associated with excessively foamy uring that isn't protinurea -- a nephrologist found no abnormalities. (One of the reactions was extreme pain in the lymph system instead.)So, I'm wondering if there are any supplements that either supress immune reactions or modulate the immune system away from extremes. So far I've come up with:
* Tryptophan - has a metabolite that seems to have potential damp down MS reactions and other autoimmune conditions
* Colostrum - might be an immune down-regulator; I'm still researching
* L-carnosine - seems to be either an immunostimulant or an immunomodulator depending on the source; still researching.If you have any input I'd be most appreciative.
Thanks,
cache-monkey
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