Puffy eyelids and cavitating teeth after root canals

[venning]

These are two separate topics but I thought I'd ask about them together. Your site was highly recommended to me by a woman who had recovered from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and part of her recovery came from information gleaned from this site.

I too have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and have had it for 9 years. I developed it in part from taking antibiotics for most of my life (plus loads of stress). Although my health has improved slowly I am still not able to work nor engage in life in a meaningful way. I have taken a lot of supplements over the years and in the last year I have started to react to most of the stuff I am taking. The main way my body objects is by swelling up a little, esp my eyelids (at night) and my hands. I also get temporary rashes on my face and generalized sleepiness if I don't react well to something. This happens with even pure supplements like BioK and E3Live. At first it was just the odd supplement that I would react to (like pure licorice extract), now it is hard for me to find a product that I won't react to. I switched to liquid vitamins and minerals, but they too cause the same reaction. It seems like an allergic reaction to me, but I am wondering how I can reverse it. No Professional that I have talked to seems to have an answer for me. Generally tho, my energy is better, but that is mostly due to discovering a highly absorbable liquid magnesium, which has also started to induce the same puffy-type reaction in me.

My other question is about root canals and cavatations. Next week I am scheduled for surgery to remove an infected root canal that I have in a baby tooth. I have read that the dental surgeon needs to cavatate the site to ensure that all of the bacteria will be removed. He will be doing that, but I read elsewhere on this site that cavations are bad and something to be treated, esp if one has CFS, so I am feeling confused. Is this (cavatating the site after the tooth is removed) a procedure that I should have done? I have another root canal in my front tooth (that has a black root), but that is another issue entirely.

If you have the time to answer the above two questions, I would be very grateful. Thanks!

[shelley]

Hi and welcome to the site!

Being a Type O and having a history of many dental issues, I can tell you from personal experience that simply getting rid of the infection either by removing the tooth or a root canal has been enough for me to recover from candida/CFS. Just get the infection out of you!

Also be sure to get a complete physical if you haven't already, because teeth issues will take out the kidneys, which is basically what happened to me. After a bad bout of a very virulent type of candida infection that I caught in the army, my kidneys were highly susceptable to damage but I didn't know it. Most people, however, don't suffer permanent damage as long as they drink enough fluids. The metabolic panel will show kidney function, and have them add a thyroid panel because people who tend to show their reactions in the tissues around their eyes tend to have endocrine issues.

In the meantime, don't rely on supplements so much as diet, and follow a candida/blood type diet as long as you can.

IF your swelling tends to be one-sided dominant, let me know, as you may need to supplement Copper. Having insufficient copper over a long time can lead to inflammatory diseases, as can overdosing (copper plumbing).

Also, analyze your diet/supplementation for any of the following imbalances, as they lead to edema:

High/low sodium, high/low phosphorus, low iodine, low magnesium, low potassium, high/low protein, low Vitamin B1, low Vit B6, low Vit B5, low Vit C.

Many supplements are crafted from yeasts and bacteria, and that could be what you're really reacting too. So take a break, get your candida imbalance under control with acidophilus/kefir, then you can try a small bit of Nutritional Yeast Flakes and see how you do.

Hope that helps!

[venning again]

Hi Shelley,

Thank you for taking the time to respond to my questions. I read your response the day before my surgery and it confirmed that I was making the right decision,. You really know your stuff!

I had the tooth removed last week but now I am not sure what to put in its place. I have read that there are non metallic partials (bridges) and "hugger"/marilyn bridges that minimize the trauma to the surrounding teeth. I have also learned that the FDA will soon approve zirconium for implants rather than titanium, and I have been told by a holistic dentist not to put titanium in my mouth. I am a grinder, so I don't think that an implant would be wise since implants don't have the same "spring" that normal teeth have. Can you tell me what you chose to replace your teeth/tooth?

I also have a BLACK root canal in a front tooth, but I was told by the dental surgeon who removed my other tooth last week that if I had the front tooth removed along with its root, the gum would start to recede. Do you know anyone who had their front tooth root (and root) removed and if so, did they look "normal" afterwards even after they replaced the tooth? I am wondering if you have any suggestions for what to put there instead?

Thanks again for your help.

[shelley]

I'm just now getting around to replacing the missing molars. I'm trying a bridge on one side, but after seeing how much metal is involved (not to mention the time it takes!) I don't think I'll be trying the same thing on the other side. I'll see what my other options are.

So far my front teeth have been capped, I haven't removed them at the root because the dentist that did the root canals used a fantastic filler that has stood up to time really well. In fact, it would be hard to remove the roots at this point! So I don't know what to tell you about that except, if the root canals are holding up, you may want to just go for a cap/crown.

[itslaura]

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