Dear Chuntley
Believe it or not I have worked with so many people with your problem. When they follow my advice they get better. I understand the steroid route as I have had many people to do that because of feeling I will do anything to get out of this pain and get back my life. Unfortunately most medications should be used short term or the consequences are worse that the original problem.
Now I have some advice and if you will follow it I will be able to help you through this and see the light. First the HOPE formula is fine to start with Intestinew (a powdered glutamine which will help with the inflammation)
But here is the important part 2 test are critical in your getting well (I suspect some other problems but need the test results so we are not shooting in the dark) One is go to the website Enterolab.com and order the test for gluten and dairy (egg if you want) and also if you have children I would order the mouth swab test for you genes as you need to know if you have the genes to pass down to children. If not you may want to skip that. Also read the website it is very informative. That is the first thing. Remember follow the directions on the test before doing. You will have to stop probiotics and enzymes before the test, I do not know how long just read it.
2nd test very important go to labtestingdirect.com and order the CDSA Comprehensive Digestive Stool Analysis. This will tell me what is out of balance in the gut, what is the balance of good bacteria, how much yeast overgrowth you have, is there parasites, your immune level, and many other things in your gut. THIS IS THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE TEST YOU CAN TAKE AND WE WILL GET TO THE BOTTOM OF YOUR PROBLEM AND I CAN DIRECT YOU ON WHAT TO DO EXACTLY!!!!!!!!!!
If you cannot do both tests then do the CDSA but believe me it will be the best money you have ever spent. After all the hell you have been through it is a path to health!!!!!
Also I am happy to help you with the results of both test and how to be on the Road to Perfect Health. I cannot tell you what these test have meant to me. I had such joint pain and within a few months by knowing exactly what was wrong was able to direct my program to exactly the solution. The Hope Formula will help but now that we can get these test without a doctors script it is wonderful. Because the doctors double the cost and really they are easy to read. Plus you will be much more educated in WHY you are doing what you are doing to get better.
Maybe once you are better you can take the test to our GI doc and he will be able to listen and help others.
I took the CDSA to a traditional GI doctor the other day and he said OH I am going to start using it on my patients. AMAZING!!!!!
Let me know how I can help futher. By the way on the CDSA if you give them Watson as a code I think they give you more of a discount!!!!
Sincerely
Brenda