Urinary Problems
Gary Craig garycraig@emofree.com
Dear Dr. Mercola,
3 or 4 years ago I began having to urinate too often, including getting up 5 or
6 times at night. Gradually it got worse until it reached a peak a few months
ago where I was urinating 2 or 3 times an hour all day long. Sometimes after
going to bed I would have to get up and urinate 10 or 12 times in the first two
hours. Then, in addition, I would still get up another 5 or 6 times during the
night.
Along the way I had my prostate checked manually...TWICE. No problem could be
found. I took a blood test and my PSA was 0.69 which, I understand, is
excellent. Ultra sound was done regarding my prostate, kidney and bladder. No
problem was found. Nonetheless, I still had to urinate frequently. There wasn't
much there when I had to go but, nonetheless, mother nature was being quite
insistent.
I noticed, however, that the problem went away when I left home to go on a trip.
Within 24 to 48 hours of walking out my front door, my system returned to
normal. When I returned, the problem came back within 24 to 48 hours. Sooooo,
what was happening at home to cause this?
I did elimination diets and could find no discernible cause from what I was
eating. I spent more time outdoors to see if a change from non-house air was
doing it. No difference. Besides, it wasn't likely to be something in my home's
air because I moved 2 years ago and had the same problem in the previous house.
Sometimes the problem would subside for awhile and them come roaring back.
Accordingly, I was convinced that I was somehow causing it. I did EFT on it, of
course, and would get temporary relief. However, the fact that the EFT relief
was only temporary was a big clue that I was doing something on an ongoing basis
to cause this problem. But what was it?
Then 2 or 3 months ago I read an article on the mercola.com <http://www.mercola.com>
web site regarding Teflon. It said that cooking things in Teflon over high heat
was likely to cause toxicity. Although I never used high heat (nothing above
medium heat), I recalled that 3 or 4 years ago (about the time all this started)
my mother gave me a Teflon frying pan...which I began using regularly.
So, I stopped using the Teflon frying pan and BINGO!, 24 to 48 hours later the
problem vanished and has never returned. It now made sense. When I left home for
a trip, I was away from the Teflon frying pan. When I came back, I started using
the Teflon frying pan again.
Sometimes we cause illnesses and are completely oblivious to what we are doing.
I may have never figured it out had you not put the Teflon caution on your web
site.
Both my bladder and I send you our thanks.
Gary