@itsbasil

>be me >lymph’s all swell up >ears feel underwater; headaches begin >sleeping w windows open (sub-20 out) >still profusely sweating every night >wtf >five days in; breakout in hives >body clearly trying to fight something >hives start spreading aggressively >oh fuck >go to doctor #1 >”looks like ringworm” >no, you are dumb >”maybe std” >no, i’m flattered but you are dumb >research on my own >is pityriasis rosea or early psoriasis plaque >go doctor #2 >”i think it’s pityriasis” >ok, how do i cure? >”no cure. it’s just going to get worse for the next 2 weeks than slowly go away on its own over the next 4-5 weeks” >yeah, ok, you are dumb >more research >medical blogs: “no cure!” >reddit: “you’re suddenly autoimmune! you can’t eat gluten nor dairy anymore!!!!” >yeah, ok >fix gut >fast; tons of diverse greens in every meal, lots of pickled veggies; bottles of kefir and kombucha; healthy eggs; no sugar; lots of antioxidants, turmeric, black pepper and full roasted garlic cloves to the face >fix skin >cold showers; prebiotic, zinc and biotin shampoo on skin; moisturize daily with colloidal oatmeal; lock in with fractionated coconut oil; spot treat bad rashes with vitamin e concentrate and shea; take high dose b-complex & d vit >completely healed within 72 hours lesson: don’t let people tell you anything, especially not american doctors or redditors

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