Black Cohosh has certainly worked for me, if ever I run out the hot flashes are straight back! As to the swollen legs, the GP's diuretics haven't helped at all & other than that she doesn't seem to take it seriously...most of the time I can't fit into any shoes, so am housebound. All the best!

No, a macular hole is not the same as macular degeneration.

Hi Peg - you have my utmost commiserations : what a scary time for you! My mother has lost the sight in one eye due to a macular hole, she was told she was too old for the operation. She then developed another one in her remaining eye, & was scheduled for surgery. If she had known then  what she knows now, she would not have agreed to go ...

Firstly, I do hope you have some sort of strong support group for yourself!! Re the glue ear, & diarrhoea, these could both be caused by wheat allergy/coeliac problems. The cracked lips can be a Vit B deficiency. All the very best...

Hi - my story is the same as yours....I hadn't thought to link the leg pain to the thyroid problem. Re the itching : we have only recently discovered (here in NZ) that it was being caused by a changed brand of medicine being supplied. Apparently something being used as a 'filler', now that the brand has been changed again some of ...

Hi - I can empathise with your daughter, having a very similar history. However, the good news is I have very recently found something that works for me (after 40 years!!) in combatting the Candida. Oregano Oil capsules (mine come from the US) have been so effective that I can actually eat bread - for the first time in many, many years! It is best ...

Pleased to 'meet' you, Adrienne - I've had chronic fatigue for 34 years now, & am only just beginning to realise how connected it is to my hypothyroidism. (Previously I had considered the thyroid problem to be minor, compared with everything else I had going on!) I too am very interested in this forum topic, as I am waiting on a ...

Hi - I've never come across this method before, but after c40 years of battling candida I may have finally found a solution. I am currently taking Oregano Oil capsules, 1 a day, it's been a few weeks now & no thrush - a miracle in itself, but ...wait for it....during that time I have actually had some bread!!! (Which I really ...

My mother has had an increasing problem with floaters for several years, however they have disappeared following laser surgery (following eye surgery.) She still gets the 'fireworks', though!

I read elsewhere on the 'Net to drink a glass of pineapple juice daily, apparently it's the Bromelain which is helpful. I have found this to be effective for quite a while, it is only this week the pain has returned. (My mother has also tried this but without effect - I think it is best if started early, rather than when arthritis has been ...