CHAPTER 11 Shingles—True Cause of Colitis, TMJ, Diabetic Neuropathy, and More
In the medical world, shingles seems like an open-and-shut case. You’ve got a patient with the textbook rash, nerve pain on the side or back, and that’s all, folks. If that were true, there wouldn’t be any need for this chapter. The truth is that the shingles virus is responsible for millions of people’s mystery symptoms, from rashes that confound dermatologists to neurological symptoms like twitching, tingling, burning, spasms, chronic migraines, headaches, and much more. Varieties of shingles are responsible for Bell’s palsy, frozen shoulder, diabetic nerve pain, colitis, vaginal burning, TMJ, Lyme disease, and even misdiagnosed MS.
Shingles is an illness that results in fever, headaches, rashes, joint pain, muscle pain, neck pain, sharp nerve pain, burning nerve pain, heart palpitations, and other highly unpleasant symptoms. The earliest shingles strains came into existence around the turn of the 20th century. Medical communities believe shingles is caused by the zoster virus, which is a species in the herpes family. And that’s actually correct—as far as it goes. What doctors don’t yet know is that there isn’t merely one type of shingles virus, but 31 varieties. This matters because different types of shingles cause different symptoms. It also matters because medical communities don’t even recognize the majority of shingles cases as being the result of a virus.
For example, any of the more aggressive varieties of shingles can cause Lyme disease symptoms . . . yet doctors currently believe Lyme disease is caused by bacteria. (For more on Lyme disease, see Chapter 16.) This chapter covers the 15 types of shingles virus from which people most commonly suffer, and which are almost always treated improperly, sometimes with immunosuppressant drugs, steroids, and antibiotics that could damage a patient’s quality of life. You’ll learn about shingles symptoms, how the virus is transmitted and triggered, the unique qualities of each strain of shingles, and how to most effectively deal with the two major categories of shingles—those that cause rashes and those that don’t—so you can identify and overcome whatever version of the virus you have and live a healthy life.
SHINGLES SYMPTOMS
Signs that you could be suffering from shingles include flu-like fever and chills, headaches or migraines, aches and pains, burning pain, itching, tingling, red rash, and/or pustules (blisters on the skin containing pus). Medical communities believe that those last two symptoms—red rash and pustules—always accompany shingles. In fact, this is merely the classic presentation of one type of the zoster virus. If a patient displays pustules and blisters in unusual areas, doctors often won’t consider it shingles at all. This is a common diagnostic error. Seven of the strains of shingles do cause rashes somewhere on the body, just not always in expected areas. And the other eight strains cause no rashes. So if you’re experiencing most of the symptoms of shingles but have no signs of it on your skin, and your doctor can’t identify a reason for your suffering, there’s a good chance you’re the victim of a non-rashing shingles virus.
SHINGLES TRANSMISSION AND TRIGGERS
Neuralgic Shingles (also known as Diabetic Neuropathy)
Neuralgic shingles—which primarily attacks the lower extremities, creating nerve pain, numbness, and/or burning in the legs and feet—is often called diabetic neuropathy and misidentified as a complication of diabetes. This is a huge medical myth that needs to be debunked. The sensations a patient is feeling are not neuropathy, which doctors believe means that the nerves in a certain area have died. Rather, the nerves are inflamed, creating neuralgia. And the truth is, there is no link whatsoever between diabetes and so-called diabetic neuropathy. (In fact, in 50 percent of cases, this shingles variety occurs in patients without diabetes.) Doctors, though, have no idea that they’re dealing with two separate problems, and so they either do nothing or attempt to treat the nerve issue with more medications—which makes the virus stronger.
CFS
Let’s take a closer look at the chronic illnesses that have puzzled doctors for decades and are the result of Stage Four Epstein-Barr.
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
There’s a long history of womankind facing denial that there’s a physical cause of their suffering. Like those with fibromyalgia (see below), people with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)—also known by names such as myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/ CFS), chronic fatigue immune dysfunction syndrome (CFIDS), and systemic exertion intolerance disease (SEID)—often hear that they are liars, lazy, delusional, and/or crazy. It’s an illness that affects women in disproportionately large numbers. And chronic fatigue syndrome is on the rise. It’s becoming common for young women in college to return home mid-semester with the condition, unable to do anything but lie in bed. Contracting CFS as a woman in your late teens or early 20s can be particularly devastating as you watch friends move on with relationships and jobs, meanwhile feeling stuck and unable to live up to your potential.
Women who get CFS in their 30s, 40s, or 50s have their own obstacles: while you’re old enough at this point to have an established life and support network, you also have established responsibilities. You’re likely trying to be everything to everybody, taking care of more than you can handle, and so you feel the pressure to act normal when CFS hits. Compounding the isolation for both age groups are the feelings of guilt, fear, and shame that accompany their misdiagnoses. I’m sure that if you have CFS, you’ve been in the depths of physical suffering and had someone say, “But you look perfectly healthy.” It is so disheartening to feel unwell and hear from practitioners, friends, or family that there’s nothing wrong with you.
Chronic fatigue syndrome is real. It’s the Epstein-Barr virus. As we’ve seen, those with CFS have an elevated viral load of EBV, which systematically afflicts the body by creating a neurotoxin that inflames the central nervous system. This can eventually weaken the adrenals and digestive system, and create the feeling that you have a low battery.
Fibromyalgia
We’ve had over six decades of medical denial that fibromyalgia is a legitimate problem. Now, medical communities are finally accepting it as an actual condition. The best explanation doctors are given by the establishment, though, is that fibromyalgia is overactive nerves. What this really translates to is . . . no one has a clue. It’s not the doctors’ fault. There’s no magic book they receive that tells them what will help their fibromyalgia patients or what is genuinely causing their pain. The medical system is still years from discovering the illness’s true root—because it’s viral, and it takes place at a nerve level that medical tools currently can’t detect. Those suffering from fibromyalgia are under a very real and debilitating attack. It’s the Epstein-Barr virus that is causing this disorder, inflaming both the central nervous system and nerves throughout the body, which creates ongoing pain, sensitivity to touch,
William, Anthony. Medical Medium: Secrets Behind Chronic and Mystery Illness and How to Finally Heal . Hay House. Kindle Edition.
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