Since there is not a specific pathogens related thread I thought I would post some questions about the pathogen idea here
I don’t “support” any theory that exists. I’m just investigating all stories.
Let’s assume for argument’s sake the pathogen theory that something, maybe candida, maybe bacteria infection, whatever is causing inflammation, leading to our whole bodies being wacked out is true.
How do periods of temporary recovery fit into that? I’ve had at least two since things started getting back around 15 months ago. Once was during a really dirty session of cybersex with a girlfriend where I felt so mentally stimulated that my penis just like “woke up” and stayed awake for about a month. The second I think was in response to a multivitamin I was taking, but it might have just been coincidental. Each time i crashed back down.
If the pathogens theory is true, how would experiences like this fit into it? Your body just started suddenly “winning” the fight, and then pathogens made a resurgence? The pathogens themselves went through a period of death in response to something and then started reproducing again a week or a month later?
And if the pathogen theory is true, why would doing the same thing not induce the same result? Assuming you knew exactly what to do the same? For instance, I kept a pretty detailed food and exercise log right before my most recent recovery. The only thing different is i added the multivitamin. Despite following that log as exactly as possible with the multivitamin now a part of it, i can’t recreate those results. The idea that the pathogens just became somehow immune to what I’m doing doesn’t seem too likely
Despite problems with the idea, IHP still seems to be the only one of us that seemed to induce his own recovery after being in the “stuck” state that we are all in. And he did it with high amounts of antifungals. I wonder if he ever experienced temporary recoveries during his time, if not, then maybe that gives support that it was somehow natural and it just took his body a long time to recover. Again, i’m just thinking, i don’t support any idea.
Would love to hear if anyone has thoughts on this