The color of your skin can range from light pink to red or purple, and your skin will feel hot. Some people experience flushing for no reason at all, but it can also be triggered. Skin may be flushed for just a few minutes, but it could also last for hours. Common triggers for flushing include exercise, stress, and alcoholic beverages. People who have carcinoid syndrome may experience symptoms similar to asthma, even though they don’t have it. This can include wheezing, shortness of breath, and feeling like you can’t breathe.  You may experience this during an episode of skin flushing. If this happens, talk to your doctor as soon as possible to rule out possible causes. Seek emergency care if you cannot get your breath. Diarrhea is a symptom with a lot of causes. If you do have carcinoid syndrome, it can cause watery, loose stools that are accompanied by abdominal cramps. While it's a common symptom of people with the condition, diarrhea alone does not mean that you have carcinoid syndrome. Talk to your doctor to rule out other causes of diarrhea before settling on carcinoid syndrome. The blood vessels will look like a spider-web of veins that spreads across the nose and mouth area. If you notice this on your face, you should contact your doctor immediately to get your symptoms checked. Rapid heartbeat may last for short or extended periods of time. While rapid heartbeat alone does not mean you have carcinoid syndrome, it could be an indication of the condition if other symptoms are present. A drop in blood pressure may occur concurrently with changes in your heartbeat. If the tumor is in your lungs, then it may also result in a persistent cough. This is usually only a concern if you haven't had a prior infection.  You may also cough up blood. If the condition goes undetected for an extended period of time, you could develop pneumonia. Since carcinoid syndrome can lead to extra chemicals in your bloodstream, you may gain weight with no explanation. It’s best to keep track of what you’re eating and how often you exercise so that your doctor can determine if the weight gain could be caused by a medical condition. Remember, weight gain alone does not mean that you have carcinoid syndrome. Similar to with weight gain, chemicals secreted into your bloodstream could increase hair growth on your face or body, especially if you’re a woman. If you notice extra hair, talk to your doctor about it. Increased hair growth can have many causes. Your doctor can help find what’s causing your hair growth and identify possible treatments.
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One-sentence summary -- Watch for flushing on your face and neck. Watch for difficulty breathing, especially if you don’t have asthma. Notice repeated episodes of diarrhea with no clear cause. Look for purplish blood vessels on your nose and upper lip. Watch for episodes of rapid heartbeat, along with the other symptoms. Notice a persistent cough when you haven’t had a respiratory illness. Watch for unexplained weight gain. Check for increased facial and body hair.


The amino acid cucurbitacin in pumpkin seeds paralyzes works and expels them from the digestive tract. These seeds are very potent and effective, particularly against tape- and hookworm.  Grind up pumpkin seeds into a fine powder and add one teaspoon for each 10 – 15 lbs. of body weight daily. Do this for two weeks and then add wheat bran to the dog's diet; soak the bran in water and add an eighth teaspoon per 10 lbs. of body weight to larger animals and just a pinch for smaller ones. You can even feed the seeds to him directly as a treat. Just make sure you use the same measurement guidelines. Also be sure to use unsalted, organic pumpkin seeds. These incredibly healthy seeds have many positive effects on the bodies of both humans and dogs. Proven to fight 800 bacterial and viral strains, it also supports the immune system, fights cancer, and, in this instance, are a natural for killing, weakening, and repelling parasites.  Grind up the seeds to a find powder. Sprinkle 8 mg for every 2.2 pounds of body weight (OBW) onto your dog's food. There are no restrictions as to how long to continue this treatment as grapefruit seeds are highly beneficial to your dog's overall health. Try GSE (grapefruit seed extract). Purchase this at your local health food store. For a minimal dosage, give your pooch .5 drops for every 2.2 pounds OBW orally. For maximum dosage, give your dog 10-15 drops per every 10 pounds OBW. Rich in papain, an enzyme that will destroy the worms' outer coating and cause them to get weak and lose their hold on the intestinal wall, papaya seeds are also a great digestive aid. Grind the papaya seeds into a fine powder. Sprinkle 8 mg for every 2.2 pounds of body weight (OBW) onto your dog's food. There are no restrictions as to how long to continue this treatment as grapefruit seeds are highly beneficial to your dog's overall health. If your dogs will eat it, the flesh of the papaya is also rich in papain. You might want to use this in combination with another method – even the papaya seeds. That way they will get all the health benefits and not rely solely on a small amount of papaya to do the job.  There is a reason you only want to feed them a small amount. Feeding them a lot can lead to the same problems you can have with all fruits: too much in one end can lead to a loose result on the other. Feed your best friend fresh or dried papaya. Try to make it organic though. That will have the most papain and be the healthiest option for your dog. Rich in the enzyme ficin, eating figs will destroy the worms' outer coating and cause them to get weak and lose their hold on the intestinal wall. Same general fruit warning: too much of a good thing can lead to too much of a bad thing. Feed your dog dried figs in moderation. One or two as a treat after meals is fine.
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Utilize the power of pumpkin seeds. Get on the grapefruit seed bandwagon. Grind up papaya seeds. Feed your dog the papaya. Feed your dog dried figs.