 [ Symptoms ] 46 yo female very foul gas many other symptoms alp 188 amylase 23 wbc 11 rule out pancreatic problems first  03052014 just got lab results this afternoon retired senior paramedic malaise all over pain muscle and joint pain sweaty painful and stiff neck migraines blurred and reduced vision with ha gasping and grunting during housework bending down but not during exercise 5x a week and itchy skin pain in back i know i will get to the bottom of this eventually it is just that i do not want to go after the wrong thing first i want to be aggressive [ Disease ] alternative medicine also called integrative or complementary medicine includes such non traditional treatments as herbs dietary supplements and acupuncture a major problem with most herbal treatments is that their composition is not standardized moreover the way herbal treatments work and their long term side effects usually are not known currently there is no evidence to prove that these medications have any therapeutic benefit in prostate cancers that have become resistant to conventional treatments