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I always thought I had a pretty tough stomach. Nothing seemed to phase it. That has abruptly changed, along with a number of other physical maladies in the last year. It started as what felt like a tingle by my right shoulder blade. It got annoying, so I talked to my doctor. I got an ultrasound of my gall bladder, and that seemed OK, so I was put on Prilosec, because it could be acid problems in the stomach. Fast forward a few months, and now I'm on 3 different medications to get the acid under control, and it hurts all day. The reflux makes me feel like I'm just about to gag all the time. I've even stopped drinking coffee, which shows how serious this is. They're going to shove a probe down there and look around in late July. For now, it's Carafate 4 times a day, plus a proton pump inhibitor and an H2 blocker. With all that, you'd think I wouldn't be able to digest a cracker, let alone my own innards, but still the acid comes. I'd feel better about it all if I could at least blow off some steam running now that the weather is so beautiful, but I've discovered that I can't go for a run now without my hip joints going rogue for a full two days afterward. OK, I lied. I just tried some coffee because it's been a little better for a day or two now. Ow. Ow Ow. Is this what turning 30 is like? My joints hurt, my stomach hurts, I smell funny, and I have to shave every day now. I suddenly care if there are kids on my lawn. What's happening to me? |
wait till 35. better yet, wait till you get to 35 and you have a couple of kids. i hear my head squeezing out grey hairs growing as i type. they keep saying im going to be one of those handsome grey hair types. all i know is not before 45. yeah, and my body aches in places i wish it wouldnt and im mostly ambivalent if i dont get laid once a week. strangely im more physical and eat better than i ever have and i still feel like poo more times than not. you're not alone tbone. |
my skin is being a bastard, but other than that i feel really great. theory is hormones on account of the fact that i am for most standards middle-aged, unfortunately it means that nothing helps. i was writing stuff and i seem to be fading from the idea so i'm gonna post this before i just erase it and wander away. |
I should get tested. |
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don't get tested. tested means shit -- just do it. just remove gluten from your diet, start with 3-4 days, that's all, and see how you feel. it's not that hard, especially these days they are so many gluten-free substitutes for foods you habitually eat. and also, i agree with patrick, welcome to living past a certain age where everything in your body works as it was meant to. i also eat really well and exercise, but time is a demanding sonofabitch and sometimes clean living and pharmaceuticals can't reverse the effects. i hope you get to feeling better. |
there, where's the vodka please? I've survived 23 years, three days, about 12 hours without it. |
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if i could give up vodka 50% of the time, i'd lose 15 lbs in a month. however, it feels as if my survival for the last 2 and 1/2 years has depended almost solely on vodka. this is my most recent cocktail invention. and it's been named. Cheeky Vixen (tm) ingredients: cold, fresh grapefruits cold, fresh tangelos lemon ruby red absolute (preferably set the in the freezer for several hours) citron absolute or plain vodka (freezer as well) grand marnier (room temp) ice tools: cocktail shaker microplane zester simple citrus juicer (preferably electric) directions: put a martini glass in the freezer. juice separately the grapefruit and tangelos on minimum pulp setting. pass juices separately through sieve of some sort for max clarity. scrape the lemon zest a few times over the microplane zester into a shaker half full of ice. then pour into the shaker: 1 generous part grapefruit juice 1/2 part tangelo juice 1 part ruby red absolute 1/2 part citron vodka or plain vodka 1/2 part grand marnier shake the hell out of it, until it's icy and frothy and pour into chilled glass. squeeze some fresh lemon juice in there. gulp the first one down. immediately make a second to savor. hi Sheila. if you're out there, please make contact. i miss you. |
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Have one or two for me, I couldn't stop. one is too many and a thousand not enough. That's my problem. |
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So if they find Celiac, I'll definitely drop gluten entirely. If they don't, I'll still experiment with it and see if I can observe a change in my symptoms. ...unless it's cancer or one of those chest-bursting aliens, in which case I think I deserve a pastry. |
If you are not getting tested and don't plan on getting tested, then eliminating on your own makes sense. |
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This is for TBone http://thehealthyskeptic.org/the-gluten-thyroid-connection |
helped immensely. |
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some unusual ones: soy sauce, miso, caramel color, maltodextrin, modified food starch, many berry flavorings (especially raspberry, i just avoid all the red flavors), bulghur, kamut, malt/malt vinegar, beer, any distilled spirit that's put back in the original barrel after the fermentation for flavoring (generally the stronger flavored alcohols), seitan, spelt, some teas, wheat grass (though buckwheat is okay as long as it's not mixed with anything), textured vegetable protein, "artificial colorings," and smoke flavoring. |
tamari is a god substitute for soy sauce or try bragg liquid aminos. rice and corn have some gluten, but it's a different kind so you might try those flours if you need to bake. |
read a fair amount on the subject it was very informative. |
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de nada. af for the aforementioned urgency or gulping of the first drink and the savoring of the second - for me that's not a sign of alcoholism, it's a permanent personality trait. i gulp down the first of everything, and savor the second. cocktails, sex, new experiences. you name it. |
been wanting to dump the gluten for some time now. just am not disciplined. Jupiter is going retrograde. Think we got problems now?// Hmmm |
results from that in a week or so. I'm going to cut the gluten and see how it goes in either case, but I would find it much easier if I had a diagnosis. I guess I don't need to wait for the results. I guess I can start tomorrow. |
I'm only taking Omeprazole once daily and it seems to have cut MOST of my problems. Although it has forced me into being far more regular than I would prefer, toilet paper has become something I'm considering writing off on my taxes. |
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jupiter goes retrograde for about half a year, every year. |
If you're up, watch this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mp1GVI54Jr8 |
lunch place within walking distance of my office. Score! Delicious Chicken Tandoori. |