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The Funny Pages - Tickle Me Elbow - The Original


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elye Community Regular
sarah..........ohhhh. :( I don't know what to think or say about this diagnosis. Miralax, forever? Wow. Somehow, I don't think that's the final answer......but SO glad you can get into that facility later. You guys are going through too much this past year. I'm starting to wonder if your house is poisoning you! :unsure: (except, your hubby's healthy, isn't he?)

I remember wondering this myself, Sarah.....your house is healthy, right? No mold, asbestos, etc.? Poor widdle Luke! let's hope the Miralax acts like dynamite, and you can reassess when his bowels are normal.

I read that as "sugary", which I do believe would have a totally other meaning :nervouslaughface:

Another sentence to chase away any new silly prospects, and possibly warnings for all.......

Yep. let's just drag ouselves away, and leave this one............ :lol::lol:


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jerseyangel Proficient
Have "phun" at happy hour Susie, if I were there I would go wif you.

Yes Soozle--have phun--I wish we could all go wif ya! :P

Jeese, can you imagine..... B)

Ridgewalker Contributor
sarah..........ohhhh. :( I don't know what to think or say about this diagnosis. Miralax, forever? Wow. Somehow, I don't think that's the final answer......but SO glad you can get into that facility later. You guys are going through too much this past year. I'm starting to wonder if your house is poisoning you! :unsure: (except, your hubby's healthy, isn't he?)

and BTW - I think others have learned that it's best not to disagree with......um.......well, certain person(s) on this forum. :ph34r:

Yeah, Brian's pretty healthy! With the Miralax... Ugh, I know. What I'm thinking though, is that if there's an underlying problem, it's going to come through anyway, eventually. So it's a step forward no matter what... I hope... right? ... Sigh... As for disagreeing with someone, yeah I know. <_< Honestly, with the day I've had today, I'm sick of the whole stupid thing. <_< I am, however, incapable of letting something like this go. :(

Sorry about the disappointing appointment Sarah :( I do hope the Miralax will at least get things moving in the meantime, that is for sure the priority.

Yeah, that's definitely number one right now.

Sarah--I'm sorry the appt wasn't what you had hoped, but good news that the spot on his leg was "only" eczema and nothing more serious.

I had a gastro in NJ who used the term IBS <_< , but still acknowledged that there was a cause. Hopefully, the Miralax will <_< work while a real cause is looked into :)

That's what I'm hoping!

:wub:

Ridgewalker Contributor
I remember wondering this myself, Sarah.....your house is healthy, right? No mold, asbestos, etc.? Poor widdle Luke! let's hope the Miralax acts like dynamite, and you can reassess when his bowels are normal.

Yeah, nothing like that. Our house is pretty new... only about 8 years old, I think. I don't think there's any nasties lurking. Honestly, these health problems have been going on for years, dating before we lived here too...

It's been a weird progression. Luke's potty problems, well at first we thought they were potty training issues. It took a long time for us to realize that there was a physical problem. Then my mom was dxed with Celiac, and I took a look at Luke first. Put him on the gluten-free diet, and all his problems went away. The only symptom that has come back is the constipation.

It's ironic, because it was the constipation and accidents that initially made me look at Celiac for him. It was only then that I realized so many other things could be symptoms... His dental problems, low energy and fatigue, dark circles under his eyes, the mystery low-grade fevers, constant viruses and infections. All that has stayed gone, and he does get terrible symptoms when he gets glutened-- wicked cramps, diarrhea, you know the drill. So I know gluten is a problem... it's just this one awful symptom that has come back and won't go away. :(

If I had been able to get him to a specialist before, and get actual testing, instead of always trying to figure everything out on my own... If I'd been able to do that a couple years ago, maybe we wouldn't even be going through this right now. Okay... trying not to go down the guilt road, I've already been doing the random tears and sniffles today. :rolleyes:

tom Contributor
Good luck with all the new supps! Is the one with a bit o milk the probiotic?

Yeah .. .or sorta . .it's the pill that's an all-everything multi w/ 45 vits/minerals/enzymes/probi etc.

A separate probiotic from her does say DF.

I read that as "sugary", which I do believe would have a totally other meaning :nervouslaughface: :lol::lol:

I'd just misread surgery as sugary 3x in a minute before seeing this!! :lol:

Sarah - hope the miralax works well & you're right, the rest will get solved in time.

Susie hits happy hour!!!! :)

Tonight's 'Music in the Park' here has someone I've never heard of :o . .. That's rare. Anyone know Junior Reid?

Far cry from when they had Tower of Power!!

But down in Willow Glen there's a local band I think my friend is still in.

So I should go to one or some of both or SOMEthin!

Ridgewalker Contributor

Aaaaaand the Miralax works... too well? It gave him diarrhea. :unsure: Maybe I'll try him on a 1/2 dose tomorrow. Thank God he made it to the bathroom, because that poor little boy is empty now. :unsure:

tom Contributor

YIPES!!!!!! :blink:


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elye Community Regular

DOUBLE YIPES! :o

Gad, now it's overboard........!

Yes, I would think you may have to fool around with the dosage a bit, Sarah.....give it a good couple of days! :)

Ptaoughmghmus! Get out to that music!!

curlyfries Contributor
Surgery, stuck, penis.

:blink:

Don't know if I wanna pursue dat sentence.......

:lol:

:lol::lol: ROFL :lol::lol:

She looked at the mark on his leg- checked out the pores with her scope thingy- and it's nummular eczema. Basically this is just a particular shape- circular, coin sized- of eczema. While we were looking at it, we found other, patchier areas of eczema on his hip. She thinks it's probably caused by stress from the bathroom issues.

I think that's what I was dx with years ago....although I don't know how competent he was <_< He told me to take fewer showers (dry skin sopposedly makes it worse), wrote my a topical prescription, but also said that Crisco would work just as well. :huh: It hasn't come back since I've been gluten free.

Yeah, that's definitely number one right now.

Actually , shouldn't that be #2?????? :lol:

curlyfries Contributor
Aaaaaand the Miralax works... too well? It gave him diarrhea. :unsure:

Definitely number 2! :o:lol:

happygirl Collaborator

Very fitting....

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Jestgar Rising Star

Alrighty then. I suspect (hope) I have shut down the glutenease thread by posting long scientific drivel and citing papers. Let's see if it works.

curlyfries Contributor
Very fitting....

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:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

happygirl Collaborator

I wonder if I should post that in my signature? ;)

jerseyangel Proficient
Very fitting....

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Poifect! :lol:

Alrighty then. I suspect (hope) I have shut down the glutenease thread by posting long scientific drivel and citing papers. Let's see if it works.

Not a chance in the world, me fears.... :blink:

jerseyangel Proficient

Sarah--

The poor kid--yeah definately try just a half dose tomorrow. That stuff must be very potent.....never used a laxative in me life---I'm more a "need a cork" kinda girl :lol:

Jestgar Rising Star
Sarah--

The poor kid--yeah definately try just a half dose tomorrow. That stuff must be very potent.....never used a laxative in me life---I'm more a "need a cork" kinda girl :lol:

:lol: :lol: :lol: Me too. Even in normal situations. I was taking iron three times a day and all it did was make the event, uh, slightly gooier...

jerseyangel Proficient
:lol: :lol: :lol: Me too. Even in normal situations. I was taking iron three times a day and all it did was make the event, uh, slightly gooier...

Hee--yep, iron never constipated me either....never met anything that could :lol:

elye Community Regular
Alrighty then. I suspect (hope) I have shut down the glutenease thread by posting long scientific drivel and citing papers. Let's see if it works.

:lol::lol::lol: Oh, I MUST head over to check this out......

Youse guys.....ya got me travelling off this thread like nobody's bidness.......!

Green12 Enthusiast
Hee--yep, iron never constipated me either....never met anything that could :lol:

:lol:

I am the opposite Patti, never met anything that could make me.........poop :blink:

Well except for lotsa chocolate.

~alex~ Explorer
and BTW - I think others have learned that it's best not to disagree with......um.......well, certain person(s) on this forum. :ph34r:

Of course you can't disagree! Didn't you know that reading product endorsements and 250 word abstracts on the internet means you have a PhD in . . . um . . . everything! :unsure: I feel like I'm asking for a warning . . . *scurries off *

Hee--yep, iron never constipated me either....never met anything that could :lol:

I understand that. Iron did nothing to slow things down for me when me villi were still healing . . . it just gave me heartburn!

Good luck with the surgery tomorrow Janet!!!

Ridgewalker Contributor
Of course you can't disagree! Didn't you know that reading product endorsements and 250 word abstracts on the internet means you have a PhD in . . . um . . . everything! :unsure: I feel like I'm asking for a warning . . . *scurries off *

:lol: If you get a warning for that, I will personally pitch a fit on your behalf! :P

elye Community Regular

Oh, lovely! Sophie's just made a big bowl of microwave popcorn to munch on in front of the TV. It has questionable "natural flavouring" listed on the package. Ah, hell! Jus' hand me a Glutenease! :lol:<_<

.........WARNING TERRITORY????!!!!!! :unsure:

happygirl Collaborator

I think I should report myself for the dead horse comments. ;)

jerseyangel Proficient

I guess I should be reported fer me editorial comments over here..... :unsure:

We all go down together :lol:

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