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  1. ButterflyChaser
    #1 is right on. Which is linked to #2. Bad doctors are just like bad dates: they're only comfortable when the person in front of them is 'ticking all the boxes.' And if she/he doesn't then they accuse them of drama. I now consider myself lucky to have a team of doctors that feel OK with the possibility their patient may be sick, but they can't...
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    I think there's also the fact that we tend to assume that a) "stress causes disease" as synonym with "if the cause is stress, then it's not a disease." Which, if you think about it, is a case of leaky logic. It's either a) or . Does managing stress improve your condition? Why, yes. You can manage symptoms. Does going through a stressful moment exacerbate...
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    I doubt it. Last time my mac was on repair they asked me if I'd ever spilled anything on the keyboard. I gainsaid. And fluttered my eye-lashes.
  4. ButterflyChaser
    I snorted in my tea
  5. ButterflyChaser
    This is reassuring because I've been gluten-free for almost three months and still have a 4-5 times average. Granted, a great improvement over the 8-10 usual. Rami, several doctors have told me that up to 3 is normal for some people, so it may be that healing is closer than it seems?
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    ugh, you've been lucky - I was thinking more like revolting purple cheetah print tulle underwear. Where is the barf icon when you need it???
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    psawyer - I think you are right, point taken. Though I confess it is very difficult to just sympathize, and not feel that expressions of sympathy will never be enough. At least it is for me. On the topic of udesirable gifts: hideous sexy lingerie. Also, a one way train ticket to a far off place might be interesting. I am perverse, so I would like to give...
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    Are you ALLOWED to do that?!?!? Why did they tell me it wasn't possible? They would... and they wourld't. If we look at hard data and compare #of firearms in the country, ratio per person, and deaths by firearm in the US and other Western countries (say, the UK), it is undeniable to see a correlation between how easy it is to get a firearm and how easy...
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    my condolences... and hugs.. ((((Colleen))))
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    Vydor - absolutely, says the lady who has been in school since K12 (too sickly a child for pre-k) and who's on degree number God-help-me-I-have-lost-counts! My parents called six hours ago to make sure my CT friends were ok. I used to shoot, but I really think stricter regulations would be in order. On a random note: my last loaf of gluten-free bread...
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    Totally legit, says the lady who has been in school since elementary (too sick for pre-K) and is working on god-help-me-I'm-confused-what-degree-number-is-this, and secretly (or not so secretly) plans to get a couple of degrees in psychoanalysis... My family called me from Italy to make sure my CT friends were ok. That's crazy. Poor families. I can't...
  12. ButterflyChaser
    'shroom, are you in MY class? I have chosen to teach adult undergraduates at a big uni. They actually have a fabulous program, because these students are in class with teenage freshmen, except for the mandatory class I teach (makes sense: it's mandatory, but some of them work, they need to give them reserved spots). Those people are so engaged - they...
  13. ButterflyChaser
    I have just found out that my mum basically had to rotation-wean me she had to rotate infant formulas, milk, et cetera, reason why she keeps saying I should do a rotation diet. I could not drink milk as a baby, but it doesn't bother me now. But apparently, my body just cannot have too much of anything.
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    Thanks! The first two were good, one was actually awesome. I will miss this seminar - I had a wonderful group. Have been receiving grateful and heartfelt emails for the past couple of days, which is pretty moving. Yeah, I am a softie. Personally, I think there should be no grades.
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    I'm only ok with worms so long as they pay rent.
  16. ButterflyChaser
    My condolences to you, Peter. Shadowicewolf, how are you doing now with the end of the semester? (I have a truckload of essays to grade, and I am thinking of giving a bunch of default A+ as a sign of protest. Except that maybe then I would be fired.)
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    THIS - who teaches them to look at the paperwork and not at the patient? Non-celiac related, but: "I don't know what's happening, I'm losing weight, I'm 82 lbs, I sleep about 3-4 hours per night, everything I eat gives me diarrhea, especially baked items, I break out in blotches when I eat cheese/butter, and I am constantly jittery." "Do you...
  18. ButterflyChaser
    Shadowicewolf - I teach in college, and as a teacher I encourage you to remember that you will not think of finals on your death bed. So study and do well, but don't let it suck your life.
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    Hey, I would like to join in, but I am travelling, and therefore I can't do P, because it would be intercontinental postage for me.
  20. ButterflyChaser
    Thanks, I will keep in mind for when I make a sweeter bread. For now I have been making loaves with 3/4 cups of coconut flour, 2 3/4 cups of egg whites (whipped - I add some cream of tartar and vinegar to stabliize them), 4 tsp of psyllium powder, a pinch of salt, a tbsp coconut or olive oil, and baking powder. I pour it into a narrow rectangular pan....
  21. ButterflyChaser
    Both. Less money, more time. I taught my last class of the semester yesterday, and I gave my freshmen a pen in the uni's color, and a note pad with the three reasons why they were special (three different reasons for each student). I also often give out baked goods, so...
  22. ButterflyChaser
    My doctor thinks that based on my symptoms I have dysbiosis, and I will be tested in a couple of weeks (We know it is NOT candida, though, because that has been tested). Is dysbiosis the same as or a cause of leaky gut? Can it cause the villi to flatten? I have pain in the upper right corner of my gut, burning and cramping. Has any of you experienced this...
  23. ButterflyChaser
    Yes, tachicardia mostly gone, or gone enough to zumba. Tummy still so so.
  24. ButterflyChaser
    Tonight I have my home-made minestrone (which should never contain pasta, IMO!) with: butternut, zucchini, rainbow chard, mushrooms, leeks, romaine, tomatoes, carrots, celery, fennel, and chunks of chicken. And I have finally made my first loaf of coconut bread, so I will have some toasted with olive oil and basil for garnish! (Vegetable soup is my comfort...
  25. ButterflyChaser
    Thank you for helping me in my freak out. I called my doc - apparently it was a case of extrasystole somehow related to the exposure to foods/substances I am reacting to. I have been keeping a diary, and it looks like each accidental exposure makes me react worse and worse. I am feeling slowly better.
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