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  1. BRUMI1968
    The red dots are really quite tiny, and are called petichiai. They are tiny blood dots under the skin, because the blood is too thin to stay put. You would get these dots wherever pressure was applied - the tops of the feet from shoes, where your seatbelt hits you, where your pants are tight, where your bra band is tight (if you are lucky enough to need...
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    I have an English dog (a staffy bull) and we both welcome you to the board. Can you tell me, how much in pounds is a "stone". Also, do you ever hear the phrase "bully for you" over there? I know it's a British saying, just don't know how common it is these days. Thanks.
  3. BRUMI1968
    Lack of vitamin C can also cause easy bruising. Frankly, my whole family bruises easily, so maybe there's some genes to it too, who knows. Good luck. Also, if you have bleeding gums and bruises elsewhere, or little tiny red dots on your feet or where you seatbelt hits you or where your pants are tight - go get a CBC done - you could have low platelets...
  4. BRUMI1968
    Today I'm having a funny breakfast. It is is sauteed swiss chard with a poached egg on top. It seems way to healthy to have for breakfast, which is reserved for maple syrup and butter...ah, the old days.
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    Calendula is a nautral itch remedy. I found cream with that in it worked well for my itching before I was dx'd. I use one made locally to where I live, though, so that might not help you. You can find others at Whole Foods, natural markets, co-ops, etc. Good luck. p.s. I'd suggest some OTC stuff from regular stores, but I don't know what's gluten...
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    I have always had C rather than D. When I went gluten free, I had C for three weeks maybe. I did figure out I had hidden gluten in my diet - cross contamination on some pumpkin seeds, the mayo I was using, that sort of thing. I did carefully segregate my kitchen into gluten side, not gluten side - got my own toaster and cutting board, have my own silverware...
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    I've been paying attention, and frankly, it doesn't matter what I eat. Once I'm done eating and relax, there goes the bloat. If you look at me in the mirror, you can practically see where my intestines are. The other thing that gets me bloated in that way is hot showers. Not always, but almost always. The only one that doens't is the first morning shower...
  8. BRUMI1968
    Side effects of fosamax: Stop taking FOSAMAX and call your doctor right away if you get any of these signs of possible serious problems:
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    I'm glad you're going to quit. Women should not drink alcohol. As much as the news likes to tell us it is good for our hearts, women's chances of reproductive cancer go up with even as little as one alcoholic beverage every day. It is a blessing that we are the bearers of life - but it has a cost. Our bodies are more sensitive to things like 'poisons...
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    Okay...I'm going back to keeping a food journal, especially now that i graze all day long. I just ate a small bagful of Rainier cherries. Yum. They were hugely expensive since the rains messed up the harvest, so I kept the weight off the scale and only bought enough to eat on my walk home. Now I'm bloat galore. It doesn't hurt - I just look like someone...
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    Gotcha! Thanks for the clarification.
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    I know my anxiety got better when I quit wheat two years ago, but I can't remember if it was sudden or not. Since I quit gluten a couple months ago, my itching has gotten better right away, but the rest of the changes I hope for are taking their time. Good luck.
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    Not to dis your doc, but what is up with docs giving antibiotics B4 they know what's wrong with people. That's so annoying, especially when folks have sensitive guts and those antibiotics are going to fry all your good bacteria. Arg..... It is a bizarre way to conduct medicine - give the pills first, if they work, that's what it was. What if time cured...
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    I just read some awesome stuff on dairy - at doctorj.com I think. He's a vet. Anyway, casein, soy, corn, and gluten are al glue - and all of them affect the small intestine. I'd stay away from dairy at the very least at first, and then consider goat dairy, which has way less casein, or continuing on dairy free. I've been dairy free for two years (except...
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    I understand the recommended daily allowance for pregnant women is 800mcg.
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    Hey there! I love the Marantha raw almond butter...and eat it all the time. I just found WALNUT BUTTER. Oh man, is it ever good. It's $9/jar, and not a big jar like regular peanut butter - half of that. Wow. I actually use PB on my apples because the WB is too expensive and tastes too good - that I eat out of the spoon, with or without some yummy jam...
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    I have taken Xanax. The only warning I have, and it probably woulnd't happen from just one event taking it, but you can get nightmares when you don't take it. So imagine flying better (and you will - and I plan to do that the next time I fly too), but then don't freak out if you get nightmares that night or the next. I'm glad to hear it's gluten free...
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    There is a product called FLORASTOR. It is a good yeast, not a bacteria, but it is supposed to do wonders for diarrhea especially. It is sold as a probiotic. I'ts expensive. I paid $52.00 for 50 pills. Anyway, just an option.
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    I wonder if it could be blood sugar issues. I say this because of the way grains are turned to sugar in our bodies. If you have replaced your gluten with other gluten-y stuff, like rice flours and soy flours and whatever, it would probably not change the way you deal with sugars/carbs/insulins. But if you've cut them out entirely, you might be adjusting...
  20. BRUMI1968
    What do you mean you were G'd by charcoal - did you eat it? or you mean cooking over it? Do I have to avoid BBQing my salmon?
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    Have you tried carbonated fruit juices? or natural sodas (Hansens, etc.)? They might be a bit better. I'm lucky - I HATE carbonation...so it's easy for me to avoid soda. In high school (20 years ago now) I drank two or three diet cokes a day, along with a snickers or two (it was boring and I needed to keep awake).
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    I became "one who does not eat land animals" about 15 years ago. To be honest, I think it all started with these phenomenally expensive chicken shwarma sandwiches I was eating. I was addicted. So I just quit eating animals. I mean, I also care about the health benefits - but even more care about the economics of eating meat - it is seriously a very big...
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    I'm curious how s/he tested for it?
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    Yeah, my hubby and I are interested in being subsistence farmers (though, that doesn't make it sound as nice as I imagine it could be to take care of critters and grow your own food), but neither of us can imagine raising an animal to slaughter it. We figure he can't hunt wild fowl and fish...I don't know why fish don't seem like animals to me - I know they...
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    I actually won't eat non-welltreated dead animals at all -- so maybe I'll find a farm near here that does turkey or chicken or something, and cook it myself. I know it may sound odd, but I think that all the negative hormones and chemicals that get released through fear and lonliness, etc. will get into the meat in some way - some energetic way - that will...
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