Aloe Vera juice...

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X-ray wrote:
Would you say it is like swigging a bottle of liquid earwax?  :-P

Did someone just watch The Simpsons on SkyOne yesterday? :-P

To the uninitiated: Marge was in a baking competition and some of the other contestants were sabotaging her attempt so she got her own back by putting drops of ear wax on the other contestants food :-D

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I must try some of that, I have a mildish form of IBS.

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bjjones37 wrote:
I have heard that gluten intolerance is quite common but very rarely diagnosed.  I have a family member who suffered from it for years - called celiac disease I think - and just recently was diagnosed.  She changed her diet and some very unpleasant symptoms disappeared.

My twin sister was diagnosed with Coeliac when she was 10 (I think).  I was taken in for tests at the same time (when the only way to tell was a tube down the throat) but I was clear.

I've since been tested for Coeliac and Diabetes (along with 4 other things that I can't remember now, but possibly a white blood count and thyroid) when I started getting IBS a few years back, and they all showed nothing.  Pity that.  I was hoping something would be abnormal, that way it's easier to solve.  But nothing showing up (even after another tube down the choker) is just irritating (extremely bad pun intended).

4 years later and nothing's worked.

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For those who want to know more: Coeliac Society (flash required unfortunately)

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adz wrote:
the only thing I was worried about was the doctor deciding to take advantage of my exposed backside :-P

:lol:

I'd be a bit like that myself.  The doctors I've seen (about 3 in total) have all said that a camera up the other end most likely wouldn't show anything as most of my problem starts before it reaches the bowel.

Because they don't really know what's wrong with me we've all just called it IBS for lack of a better word.  It's as close as they can diagnose it and I do have some of the symptoms.

Example: in the morning I have a bowl of Frosties (which is the only thing that can get me going for the day), however this sometimes doesn't agree with me as quick as 5 mins after eating it.  We know that it is the Frosties and not anything eaten from the night before as I am empty most of the time.  I need to eat every hour or two because of my stupidly fast metabolism.

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Cyberus wrote:
Just looking at it again, is it me, or do the posts seem, well disjointed? It looks as if the posts that people have replied to are no longer there....or am I just a bit tired?

Try changing it to "Oldest posts first" then refreshing ;-)

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bjjones37 wrote:
Here's how I start my day.  First a 3 mile walk in the morning.

I could never do that - I'm way too hungry when I get up.  I can't even have a shower before my breakfast (and that only takes 10 mins).

I might try your "protein shake" though :-)