Re: Dilations-15 y/o -- FOOD

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> Also, I've been brainstorming ideas about food... are there any good books or

websites that help with this...  our society and my family is so focused on

food for all occasions...  is there a way to make food and eating secondary?

XXXXXXXXXX Tough one. I've been dieting for almost sixty of my seventy years,

and here are some hints:

Don't make an issue of it, just do it. My first two-week all water fast was at

age twelve, recommended by a beloved (if misguided) aunt. You just keep a cup

of *something* in your hand -- it wards off people who are trying to make you

eat what *they* like. Don't say NO, say LATER. Very few peeps will insist on

NOW, lol!

I don't think we as a culture are going to switch anytime soon, so the secret is

*looking like* you're participating when you're not really. Just companion

them. I've discovered over the years that if you SAY you're dieting (or can't

eat), others offer you cake! Or pie, or, or, or: absolutely PUSH food on you.

Don't know why, but laugh at them, don't resent them.

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> Also, I have blended food and then put in ice cube trays for my 10 month

old... then I heat 3 ice cubes for 30 sec and have her breakfast, etc  That

way, I'm not wasting baby food.  I got the idea from the baby bullet blender

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> So, because my daughter already hates ensure, etc.. I thought maybe I could

get her to eat like 6 food-ice-cubes every hr and that way she could get better

nutrition.  I know, good luck with a 14 yr old. I'm sure she'll put up quite a

fight....  I told her we could try that for breakfast and lunch and then work

on determining what foods she can and can't eat for dinner. Then when schools

out, we'll switch and do dinner at breakfast (a bigger meal, longer time to get

down so won't be anywhere near bedtime).

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Ensure is nasty, lol! To the tastebuds, and to the soul, and actually, to the

body: high fructose corn syrup and rancid oil are just not good for us! Smart

girl!!

I'm going to post separately as FOOD WITHOUT CORNERS the way I made it through

the three months *after* I knew I had an eye-dropper opening. (Which will make

it more easily searchable.)

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> As far are regurgitation, I want to make sure I'm clear on the mechanics, I'm

sure again I'll find it on the posts...  Say you eat a meal, it won't go

through the LES because its too chunky (steak), sticky, too much of it, etc... 

so it sits until it gets thin enough to pass through?  So, it can regurg then

and/or if you eat another meal, that meal on top of the other sitting in the

esophagus, may then cause you to regurg?  So, is this condition the ultimate

diet for portion control?  I think the answer is probably yes and no.  So,

before my daughter could keep down the ensure, but because she drank it after

she had a semi regular meal (even though it was only about 5 bites), she

regurgitated because there was no more room in her esophagus?

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> So this is my question... if her LES is essentially closed, how long does it

take liquid to drip through to the stomach?  I know everyone is different.

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Imagine an eye dropper, and you've pretty much got it.

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> How much is too much food/liquid that would dilate her esophagus even more? 

6oz, 8oz...

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No way to tell that I know of: some days are diamond, some days are stone

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> Does this really matter, meaning, is she just going to be sensitive to most

foods? 

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It matters a lot. Starvation is ugly.

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> I know this is going to be trial and error.

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> I'm sure I'll find this when I do my searches, but how about anti depressants?

Will that help her terrible stomach, neck and shoulder pain?

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Paxil at very low doses seems to help some (like 5mg)

The thing, or one thing at least, lol!, to remember is that this is NOT going to

last forever. A few more weeks, a couple of months. And if you have good,

sensitive docs, the Heller should happen pretty fast. A couple of more weeks

after that, and you're all good to go.

Love,