Having A Hard Time Staying Away From Fats

[Guest guest]

Hi all,

I do notice that after i eat something fatty, my ache on my left side

is stronger. And I am good all day long...until THAT moment I sucumb

to my favorites, chocolate or pizza, or like today, a piece of

chocolate cake.

I've always had food issues, and it seems to be my drug of choice.

Eileen

[Guest guest]

Eileen;

Stop eating that stuff then! Silly rabbit. Triglicerides can trigger

pancreatitis. Once the fuce is lit, the whole pancreatitis condition

has to run its course (as it has been explained to me).

Hon, you gotta stop doing the things that make you feel pain or ill.

If you experienced severe lower back pain after lifting heavy objects

would you continue lifting heavy objects? Lifting them until you had

to have a disc or back operation?

If you could hardly breathe after smoking a cigarette would you keep

smoking?

OK, here is a good one. If your computer crashed every time you

downloaded and installed some crappy hacker software, would you keep

downloading and installing the stuff onto your computer knowing that

it was going to damage and eventually destroy your computer? Of

course not, computers are not cheap.

Be thankful that when you eat those things your body signals you and

doesn't trigger a full blown pancreatitis bout. Don't push you luck

and ignore those little warnings (gifts really) unless you like 10+

day stays in hospital and the associated $5,000/day or more in expense.

Change your lifestyle before you have no lifestyle to change. Find

alternatives to the foods that are harming you. Maybve, if you must

have....say ice cream, only have a small scoop? Try portion control

and avoid the really bad things.

Dick

> Hi all,

>

> I do notice that after i eat something fatty, my ache on my left

side

> is stronger. And I am good all day long...until THAT moment I sucumb

> to my favorites, chocolate or pizza, or like today, a piece of

> chocolate cake.

>

> I've always had food issues, and it seems to be my drug of choice.

>

> Eileen

[Guest guest]

that was supposed to read " Once the fuse is lit... "

Dick

[Guest guest]

Thanks Dick,

I need the " talk " , I know. I amaze myself, how I could do it.

Eileen

[Guest guest]

Eileen;

If the pain in your left side happens after consuming a BIG piece of

chocolate cake, chocolate, or whatever else triggers the pain, I

would do this....

Take a break from those things for at least a month. Then, if you

must, try only eating a little bit.

look at me, I kinda like Mc's french fries (any french fries

really). I never eat more than the 4 or 5 fries. The amount that I

can hold between my fingers. For instance, Mc's gives me a

complete small order (yea, I never get anything larger than a small

order there), I pick out 5 of the nicest ones, eat those and then

throw the rest away. I also order my Big Mac without the sauce

(mayo really). Also, I only do fast food once every other month. It

is a treat, not a daily diet.

I know it's hard hon, but once you do like I do and pick your 5 fries

out and toss the rest into the garbage can RIGHT AWAY, you are

comitted to no more fries (unless you like eating out of the garbage

can).

I always think of how people will spend money for anti virus software

for their computers, not get freebie software, and will be fanatics

about not letting people transfer files to their computer for fear of

getting a computer virus.

Yet, people will succumb to the moment and have unsafe sex and risk

their lives by exposing themselves to life threatening viruses; it

doesn't make any sense does it. Do we value the health of our

computers more than our own health?

Dick

Hang in there, come up with some strategies to take control of your

diet, and you will be all the better. ;-)

..

> Thanks Dick,

> I need the " talk " , I know. I amaze myself, how I could do it.

>

>

> Eileen

[Guest guest]

Eileen, I envy you, the chocolate makes me absolutely terrible. I had 20

chocolate coffee nips the other day and spent two days in the ER with

pain and ectopic cardiac beats. Not a pretty picture. But if it works

for you just think of me when you eat that piece of choc. cake. Deb

[Guest guest]

Thank you for the suggestions, Dick, I appreciate it. This is all so

new to me. Such a change in my life in so many ways.

Eileen

[Guest guest]

Aww, Deb, that's terrible! :-(

I've got to work to stay away from the stuff. Hopefully, I will get

the enzymes soon to help me digest my foods...as soon as someone

diagnoses me!

Eileen

> Eileen, I envy you, the chocolate makes me absolutely terrible. I

had 20

> chocolate coffee nips the other day and spent two days in the ER with

> pain and ectopic cardiac beats. Not a pretty picture. But if it

works

> for you just think of me when you eat that piece of choc. cake. Deb

[Guest guest]

Dick said:

I kinda like Mc's french fries (any french fries really). I

never eat more than the 4 or 5 fries. The amount that I can hold

between my fingers.

> I pick out 5 of the nicest ones, eat those and then throw the rest

away. <

Dick,

I had to laugh at that one because that's EXACTLY what I do, too!! :-)

With love, hope and prayers,

Heidi

Heidi H. Griffeth

www.pancassociation.org/anthology#Heidi.html

SC State & SE Regional Representative

Pancreatitis Association, International

Note: All comments or advice are based on personal experience or

opinion only, and should not be substituted for professional medical

consultation.

[Guest guest]

Yeah, back in the ER last night and I had not had any chocolate or

caffeine. I was having these darn runs of ectopic beats and am having

them this am again. I feel like no one is listening to me, or taking me

seriously. Take care and hang in there. Love Deb