Re: Intro

[Guest guest]

Cindy,

Hi, I'm Bob and I am an ER RN. I too have the same diet history as you. Well

Guess what? My surgery with Dr. R. is at 11:30 tomorrow. I am scarred to

death, but excited as well.

You know what that little bit of medical knowledge does to us... Those poor

nurses that have to take care of me. Well Nurse to Nurse I will not lie. I

will e-mail ya back next week after its all over and give you the scoop. Now

remember I am a nurse,and a big male whimp to boot. Can't imagine you all

having babies.... I hurt through my whole OB rotation. I had a kidney stone a

few years ago. I see labor & Delivery in a whole new light now. I guess Dr.

R. would die if I ask him for an epidural.... maybe for about 2 weeks post

op... Ha Ha.

Well wish me luck tomorrow, I'll keep ya posted. Back to my last bag of

Cracker Jacks. LOL

Bob

[Guest guest]

bob,good luck tomorrow I will be thinking of ya. keep us posted as soon as

you can. hugs n : )marg

[Guest guest]

Cindy,

Happy Birthday early and welcome aboard! This is a very helpful and supportive

site. Good Luck on your Venture!

Joannie

hsmotherof4@... wrote:

> Hi everyone! My name is Cindy and I will be 30 tommorrow. I am married ,have

> four children and I am a OB RN ( who is not working at this time due to

> ulcers, acid reflux and the stress of it all!). I have been overweight for as

> long as I can remember. Right now I weigh 246lbs ( I am 5'6 " ). I have tried

> all the diets out there, as I am sure everyone here has. You know the cycle,

> loose 5 lbs, gain back 10!!

>

> I teach my children at home and there is so much I want to do with them, but

> I never have the energy. I wake up in the mornings and feel like pulling the

> covers up over my head and staying in bed forever. I can't play ball with my

> kids because I get short of breath. My kids are young ( 10 to 5) and they

> have their whole life ahead of them... I want to be there to watch them grow

> up and have kids of their own one day... but some days I wonder if I will be

> around for that. I want to have another baby, but I am scared of all the

> weight I will gain if I get pg again.

>

> My dh says he loves me just the way I am.. but I know he misses the size 9

> bride he married. ( that was during one of my loose weight at all cost

> periods, I was in nursing school and I lived off of light Beer, Nabs,

> Cigerattes and Dt. Mt Dew.. and danced 4-5 nights a week.. I never ate!!) All

> of that is gone now ( except the Dt. Mt Dew) and I am a size 22 instead!!

> Some days I beg my dh to let me start smoking again just to see if it will

> help me loose weight again! I'm gonna die either way, right?

>

> Anyhow, I found Dr. R's website and I am so fasinated by it!! I sounds safer

> than RNY I have been reading about. I am very interested in learning more

> about your experiences and deciding if this is the right for surgery for me.

>

> Thanks for " listening "

> Cindy

>

> This message is from the Mini-Gastric Bypass Mailing List at Onelist.com

> Please visit our web site at http://clos.net

> Get the Patient Manual at http://clos.net/get_patient_manual.htm

>

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> http://www.fourlane.com/mgb

>

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[Guest guest]

Happy Birthday to you Cindy!

I am 39 yrs old and 4wks post op today and Man how I wish I had done

this at 30!!!

Go for it! You won't regret it.

Sincerely,

Beth in FL

[Guest guest]

Dear Bob,

What's the deal with all these nurses??? I'm a Registered Nurse as well,

(managing the Research Department as a Clinical Drug Trial Coordinator.) I

wonder if we did a profession review how many of us would be medical?? I'll

say a little prayer for you tomorrow. I can hardly wait to hear from you

" on the other side. "

Tarri in Missouri

Being held hostage by #@!!* insurance

Re: Intro

> Cindy,

>

> Hi, I'm Bob and I am an ER RN. I too have the same diet history as you.

Well

> Guess what? My surgery with Dr. R. is at 11:30 tomorrow. I am scarred to

> death, but excited as well.

> You know what that little bit of medical knowledge does to us... Those

poor

> nurses that have to take care of me. Well Nurse to Nurse I will not lie. I

> will e-mail ya back next week after its all over and give you the scoop.

Now

> remember I am a nurse,and a big male whimp to boot. Can't imagine you all

> having babies.... I hurt through my whole OB rotation. I had a kidney

stone a

> few years ago. I see labor & Delivery in a whole new light now. I guess

Dr.

> R. would die if I ask him for an epidural.... maybe for about 2 weeks post

> op... Ha Ha.

> Well wish me luck tomorrow, I'll keep ya posted. Back to my last bag of

> Cracker Jacks. LOL

>

> Bob

>

> This message is from the Mini-Gastric Bypass Mailing List at Onelist.com

> Please visit our web site at http://clos.net

> Get the Patient Manual at http://clos.net/get_patient_manual.htm

>

> and for more on the MGB,Don't miss :

> http://www.fourlane.com/mgb

>

> To Unsubscribe Send and Email to:

MiniGastricBypass-unsubscribe (AT) egroups (DOT) com

>

>

[Guest guest]

Bob, with that sense of humor and your obvious humility, you'll do just fine

tomorrow. All the best!

Re: Intro

> Cindy,

>

> Hi, I'm Bob and I am an ER RN. I too have the same diet history as you.

Well

> Guess what? My surgery with Dr. R. is at 11:30 tomorrow. I am scarred to

> death, but excited as well.

> You know what that little bit of medical knowledge does to us... Those

poor

> nurses that have to take care of me. Well Nurse to Nurse I will not lie. I

> will e-mail ya back next week after its all over and give you the scoop.

Now

> remember I am a nurse,and a big male whimp to boot. Can't imagine you all

> having babies.... I hurt through my whole OB rotation. I had a kidney

stone a

> few years ago. I see labor & Delivery in a whole new light now. I guess

Dr.

> R. would die if I ask him for an epidural.... maybe for about 2 weeks post

> op... Ha Ha.

> Well wish me luck tomorrow, I'll keep ya posted. Back to my last bag of

> Cracker Jacks. LOL

>

> Bob

>

> This message is from the Mini-Gastric Bypass Mailing List at Onelist.com

> Please visit our web site at http://clos.net

> Get the Patient Manual at http://clos.net/get_patient_manual.htm

>

> and for more on the MGB,Don't miss :

> http://www.fourlane.com/mgb

>

> To Unsubscribe Send and Email to:

MiniGastricBypass-unsubscribe (AT) egroups (DOT) com

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 9/7/2000 3:51:05 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

hsmotherof4@... writes:

<< Thanks for " listening "

Cindy >>

Welcome to the list, Cindy! I'm a pre-op, too... and your story does sound a

lot like mine (and a lot of others!) ...minus the size 9 when I was married!

I was a size 18 when I got married. :oT SO, my hubby hasn't ever seen me

thin... I don't remember me being thin! That is bad....

ANYWAY.... LOL welcome and don't be shy!! )

Robin

Wife to Doug

Mommy to Tyler, 4 yrs., and Brennan, 1 yr.

Singer, wife, mom, secretary.. and not in that particular order.

[Guest guest]

Welcom Cindy. Nice to " meet " you. I'm Flo from southern land. I'm 57 and

have been

overweight since I was 7 years old...that's 50 years! I had surgery May 31 and

had lost 60

pounds on my three month anniversary (haven't weighed myself since).

I wish I had know about this surgery when I was your age. Go for it...you'll

never regret it!

Flo in land

> ** Original Subject: RE: Intro

> **

> ** Original Date: Thu, 07 Sep 2000 13:46:38 -0600

> ** Original Message follows...

>

> Hi everyone! My name is Cindy and I will be 30 tommorrow. I am married ,have

> four children and I am a OB RN ( who is not working at this time due to

> ulcers, acid reflux and the stress of it all!). I have been overweight for as

> long as I can remember. Right now I weigh 246lbs ( I am 5'6 " ). I have tried

> all the diets out there, as I am sure everyone here has. You know the cycle,

> loose 5 lbs, gain back 10!!

>

> I teach my children at home and there is so much I want to do with them, but

> I never have the energy. I wake up in the mornings and feel like pulling the

> covers up over my head and staying in bed forever. I can't play ball with my

> kids because I get short of breath. My kids are young ( 10 to 5) and they

> have their whole life ahead of them... I want to be there to watch them grow

> up and have kids of their own one day... but some days I wonder if I will be

> around for that. I want to have another baby, but I am scared of all the

> weight I will gain if I get pg again.

>

> My dh says he loves me just the way I am.. but I know he misses the size 9

> bride he married. ( that was during one of my loose weight at all cost

> periods, I was in nursing school and I lived off of light Beer, Nabs,

> Cigerattes and Dt. Mt Dew.. and danced 4-5 nights a week.. I never ate!!) All

> of that is gone now ( except the Dt. Mt Dew) and I am a size 22 instead!!

> Some days I beg my dh to let me start smoking again just to see if it will

> help me loose weight again! I'm gonna die either way, right?

>

> Anyhow, I found Dr. R's website and I am so fasinated by it!! I sounds safer

> than RNY I have been reading about. I am very interested in learning more

> about your experiences and deciding if this is the right for surgery for me.

>

> Thanks for " listening "

> Cindy

>

> This message is from the Mini-Gastric Bypass Mailing List at Onelist.com

> Please visit our web site at http://clos.net

> Get the Patient Manual at http://clos.net/get_patient_manual.htm

>

> and for more on the MGB,Don't miss :

> http://www.fourlane.com/mgb

>

> To Unsubscribe Send and Email to: MiniGastricBypass-unsubscribe (AT) egroups (DOT) com

>

>** --------- End Original Message ----------- **

>

Florence Ballengee

Hollywood, land

florence@...

Always happy to be a contact...just write me!

or call me at

Download NeoPlanet at http://www.neoplanet.com

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 9/7/2000 5:00:45 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

rsrchcoord@... writes:

<< What's the deal with all these nurses??? I'm a Registered Nurse as well >>

Well, my MOM is a nurse (RN).... does that count? ;o)

Robin

Wife to Doug

Mommy to Tyler, 4 yrs., and Brennan, 1 yr.

Singer, wife, mom, secretary.. and not in that particular order.

[Guest guest]

Welcome to the group, Cindy!

Please don't start smoking again!! If you need reinforcement on

that,

just know that Dr. R. requires you give up smoking to have this

surgery! And if you already have ulcers, smoking will only aggravate

them.

There's a lot of information on the official website:

http://www.clos.net and I have a website that has pictures of just

about everything to do with going to Durham for the surgery. It also

has pictures of a lot of the people whose names you'll see here.

http://www.fourlane.com/mgb

Kind regards,

> Hi everyone! My name is Cindy and I will be 30 tommorrow. I am

married ,have

> four children and I am a OB RN ( who is not working at this time

due

to

> ulcers, acid reflux and the stress of it all!). I have been

overweight for as

> long as I can remember. Right now I weigh 246lbs ( I am 5'6 " ). I

have tried

> all the diets out there, as I am sure everyone here has. You know

the cycle,

> loose 5 lbs, gain back 10!!

>

> I teach my children at home and there is so much I want to do with

them, but

> I never have the energy. I wake up in the mornings and feel like

pulling the

> covers up over my head and staying in bed forever. I can't play

ball

with my

> kids because I get short of breath. My kids are young ( 10 to 5)

and

they

> have their whole life ahead of them... I want to be there to watch

them grow

> up and have kids of their own one day... but some days I wonder if

I

will be

> around for that. I want to have another baby, but I am scared of

all the

> weight I will gain if I get pg again.

>

> My dh says he loves me just the way I am.. but I know he misses the

size 9

> bride he married. ( that was during one of my loose weight at all

cost

> periods, I was in nursing school and I lived off of light Beer,

Nabs,

> Cigerattes and Dt. Mt Dew.. and danced 4-5 nights a week.. I never

ate!!) All

> of that is gone now ( except the Dt. Mt Dew) and I am a size 22

instead!!

> Some days I beg my dh to let me start smoking again just to see if

it will

> help me loose weight again! I'm gonna die either way, right?

>

> Anyhow, I found Dr. R's website and I am so fasinated by it!! I

sounds safer

> than RNY I have been reading about. I am very interested in

learning more

> about your experiences and deciding if this is the right for

surgery

for me.

>

> Thanks for " listening "

> Cindy

[Guest guest]

Hi guys...I'm a *retired* ER RN too...17 years in the trenchs. I

agree its interesting how many nurses are waiting in line for the

MGB. Hmmmm... :-)

ebbieday in VA

preop 9/14

> Dear Bob,

> What's the deal with all these nurses??? I'm a Registered Nurse as

well,

> (managing the Research Department as a Clinical Drug Trial

Coordinator.) I

> wonder if we did a profession review how many of us would be

medical?? I'll

> say a little prayer for you tomorrow. I can hardly wait to hear

from you

> " on the other side. "

> Tarri in Missouri

> Being held hostage by #@!!* insurance

> Re: Intro

>

>

> > Cindy,

> >

> > Hi, I'm Bob and I am an ER RN. I too have the same diet history

as you.

> Well

> > Guess what? My surgery with Dr. R. is at 11:30 tomorrow. I am

scarred to

> > death, but excited as well.

> > You know what that little bit of medical knowledge does to us...

Those

> poor

> > nurses that have to take care of me. Well Nurse to Nurse I will

not lie. I

> > will e-mail ya back next week after its all over and give you the

scoop.

> Now

> > remember I am a nurse,and a big male whimp to boot. Can't imagine

you all

> > having babies.... I hurt through my whole OB rotation. I had a

kidney

> stone a

> > few years ago. I see labor & Delivery in a whole new light now. I

guess

> Dr.

> > R. would die if I ask him for an epidural.... maybe for about 2

weeks post

> > op... Ha Ha.

> > Well wish me luck tomorrow, I'll keep ya posted. Back to my last

bag of

> > Cracker Jacks. LOL

> >

> > Bob

> >

> > This message is from the Mini-Gastric Bypass Mailing List at

Onelist.com

> > Please visit our web site at http://clos.net

> > Get the Patient Manual at http://clos.net/get_patient_manual.htm

> >

> > and for more on the MGB,Don't miss :

> > http://www.fourlane.com/mgb

> >

> > To Unsubscribe Send and Email to:

> MiniGastricBypass-unsubscribe (AT) egroups (DOT) com

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 09/07/2000 3:51:04 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

hsmotherof4@... writes:

<< Thanks for " listening "

Cindy

>>

Dear Cindy,

Welome ! You will overwhelmed with love and support here!

Ask away and you will be glad you came here! Good Luck!! Ohhhhhhh and Happy

Birthday!! My e-mail is MCypher31@... and Phone # (864)284-6060. I had my

surgery 7/26 and would be happy as a pig in a poke to share with ya!! LOL

xoxoxoxo Margie

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 09/07/2000 4:38:34 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

RsteeleVa@... writes:

<< Well wish me luck tomorrow, I'll keep ya posted. Back to my last bag of

Cracker Jacks. LOL

Bob >>

Dear Bob, Sorry I didn't catch ya before your surgery, I am assuming you are

post-op now! Good Luck and Don't worry!!!!!!!!!!! You are a real hooooooot!!

LOL xoxoxoxo Margie

[Guest guest]

Hey Robin,

This is too cool. My Mom is an RN too. In fact, we went to school

together. Her oldest sister was an RN. After being fed up at work one day

(she a ward clerk, me an aide, another of her sisters and LPN) we all dared

each other to go to RN school. TA-DA! All three in nursing school at the

same time - a delightful support system for studying and traveling to

clinicals. We graduated from State College. (Their dad " pinned " us

inbetween our first and second years. He has since died so those pictures

mean a lot to me.)

We should get double points for keeping it in the family. Mom works case

management, my older aunt is retired now but she worked Med/Surg, my aunt

that graduated with us work cancer center I am a clinical drug trial

coordinator.

Hot dog!

Tarri in Missouri

Being held hostage by insurance approval

Re: Intro

> In a message dated 9/7/2000 5:00:45 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

> rsrchcoord@... writes:

>

> << What's the deal with all these nurses??? I'm a Registered Nurse as

well >>

>

> Well, my MOM is a nurse (RN).... does that count? ;o)

>

> Robin

> Wife to Doug

> Mommy to Tyler, 4 yrs., and Brennan, 1 yr.

> Singer, wife, mom, secretary.. and not in that particular order.

>

> This message is from the Mini-Gastric Bypass Mailing List at Onelist.com

> Please visit our web site at http://clos.net

> Get the Patient Manual at http://clos.net/get_patient_manual.htm

>

> and for more on the MGB,Don't miss :

> http://www.fourlane.com/mgb

>

> To Unsubscribe Send and Email to:

MiniGastricBypass-unsubscribe (AT) egroups (DOT) com

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Joanna.Thanks for the welcome!I do have coconut oil. I would have never thought of that. I will try it.I am really struggling with the low energy/lethargy thing. It has been a while now. But I guess after suffering with it for years --I foundout from my doctor that I have had this since 2006 not 2007 -- I will have plenty of die off!!!I baked the apples according to the recipe in the book, but I probably didn't bake them long enough. I will try what you said. I may go back on the intro diet nextweek because the health food store is special ordering the farmer cheese for me. Can you freeze the farmer cheese?And I will cut out fruit I think, but there are fresh peaches all around me, and its my favorite fruit!!!!Thanks for the encouragement. I feel so alone sometimes.SCD - almost two weeks.UC since 2006. No meds.Hey - welcome! What you are feeling is totally normal! I did 5 days of the intro and felt just awful- but what did I expect after giving up a caffeine/sugar/carb addiction cold turkey??? So, not only are you probably feeling those effects, but also the effects of die-off, which Misha explained pretty well already.You can have your coffee, but maybe try to ease back into it. Someone suggested a 50/50 ratio (coffee to water) to me to qualify for "weak coffee." It was hard for an espresso drinker like me to do that, but at least I knew I wasn't unraveling all of the hard work I had started. Do you have any coconut oil? If you put a little in there with a little honey it is really good! That is the only thing that got me through having to give up my "normal" coffee.How did you make your fruit when it made you feel bloated? I was okay with apples right away, but a lot of people say that pears are easier to digest. You could try just making a pear sauce (peel them and cut into chunks and then cook the heck out of them and then puree them). I have been on the diet almost a year and I still don't eat raw fruit. In fact, I still eat it all pureed! But, it gets to be more fun as you can tolerate more of a variety- I just made a sauce with apples, peaches and apricots and it tastes like candy it's so good!And by the way, your comment made me laugh so hard:Oh, and isn't is strange how people look at you like you are a leper when you say you have food allergies? I think most people think we make it up.I totally know what you mean. When I start to explain what I can and can't eat when I go out I can see the server's eyes glossing over... Marilyn has created an awesome "allergy" card that I now send to the cooking staff wherever I go. It's been a lifesaver!Well, hang in there. It does get better -JoannaSCD 9/2009, Crohn's 1992, 22.5mg Prednisone

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I was a vegetarian for 10 years and I think thats what made me sick. I have one

of the genes for celiac. I haven't had gluten for about 5 years now. I also

can't tolerate dairy.

I totally understand how you feel. I have had people roll their eyes at me when

I say I have food allergies. I do feel very alone a lot of the time. Most people

just can't get it about digestive issues unless they've been there.

I am lucky that my husband is supportive. He just called to make sure that he

wasn't supposed to put garlic powder in a turkey meatloaf that he is making for

me when I get home from work. I think that there are men out there like that for

you. You just have to look a little harder.

Take care,

June

>

> Hi everyone.

>

> I am new to the group, and I have had UC since 2006ish. I have known I

> was gluten intolerant since about 2000, and obviously I am intolerant

> to a host of other foods as well.

> I have struggled ever since. First, I was on meds from the doctor, but

> then began doing my own research and became terrified

> about what I heard about the drugs I was taking so I quit (prednasone

> and asacol). I then went to see a " holistic " doctor who gave me some

> new drug that helped for a while. Then I came across the book " Healing

> Colitis and Crohn's " (have you all heard of the book?) that advocates

> a vegan diet, which made me sicker. And then I ate according to " Eat

> Right for your Blood Type " which helped

> tremendously. I now go by that book and have been on SCD seriously for

> about two weeks. My bleeding and diarrhea have stopped, but I have no

> energy, and I am achy. (When I ate icecream

> last month, it triggered all kinds of systemic problems which I have

> struggled with in the past which I had no idea what the cause was--

> iritis, sciatica, depression, etc. I was soooo sick for an entire week,

> and then I began doing more research and became serious about this

> diet. So here I am.

>

> I lost a relationship because of how sick I was all the time for the

> last year. But I am on to greener pastures.

> It has been completely debilitating. I sit here now feeling better

> than I have in months even though I am extremely low energy.

>

> I am going to the gastroenerologist today, and I am nervous. I do not

> want to go on any meds, but I feel that I need to be in the care of a

> doctor to test my hemoglobin and

> to administer the yearly(???) colonoscopy. (ick). Is there anything

> else I should ask for?

>

> Oh, and isn't is strange how people look at you like you are a leper

> when you say you have food allergies? I think most people think we

> make it up.

> I never say I have UC but instead food allergies to not call so much

> attention to it. But people definitely aren't interested.

>

> Thanks.

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi , Welcome and please know that there are probably many on this list who have gone through what you are. I too have been super down, cranky, lethargic - I have physical energy, but really hard to get motivated about things sometimes. I know it's all related to what is going on in my body, so I am trying to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Maybe it's die off? I've only been on the diet a few weeks and even started over again, since I tried to jump into the raw veges too soon. I just hate peeling and cooking to mushiness my veges, but I know it will get better. I have found a wonderful way to eat fruit that needs to be cooked and that is making cobblers! turned me on to that idea and it is great! Try peeling the fruit first - well not the berries, but the peaches, etc. The apple, pear sauces are really good too, but I'm hooked on the cobblers. I have been able to use some raw fruits in smoothies without any problems. And I've done ok with raw carrot juice so far. Each person will have varying degrees of progress. Have you seen the various stages on the pecanbread.com web site? I kind of follow it - it's helpful.I haven't had to eat out yet, since we work from home and don't eat out that much anyway, but I know that day will come and I'll probably not be prepared. Someone mentioned a card that Marilyn made up for chefs? Is that in the files section?Hang in there and feel free to vent with all of us. Everyone here can relate in one way or another.kt> > > Hi ,> >> > no-energy and achiness could be die-off symptoms. It seems like > > people have really different die-off symptoms. Some have terrible D, > > some have headaches. For me it was EXTREME low energy, mental fog, > > and terrible crankiness. It lasted about 5 days (during which, like > > you, my GI symptoms did improve), and then my energy returned and I > > have felt normal again. In fact, I think I have more energy now on > > this diet than I did previously, probably because I'm not eating > > sugar or grains.> >> > As many folks on this list will tell you, this is a gradual healing > > process, and there's lots of up and down at the beginning (and even > > later, so I hear--I'm still relatively new to this!). Try to stick > > with it, and do rely on this list--everyone is incredibly supportive!> >> > Best wishes,> > Misha> >

[Guest guest]

I answered my own question and found the eating out card and other info in the files section. Thanks Marilyn for sharing that!kt> >> > > Hi ,> > >> > > no-energy and achiness could be die-off symptoms. It seems like> > > people have really different die-off symptoms. Some have terrible D,> > > some have headaches. For me it was EXTREME low energy, mental fog,> > > and terrible crankiness. It lasted about 5 days (during which, like> > > you, my GI symptoms did improve), and then my energy returned and I> > > have felt normal again. In fact, I think I have more energy now on> > > this diet than I did previously, probably because I'm not eating> > > sugar or grains.> > >> > > As many folks on this list will tell you, this is a gradual healing> > > process, and there's lots of up and down at the beginning (and even> > > later, so I hear--I'm still relatively new to this!). Try to stick> > > with it, and do rely on this list--everyone is incredibly> supportive!> > >> > > Best wishes,> > > Misha> > >>

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Thanks, June. I really appreciate your comments.I am dating someone now who wants to cook some dishes out of the book for me once I get well enough, which is sweet.I hope the nightmare is finally over.I can't tell you how much it helps to talk about it with this group--as you know.The doctor gave me no valuable information today, but I am scheduled for a colonoscopy this fall, which is what I went for,and he took some blood to test my hemoglobin.Here's to good health.Hi ,I was a vegetarian for 10 years and I think thats what made me sick. I have one of the genes for celiac. I haven't had gluten for about 5 years now. I also can't tolerate dairy.I totally understand how you feel. I have had people roll their eyes at me when I say I have food allergies. I do feel very alone a lot of the time. Most people just can't get it about digestive issues unless they've been there. I am lucky that my husband is supportive. He just called to make sure that he wasn't supposed to put garlic powder in a turkey meatloaf that he is making for me when I get home from work. I think that there are men out there like that for you. You just have to look a little harder.Take care,June>> Hi everyone.> > I am new to the group, and I have had UC since 2006ish. I have known I > was gluten intolerant since about 2000, and obviously I am intolerant > to a host of other foods as well.> I have struggled ever since. First, I was on meds from the doctor, but > then began doing my own research and became terrified> about what I heard about the drugs I was taking so I quit (prednasone > and asacol). I then went to see a "holistic" doctor who gave me some > new drug that helped for a while. Then I came across the book "Healing> Colitis and Crohn's" (have you all heard of the book?) that advocates > a vegan diet, which made me sicker. And then I ate according to "Eat > Right for your Blood Type" which helped> tremendously. I now go by that book and have been on SCD seriously for > about two weeks. My bleeding and diarrhea have stopped, but I have no > energy, and I am achy. (When I ate icecream> last month, it triggered all kinds of systemic problems which I have > struggled with in the past which I had no idea what the cause was-- > iritis, sciatica, depression, etc. I was soooo sick for an entire week,> and then I began doing more research and became serious about this > diet. So here I am.> > I lost a relationship because of how sick I was all the time for the > last year. But I am on to greener pastures.> It has been completely debilitating. I sit here now feeling better > than I have in months even though I am extremely low energy.> > I am going to the gastroenerologist today, and I am nervous. I do not > want to go on any meds, but I feel that I need to be in the care of a > doctor to test my hemoglobin and> to administer the yearly(???) colonoscopy. (ick). Is there anything > else I should ask for?> > Oh, and isn't is strange how people look at you like you are a leper > when you say you have food allergies? I think most people think we > make it up.> I never say I have UC but instead food allergies to not call so much > attention to it. But people definitely aren't interested.> > Thanks.> >

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Thank you so much!I am really looking forward to making the cobblers. I love cooked fruit. And peaches are my favorite.:-)Just talking about it has made me feel so much better. I have kept it buried and have been silently suffering and afraid for so long.I am going to keep at it because the fact that I am not running to the bathroom every five minutes and bleeding makes it all worth it.I answered my own question and found the eating out card and other info in the files section. Thanks Marilyn for sharing that!kt> >> > > Hi ,> > >> > > no-energy and achiness could be die-off symptoms. It seems like> > > people have really different die-off symptoms. Some have terrible D,> > > some have headaches. For me it was EXTREME low energy, mental fog,> > > and terrible crankiness. It lasted about 5 days (during which, like> > > you, my GI symptoms did improve), and then my energy returned and I> > > have felt normal again. In fact, I think I have more energy now on> > > this diet than I did previously, probably because I'm not eating> > > sugar or grains.> > >> > > As many folks on this list will tell you, this is a gradual healing> > > process, and there's lots of up and down at the beginning (and even> > > later, so I hear--I'm still relatively new to this!). Try to stick> > > with it, and do rely on this list--everyone is incredibly> supportive!> > >> > > Best wishes,> > > Misha> > >>