what to do for chap stick?

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any suggestions? i get dry lips and what i ahve appears illegal

[Guest guest]

vit E , coconut oil-but technically we're not disgesting it, so you should be ok

- mine were so bad when I was dehydrated ,drink more too

eileen 2 years 5 months scd

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> any suggestions? i get dry lips and what i ahve appears illegal

>

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> any suggestions? i get dry lips and what i ahve appears illegal>Why? Do you EAT your chapstick? :-)n-- Now available. A fine gift for cat lovers:Confessions of a Cataholic: My Life With the 10 Cats Who Caused My Addictionby n Van Tilwww.wordpowerpublishing.com ; signed copies; free shipping in U.S., reduced shipping elsewhere

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there are lots of good lip balms at the health food store, and I think many of them are legal. My favorites so far have coconut oil in them :)Best!

> any suggestions? i get dry lips and what i ahve appears illegal>Why? Do you EAT your chapstick? :-)n-- Now available. A fine gift for cat lovers:

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LOL I don't eat the chapstick, but some of the Burt's Bees products look ok

PJ

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> any suggestions? i get dry lips and what i ahve appears illegal

>

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Homemade chapstick:

http://goo.gl/c3P

I haven't done this yet, but I will later. Right now, I use Bert's Bees and it

works good for me. Since I started putting an almond/jojoba oil mixture on my

face in the morning as a moisturizer I haven't been so dependent on chapstick

(my lips have always stayed chapped year round).

You could add a few drops of peppermint oil to this also.

Step 1

Grate 1 tsp. of beeswax.

Step 2

Combine the beeswax with 2 tsp. coconut oil and 1/2 tsp. lanolin in a glass,

microwave-safe bowl. Open the Vitamin E capsule and add the liquid to the other

ingredients. Stir the mixture well.

Step 3

Microwave the mixture just long enough to completely melt the beeswax. Stir the

mixture and add 3 drops of coconut essential oil and 1 tsp. honey. Stir the

liquid coconut oil chapstick continuously until it cools to lukewarm.

Step 4

Pour the chapstick into a small, wide-mouth glass cosmetic container and allow

it to set. Cap the container and store it in a cool location

Read more: How to Make Homemade Coconut Oil Chapstick | eHow.com

http://www.ehow.com/how_5073227_make-homemade-coconut-oil-chapstick.html#ixzz0rr\

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> any suggestions? i get dry lips and what i ahve appears illegal

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My favorite is Manuka Kiss by Wedderspoon http://www.wedderspoon.com/shop/organic-honey/organic-manuka-kiss-lip-balm.html

Made with Manuka beeswax, Manuka Honey Active 16+ (OMA), Cocoa butter, Shea butter and Peppermint essential oil.

SCD legal in case you lick your lips a lot like I do!

This chap stick I found actually healed up my lips quite a lot. I suffer from pretty extreme chapped lips and it helps more than any I have tried. I tried just coconut oil but it didn't stay on and didn't heal anything.

Kat

 

any suggestions? i get dry lips and what i ahve appears illegal

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LOL I don't eat the chapstick, but some of the Burt's Bees products look okPJTry tropical traditions chap stick: http://www.tropicaltraditions.com/organic_lip_moisturizers.htmPat

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Try tropical traditions chap stick: http://www.tropicaltraditions.com/organic_lip_moisturizers.htmPatTT's chapstick is BY FAR my favorite!!! And if you were starving on an island, you technically could eat it, since it's mostly coconut oil anyways =) Cheers!Alyssa 16 yo UC April 2008, dx Sept 2008SCD June 2009 (restarted)Azathioprine 75 mg 1x per dayPrednisone 15 mg 1x per day (trying to wean!!!!)

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Why? Do you EAT your chapstick? :-)I don't mean to single anyone out, but I honestly think this is a valid issue. Chapstick, lipstick, etc...are things that we put on our lips, often very regularly, and while eating, drinking, or unconsciously licking our lips, we are bound to swallow some of it. It doesn't seem very consistent to me for this group as a whole to get so paranoid over every tiny illegal, whether it's in supplements, or a possible corn starch dusting in shredded cheese, or something else, and then dismiss concerns over illegals in chapstick or toothpaste like it's the stupidest question in the world.I understand the need to be wary of even small illegals in food, especially when they give people noticeable bad reactions, but I think that anything we swallow, whether it's in the form of food or not, has the same chance of feeding the bad bacteria, so I don't think it's necessarily fair to just dismiss concerns like toothpaste and chapstick. I also understand that Elaine didn't want to make the diet harder than it already is to follow, and therefore probably wouldn't have even considered addressing the swallowing of non-food items in BTVC, but for people who feel like this is an important issue, I don't think we should make them feel stupid for asking. Hopefully I didn't offend anyone, I really don't mean to. It's just that the issue has come up many times in the past and it's always the same response, and it's starting to bother me. Cheers!Alyssa 16 yo UC April 2008, dx Sept 2008SCD June 2009 (restarted)Azathioprine 75 mg 1x per dayPrednisone 15 mg 1x per day (trying to wean!!!!)

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Hi Alyssa- I also look for lipstick and chapstick with no illegals. I think you

are absolutely correct in that we can't be too careful on SCD.

Terri Rumas has assured us that toothpaste is safe, and I am also careful to

rinse carefully after brushing to avoid any residual.

Someone who uses chapstick and lipstick frequently may be more concerned than an

occasional user.

Good point!

PJ

>

> > Why? Do you EAT your chapstick? :-)

>

>

> I don't mean to single anyone out, but I honestly think this is a

> valid issue. Chapstick, lipstick, etc...are things that we put on our

> lips, often very regularly, and while eating, drinking, or

> unconsciously licking our lips, we are bound to swallow some of it. It

> doesn't seem very consistent to me for this group as a whole to get so

> paranoid over every tiny illegal, whether it's in supplements, or a

> possible corn starch dusting in shredded cheese, or something else,

> and then dismiss concerns over illegals in chapstick or toothpaste

> like it's the stupidest question in the world.

>

> I understand the need to be wary of even small illegals in food,

> especially when they give people noticeable bad reactions, but I think

> that anything we swallow, whether it's in the form of food or not, has

> the same chance of feeding the bad bacteria, so I don't think it's

> necessarily fair to just dismiss concerns like toothpaste and chapstick.

>

> I also understand that Elaine didn't want to make the diet harder than

> it already is to follow, and therefore probably wouldn't have even

> considered addressing the swallowing of non-food items in BTVC, but

> for people who feel like this is an important issue, I don't think we

> should make them feel stupid for asking.

>

> Hopefully I didn't offend anyone, I really don't mean to. It's just

> that the issue has come up many times in the past and it's always the

> same response, and it's starting to bother me.

>

> Cheers!

> Alyssa 16 yo

> UC April 2008, dx Sept 2008

> SCD June 2009 (restarted)

> Azathioprine 75 mg 1x per day

> Prednisone 15 mg 1x per day (trying to wean!!!!)

>

[Guest guest]

Try tropical traditions chap stick: http://www.tropicaltraditions.com/organic_lip_moisturizers.htmPatTT's chapstick is BY FAR my favorite!!! Any reason? Flavor? Texture?Mara

[Guest guest]

You are right Alyssa! And for people who are GF it is a BIG issue

Call me crazy, but sometimes I freak out when I've kissed my husband after he's

used mouthwash. Hee, hee.

-Joanna

SCD 9/2009, Crohn's 1992, 30mg Prednisone

>

> > Why? Do you EAT your chapstick? :-)

>

>

> I don't mean to single anyone out, but I honestly think this is a

> valid issue. Chapstick, lipstick, etc...are things that we put on our

> lips, often very regularly, and while eating, drinking, or

> unconsciously licking our lips, we are bound to swallow some of it. It

> doesn't seem very consistent to me for this group as a whole to get so

> paranoid over every tiny illegal, whether it's in supplements, or a

> possible corn starch dusting in shredded cheese, or something else,

> and then dismiss concerns over illegals in chapstick or toothpaste

> like it's the stupidest question in the world.

>

> I understand the need to be wary of even small illegals in food,

> especially when they give people noticeable bad reactions, but I think

> that anything we swallow, whether it's in the form of food or not, has

> the same chance of feeding the bad bacteria, so I don't think it's

> necessarily fair to just dismiss concerns like toothpaste and chapstick.

>

> I also understand that Elaine didn't want to make the diet harder than

> it already is to follow, and therefore probably wouldn't have even

> considered addressing the swallowing of non-food items in BTVC, but

> for people who feel like this is an important issue, I don't think we

> should make them feel stupid for asking.

>

> Hopefully I didn't offend anyone, I really don't mean to. It's just

> that the issue has come up many times in the past and it's always the

> same response, and it's starting to bother me.

>

> Cheers!

> Alyssa 16 yo

> UC April 2008, dx Sept 2008

> SCD June 2009 (restarted)

> Azathioprine 75 mg 1x per day

> Prednisone 15 mg 1x per day (trying to wean!!!!)

>

[Guest guest]

don't think i've kissed my hubby since scd - except a cheek or on the head! i

don't think it's nuts - been too sick - can't do it! also forewarned my daughter

with peanut/sesame anaphlyatic reactions to both - and i will warn my celiac

sons - kissing can be sharing illegals - just my thoughts

eileen 2 years 5 months scd

> >

> > > Why? Do you EAT your chapstick? :-)

> >

> >

> > I don't mean to single anyone out, but I honestly think this is a

> > valid issue. Chapstick, lipstick, etc...are things that we put on our

> > lips, often very regularly, and while eating, drinking, or

> > unconsciously licking our lips, we are bound to swallow some of it. It

> > doesn't seem very consistent to me for this group as a whole to get so

> > paranoid over every tiny illegal, whether it's in supplements, or a

> > possible corn starch dusting in shredded cheese, or something else,

> > and then dismiss concerns over illegals in chapstick or toothpaste

> > like it's the stupidest question in the world.

> >

> > I understand the need to be wary of even small illegals in food,

> > especially when they give people noticeable bad reactions, but I think

> > that anything we swallow, whether it's in the form of food or not, has

> > the same chance of feeding the bad bacteria, so I don't think it's

> > necessarily fair to just dismiss concerns like toothpaste and chapstick.

> >

> > I also understand that Elaine didn't want to make the diet harder than

> > it already is to follow, and therefore probably wouldn't have even

> > considered addressing the swallowing of non-food items in BTVC, but

> > for people who feel like this is an important issue, I don't think we

> > should make them feel stupid for asking.

> >

> > Hopefully I didn't offend anyone, I really don't mean to. It's just

> > that the issue has come up many times in the past and it's always the

> > same response, and it's starting to bother me.

> >

> > Cheers!

> > Alyssa 16 yo

> > UC April 2008, dx Sept 2008

> > SCD June 2009 (restarted)

> > Azathioprine 75 mg 1x per day

> > Prednisone 15 mg 1x per day (trying to wean!!!!)

> >

>

[Guest guest]

At 05:34 PM 6/24/2010, you wrote:

any suggestions? i get dry lips

and what i ahve appears illegal

Coconut oil.

—

Marilyn

New

Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

Babette the Foundling Beagle

[Guest guest]

Coconut oil is always good.

Does anyone know if lanolin is legal?? (sorry if it was mentioned already and I missed it) That's the stuff that nursing moms use for sore nipples. I use it on my kids' lips - works great!

To: BTVC-SCD Sent: Fri, June 25, 2010 1:31:44 AMSubject: Re: what to do for chap stick?

there are lots of good lip balms at the health food store, and I think many of them are legal. My favorites so far have coconut oil in them :)Best!

On Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 11:06 PM, n Van Til <rxbach (AT) roadrunner (DOT) com> wrote:

On Thu, 24 Jun 2010 18:34:30 -0400, svt3183 <supasnoopa (AT) aol (DOT) com> wrote:> any suggestions? i get dry lips and what i ahve appears illegal>Why? Do you EAT your chapstick? :-)n

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I think this is a VERY valid question to be asking, especially for celiacs like

me. I just read somewhere that over a lifetime, a woman ingests 4 lbs. of

lipstick.

I just got my first colonoscopy and endoscopy done and the Dr. said that

based on my biopsy results, I am definitely getting gluten from somewhere.

Having been on SCD for a year and a half with no infractions whatsoever,

she thinks it's the lipstick I've been using. I had heard that MAC was GF

but i discovered that not all their lip products are.

I'm going to order Afterglow Cosmetics' lip balm. They are certified GF and

organic.

Just frightfully expensive, unfortunately.

I agree with others who have said that coconut oil works well. I use it often in

the

winter.

I hope you find something that works well.

-

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> any suggestions? i get dry lips and what i ahve appears illegal

>

[Guest guest]

Sorry if this has been mentioned - I haven't followed all the posts. Burt's Bees products are gluten free and I've used their lip products for several years. Even before going gluten free!

marla

From: sabrinarahim99

Sent: Friday, June 25, 2010 8:17 PM

To: BTVC-SCD

Subject: Re: what to do for chap stick?

I think this is a VERY valid question to be asking, especially for celiacs likeme. I just read somewhere that over a lifetime, a woman ingests 4 lbs. of lipstick.I just got my first colonoscopy and endoscopy done and the Dr. said thatbased on my biopsy results, I am definitely getting gluten from somewhere.Having been on SCD for a year and a half with no infractions whatsoever, she thinks it's the lipstick I've been using. I had heard that MAC was GF but i discovered that not all their lip products are. I'm going to order Afterglow Cosmetics' lip balm. They are certified GF and organic.Just frightfully expensive, unfortunately. I agree with others who have said that coconut oil works well. I use it often in the winter.I hope you find something that works well.->> any suggestions? i get dry lips and what i ahve appears illegal>

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You haven't kissed your husband in almost 2.5 years?! I think that would drive

me crazy. I was told to be careful about touching anyone because of certain

skin allergies. But it's one piece of advice I ignore. I'm a dancer so it's

really just not possible and if I couldn't dance I wouldn't be happy so I figure

it's worth the risk . Plus I haven't reacted anyway.

Stacey

> > >

> > > > Why? Do you EAT your chapstick? :-)

> > >

> > >

> > > I don't mean to single anyone out, but I honestly think this is a

> > > valid issue. Chapstick, lipstick, etc...are things that we put on our

> > > lips, often very regularly, and while eating, drinking, or

> > > unconsciously licking our lips, we are bound to swallow some of it. It

> > > doesn't seem very consistent to me for this group as a whole to get so

> > > paranoid over every tiny illegal, whether it's in supplements, or a

> > > possible corn starch dusting in shredded cheese, or something else,

> > > and then dismiss concerns over illegals in chapstick or toothpaste

> > > like it's the stupidest question in the world.

> > >

> > > I understand the need to be wary of even small illegals in food,

> > > especially when they give people noticeable bad reactions, but I think

> > > that anything we swallow, whether it's in the form of food or not, has

> > > the same chance of feeding the bad bacteria, so I don't think it's

> > > necessarily fair to just dismiss concerns like toothpaste and chapstick.

> > >

> > > I also understand that Elaine didn't want to make the diet harder than

> > > it already is to follow, and therefore probably wouldn't have even

> > > considered addressing the swallowing of non-food items in BTVC, but

> > > for people who feel like this is an important issue, I don't think we

> > > should make them feel stupid for asking.

> > >

> > > Hopefully I didn't offend anyone, I really don't mean to. It's just

> > > that the issue has come up many times in the past and it's always the

> > > same response, and it's starting to bother me.

> > >

> > > Cheers!

> > > Alyssa 16 yo

> > > UC April 2008, dx Sept 2008

> > > SCD June 2009 (restarted)

> > > Azathioprine 75 mg 1x per day

> > > Prednisone 15 mg 1x per day (trying to wean!!!!)

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

i know,it makes things a bit awkward- but sadly we're used to it - i figure it's

safer than getting " illegalized " and not being able to do anything - lol

what skin allergies if I may ask? my 7 y.o. son is SO careful GF wise that he

doesn't touch anything or anybody with food - I want him careful but I touch

gluten and wash constantly - with him I told him not too touch as kids put

fingers in their mouths etc or he might forget to wash - but wondered if that's

what you meant?? like a DH rash (i think that's what it was called)from gluten

contact???

thanks

eileen 2 years 5 months scd

> > > >

> > > > > Why? Do you EAT your chapstick? :-)

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > I don't mean to single anyone out, but I honestly think this is a

> > > > valid issue. Chapstick, lipstick, etc...are things that we put on our

> > > > lips, often very regularly, and while eating, drinking, or

> > > > unconsciously licking our lips, we are bound to swallow some of it. It

> > > > doesn't seem very consistent to me for this group as a whole to get so

> > > > paranoid over every tiny illegal, whether it's in supplements, or a

> > > > possible corn starch dusting in shredded cheese, or something else,

> > > > and then dismiss concerns over illegals in chapstick or toothpaste

> > > > like it's the stupidest question in the world.

> > > >

> > > > I understand the need to be wary of even small illegals in food,

> > > > especially when they give people noticeable bad reactions, but I think

> > > > that anything we swallow, whether it's in the form of food or not, has

> > > > the same chance of feeding the bad bacteria, so I don't think it's

> > > > necessarily fair to just dismiss concerns like toothpaste and chapstick.

> > > >

> > > > I also understand that Elaine didn't want to make the diet harder than

> > > > it already is to follow, and therefore probably wouldn't have even

> > > > considered addressing the swallowing of non-food items in BTVC, but

> > > > for people who feel like this is an important issue, I don't think we

> > > > should make them feel stupid for asking.

> > > >

> > > > Hopefully I didn't offend anyone, I really don't mean to. It's just

> > > > that the issue has come up many times in the past and it's always the

> > > > same response, and it's starting to bother me.

> > > >

> > > > Cheers!

> > > > Alyssa 16 yo

> > > > UC April 2008, dx Sept 2008

> > > > SCD June 2009 (restarted)

> > > > Azathioprine 75 mg 1x per day

> > > > Prednisone 15 mg 1x per day (trying to wean!!!!)

> > > >

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

My two favorites are a vitamin E one from Burt's Bees, and one from

Tropical Traditions that has coconut oil in it. For some reason, this

one is quite hard. Oh, of course, because so is coconut oil in my climate!

[Guest guest]

Hey, I agree, I think lip applied products are a serious issue. In the harsh winter, I apply lip balm, then go inside (like take a subway train trip) and eat or drink something, go outside again and walk a couple blocks and my lips are trashed, and I go ah, what happened? I put lip balm on a very short while ago! (sometimes I haven't even taken my coat or hat off since I applied lip balm..) Ooooohhhh... I ate something/drank something. Have to reapply. Forgot again

...it's unavoidable that that stuff goes into you when you eat/drink. Look at the marks lipstick leaves on glasses! you think the water in those glasses doesn't get any in it either?as for toothpaste, I was tortured trying to not swallow it at all and failing, and getting immediate stomach pain. it was hopeless using any toothpaste that had any illegal sweetener. I would never risk an illegal toothpaste, having experienced how clearly that stuff can be impossible to not swallow any of it, and how it can so strongly effect your stomach.

Best!

 

Why? Do you EAT your chapstick? :-)

I don't mean to single anyone out, but I honestly think this is a valid issue. Chapstick, lipstick, etc...are things that we put on our lips, often very regularly, and while eating, drinking, or unconsciously licking our lips, we are bound to swallow some of it. It doesn't seem very consistent to me for this group as a whole to get so paranoid over every tiny illegal, whether it's in supplements, or a possible corn starch dusting in shredded cheese, or something else, and then dismiss concerns over illegals in chapstick or toothpaste like it's the stupidest question in the world.

I understand the need to be wary of even small illegals in food, especially when they give people noticeable bad reactions, but I think that anything we swallow, whether it's in the form of food or not, has the same chance of feeding the bad bacteria, so I don't think it's necessarily fair to just dismiss concerns like toothpaste and chapstick. 

I also understand that Elaine didn't want to make the diet harder than it already is to follow, and therefore probably wouldn't have even considered addressing the swallowing of non-food items in BTVC, but for people who feel like this is an important issue, I don't think we should make them feel stupid for asking. 

Hopefully I didn't offend anyone, I really don't mean to. It's just that the issue has come up many times in the past and it's always the same response, and it's starting to bother me.

Cheers!Alyssa 16 yo UC April 2008, dx Sept 2008SCD June 2009 (restarted)

Azathioprine 75 mg 1x per dayPrednisone 15 mg 1x per day (trying to wean!!!!)

[Guest guest]

Any reason? Flavor? Texture?It sure feels great, but it does smell great, too. It goes on so smoothly, and in comparison, normal chapstick feels like I'm smearing oatmeal on my lips. Cheers!Alyssa 16 yo UC April 2008, dx Sept 2008SCD June 2009 (restarted)Azathioprine 75 mg 1x per dayPrednisone 15 mg 1x per day (trying to wean!!!!)

[Guest guest]

My skin allergy is to fragrance and paraben (both of which are in pretty much

everything - even stuff that says " fragrance free " usually has fragrance in

it!). So doc didn't want me to use the soaps in bathrooms, regular laundry

detergents, perfumes, deodorant, make up and...well...everything. He said that

I would even have a problem if I touched someone who was wearing something I was

allergic to (hehehe...he told me that if I have a bf, I should make him switch

too). I only found out about the allergy because I had a patch test done after

I had a SEVERE reaction to something I put on my face many years ago (and

" colour safe " laundry detergent) that made the area around my eyes swell up and

look like a raccoon mask. I changed all my soaps and makeups etc to the ones on

the list I'm allowed to have and I haven't really noticed a reaction to anything

else, with the exception of the occasional irritation when I go clothes

shopping. I just lessen the amount of time I shop (not a problem, I'm not much

of a shopper) and make sure I shower soon after dancing (which I would do anyway

b/c it gets so sweaty!).

stacey

> > > > >

> > > > > > Why? Do you EAT your chapstick? :-)

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > > I don't mean to single anyone out, but I honestly think this is a

> > > > > valid issue. Chapstick, lipstick, etc...are things that we put on our

> > > > > lips, often very regularly, and while eating, drinking, or

> > > > > unconsciously licking our lips, we are bound to swallow some of it. It

> > > > > doesn't seem very consistent to me for this group as a whole to get so

> > > > > paranoid over every tiny illegal, whether it's in supplements, or a

> > > > > possible corn starch dusting in shredded cheese, or something else,

> > > > > and then dismiss concerns over illegals in chapstick or toothpaste

> > > > > like it's the stupidest question in the world.

> > > > >

> > > > > I understand the need to be wary of even small illegals in food,

> > > > > especially when they give people noticeable bad reactions, but I think

> > > > > that anything we swallow, whether it's in the form of food or not, has

> > > > > the same chance of feeding the bad bacteria, so I don't think it's

> > > > > necessarily fair to just dismiss concerns like toothpaste and

chapstick.

> > > > >

> > > > > I also understand that Elaine didn't want to make the diet harder than

> > > > > it already is to follow, and therefore probably wouldn't have even

> > > > > considered addressing the swallowing of non-food items in BTVC, but

> > > > > for people who feel like this is an important issue, I don't think we

> > > > > should make them feel stupid for asking.

> > > > >

> > > > > Hopefully I didn't offend anyone, I really don't mean to. It's just

> > > > > that the issue has come up many times in the past and it's always the

> > > > > same response, and it's starting to bother me.

> > > > >

> > > > > Cheers!

> > > > > Alyssa 16 yo

> > > > > UC April 2008, dx Sept 2008

> > > > > SCD June 2009 (restarted)

> > > > > Azathioprine 75 mg 1x per day

> > > > > Prednisone 15 mg 1x per day (trying to wean!!!!)

> > > > >

> > > >

> > >

> >

>