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Malabsorption
May. 19th, 2009 09:25 amDriving to yoga last night, I heard on the radio the line-up for Lollapalooza 2009. Holy shit, people. Depeche Mode, Tool, Jane's Addiction, Beastie Boys, and...wait for it...Lou Reed. Lou Reed is still performing? Ha! This almost makes me want to book a flight to Chicago for that weekend, but there's that whole nasty business of, you know, being outside for the actual show. And three days in a row? Um. No. Also, Chicago in August sucks hairy donkey balls. Been there. Done that. Nearly died.
MWF Calorie Restriction is going well. Yesterday was a super low calorie day. Much lower than necessary according to the JUDDD restrictions, but I was fine. I had a shitty day yesterday and I wanted to indulge in some emotional eating but I persevered and was down two pounds this morning as a reward.
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roya_spirit mentioned something to me called Fructose Malabsorption. I was all "no no, not my issue, that's not me" because I didn't want to add yet another limitation to my ever-dwindling food options. But after doing a lot of reading yesterday, I think yeah. This is totally me. In a sick and ironic twist, the things that rid the body of yeast overgrowth can exacerbate Fructose Malabsorption symptoms. This could be why I haven't felt the omg-I-feel-great quick turnaround that the Candida Support people tout on their website. So yeah. Good Times! After Memorial Day weekend--because I am not trying this during the three days I'll be at ConQuesT--I'm going to start an elimination diet. Basically I'll just eat meat and leafy greens for a month. I'm debating if I should also eliminate alcohol. I mean, logically I should, but for the sake of my mental health and the well-being of those around me, I'm not convinced it's a good idea.
EDIT: Oh, I forgot to mention, nobody in this area does the simple Hydrogen Breath Test for this condition. Nobody. KU Med used to do it, but quit several years ago. My guess as to why? There is no medication to cure the things this tests for. So there's no money to be made there. Modern health care is so awesome.
I should make an LJ tag for food issues that are different than allergies.
I never did get a lick of sewing done for the weekend. Not even a pretty new dress for Saturday night's parties. =(
MWF Calorie Restriction is going well. Yesterday was a super low calorie day. Much lower than necessary according to the JUDDD restrictions, but I was fine. I had a shitty day yesterday and I wanted to indulge in some emotional eating but I persevered and was down two pounds this morning as a reward.
A few weeks ago,
roya_spirit mentioned something to me called Fructose Malabsorption. I was all "no no, not my issue, that's not me" because I didn't want to add yet another limitation to my ever-dwindling food options. But after doing a lot of reading yesterday, I think yeah. This is totally me. In a sick and ironic twist, the things that rid the body of yeast overgrowth can exacerbate Fructose Malabsorption symptoms. This could be why I haven't felt the omg-I-feel-great quick turnaround that the Candida Support people tout on their website. So yeah. Good Times! After Memorial Day weekend--because I am not trying this during the three days I'll be at ConQuesT--I'm going to start an elimination diet. Basically I'll just eat meat and leafy greens for a month. I'm debating if I should also eliminate alcohol. I mean, logically I should, but for the sake of my mental health and the well-being of those around me, I'm not convinced it's a good idea.EDIT: Oh, I forgot to mention, nobody in this area does the simple Hydrogen Breath Test for this condition. Nobody. KU Med used to do it, but quit several years ago. My guess as to why? There is no medication to cure the things this tests for. So there's no money to be made there. Modern health care is so awesome.
I should make an LJ tag for food issues that are different than allergies.
I never did get a lick of sewing done for the weekend. Not even a pretty new dress for Saturday night's parties. =(