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Oops, gluten sensitivity is probably not in your head: http://newsroom.cumc.columbia.edu/blog/2016/07/26/columbia-researchers-find-biological-explanation-wheat-sensitivity-2/

I have no way of knowing how he was treated in that facility, so I have no reason to assume he didn't. But it doesn't take a leap of faith to assume that the feedback in his life hasn't been 100% positive and empathic. You don't get that angry because of a lifetime of being treated kindly. Any respect and compassion he…

My guess is that he has heard plenty of feedback, but it lacked the respect & compassion needed to hear it.

This thing right here Is lettin all the ladies know What guys talk about You know The finer things in life Is that more elegant? I personally was going to blame Rumpshaker but forgot about Fat bottomed girls.

I edited my post right away when it came up when I saw that I had quoted the wrong post (why it had nothing to do with your post.) We must have cross-posted.

Effective treatment usually entails not just respect and compassion but also increasing someone's insight into their own actions and own control over their actions. Treatment for this man would not be 100% validation and sympathy. It would also include a lot of feedback and tasks to take responsibility over choices…

Disordered behavior is usually considered a disorder once the symptoms cause clinically significant distress or impairment in a person being able to live a relatively "normal" life. We can't diagnose an exact illness without treating him, but given that he is asking for help to lose weight and can't do so enough to make…

Have you found any answers Tomatoey? Chronic pain and limitations are extremely tough to deal with especially in the beginning. I wish I had good advice but the best I have is remember that when you need to rest, you aren't being lazy, you are resting with a purpose-to heal.

Exercise has been foiling me for at least three years now. If it's not one condition it's another. I was really ticked to lose swimming.

I follow a gluten free and vegan diet, and it doesn't help with PMDD. I still get the moodiness, depression, impulsiveness and pain. For the worst PMDD days, I don't worry about my diet. I tend to be ravenous and fatigued, and my only goal is to get through the worst of it. I don't try to track or count; I eat what I want…

It seems like 1 syn = 20 calories. So if you ate a 100 calorie cookie, that would cost you 5 syns. The daily limit is 300 calories of syn. I'm not sure why they don't just tell you, eat 300 calories of whatever you want each day.

OP, that's not a pregnant belly. You can get that belly by needing to poo. Look up the United Way webpage near you (usually 211cityname) and you'll find resources for many of your problems, including treatment, food insecurity, health insurance or no cost medical clinics, and much more. Per my doctors, due to the annoying…

OP, depending on the person, I can understand either approach (including it in reasonable amounts vs abstaining completely or nearly all the time.) If you can eat 1 Hershey's kiss or 1 bag of skittles a day, you are already moderating. It sounds like you have the skills you need to manage your intake, where some others…

Yep, and that was also a time when anyone challenging starvation mode was accused of promoting eating disorders and VLCD. The eat more/lose more was very dominant at that time. (Not the idea that eating more will allow for long-term sustainability, but that eating more results in faster weight loss due to no starvation…