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How quickly does food affect you?
I'm sure this varies from person to person but while trying to work out "what" sets me off I suddenly realised I have no idea how quickly you'd expect to see symptoms from ingesting an ingredient your body dislikes. Pre any of this I'd always assumed that it would be a long time say hours or even a day while the food was…
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DVDs and other training programmes
I keep seeing DVDs and programmes like the "30 day shred" bouncing around this website with much enthusiasm and while it does look fantastic... its would kill me. Don't get me wrong I would LOVE to do such a DVD type motivational strut my wiggly bits and push those flabby folds but it seems a little too overly enthusiastic…
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Ladies - Are your periods affected by gluten?
Morning ladies, a bit of an odd question for you all but I really haven't found a gluten support group that "felt good" (aka they don't all seem to be playing the I'm sicker than you card) like this place does so don't know where to ask. I've been gluten free for a few weeks now (possibly over a month but I'm really bad at…
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Gentle Foods To Bulk Up The Calories
Morning all, I'm still on my "elimination / recovery" diet of vegetables (that aren't spicy), fruit (that aren't acidic) and chicken. No wheat / gluten / yeast / dairy / alcohol / anything that is likely to trigger me while my stomach has chance to recover and reset before we start reintroducing foods to see what my…
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IBS and 5:2 diet - good or bad idea?
I'm really struggling to loose weight and before my diagnosis the only thing that seemed to work was the 5:2 diet. I'm limited on the amount of exercise I can do due to severe fatigue / chronic pain / damage from breaking my spine in five places which isn't helping matters so I can't go through the route of sweating ones…
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Gluten Free Shopping (UK)
Evening everyone! I'm settling into the idea of being gluten free (I can't believe how much more energy i have when i avoid gluten) however want to now start adding occasional food substitutes back into my diet (i.e. gluten free pastas, bread, celebration cakes / desserts I can take to a family meal...). I'm happy to make…
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Starting A Restrictive Diet - any advice?
Morning everyone. I'm currently undergoing tests for Crohns Disease having had "just live with it" IBS symptoms for a while. Now the doctor suggested that once the bloods come back (I'm to eat "normally" until then as they struggled to get any blood out of me so they might want some more) to start a very restricted diet…
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Cook Books & General Guides for IBS / Crohn's?
Afternoon all. I'm currently under going tests for Crohn's Disease (kidney & liver troubles and a whole host of other things) but have been told by my GP that it's "probably just IBS" and that I could educate myself to "learn to live with it". I've had "probably IBS" for a few years now but most of the symptoms were put…
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Managing Flare Ups - Any tips out there?
I'm reducing my gluten intake and trying to cut it from my diet all together. Now I haven't been diagnosed with a gluten intolerance due to a less than useful doctor of the "if it hurts don't poke it" variety but the symptoms seem to fit from the dreaded internet searches. There's a distinct possibility its not gluten…
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Help required working out symptoms
Morning all. I'm currently battling an undiagnosed "stomach complaint" along with fatigue, eczema, and a very "lax" GP (of the if it hurts don't poke it variety rather than trying to work out WHY it hurts). I have tried to work out whether my diet could be linked to my stomach issues (bloating, SEVERE stomach cramps - the…
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Suggestions for change phobic partner
Last night my partner weighed himself, and promptly sat down with a cider and informed me we BOTH need to loose weight. He's been overweight for a while now but of course I could not force anything upon him. If he wants to loose weight its got to be because of his own personal motivation not because I'm slipping him…
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2 days of fasting to kick start your body?
While talking to my mother last night about my plans to try and loose weight she told me that she was instructed by the doctor a couple of years ago (she is a short little dumpling and has been for many many years) to have two fasting / restricted days before ever starting a new regime to kick start your metabolism into…
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Cross Trainer (UK)
I'm thinking about buying a second hand cross trainer in the UK as something to get my rump moving in the mornings and raise my heart beat (all my morning "exercises" are mostly stretching and quite gentle). Can you please suggest models I should be looking for / things to avoid? Thanks!
