"Cheryl" > wrote in message
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> On 11/19/2013 12:45 PM, Ophelia wrote:
>>
>>
>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On 11/19/2013 11:53 AM, l not -l wrote:
>>>> On 19-Nov-2013, jmcquown > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> First, best wishes for your husband's full and speedy recovery.
>>>>>
>>>>> Second, is there a dietitian on staff at the hospital? I'd be asking
>>>>> for a consult with him/her.
>>>>>
>>>>> Jill
>>>> +1
>>>> The smartest thing I ever did, related to health, was to consult a
>>>> Dietician; she asked about what I like, what I don't like, when I eat,
>>>> do I like an evening snack, etc. Then, she put together a strategy
>>>> for
>>>> me to follow that allows most of the foods I like, when I like, with
>>>> seasoning alternatives to what I had been doing. That was 15 years
>>>> ago; I still have the chart/poster she annotated with MY strategy (she
>>>> got my buy-in through participation, not edict). The chart/poster is
>>>> attached to the door of my freezer as a daily reminder of that
>>>> strategy.
>>>>
>>> Thanks for backing me up. Seems like most, even small hospitals, have
>>> a registered dietitian on staff. How could they not? Diet as related
>>> to health is not a one-size-fits-all scenario.
>>>
>>> And no, I don't think Nanzi and her husband will have to eat
>>> cardboard, wallpaper paste or bland food for the rest of their lives.
>>> A competent dietician will do exactly what you said, find out what
>>> you like and help you map out a plan.
>>
>> Indeed) Your comment was exactly right!
>>
> I might have to find a dietician myself. I think I've narrowed down at
> least one of my stomach problems diagnosed as IBS. Such a generic term.
> After the white lasagna which was loaded with dairy, I think I have
> lactose intolerance. I know, I know, everyone self diagnoses. But within
> a half hour of eating that dairy enriched meal, I was cramping and had
> diarrhea all night and the next morning. I'm going to cut out dairy for a
> week or so, then gradually introduce it back in to find out. It will be
> hard because I love cheese.

Hope it doesn't turn out to be that, but if it does you will know it can can
act accordingly!


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