SC - Re: Tummy grumbles

[Sue Clemenger]

Suggestions with the yogurt, chicken and pasta...can you deal with any
spices or herbs? You might be able to make a nice sauce with the yogurt,
combining a little mint or parsley, or cilantro (I'm thinking of some of
those yummy recipes in the _Miscellany_ I've never had time to try.) 
You could also make yogurt cheese....
As for exercise <ggg>, maybe sprinting to The Rock counts? ;-P
- --Maire

"Laura C. Minnick" wrote:
> 
> Sue Clemenger wrote:
> >
> > Oooh, I _do_ hate it when I get the middle of a thread before I get the
> > beginning....
> > I'm sorry to hear you're not feeling good, and I know how frustrating it
> > can be to be hungra AND have an upset digestive tract...kinda like a
> > mine field, trying to find stuff that's "safe."
> 
> French fries are *right out*. :-(
> 
> I'm tired of plain baked chicken, yogurt, naked pasta. And yes, Olwen,
> I've tried herbal teas. I've cut WAAAYYY back on my caffeine
> consumption- including my breakfast tea, though I still had that in camp
> while Seumas and I made breakfast for the household.
> 
> The doctor sez that in my case- especially since under normal
> circumstances I have a pretty decent diet- this is probably about 80%
> (if not more) STRESS. She offered me anti-anxiety drugs to go with the
> stomach meds but I told her no- because a) they just knock me out. Cold.
> Tried that tactic before. And b) I really need to be fully awake and
> aware to be able to *deal with* the circumstances that make the stress,
> you know?...
> 
> She also suggested that I try dropping dairy products. I'm thinking
> about it, but it sort of doesn't make any sense- I've never had a
> problem before, and dairy foods are some of the few things I can
> tolerate...
> 
> > What did you do to your knee?
> <snip>
> > When I
> > couldn't take the anti-inflammatory drugs either, the dr. had me
> > elevating and icing it, which helped somewhat.  I still have reusable
> > icepacks stashed here at home and in the freezer at work....<g>
> 
> I didn't really *do* anything. I have fibromyalgia, which is systemic
> and can cause joint problems on its own. My knees frequently hurt, and
> thanks to that and other problems, I get around with a cane (mostly
> because otherwise I end up falling on my a** with an alarming frequency.
> I still do- just not as often). But no, this appears to be excess of
> birthdays, overuse, and Someone in the Universe Hates Me. The doctor
> asked if I mas working as a maid or janitor and on my knees scubbing
> alot. No, unless you count my occasional frenzies cleaning the bathroom
> (I'm kinda anal about that). Do I play alot of sports? HA! Do I have
> toddlers? (I guess for the getting upand down and up and down and
> picking up toys and...) No, I have teenagers. I can whack 'em without
> stooping. ;-) Basically I have here a knee worthy of an Old Used Duke,
> and I didn't even have to rhino my way through the lists to get it!
> (tongue firmly in cheek... ;-P) Anyway, about a month ago it started
> making a clicking noise going upstairs. And kept doing it. and last week
> instead of the click, it became a *click-crunch*. So I went in. She says
> the noise is the grumpy cartilage. Well I'll tell you who's grumpy...
> 
> Ibuprofen. STAY OFF OF IT. alternating hot and cold packs if the
> swelling if a problem. Some mild exercises. A brace if I think it will
> help with stability. And MSM or Glucosamine, neither of which is covered
> by my ins, natch.
> 
> Life bites- but consider the alternative?
> 
> > Hope you feel better soon,
> 
> Thanks, Maire. And thanks everybody. This list has some of the greatest
> people on it!
> 
> *Obligatory Food Content" (besides my whining...) Does anyone know how
> they get the lactose *out* of milk? (To make the Lactaid milk, that is).
> 
> a Very Grumpy 'Lainie
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