SC - Re: Tummy grumbles

[Olwen the Odd]

I thought they just used lactosereduced cows ... but that wouldn't make any 
sense would it?  As for me, I drink some lactose free milk then gulp down 
all the lactated stuff I want for the rest of the day.  It's a lot cheeper 
than buying the tabs.
olwen


>From: "Laura C. Minnick" <lcm at efn.org>
>Reply-To: sca-cooks at ansteorra.org
>To: sca-cooks at ansteorra.org
>Subject: SC - Re: Tummy grumbles
>Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 10:25:01 -0700
>
>
>
>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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