YEA!!!
#298218 - 01/26/07 10:52 PM
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hohoyumyum
Reged: 05/28/03
Posts: 2263
Loc: SacTown, CA
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I tote around so much stuff with me when I travel for diet purposes. People always give me that "Whaaaaaa?" look. Not that I care much about what other people think of me, but a little less bulk to travel with will be much appreciated.  
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Thanks Melissa - I didn't think of that, even though I take bottled water to work!
Jeio - I just followed the instructions on the Acacia tub for C, which recommends a gradual increase to the max dose of about 5 level tbsp per day. Believe me, I so need it!
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I went to Mexico in November and put some acacia in a tupperware container and put it in my checked luggage. Customs was no issue.
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There's no way I'm putting my acacia in my checked bag, in the off chance it gets lost!! It's going in my carry-on!!
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Lisa, IBS-C (Vegan)
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Mommy to Rhiannon Marie (Dec. 13, 2008)
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Thanks, Heather! How much acacia will be in each packet?
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Lisa, IBS-C (Vegan)
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Mommy to Rhiannon Marie (Dec. 13, 2008)
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Also, when you travel without checked baggage (business trips and such), you can't really take acacia with you, unless you insist on bringing the white powder thing on the plane... I didn't dare, I was in a hurry anyway, to go through that hassle at security, and almost destabilized last month, when I went to WA for a week.
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Actually, you can. Like I said in my original post, TSA didn't have a problem with the Acacia; it's the international travel that was going to be the issue. Just get a note from your doctor that you can keep with you whenever you travel, stating what it is and that it's for a "medical condition." By law, you don't have to tell anyone what the medical condition is.
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Stable since July 2007!
Mommy to Rhiannon Marie (Dec. 13, 2008)
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Well, I take 1 tsp per dose, so that would be ideal for me.
There are some folks taking less, but if you reduce to 1/2 tsp that would make the folks taking in the tablespoons much worse off. It's a tradeoff and the question is only how many people would be made worse of and by how much by each solution (I don't just mean 1t and 1/2t). But you probably know all this 
Thanks a lot for doing that!
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I think that seems like the most logical breakdown for people to adjust to personal needs. For example, I take 1 Tablespoon every morning, so I could just take 3 packets. If someone only took 1/2 tsp, they could just take 1/2 a packet. Guesstimating on just taking a 1/2 packet to be 1/2 tsp shouldn't throw someone off too much, do you think? I know some people were having some trouble in the beginning with not using a level tsp/Tbsp for their dose.
Also, thanks for everything you do for us. You're the best!
xxoo
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