lilybear
04/15/04 07:25 AM
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jenX
Reged: 08/11/03
Posts: 3252
Loc: Richmond, VA
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well, i'm glad i can be of some encouragement! i still am sooo careful about what i eat, 'cause i'm not going back to all that D! no way, no how! 
as for my doctor's appt, it was ok... long story short: i got a referral to a rhumatologist so they can check me for fibromyalgia, and the doc gave me some meds to help me get the deep sleep i haven't been getting. that seems to be helping! whew!
as for the diet, when you go off the "What to Eat..." stuff and back to regular food, make sure you're adding only safe foods and only a little at a time 'til you are sure you can handle it. keep following the rules (low fat, no fried  , small amounts, etc...). are you on a fiber supplement? i swear it helps! i felt like such an old lady "takin' my fiber" but it helps so now i don't care. i'll tell the whole world: YES, I TAKE FIBER LIKE AN OLD LADY, SO WHAT!? 
another hint, one that my friend Bev always suggests, is keeping a food diary. i didn't do that, but i bet it would have helped me figure stuff out faster. if you notice symptoms after certain foods or any kind of pattern (remember, you may react today to food you ate yesterday!), then you know what to watch/eliminate. for example, i know i used to get D after eating too much. that was instant. but i also got a lot of D from not sleeping well the night before (that would be later in the day after, say, a safe snack or something... it wasn't the snack, it was the crappy night's sleep!).
good luck! let me know how you're doing!
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