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cherokeepatti · 70-79, F
@UnderLockDown Melons and cucumbers are anti-inflammatory. I had a bit of green melon last week and am trying to eat one smaller cucumber a day. Any green vegetable is also anti-inflammatory and they all agree with me except for Iceberg lettuce. I have a large container of leaf lettuce and cucumbers and make a salad for dinner from that. Don’t want much dressing with it though. I cooked a bit of fresh spinach and ate that too. And a piece off flounder.
How about vegan yogurt? I have the Alpro ones.
cherokeepatti · 70-79, F
@MentalMyrtle what’s in vegan yogurt?
@cherokeepatti either soya, oat or almond usually sometimes coconut.
cherokeepatti · 70-79, F
@MentalMyrtle no oats or soy
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cherokeepatti · 70-79, F
@GoFish I don’t eat oatmeal or wheat due to them having gluten in them. Oats are supposed to be gluten free but they have something similar to gluten. A bowl of oatmeal would bloat me up badly. I could make a porridge from grits, I have some at home. Could flavor it up a bit for breakfast.
I'm following something called a FODMAP diet.
FODMAP is an acronym for Fermentable Oligosaccharides, Disaccharides, Monosaccharides, and Polyols. The key word is Fermentable and practically all carbs are such to some extent. The intent of the diet is to help reveal what foods may be causing GI distress. The initial stage is to eliminate all the likely candidates then bring them back one at a time. The challenge there is that high FODMAP foods are practically all our most popular comfort foods, and just the suggestion of what's left can dull the appetite. So a tag-along likely affect is a weight loss.
One good thing about FODMAP is that it's pretty popular and there's lots of internet support via AI and recipe suggestions. Just type "Is XXXXX low FODMAP" at a Google AI prompt an you get an immediate answer, followed by an endless stream of explanation. Likewise when looking for an alternative recipe.
FODMAP is an acronym for Fermentable Oligosaccharides, Disaccharides, Monosaccharides, and Polyols. The key word is Fermentable and practically all carbs are such to some extent. The intent of the diet is to help reveal what foods may be causing GI distress. The initial stage is to eliminate all the likely candidates then bring them back one at a time. The challenge there is that high FODMAP foods are practically all our most popular comfort foods, and just the suggestion of what's left can dull the appetite. So a tag-along likely affect is a weight loss.
One good thing about FODMAP is that it's pretty popular and there's lots of internet support via AI and recipe suggestions. Just type "Is XXXXX low FODMAP" at a Google AI prompt an you get an immediate answer, followed by an endless stream of explanation. Likewise when looking for an alternative recipe.
cherokeepatti · 70-79, F
@Heartlander I can’t take aspirin at all, it will make me vomit and anything with it in it too, even Pepto Bismol. It’s the salicylates in them. Some fruits and veggies have salicylates in them but apparently only a certain amount or type will affect me so I have to be careful about them too.
@cherokeepatti One product that always seems to be at peace with my stomach is GRITS, and while that may seem to be like eating stale air, they do take well to additives to mask the stale air taste. An added feature when cooking for one, is if prepared in a microwave there is a total of one bowl and one spoon from start to finish, so unless you dribble some, as close to zero cleanup afterwards as possible :)
cherokeepatti · 70-79, F
@Heartlander I have grits and need to cook them for breakfast since the weather has chilled down. I usually make brown rice porridge.
ElyssTTTrucks · 100+, M
cherokeepatti · 70-79, F
@ElyssTTTrucks They are looking at another treatment.
ElyssTTTrucks · 100+, M
@cherokeepatti Maybe something outside of or in addition to allopathic medicine.
cherokeepatti · 70-79, F
@ElyssTTTrucks I don’t know about that. Even antiparasite meds can cause liver damages.
Pretzel · 70-79, M
some peanuts and and apple?
cherokeepatti · 70-79, F
@Pretzel Peanuts may not be so good other than maybe 10. I have been eating a couple of peeled apples each week.
Penny · 51-55, F
can you have protein shakes? garden of life protein and greens powder is good. its gluten and dairy free. eta- i have the chocolate but im pretty sure it comes in vanilla too. aslo aloe juic eis supposed to be healing for your stomach. its not great unsweetened though.
cherokeepatti · 70-79, F
@Penny I have a Nutribullet and can make them with almond milk. Probably no syrup, maybe a touch of Manuka medical grade honey and some stevia
cherokeepatti · 70-79, F
MrBrownstone · 46-50, M
