tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post2101492113825423328..comments2024-03-29T07:46:36.996-04:00Comments on EPBOT: This Week In Pics: Singing Celestina, Failing Diets, & Buh-Bye, Gingerbread HouseJenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11888187687405622408noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-65151956615617888032019-01-16T11:49:59.536-05:002019-01-16T11:49:59.536-05:00FYI, there is at least one commercially available ...FYI, there is at least one commercially available line of FODMAP friendly foods out there. I took my daughter (who eats FODMAP free) to the local grocery store when I took her back to college and we found it in the specialty foods section. There was a teriyaki sauce, and several other similar things. I think the brand was "FODMAP for You"? This was in upstate NY so YMMV but keep an eye out!Ann in NJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-78816716687155552152019-01-13T16:07:49.485-05:002019-01-13T16:07:49.485-05:00Most corn and corn products are actually Low Fodma...Most corn and corn products are actually Low Fodmap, so I can eat things like corn chips, grits, polenta, & even a little canned corn without issue. I just have to look out for extra sweeteners, or added wheat! Everyone's different, though, so you could be reacting to non-FODMAPs as well.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11888187687405622408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-36819801081826231362019-01-13T00:29:28.999-05:002019-01-13T00:29:28.999-05:00I know nothing about FODMAP,but I'm going to g...I know nothing about FODMAP,but I'm going to guess corn as a grain is not your friend! <br /><br />I find wheat & corn (as a grain) are NOT my friends. I bet inflammation, gas, bloat etc. <br /><br />I use the rice pastas from my local Asian markets. I've actually found h7bby & I prefer it! genniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08321941772622314643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-8893030602837294562019-01-12T17:25:40.489-05:002019-01-12T17:25:40.489-05:00How much tomato did you have, and do you react to ...How much tomato did you have, and do you react to them in general? While a small serving is low FODAMP, too much becomes med/high FODMAP. Or perhaps the combination of the tomato and something in the GF pasta put you over?<br />There's also the possibility you're reacting to something else in the tomato - they also have salicylates, glutamates, and amines, and sensitivities to those can cause hives, headaches, and digestive issues :-( <br />Fingers crossed you can figure out the specific triggers, and John can magic up a new recipe - I can't imagine life without Spag Bol!<br />Kahurangi, New Zealand<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-29631177570702050132019-01-11T10:51:47.948-05:002019-01-11T10:51:47.948-05:00Too true about the polyester shirts! I don't k...Too true about the polyester shirts! I don't know if it's just me or if this happens to everyone but I instantly turn into a static electricity monster whenever I wear polyester--the fabric sticks to me like cling wrap (not a good look). Wearing a slip or undershirt helps a little, but my arms, legs, and any exposed skin are still a problem. Nichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14359765959349254212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-70402057594370291892019-01-11T06:15:24.541-05:002019-01-11T06:15:24.541-05:00Kathy, goodness, what a lot I’m learning.
I feel a...Kathy, goodness, what a lot I’m learning.<br />I feel as though ‘garlic might grow botulism, be careful how you store it’ should’ve been one of those things they taught in Home Economics class 25+ years ago, rather than ‘here’s how to stuff a red pepper in case your husband brings home his boss and you need to plan a fancy meal on the fly!’ - I know which of those I’d have found more useful.<br />Aniiksahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04354435248080360937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-2831119617186789232019-01-10T16:59:39.744-05:002019-01-10T16:59:39.744-05:00I recently realized I need to buy some skirts, but...I recently realized I need to buy some skirts, but you’re right—they seem harder to find. I thought it was just me...Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13715337430239844025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-16670151545185141642019-01-10T13:25:18.823-05:002019-01-10T13:25:18.823-05:00I'm writing to commisserate with the post-Chri...I'm writing to commisserate with the post-Christmas mess. I finally felt well enough to box up Xmas (22 rubbermaid containers, plus the tree) and actually to get it all out to my shed through the snow last weekend. I have not, however, had the energy to put the furniture back and put up/out all my normal household decorations. Maybe this weekend. I live alone though, so maybe not. It hurts/inconveniences no one if I don't get to it.Cowgirl68https://www.blogger.com/profile/03345602558147085951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-49608836298346254582019-01-10T11:55:51.555-05:002019-01-10T11:55:51.555-05:00Hey now, this was the year I got my first eye exam...Hey now, this was the year I got my first eye exam....EVER! Went through 37 years of life never seeing one....and was told my eyes are great but I'll need reading glasses when I get older. Woo!<br /><br />Also.....a great big old F to clothes shopping. Zombie Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17437368075850908327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-43087631214841334222019-01-09T18:26:43.481-05:002019-01-09T18:26:43.481-05:00Aniiksa, please don't put raw garlic in olive...Aniiksa, please don't put raw garlic in olive oil. Garlic can actually be contaminated with botulism, and storing it in olive oil can make you quite (deathly) ill. I do food professionally--I know stuff. I usually saute slices of garlic and onion in olive oil to sweat out the volatile oils (the stuff that gives it the fragrance and flavor) then fish out the peices and use the olive oil then in my recipe. I also make chili using a whole wedged onion wrapped in a little cheesecloth--then when it's done simmering, I squeeze the whole packet against the side of the pot to extract the juices and flavor, then I discard the packet. No one notices the missing peices of onion and I don't end up miserable.<br /><br /> As Crossing the Delebear said, there's some fantastic apps out there--lots of cookbooks and certified FODMAP friendly prepared foods. I just caution people not to confuse gluten free with FODMAP friendly--they are not interchangeable unfortunately. And not everyone is sensitive to all the foods on the FODMAPS list. I'm not lactose or gluten intolerant but do not put me in the same room with cherries, peaches, apples or watermelon.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17157071162709763043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-49051024189988649002019-01-09T14:15:57.282-05:002019-01-09T14:15:57.282-05:00There are some great FODMAP resources out there (M...There are some great FODMAP resources out there (Monash University has an app with all food that have been tested, a couple blogging dietitians, etc) but there are a couple certified low fodmap oils out there (some packaged oils just leave garlic bits in there which isn't safe). My favorites are the FODY shallot oil and there's a certified safe toasted garlic oil on Amazon that's super garlic-y. Crossing the Delebearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06455741201940091133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-32743948500641590842019-01-09T12:28:20.774-05:002019-01-09T12:28:20.774-05:00I hate clothes shopping too! And I also lament at ...I hate clothes shopping too! And I also lament at the lack of skirts in stores. Skirts are so comfy if you get the right kind! Why don't more people wear them? They're much better than jeans IMO.Meghanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11148209249907840979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-77950187857792344502019-01-09T11:40:30.234-05:002019-01-09T11:40:30.234-05:00Oh, hey that's really interesting! Thank you f...Oh, hey that's really interesting! Thank you for taking the time to tell me that (Sorry - I also just realised I replied to your comment about GF food (also not something I'd ever thought of) rather than someone else's which was specifically about garlic being FODMAP friendly. I don't comment here often and I'm not used to the comment/threading format, and it really shows :/ ) So am I understanding it right - if I shove a load of garlic cloves in a bottle of olive oil I can still have the garlic flavour, as long as I only use the oil and don't actually cook and eat the cloves? I do have a little pot of freeze-dried stuff that I grind very sparingly into my cooking when a recipe calls for garlic (a bit like a pepper mill) and that seems to work ok, but being able to use infused oil would be so handy o_o<br />My partner and I were both diagnosed with IBS close to a year ago now, and we're still very much blindly feeling our way around the low FODMAP diet sheet our doc gave us, trying to work out what our biggest triggers are and what we can get away with cheating on ;)Aniiksahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04354435248080360937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-12903418688813538372019-01-09T10:51:14.173-05:002019-01-09T10:51:14.173-05:00Aniiksa, the carbohydrate in onions and garlic tha...Aniiksa, the carbohydrate in onions and garlic that triggers symptoms is galactan. It's not soluble in oil, which means you can saute onions and garlic in oil to extract the flavors, but not the galactan. Other sugar carbs are either water or oil soluble so you have to really watch it. Alliums (onions, garlic, shallots, green onions) are all on the FODMAP no fly list.<br /><br />I'd also add, you really need to watch out for sugar alcohols like xylitol, mannitol and sorbitol (any sugar ending in "tol") because those are ferocious triggers. It's naturally occurring in stone fruits and watermelon (WAHHHHHHHHH!!) but it's also used in sugar free candy, gum, protein supplements, diet foods, GF foods.... I'm so flipping trigger happy with sugar alcohols that I can't even chew a piece of Dentyne gum without crippling gas.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17157071162709763043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-52892540569963263002019-01-09T05:39:35.586-05:002019-01-09T05:39:35.586-05:00It's the strangest thing - the FODMAP diet she...It's the strangest thing - the FODMAP diet sheet our doctor gave us has onions (all types) and garlic on the 'strictly no' list. I find we're alright with a little onion in a dish if it's cooked, but fresh is a definite no-no, and garlic is pretty much only okay if it's so scarce as to be homeopathic. <br />I was so confused when I read about the garlic oil bread, then I remembered that I've seen different lists with different foods that are allowed/banned (you'd think they'd be pretty standard, but apparently no?)Aniiksahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04354435248080360937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-51656030882868532652019-01-08T14:12:51.224-05:002019-01-08T14:12:51.224-05:00Here's one that takes me back further than all...Here's one that takes me back further than all of you. I just reached the size I was in the 1970's! I once again fit into my button down Levis. One pair even has a knee tear. Isn't that vogue now? Got these jeans at the swap meet for druuuuuum roll, $5. I am not sure why I even have these jeans, must have been a nostalgic thing? BUT! there is no elastic comfort in them, just good old SOLID denim.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10830981168200816439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-21872550412056571582019-01-08T11:17:29.021-05:002019-01-08T11:17:29.021-05:00You should investigate The Nemechek Protocol for y...You should investigate The Nemechek Protocol for your health issues! It is easy, natural and will fix your gut :) Momma Emusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00134383175404596193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-65492561869048824862019-01-08T10:27:49.751-05:002019-01-08T10:27:49.751-05:00Agreeing on the sizing -- my daughter, who wears a...Agreeing on the sizing -- my daughter, who wears an 8, can't get into my old 12s comfortably.StephanieJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-28652288959480736282019-01-08T10:17:14.207-05:002019-01-08T10:17:14.207-05:00Brave woman to a)clothes shop at all and b)share t...Brave woman to a)clothes shop at all and b)share the results. Where are the decent all cotton clothing?????? I hate polyester fabrics and do not want to feel like a sausage stuffed in a pair of pants. Thank goodness for LL Bean.Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08156616364193925933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-89281898151022760972019-01-08T08:20:02.741-05:002019-01-08T08:20:02.741-05:00You also may want to look out for garlic -- my hus...You also may want to look out for garlic -- my husband, when he went on FODMAP, had a huge problem with garlic (and onions, but I think that was a separate issue) even though it's supposed to be FODMAP-friendly. Teddynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-40640340730535496582019-01-08T07:17:59.103-05:002019-01-08T07:17:59.103-05:00Chiming in , a lot of GF foods use pea or apple in...Chiming in , a lot of GF foods use pea or apple in them, both of which are big red no's on FODMAP so I have to avoid them. Also tomatoes, might have to be a bit careful with those too I'm afraid. I can get away with tomato puree but the real things cripple me. There's couple of good fodmap apps for iPhones that let you look these up. One is from kings college and the other is an Australian one. Might be worth a shot. Alibear30https://www.blogger.com/profile/15044375660360138721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-19123079589801355382019-01-08T00:54:27.713-05:002019-01-08T00:54:27.713-05:00JEN! First of all, we went to see Into the Spider-...JEN! First of all, we went to see Into the Spider-verse tonight based on your recommendation (and John's on FoE), and it was AHHHHHH-mazing. We (husband, 19-year-old son, and me) loved everything about it. I am not even a superhero movie fan, but holy flurking schnitt, that animation was beautiful, and Stan Lee's cameo was just everything. *sniff* Thanks so much for that post; it hadn't even been on my radar.<br /><br />Beautiful Universal pics, as always.<br /><br />Sorry you haven't been feeling well. I know other people have mentioned this before on previous posts, but I haven't seen you respond. Have you asked your doc for a prescription for birth control pills that you just take non-stop (only the active pills with no breaks at all)? Listen, friend: I am speaking from painful experience here; it's life-changing to just completely kill your cycles. You don't need to have them. Stop suffering! Find the formulation that works for you. It took me a few tries to find the right pill that works with my body since there are countless variations. Here's the one that finally gave me my life back: norethindrone acetate / ethinyl estradiol 1 mg/.02 mg. Maybe you can use that one as a starting point. The one I get comes in a 21-day supply (no inactive/placebo/placeholder pills), and my cheap Obamacare insurance covers it completely. I just go straight from one pack to another. If your doc won't prescribe them for whatever reason, don't accept no for an answer. Go to someone who will. I ended up having to get a sympathetic nurse practitioner at a CVS MinuteClinic to prescribe them for me. No one needs to suffer like you do...or like I did. Take the freaking pills. If those pills don't take your pain away and turn you into a new person, please keep trying, and find some that do. ALL your other health problems are connected to your hormonal fluctuations throughout your cycle. These pills will even you the eff out, sister! If you have questions, email me at pacific 40s at yahoo dot com. I want you to be well. <br /><br />XOXOXO,<br />KWAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-45656924299718606112019-01-07T23:08:05.538-05:002019-01-07T23:08:05.538-05:00Boy, if you think THAT is a messy house, don't...Boy, if you think THAT is a messy house, don't come to mine!! Heather In Progresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05041814578788602437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-62842655942706212572019-01-07T22:43:57.678-05:002019-01-07T22:43:57.678-05:00Omg, clothes shopping... I shudder at the thought...Omg, clothes shopping... I shudder at the thought. I actually decided I will NOT buy clothes at all this year unless I am in desperate need of something. I spent too much money last year on onlineclothes, just to hate most everything. I wish I had a house-elf tailor who could make my clothes for me. In another note: we may have the same couches... the brown leather set in your photos look a lot like mine! Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07568618668538995463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-80880136327877968242019-01-07T19:37:15.702-05:002019-01-07T19:37:15.702-05:00A quick comment seconding the problem with the bin...A quick comment seconding the problem with the binders in GF foods. I have been GF for 12 years after being diagnosed with celiac, and I'm looking into avoiding Xanthan gum as well. It's supposed to be FODMAP safe, but I find that if I eat it I tend to get stomach cramps. It's tough because it's a common binder in most GF foods, but it is possible to get pasta and bread without it. Maybe give it a try? I'm in Canada though, so I'm not sure what might be available out there for you. annamackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08821513310466038710noreply@blogger.com