tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592239604136907392.post1992486304116493221..comments2024-02-13T03:44:31.734-05:00Comments on The Chicken's Consigliere: Carbs Make Me CryChickenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09609788440028784698noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592239604136907392.post-25864296102079194012014-01-16T21:53:09.911-05:002014-01-16T21:53:09.911-05:00Thanks Hilary, me too!Thanks Hilary, me too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592239604136907392.post-41500129204014193722014-01-16T21:51:55.797-05:002014-01-16T21:51:55.797-05:00I suffer from a bit of the glutton belly right aro...I suffer from a bit of the glutton belly right around the holidays every year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592239604136907392.post-67424662807419629082014-01-16T21:51:12.599-05:002014-01-16T21:51:12.599-05:00Thanks AV:-)Thanks AV:-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592239604136907392.post-69525322427372592362014-01-11T23:48:23.456-05:002014-01-11T23:48:23.456-05:00Oh that's a tough one. When ailments dictate d...Oh that's a tough one. When ailments dictate diet - and particularly for the young, it's so difficult. I know a couple of people who swear by Wheat Belly. I hope he's feeling better soon and that the cure is not too difficult to employ. Good luck.Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592239604136907392.post-5247235394857901452014-01-11T11:55:37.073-05:002014-01-11T11:55:37.073-05:00Gluten belly? I might have that. Or maybe mine is ...Gluten belly? I might have that. Or maybe mine is glutton belly? (Sorry. Couldn't resist.)DB Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15484034493143850659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592239604136907392.post-36759651139271453232014-01-10T09:27:56.648-05:002014-01-10T09:27:56.648-05:00I agree with your title and picture at the end. Ho...I agree with your title and picture at the end. How frustrating trying to figure all of this out! Good luck to you and the guy downstairs.Anvilcloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07974744042579564912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592239604136907392.post-3000403726871574422014-01-09T19:08:09.077-05:002014-01-09T19:08:09.077-05:00Hi BB-there's a lot of stuff on the no-no list...Hi BB-there's a lot of stuff on the no-no list for sure. What's perplexing is that other books have no-no lists that don't necessarily coincide, but that's part of being a living being, though. We're all special. Hopefully one of these darn diets agrees with him. In the meantime I told him not to eat anything. Maybe an empty intestines will do the trick. I'm kidding. He said that. I thought it was funny.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592239604136907392.post-40788507740233437682014-01-09T19:04:59.464-05:002014-01-09T19:04:59.464-05:00Hi Pearl, well that's a good point. I never p...Hi Pearl, well that's a good point. I never promised him a rose garden. I'm sorry you have experience with this genre of ailment, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592239604136907392.post-60458229636669861242014-01-09T19:02:55.883-05:002014-01-09T19:02:55.883-05:00Thanks Jenny-eat like an Olympian! I love that. ...Thanks Jenny-eat like an Olympian! I love that. I knew a runner once who pretty much lived on plain spaghetti. No oil, butter, sauce, nothing. This was back when carbs were good for you:-) I am sorry you and your daughter have similar issues.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592239604136907392.post-60721235449254309432014-01-09T19:00:31.626-05:002014-01-09T19:00:31.626-05:00Hi Jocelyn, I've wondered about wheat from oth...Hi Jocelyn, I've wondered about wheat from other sources. Two of the books I looked at talk about how our wheat now is not the same as our grand parents used and that is why there are problems. It makes sense that wheat from another country might yield a different result. And I love sourdough. One book recommends making your own yogurt....is that similar to Kefir? I'll look it up:-) Thanks for the suggestions and sympathy. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592239604136907392.post-64356346958665141532014-01-09T18:54:08.928-05:002014-01-09T18:54:08.928-05:00Hi Shelly, thank you, I'm like you in that I t...Hi Shelly, thank you, I'm like you in that I try, but it is nice to know that you have the option to go off the diet. I know we'll find the right fit for him. This is still a little new to us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592239604136907392.post-20346257452994128042014-01-09T18:52:05.149-05:002014-01-09T18:52:05.149-05:00Thanks Cheryl-I think you hit the nail on the head...Thanks Cheryl-I think you hit the nail on the head-different people respond differently, thus all the dead-ends. I have a good friend who is slowly but surely becoming self-sustaining. They grow/raise a lot of their own food. When the apocalypse hits, I'm heading there. I'm going to show up on the doorstep like the lazy friends who did not help sow the wheat, grow the wheat, cut the wheat, etc. I'm putting aside a collection of fine wines as bribe material. I'm hoping the bottles don't break en routeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592239604136907392.post-92159939919041513872014-01-09T18:46:17.779-05:002014-01-09T18:46:17.779-05:00Carlos! That's a different take. I looked at...Carlos! That's a different take. I looked at the website and it is very interesting. I'll do more reading and thank you for weighing in. It is nice to hear from youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592239604136907392.post-27828576475463212882014-01-09T18:30:02.683-05:002014-01-09T18:30:02.683-05:00Thanks Geezers, I appreciate that. Although, som...Thanks Geezers, I appreciate that. Although, some days, I enjoy watching my teenager suffer, teenagers being the PITAs they are. Does that make me a bad person:-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592239604136907392.post-85696943255665562672014-01-09T10:03:03.242-05:002014-01-09T10:03:03.242-05:00Oh Chicken, I feel for the boy and for you as his ...Oh Chicken, I feel for the boy and for you as his parent. I picked up Wheat Belly and as overwhelmed by the information. I flipped through the book and found a list of foods I thought the author was promoting, (they seemed gluten-free to me) and then found those were also on the no-no list. Thinking of you all and hoping for a solution!Bossy Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12568355839499622409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592239604136907392.post-676482853294549872014-01-08T17:25:21.270-05:002014-01-08T17:25:21.270-05:00I have what can euphemistically be referred to as ...I have what can euphemistically be referred to as IBS. I do SO MUCH BETTER on a high protein, low carb diet. I can't begin to tell you. Well, I can, but it will require drinks (preferably gin because, hey, low carbs). <br /><br />I can't imagine that it will be a diet that a teenager would necessarily enjoy, but what the hell -- the formative years are hell. <br /><br />:-)<br /><br />PearlPearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592239604136907392.post-59728920060155820422014-01-08T14:37:06.985-05:002014-01-08T14:37:06.985-05:00My daughter and I have intestinal issues different...My daughter and I have intestinal issues different from your son's, so what works for us (mild colitis, IBS) may not be applicable; we have to limit our intake of fruits and vegetables whereas wheat is not an issue, except from a weight standpoint. There is a fine balance to be maintained.<br /><br />So the only advice I might offer is to encourage your son to think like an Olympian (unless, of course, he hates sports) - I recently saw a clip on TV about the Hamelin brothers (Canadian speedskaters) which showed their supper for that day - they cooked up ground beef and a big pot of vegetables, mixed it all up - and that was it. Protein and vegs. Food of champions! They have a bigger goal and they do what it takes to reach it. Your son has a bigger goal, too - to feel better.<br /><br />There are also gluten-free baked goods, but as you pointed out, they cost so much.<br /><br />I am so sorry your son and you are going through this. Having a child with a chronic illness changes the child and it changes you and it changes the rest of the family. It makes the child grow up faster. It makes a little rock lodge in the pit of the parent's stomach. It also makes the whole family more aware and empathetic about others' health issues. Good luck as you weed through the literature and try to make it work.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592239604136907392.post-64110148276612169332014-01-08T13:21:06.775-05:002014-01-08T13:21:06.775-05:00I do know someone who found relief from Crohn'...I do know someone who found relief from Crohn's by going gluten-free. However, I also know someone who was certain she had to live gluten-free until she went to Italy and decided, "What the hell, I'm eating this bread," and then she had no negative side effects. Turns out the flour is different.<br /><br />What she's done in the years since that watershed moment is to become an expert bread baker, and she only cooks sourdough, as something about that fermentation renders the offending wheat-stuff neutralized. So now she eats bread like crazy, but only her own sourdough.<br /><br />Now I'm just typing out my butt (no mean feat), but I'd also suggest maybe, as long as you're playing around with diet, trying other fermented stuff; we have a counter space devoted to making our own kefir, both a milk and a water version. Homemade probiotics, I guess you could call them. Anyhow, our guts are happier places.<br /><br />Mostly, I feel for your boy and for his handlers. Poor kid.Jocelynhttp://omightycrisis.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592239604136907392.post-8724866758040140142014-01-08T10:17:19.104-05:002014-01-08T10:17:19.104-05:00I'm so very sorry he, and all of you, are havi...I'm so very sorry he, and all of you, are having to deal with this. I try to abide by a high protein low carb diet, although I don't always succeed. I really hope you are able to piece together something that will make a marked difference for him.Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930262815304757150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592239604136907392.post-11315936157444836642014-01-08T09:56:12.023-05:002014-01-08T09:56:12.023-05:00Oh, Chicken...I could write a whole other post to ...Oh, Chicken...I could write a whole other post to weigh in on yours. First of all, what a shame about your son's health issues. What a bite! (no pun intended) I live on a low carb diet from the aspect of avoiding the muffin top but I, too have read contradictory views on carbs,...good or bad?. I agree that they all sound so logical but totally opposing views.<br /><br /> Being a teenage boy dealing with this ...that has to be tough. I am totally prepared to eat burgers without buns but I wouldn't expect my son to go for it. Still it would be nice to know the real story on what the right diet is for certain health issues. I am convinced the food we eat has a huge impact on each of our bodies unique make-up. I sincerely hope you find some things that help your son. <br /><br />Your triangle is so right. Healthy food is expensive but then pharmaceuticals are ridiculously costly as well. <br /> <br /> Cperzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09062444081488414888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592239604136907392.post-87034660519422750942014-01-08T08:45:16.314-05:002014-01-08T08:45:16.314-05:00When stumped I usually google miracle cures.
Try t...When stumped I usually google miracle cures.<br />Try this one, ingid@bioethika.com <br />Never give up working on the mind, it can heal anything.<br />My prayers for recovery.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11313342736816089013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592239604136907392.post-66116174479625274392014-01-08T07:53:58.297-05:002014-01-08T07:53:58.297-05:00I have no experience to share with you, but you ha...I have no experience to share with you, but you have my sympathy and best wishes for your teenager. It's very hard to watch one of your kids suffer. The Geezershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12132213545989946724noreply@blogger.com