Pooping in the morning

[Gabes-Apg]

Tex,
No Chex cereal in Aus....

Freedom foods have some gf/DF/SF cereals in Coles but I much prefer veges with eggs.

[tex]

Well, that's certainly healthier anyway, provided that eggs are not a problem.

I don't eat it, because I consider brown rice to contain an unnecessarily high amount of fiber (for an MC recovery diet), but now I'm curious if Kellogg's Gluten-Free Rice Krispies are available there. I'm guessing they're not.

Hash browns or potato cakes are another carb option for breakfast, for anyone who is not sensitive to potatoes.

Tex

[Gabes-Apg]

I will do an excursion down the cereal isle next time I am in the supermarket and have a look

In Aus, in the supermarkets, (mindful that our supermarkets are more like wholefoods) all the GF / multiple intolerance type products are all in a separate section 'Naturya' so there are quite a few isles I never visit!
there are 3 or 4 reliable GF brands with cereals. with the strict aussie labelling laws about GF, i wonder if Kellogs didnt bother to try and release gf versions here.....

one very popular aussie breakfast cereal 'whet-bix' (not by kellogs) have released a GF version in the last 12 months.

[fatbuster205]

While discussing my auto-immune issues with a rheumatologist, he mentioned that the Irish seem to be unduly prone to AI disorders. Do you know if Celiac, MC, Sjogrens etc are more prevalent in Ireland? There is an area on the Dingle peninsula in Eire that has a higher than normal percentage of people with celiac disease. My mothers family comes from that area and from Kings County.

Sheila W

According to Tex the Irish have one of the highest incidences of Celiac!

[Lilja]

Sweden, Finland, Ireland and Italy have the highest incidences of Celiac.
Why Norway isn't in there, is weird. Either we have no good statistics, or we eat a lot of fish. Ho ho :-)

Lilia

[tex]

Actually, this dubious "honor" has been transferred between various societies over the years as medical researchers play "catch up" while pretending to understand the disease. Currently the title seems to be held by developing societies near to the fertile crescent of North Africa where wheat cultivation originated (no surprise there). Positive antiendomysial antibody results were found in 5.6 % of 989 Saharawi children. This is approximately 7 to 8 times the rate reported in most European countries. (Check reference number 20 in the article at the link below):

The highest prevalence rate of celiac disease worldwide has been reported in North Africa.20

Celiac Disease

So I stand corrected as medical science slowly marches on. They've only been aware of this disease for approximately 2,000 years, so we shouldn't be surprised that researchers are still trying to nail down the basic statistics of the disease.

Tex

[Sheila]

We need some gazillionaire to be diagnosed with Celiac or MC. There would be sudden interest and an influx of money into research.

Sheila W

[fatbuster205]

Anne,

If I recall correctly, you have a history of too many BMs daily for some time now. If I were in that situation I would try Imodium. Imodium will reduce the urgency, and the number of trips to the loo. Our body gets used to patterns after a while, and unless we do something to break the pattern, it may continue indefinitely. You can use Imodium to "retrain" your bowels, and hopefully eventually cut the number of trips to the bathroom to 1 or 2 in the morning. After a while, your enteric nervous system will be "reprogrammed" and you should be able to wean off the Imodium and maintain a normal pattern without it.

Just don't overdo it, because Imodium can cause constipation if we take too much.

Tex

You are brilliant, Tex! Followed your advice and (so far) am down to 1 or 2 Normans a day! Very happy with that result!! Many thanks!
Anne

[tex]

Hi Anne,

Great!

I hope your success continues.

Thanks for the update,
Tex