Hello. It's been a very long time. Been dealing with Real Life coming at me and Mrs. Andrew at beyond light speed.
As to the title, there's this food additive called Carrageenan. Made from red seaweed. Which is a vegan replacement for good old animal-based gelatin. That's used as an emulsifying agent and a thickener. That's found in lots and lots of stuff. Including the gluten-free version of Ensure, called Gluteeno.
And has been known, since 1968, to cause irritable bowel syndrome and increased risks of colon cancer.
Coincidentally, we have been dealing with Not-Me having, well, IBS for five friggin years, requiring lots of Imodium daily.
Docs, lots of docs, all confused.
We figured it out. Finally. Recovery in order.
I have been dealing with a poop-storm, literally.
Life slowly returning to normal.
Yay.
Sometimes this modern world sucks donkey testicles.
And other things have happened, like the continued fallout of the next-door apartment having a leaking water heater for years and tenant didn't do anything about it. We found about it when said apartment leaks leaked into our apartment. Horror story ensued.
Yay.
Did I say sometimes this modern world sucks equine testes?
Will try to write better longer with pictures for juvat.
But vegan foods are not harmful!
ReplyDeleteHow to die from food-borne diseases or symptoms: Eat Vegan.
DeleteMy overly processed foods and meats full of antibiotics have yet to hurt me. But people who die from salmonella or parasites have mostly been eating 'raw foods' and vegan foods.
Nope. Cook it, cook it to death. Yay.
Well, gravity wins every time. Leaky stuff flows downhill- as in water heaters or poop.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on figuring out a solution to the persistent problem. May the lifestyle improvement be joyfully celebrated.
I never did trust any of the stuff that is not traditional cave man or midwest farmer approved. I definitely won't now!
JB
As bonky as RFK Jr. seems to be, he does have some valid points about the over-abundance of chemicals and vaccines in our lives.
Deletevery interesting article in Wikipedia (which should not be confused with the Bible) on Alpha-gal syndrome (...a type of acquired allergy characterized by a delayed onset of symptoms (3–8 hours) after ingesting mammalian meat.), an interesting read for those with some med background, as well as the entire Wiki article on carrageenan.
ReplyDeleteThank G-d they found the cause and that your're feeling better; were it me, I don't think I'd miss my lower intestinal exam prob every 3 years at this point - as much as I love the prep
They, the Medical Community, didn't find jack diddly. They also didn't comment on Mrs. Andrew's intake of 24-30 Imodium over each day, during the last 5 months.
DeleteIt took us starting from scratch and looking up each individual listed ingredient in everything we buy. So no more cheap ice cream or sherbert, no meal replacement drinks, no commercial eggnog during the holiday season, no commercial puddings or custards or jellos.
So I have the machine (a very nice Ninja blender) to make eggnogs and other thick drinks. I now have successfully made vanilla pudding from scratch, which takes about 20 minutes longer than the 'needs cooking' puddings. And fortunately BlueBell sells carrageenen-free sherberts and ice creams.
Prayers Up, Beans.
ReplyDeleteThanks. I have noticed that whenever stuff starts happening, it seems to come in waves. We're in a dry spell right now, hopefully it stays that way.
DeleteMy wife had ulcerative colitis. Eventually, lost a lot of her small intestine,had an illiostomy. I met, became a patient of a doctor who used IV treatment for heavy metals. I was too weak to stand up long enough to pee when I found her. Long story short, when she found out about my wife's medical history she said that drinking AloeVera juice and getting away from fast foods that whole ordeal could have been avoided. I figure that doctor saved my life. I was one Sick MoFo when we met. I never Regained my full strength, but I went from Stuck in a chair to able to work ten hours a day and have fun again.
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