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12 years ago•13 Replies

Because of my frequent headaches and increasing food intolerances I thought I would check out a couple of other Health Unlocked sites....mmmmmm.....just to say I think this one was the best of the ones I did look at....friendly and funny and informative.

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jayb12 years ago

Are the headaches and food intolerances connected to your illness? X

12 years ago

And all us good looking fellas... What more do you ladies need lol

phillips1• in reply to12 years ago

You hit the nail right on the head there Jambo. We are obviously the attraction. Perhaps we could charge the BLF appearance money. lol

Bobby

phillips1• in reply tophillips112 years ago

Sorry knitter I forgot my manners. A very good afternoon to you.

Bobby xxx

chellshock12 years ago

I suffer from coeliac disease, so also joined that one, but bot the same as here.

12 years ago

The allergy website is dead, I wonder why they set it up!

This site is great

You said intolerance rather than allergy, what things can't you eat and what happens?

My diagnosis was multiple food allergy, but I do know exactly what but won't bother listing the whole lot here haha. There are groups of things that go together of course. My arm almost exploded from the skin tests LOL then the RAST tests put them into classes. It all matched my feeling of what and to what extent.

xxx

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I thought it was well known there was a correlation between headaches and food intolerances ....

Do you get any headache symptoms with your allergic reactions to food, koala?

Sandra x x x

12 years ago

Hi Knitter, I've got to agree with you, there are some dire sites under the healthunlocked banner. I had looked around before signing up to this one. This one is definitely lively and full of intelligent conversations - albeit off the wall at times

Sandra x x x

12 years ago

Hope your headaches aren't caused by too much time on the computer:

From NHS Choices, Eye safety page:

nhs.uk/Livewell/Eyehealth/P...

Using computers

Dr Blakeney says that computers are a common cause of problems in her patients. While they won’t cause lasting damage to the eyes, working for long periods of time on the computer can strain them or make the symptoms of existing eye conditions worse. Symptoms include eye discomfort, headaches, itchy eyes and difficulty in focusing.

Rest the eyes while working on the computer. Look regularly at more distant objects. For example, stare out of the window during your thinking time. Take frequent breaks from computer work. Visit the optometrist regularly for eye check-ups, and make sure they know you use computers often.

Adequate lighting

Ensure that you're working in well-lit conditions but without light reflecting off the computer screen as this can cause eye strain or headaches.

Hope you are feeling better soon.

scrobbitty12 years ago

Nice to hear, knitter, must be because we are a well-rounded sympathetic bunch, with slight kooky overtones sometimes xx

KingoftheCocktails12 years ago

That's us No 1

KOTC

12 years ago

What a lovely blog Knitter thanks I hope you get some relief from your headaches. What foods can you not tolerate my daughter has problems with Dairy foods

Julie x

knitter12 years ago

Chocolate and cheese are the worst culprits...now its wheat and maize flour too...I forget to check the labels before I eat something like cook-in sauces or even gravy...a real literal pain!

As my breathing has got worse so have the intolerances, don't know if its a side effect of my medications or just age.

Thanks for your help