Experiences with

Low carbohydrate diet

Hi all, I hope everyone is staying safe. I am looking for some advice regarding next steps with an underactive thyroid (previous post below which I received great feedback on). I have seen no improvement in symptoms since the end of March (last blood results). I have continued on the same dosage of thyroxine

Hi all Cab you help me out please? My brother is absolutely convinced that something I'm eating, if not the cause of the PMR, is certainly making it worse. I'm happy he is interested but I'm slightly less convinced than him. I barely drink alcohol as that causes more pain. I eat in a low carb way as

Hello I know shielding is not really a thing at the moment but I was wondering if anyone knows what the criteria is to be considered CEV (Clinically Extremely Vulnerable) because of asthma? My asthma has deteriorated quite significantly over the last few months. I've not had to be hospitalised because

Last year I suffered from symptoms that lead me to suspect late onset asthma. On several occasions I woke in the night with difficulty breathing. I was suffering from frequent coughing fits and on two terrifying occasions found my self gasping for breath after a short walk. Phone conversations with

Hello new members and regular contributors. Welcome to the daily diary, where you can post your meal and exercise plans for Tuesday. The aims of the Daily Diary are to record plans in order to firm them up and make it more likely they are adhered to. The magic of this site comes from sharing ideas

Talking to a friend who’s been prescribed low dose naltrexone for inflammation caused by hypothyroidism/ hashimotos anyone on here taken it …..

I don't really understand why when it is really hot, that my copd. Is much more worse. Also not being an easily panicked person. I need my peak flow metre to tell me I am at 10 on the scale as opposed btobetween 250 and 400., A quick burst or two salbutamol and then some Foster I am alright for a bit

I’ve been told to try a gluten-free diet but most gluten free foods have rice flour in them which I can’t have either. What should I do?

Any good recipes for people that are limited to little exercise. I do hydrotherapy and do around 2500 steps a day 5000 on a good day.?

Hello lovely people, I hope my cry for help is on the right forum. I've been having bad chest tightness and breathlessness for about 4 months now and it's progressive... Been calling my GP and going to a&e many times with chest x-ray, blood work, ECG results that were fine. No spirometer test as gp said

Been out for mos of the day and got back home about midnight..lucky for me a pre prepared a meal for when I got home Definitely not a low carb snack but a very delicious something before going to bed for the night. Brown rice boiled in garlic, ginger, cinnamon sticks, cardamom pods, star aniseed.

Hi Recived my blood results today from my sample taken on 24th May. I followed guidance - stopped Levothyroxine 24 hrs, B complex 8 days, exercised, drank only water and sample taken 08.15hrs. My current medication and supplements. Diagnosed with Pernicious Anaemia in June 2020 - supplements added

Hi there..I'm about to get a Diep flap in a few weeks..and am a bit worried about it..because I do a very physical and demanding job and am a single parent..I'm worried will I get my stomach muscles back after surgery..they doctor never really give you a straight answer..its delayed surgery as I had

Ok so a bit of background, this was in February 2021 that i had tests done - I have had persistent bloating every time i eat and drink since July 2020 . I ignored it because lots of my friends said it was normal and they had it too. I have gone between being constipated one day and having diarrhoea the

Hi everyone, just wanted to say thank you I find this forum so helpful and reassuring that there are so many of us experience the same problems, not that makes it ok but knowing others have the same symptoms and issues helps me get through the days. I wonder if I can…. ask does anyone else have this

I have Hashimoto according to my endocrinologist with slightly elevated antibodies (although GP is not convinced). I Have now TSH around 2 on 75mg levothyroxine. I am doing IVF and had multiple miscarriage which could have been related to TSH above 5 at the time (2 years ago, before starting levothyroxine

I believe I have gluten-sensitivity ataxia, but none of my three doctors (naturopath, general practitioner, kidney specialist) have heard of it, so am continuing a gluten-free diet. I had a test for gluten sensitivity a few years ago, which was negative; my naturopath told me the test showed I didn't

https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2021/jan/04/why-do-some-people-find-it-harder-than-others-to-lose-weight Might be useful to explain to loved ones what you are doing.

Hi all, I suppose this is a general question about long-term asthma recovery, as this is uncharted territory for me. Or if it's even asthma-related. In May 2020, I had several asthma attacks, which heavily restricted my mobility for the remainder of the year. I used to go to the gym twice a week, play

Happy New Year everyone. My daily task is to read the latest posts, and I learn so much from them, this forum is invaluable to me. And I thank you all for that. You may recall I have no faith in my rheumatologist, who thinks because my bloods are normal, that I shouldn't have symptoms return after