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Further to that I also found mention on http://www.zhion.com/herb/Bitter_Melon_benefits.htmln of 'Rare, unusual side effects may include atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response' - but no numbers listed or if it was the same case.

I also looked into them before buying them and hadn't seen anything to worry about. Unfortunately I cannot find anything other than the Bitter Melon that could have caused it and have certainly never suffered with it before. I also have the tea at home so perhaps in a week or so I might try...

Just a small word of warning! I bought these pills, Swanson Superior Herbs Momordica Bitter Melon 200mg, 120 Capsules, and started taking them with great anticipation. I did not seem to have any side effects but after about 9 days of taking 1 pill with meals in the morning and the evening I...

Hope everything is going well!

Oh dear AloeSvea - I know what it is like - both to fall off the wagon and to give in to the chocolate cravings!! If my son hadn't liberated a box of malteasers from me on Sunday most of them would have been demolished. It also quite hard to get your head around not eating but I must be a bit...

I was induced at 16 days late and no sweep with my first child. We stayed in just 3 days. My son was also induced a week before his due date as he was large but he obviously decided the time wasn't right and the induction / labour process lasted 4 days and he was then a C section. We stayed in...

I have been low carbing for 3 years now but over time I have been pigging out more than i should - portion control being a major problem - mainly on good stuff, salami and cheese, but the result has been that I have gained some weight. I decided to try a version of the warrior diet three weeks...

I am trying intermittent fasting. I started with 5:2 but it didn't really suit me so now I am fasting all day and only eating once in the early evening. I have been doing it for 10 days now and have lost 7lbs. Surprisingly I have not had any issues with hunger, feeling faint or getting the...

So sorry for you. I know what it is like as I have been through it three times at 12 weeks. Sometimes things just aren't meant to be and there is nothing we can do to change it. Luckily, it doesn't mean it will happen again and I have two lovely children to prove the point. Good luck in the future.

-Is it emotionally draining? I find it so as I am constantly thinking about it... what to eat, what to drink etc... and the guilt when you eat something you know you shouldn't. -Do you get tired quickly? Not physically. I walk my dog for 2 hours a day, work full time and have children. Mentally...

I'm very glad this is working for you spirits and that you are taking control. On a cautionary note all I will say is that after just 8 weeks (if you started in December 2014 as your post says) it is very hard to say how you will feel in a few months time and whether you will be able to keep up...

I eat LCHF but my family do not (as there is no reason for them to do so) but I don't really cook anything special just for me, I just leave out some of the food they have. For instance last night we had salmon steaks wrapped in streaky bacon and grilled with mashed potatoes and oven roasted veg...

Hi Sheltielife, If you have a blood blister under a nail it needs to be pierced with a needle or other sharp implement but the obvious problem is that it has to be strong enough to pass through the nail. Usually a doctor or chiropodist will do this for you as it is not something that I would...

I agree with Bluetit - I am not on insulin but am on Metformin but could not dream of eating that amount of carbs. On a really bad day I might treat myself to a small slice of toast or half a scone (with butter only) but certainly not that amount in one day. Perhaps it is different with insulin?

I have two Maine Coon cats (toffee and wotsit), one West Highland Terrier puppy called Mollie, an African pygmy hedgehog called Truffle (she kindly lent me her name) and a large corn snake called Rocky.