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<blockquote data-quote="SJC" data-source="post: 544137" data-attributes="member: 108294"><p>I think it's great that LCHF is working so well for so many on this forum. I don't trust easily by nature having been let down a lot in the past by doctors/hospitals. I have lost my confidence in good solid advice in medical terms. I will give you just one tiny example:</p><p></p><p>I was told by an urology registrar when I had my kidney removed, that I wasn't to take any painkillers at all, only in absolute extreme circumstances. I asked about paracetamol and he said no not really. He said if you can manage without please do. About a year later I ended up in casualty with pain. The casualty consultant asked if I wanted some paracetamol. I said 'Well, I'm not really supposed to have it because of kidney disease'. He laughed and said, paracetamol is digested by the liver not the kidneys and promptly fetched me a couple. It's the same with Gaviscon for my acid. I have been told strictly by the hospital not to take it because of the sodium content. My GP? Take it, he says, just don't overdo it. </p><p></p><p>See? You get such conflicting advice from doctor to doctor. When this happens a lot to you, you start to lose confidence in their judgement, knowledge and ability.</p><p></p><p>When I first read about the LCHF diet on here I was alarmed but because I have spent many years being told to low fat everything. When I think about it even now, lard, butter, full fat this and that, was apparently causing heart attacks for many years gone by. We apparently live longer now, so that leads me to think that fatty meat etc was causing health problems. It could be of course that we are living longer with the advance of new medications, but it's just a thought I had.</p><p></p><p>If it aint broke don't fix it....I know. LCHF is working for so many people where BG is concerned, and I guess that's all that matters in the long run,</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SJC, post: 544137, member: 108294"] I think it's great that LCHF is working so well for so many on this forum. I don't trust easily by nature having been let down a lot in the past by doctors/hospitals. I have lost my confidence in good solid advice in medical terms. I will give you just one tiny example: I was told by an urology registrar when I had my kidney removed, that I wasn't to take any painkillers at all, only in absolute extreme circumstances. I asked about paracetamol and he said no not really. He said if you can manage without please do. About a year later I ended up in casualty with pain. The casualty consultant asked if I wanted some paracetamol. I said 'Well, I'm not really supposed to have it because of kidney disease'. He laughed and said, paracetamol is digested by the liver not the kidneys and promptly fetched me a couple. It's the same with Gaviscon for my acid. I have been told strictly by the hospital not to take it because of the sodium content. My GP? Take it, he says, just don't overdo it. See? You get such conflicting advice from doctor to doctor. When this happens a lot to you, you start to lose confidence in their judgement, knowledge and ability. When I first read about the LCHF diet on here I was alarmed but because I have spent many years being told to low fat everything. When I think about it even now, lard, butter, full fat this and that, was apparently causing heart attacks for many years gone by. We apparently live longer now, so that leads me to think that fatty meat etc was causing health problems. It could be of course that we are living longer with the advance of new medications, but it's just a thought I had. If it aint broke don't fix it....I know. LCHF is working for so many people where BG is concerned, and I guess that's all that matters in the long run, [/QUOTE]
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