"What have you eaten" Parallel Chat

[jpscloud]

Have you had your DNA tested?

I have but I didn't use an option to see relatives - I don't think the one I used did that.

You have to be careful though with getting DNA checked -a man I know recently found that he wasn't related to his Dad at all!

Yikes! There are all sorts of things we're better off not knowing, for sure!

Rice with vinegar though - hadn't heard of that and might give it a go.

It is supposed to lower the GI of the food by slowing down gastric emptying - either used as a condiment or taken as some kind of dose - but if you take Lansoprazole, which reduces the amount of stomach acid produced to help with acid reflux it's probably best to be on the safe side and check with your GP (sorry, I know that's not easy). Google searches suggest not even using vinegar as a condiment if you take Lansoprazole

 

[Annb]

I take Esomeprazole - not sure why but I have been prescribed it for years. I did ask the consultant pharmacist about 3 years ago why I am taking it. He said he didn't know but try not taking it to see what happens. Serious pain where my gall bladder used to be is what happens. So I still take it.

 

[jpscloud]

I take Esomeprazole - not sure why but I have been prescribed it for years. I did ask the consultant pharmacist about 3 years ago why I am taking it. He said he didn't know but try not taking it to see what happens. Serious pain where my gall bladder used to be is what happens. So I still take it.

Yes that one is for acid reflux too x

 

[Annb]

Breakfast: some of the curry from yesterday with a fried egg on top. The last cracker and a couple of broken bits at the bottom of the packet with some butter. Tea.

2nd meal will be lamb chops with some ginger and lemon butter and a little salad.

Yes that one is for acid reflux too x

I never used to suffer from acid reflux but I have done recently - usually when I am asleep in the chair and I wake up choking and have to struggle to control my breathing. Not pleasant but it seems to be a new development - perhaps connected to the rest of gastro-intestinal problems. I have a feeling that I was prescribed the Esomeprazole donkey's years ago when I had had my gall bladder removed, so somewhere there may have been the reason for me taking it. Not sure that the reason is still valid, but there's no information about it in my file, apparently.