The Chill Out Zone

[freddie]

Afternoon Phil how goes it.
Woke up really late this morning missed the breakfast shift
Been blue skies and sunny all day ,bit nippy but not bad.

[reworht]

Originally Posted by Gate Keeper

I think the coeliac disease is harder to manage out of all of those problems Rod. A raw deal. A few years ago, one of the medics here in Nairobi offered me surgery to repair my aneurysm and to repair the hiatus hernia at the same time (they tighten the lower sphincter of the oesophagus into the stomach and this prevents reflux). She said after all of that, I would be cured and would not need to take tablets anymore. It was tempting I have to say, that it is business getting your friend and family in Nairobi to donate the blood needed and to store it etc because of the risks of AIDS and HIV, but then decided to wait for the NHS to sort me out, as and when

We've had over 2 years of the coeliac problem Phil, and whilst we haven't totally cracked it, I think we are now quite knowledgeable. We still go astray at times, not helped by manufacturers' packaging - some specify that gluten is included, some say it is produced in a factory that handles gluten - and some say nowt and leave you to work it out yourself from the basic list of ingredients.
The acid reflux is a different kettle of fish (no pun intended) - there seems to be all sorts of varying opinion as to what you should and shouldn't eat; next stage now I feel is to talk to a dietician and see what they suggest - when daughter and I tried to come up with a list of "OK to eat" as against "DO NOT EAT!" - there was very little of any substance in the "OK to eat" list

[Gate Keeper]

Originally Posted by freddie

Afternoon Phil how goes it.
Woke up really late this morning missed the breakfast shift
Been blue skies and sunny all day ,bit nippy but not bad.

You treated yourself to a lay-in and why not. It is good for the soul to catch the sun and the blue. All is well here Freddie. It has been 28C today, the sun is just going down and am feeling chilled.

[Gate Keeper]

Originally Posted by reworht

We've had over 2 years of the coeliac problem Phil, and whilst we haven't totally cracked it, I think we are now quite knowledgeable. We still go astray at times, not helped by manufacturers' packaging - some specify that gluten is included, some say it is produced in a factory that handles gluten - and some say nowt and leave you to work it out yourself from the basic list of ingredients.
The acid reflux is a different kettle of fish (no pun intended) - there seems to be all sorts of varying opinion as to what you should and shouldn't eat; next stage now I feel is to talk to a dietician and see what they suggest - when daughter and I tried to come up with a list of "OK to eat" as against "DO NOT EAT!" - there was very little of any substance in the "OK to eat" list

Angela has my sympathies. You are both doing your best

[Georgies Dad]

Rod as you know mrs w44nty is a coeliac,she joined coeliac uk,you get a small pocket size booklet with all the food that can be eaten and its listed by supermarket ,shop etc.

The problem lies with home,everything she eats must be in a wheatfree zone so that her food is not contaminated by what I have,bread is the worse,she has her own bread which is supplied on prescription and I have normal bread so a crumb from mine must not find its way into her food.

Its so difficult regarding what she can have or not.

[windrush]

Originally Posted by reworht

Late arrival in the LCOZ for me today - SWMBO has had a recurrence of her medical problems and that has taken up most of the day up 'til now.

If anyone has a foolproof diet sheet which is suitable for someone who

• suffers from coeliac disease
• has a hiatus hernia
• suffers from acid reflux

..... I'd love to hear from you

Sorry to hear that the Mrs has been unwell Rod

[Georgies Dad]

Originally Posted by Gate Keeper

The way technology is going these days, it seems that the phones are made to include a camera lens of very good quality.

The iPhone was 7 years old yesterday and I saw on the beeb last night that 43% of Americans own one. The beeb added that the latest trend will be the smart phones which will have a .....Tricorder, Stun Gun / Tazer and spare battery built into its case. Illegal of course in the UK but does show how these phones are going in the future:

www.yellowjacketcase.com/iphone-4-4s-case

This wont apply to you Steve, as you need something without all of that

And all those years ago we used to laugh at the smash adverts,"i'll be home in a minute dear"she used to say on her camera tv phone.

Technology has been frightening over the last 30 years,it is and no pun intended,is "Out of this world",who visited and taught us such knowledge,to come this far in 30 years after all the time before us since evolution and nothing was there,I just wonder sometimes

"the truth is out there"

[windrush]

Originally Posted by freddie

Afternoon Phil how goes it.
Woke up really late this morning missed the breakfast shift
Been blue skies and sunny all day ,bit nippy but not bad.

Hi Freddie glad that you have made it I was getting a bit worried

[Gate Keeper]

Good afternoon Derek, I hope that Lilian and yourself are both well, that your check-up was clear.

Steve, I do wonder myself about 'the truth being out there' given the latest news from the expedition to Mars.

[Gate Keeper]

Hello Moxy, how are things going? Did the washer tank caps from the Rover 25 fit?