Saturday night? Girlfriend, that was 3 nights ago! What happened? What did you eat?
I'm trying everything possible to reduce the cholesterol. Frankly, hubby and I are flabberghasted, because we both thought we ate very healthfully, and we both row together, so we get plenty of exercise. However, sometimes diet and exercise just aren't enough. My daddy died of artheriosclerosis, so in my case it could be genetic. Nevertheless, I'm doing everything possible to bring the cholesterol down.
Heather suggested cutting out chicken, and my doc agreed with her. White chicken should be okay, but there's a lot of fat in dark meat, and it's animal fat, the worst kind for cholesterol. Turkey -- white meat only -- is okay. But the best thing of all is salmon and tuna. I'm also taking large doses of flax seed oil.
Anything else that is IBS-safe but not cholesterol-safe, you ask? Well, fat is a BIG no-no; I have to reduce fat as much as I possibly can, even more than the 25% limit we have. Other than that, frankly, the IBS-diet is perfect for reducing cholesterol. In fact, when I mentioned my IBS diet to my nutritionist, she said, "that's exactly the diet I was going to put you on!" She went on, "WHY do you have high cholesterol?!"
I have 2-1/2 more months to get this cholesterol down, then it's back to the doc for another blood test. If my cholesterol is still high, he'll put me on meds.
I am MUCH better than Friday-Sunday, thanks for asking. However, my tummy is still very tender, and when I bend over it hurts a lot. It frustrates me, because I know if I had taken the Donnatal when the attack first hit, I could have shaken it overnight. I refused to take the stuff because it's so dangerous, and as a result I'm still suffering. Go figure, eh?
What's happening with you? Why are you not better?
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