Posts by westcoastmummy

Not read all the replies (kids are rioting around me, so typing with speed), but have you investigated possibility of eosiniphilic eosophigitis? It's symptom-free sometimes, more common that you'd (or your MD) might think, and leading...

My 17mth-old son is anaphylactic to beef and possibly dairy. Will he ever grow out of these allergies? The allergist, who is otherwise excellent, is coy about answering this but I feel I need to know! Also, I'm pretty good about...

I've been on medical leave with PPD/A since last August and have just returned this week. I am sooooo tired. It's awful! I feel like it's 3am all the time. And I'm making lots of silly mistakes. I wonder if it's just a transition back to...

Quote: Originally Posted by sabgau is there something deficient which is making me act this way or is it hormones? Do you think you might have an "irritable depression"? I ask because I suffer from...

Thanks for your reply. Yes, you're right, I need advice really from someone who can see my limitations and not just read about them! I have had treatment for over a year from physios, TCM, and more, and have had mixed advice about yoga...

I've some serious SI joint problems since the birth of second son 16 mnths ago. Pelvis is rotated and a-symmetrical. Hips inflexible (and always were!). Have trouble even sitting cross-legged since baby #2! Someone mentioned yoga might...

I mostly binge on sweet carbs, like cake and cookies, and I think it might be related to missing my mum (we're close and thousands of miles away, and she used to comfort me with food as a child, and reward me that way too). Does this...

Thank you all, these are so helpful as well as surprising. I'll try to let the guilt go and not to worry as much, That's certainly freeing. It's a seasonal thing for me too. It helps so much to know that others are going through it....

Has anyone any tips for stopping binge eating? I'm being treated for PPD/A. I know I eat firstly as comfort, and (when I don't stop) then as a sort of antidepressant. But I'm fed up of feeling ill and uncomfortable and unhealthy. I...

My almost-1-year old is allergic to a growing number of foods (mainly dairy, eggs, wheat,, but probably also sesame, celery, blueberries, chocolate), is breastfed, and (according to our doctors) "malnourished". He was until...