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Good question - one of those "chicken or the egg" questions. Like sunflower, I'm still sorting through everything. My anxiety triggers GI issues, but then my GI rumbling feels like anxiety. I've used the program to help stop the cycle. When I first had problems, I lost about 40 pounds. I kept a food...

For me it has to do with fear of failure. If I don't start I can't fail. It's what I've been working on the most in counseling. Yup, I'm a perfectionist. I've started a new mantra "Good is good enough".

Just milk or all dairy? Are you sensitive to wheat?

Sorry for the delayed response. For the blood test, they will draw several tubes of blood and then in a lab see how your blood responds to certain substances, like foods. They measure a substance called IgE, which is responsible for allergic responses.

I understand, belinda!
johnsonnelly- they can do a blood test.

Oh no, it doesn't seem silly at all. I am living it. I'd have body symptoms associated with food and quit eating them. I STILL am having body symptoms with certain foods, but am getting better at recognizing that alot of it is anxiety- I use the skills from the program to help. I did have allergy te...

Yup, the news was disasterous for me. I didn't watch anything for a while - even the sitcoms would have messages that I wasn't able to digest. I still have to be careful about what I watch because I really don't tolerate violence or shows where there is a lot of arguing.

Any allergy issues with Mangosteen?

I'd maintain a healthy skepticism about "miracle" products. I have never heard of it and plan to do some research on line and on PubMed (it is a government database of research articles) before using it.

Just wanted to say I can relate - except I haven't been told I have to go to the hospital. I lost about 15-20 pounds since March and have undergone a battery of diagnostic tests. They did find a benign tumor on my liver and some possible food allergies, but nothing specific or worrisome. I am still ...