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I have inflammatory bowel disease, which is different from irritable bowel syndrome and the treatment is quite different. But something strange has happened during the past two months. I have been having severe constipation ! The ulcerative colitis that I have causes me to have diarrhea all of the t...

Can thyroid medication affect your mental health ? I know that thyroid medication is not a drug, but it is a hormone. I know that menopause involves hormones too, and that seems to affect a persons mental state. I am going through menopause and I am starting on a new thyroid medication. I was just w...

Bob: I know exactly what you are talking about. I recently was having a lot of anxiety and I was becoming frustrated, irritated, agitated and pissed off about everything. I got an additional anxiety medication from my doctor and now I feel that the anxiety is under control at this moment. But now I ...

I don't feel like I experience anger either. But lately I have been experiencing: frustration, irritation, agitation, and being "pissed off". I told my psychiatrist about it and I got a second anxiety pill that I take each day. It is a low dose, but I have to admit that it worked for me. When I am e...

When I saw the subject of this post the word "routine" caught my eye. Starting a new "routine" is one of the hardest things for us to do. Our old routine was not healthy. It was making us sick. Here are some things that may have been part of your or my old routine: Dwelling on past mistakes and fail...

Really, am I the ONLY one that hates going to the dentist ! I am terrified ! And recently my teeth have needed some more than normal dental work done on them. About an hour before an appointment I had last year I started to feel weird. I was participating in a support group before the appointment an...

Has anyone heard of the documentary that is coming out in theatres this week called "Fed Up". It does not start showing in my city until May 16th, 2014. I want to go see it next week. "Fed Up" is also a challenge. Katie Couric is one of the people responsible for the new documentary. The trailer for...

I would recommend that you see a Nutritionist. Your Primary Care Physician or one of your Specialist doctors should be able to recommend one. I see a Gastroenterologist each year and he recommended a Nutritionist to me. I have only seen the Nutritionist once so far, but she gave me some good informa...

I would first recommend that before anyone changes their diet or starts taking vitamins or "supplements" that they see their Primary Care Physician, Gynecologist, Nutritionist, or Psychiatrist. Some foods, supplements or vitamins may be unnecessary for your symptoms altogether. Some vitamins build u...

Recently I gave up coffee and I have not missed it. But my situation was a bit different than some of yours. I was ONLY drinking coffee in the morning time and I was ONLY drinking no more than 16 ounces. I always purchased the very strongest blend at my local grocery store. I DID use flavored creame...