In Fitness and in Health

[Snowy]

^Your quote is quite apt at the moment (hope you've not damaged anything person or property!)

[shego]

Anyone have any experience with NHS (or any other national HCPs) and IBS/gastro issues?

I went twice last year and they just did bloods to work out I'm not celiac? However, I've had a rough couple of weeks so have just rang to book an appointment. Clearly, I'm really nervous of the usual stuff (ulcers, various cancers, colitis) - is there any tests I can 'demand' or any reasons to give to refer me to some sort of gastro specialist? Just looking for thougths/opinions, in my experience and reading the NHS aren't very good at coping with gastro complaints.

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[jacoavlu]

the gold standard to detect cancer and ulcer disease in the esophagus, stomach, and colon would be an upper and lower endoscopy, biopsies can be performed at the same time, small bowel not so simple but probably a ct enterography or a pill cam study. these are all expensive tests

[shego]

Thanks Jaco - on the NHS they'll be free, however, I'm not sure whether 'demanding' treatment is the correct course of action!

[jacoavlu]

it is not. the system fails if that is the plan.

find a good doctor that you can trust, be honest, follow through, that's the best you can do

[shego]

So after a short discussion I have to provide 'samples' and more bloods. 

[derivative666]

And just like that down 70 lbs…

"Obstacles are stepping-stones That guide us to our goals"

[DougNg]

Whoa. Nice Jeff

[DougNg]

@derivative666:

Note to self, dropping a 16kg bell during Skogg ladders was not one of the wiser things I have done.

"Obstacles are stepping-stones That guide us to our goals"

I dropped a 60lb bell onto hardwood once…

[zhivago]

Awesome D,

down 13 over here…

[mclaincausey]

Congrats y'all!

Haven't made it to the gym in two weeks on account of work. Feel like shit!  Deadline comes and goes today, can't wait to get back in there.

[Chris]

@DougNg:

@derivative666:

Note to self, dropping a 16kg bell during Skogg ladders was not one of the wiser things I have done.

"Obstacles are stepping-stones That guide us to our goals"

I dropped a 60lb bell onto hardwood once…

I dropped a 20 in our bedroom the other day.  Luckily, Julie hasn't noticed the black tinged divot in the carpet yet…

That 60 must have done some serious damage to the floor.

[DougNg]

I covered it up

Surprisingly, it wasn't that awful

[xchen]

Surprised the 60 didn't go right through.

Hitting DDP yoga pretty hard a few times a week, gym the rest of the time and cycling 12 miles on yoga days.

[Finn666]

congrats buddy…the last few days (sitting in the car all day!) really wasn´t helping losing fit and/or staying in form an eating healthy...had some major problems today and all i had was tea and some breag (baguette) to get my stomache back into place...first time eating bread since 6weeks

[Snowy]

ah yeah head's up Finn, once you stop eating bread your stomach gets used to it and totally fcks itself if you magically start eating it again. Same deal on milk (different process, same fck out). I eat bread once in a blue moon and boy do I pay for it :|.

[mclaincausey]

Turns out the body doesn't like poison when it's not used to it

Though I never had problems with dairy even after periods where I stopped it.

[derivative666]

Beginning of January to this morning.

Started this journey February 10th. As of this morning I have dropped 76lbs and now weigh less than 250. Kinda of crazy what you can accomplish when you put your heart and soul into. MikeC thank you again!

"Obstacles are stepping-stones That guide us to our goals"

[Giles]

@derivative666:

Beginning of January to this morning.

Started this journey February 10th. As of this morning I have dropped 76lbs and now weigh less than 250. Kinda of crazy what you can accomplish when you put your heart and soul into. MikeC thank you again!

"Obstacles are stepping-stones That guide us to our goals"

HOLY FUCK

[Finn666]

god damn! the guy in the first pic…wouldn´t even think about that being you brother! so good to see you´re still focussed on everything...keep going and stay strong mate! much respect!...

@Snowy:

ah yeah head's up Finn, once you stop eating bread your stomach gets used to it and totally fcks itself if you magically start eating it again. Same deal on milk (different process, same fck out). I eat bread once in a blue moon and boy do I pay for it :|.

well i had bread because i had pretty serious stomach problems right after waking up (had the flu/shits and wasn´t able to keep anything in me for more than a few minutes!)…needed sth. to stuff my stomach with, so bread was the only thing i could think about that time! think it was because of having a strong cigar the evening before. not used to smoking one and i might took a too strong pull too many so that things kicked in in the morning
feeling way better now...was a weird feeling having bread after almost 6weeks! ^^