As a recovering anorexic I eat what I fancy. If that's junk then it's what has kept me alive. From age 3 my Mum fed me chocolate buttons or those buttons with 100s/1000s on
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. Chocolate is good for us!
May I give your GP a
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(oh I do love these .........
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Which probiotics have been suggested, his thinking may be to line the digestive system? Did he suggest why? I use milk of magnesia liquid occaiosnally as well as 'omeprazlol' as reflux can become problematic as muscles become lax
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Chicken curry - not hot - is soothing. As is chicken soup: a Jewish recipe to heal all ills. Apparently. MayB look it up on the internet, there are certain 'properties' in chicken that can help. However, again, when nauseous
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When I think of what my Grand parents ate: lots of stooge, bread with dripping, meat and 3 veg with gravy; suet puds. They worked it off, unlike our sedentary life style where those types of foods may sit on the waist line
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. Lots of spuds. Fresh fruits and veg as everyone had a garden in the countryside, which was taken to towns weekly. Seasonal too.
Have you thought of trying baby food which may be less 'smelly'. Or protein shakes a few times a week? It's about getting anything inside you to line the gut, so if you wake in the early hours hungry: then eat ;-).