Just to add the GI issues some kids have most likely would have shown themselves by now, so unless he has some unexplained issues I woukdn't worry about those either. Autism may explain some of his being picky about food. Some kids experience sensory issues with both taste and texture.
{{HUGS}} I'm ok without avocado as long as I get some nuts or olives(even in oil form)I didn't have avocado in my breakfast this morning like I usually do. I usually put it on toast during the week or in my eggs on weekends.
Now I'm paying.Salad with avocado for dinner tonight. Didn't realize how much my body has come to depend on it since I started eating it every day back in June.
Well, he definitely has some GI issues. That's how we got him to the Psychologist the first time...he had stomach aches in his sleep and would groan and cry and curl up and the doctor couldn't find anything wrong with him. He's always had some issues with that. And definitely sensory, too. He'll only wear sweatpants because other pants make him itch, he doesn't like it if his clothes get even a drop of water on them, and food....so many issues with food I can't even list them all. We're learning more and more as we go.
It's supposed to be very good for you. But what do you eat for breakfast that you put avocado in? I just eat yogurt with oats and sometimes blueberries, but I'm trying to think of breakfast foods with avocados and I'm coming up blank.I didn't have avocado in my breakfast this morning like I usually do. I usually put it on toast during the week or in my eggs on weekends.
Now I'm paying.
{{HUGS}} has he been tested tor allergies and intolerances? My ds was tested because his teacher suggested it and is covered by our insurance. He came up clean but our doc suggested the same tests for my tummy troubles and I flunked for both gluten and milk and a few other things as did my younger ds who is "normal"
Some people like it on toast ME
Some low carb people cut them in half and bake an egg inside each half
The doc suggested a possible Dairy sensitivity, so we cut out milk (the only dairy he ever got because he doesn't like cheese or yogurt, etc ) for a while and it didn't help, so we put it back in. We have also given him this cake stuff that has a lot of fiber in it and that seems to help a bit. We tried to give him some stuff you put in your drink...supposedly odorless and tasteless, but he could taste the difference and won't drink it. But we haven't actually had any allergy tests done...just kind of kept an eye on what he eats and it doesn't seem to be food related that we can make out a pattern. I think it's mostly that he's so picky...he doesn't get enough fiber or water in his system. And he has high stress with the bullying...his stomach aches are always worse at night. Doc told us to make sure he gets fiber and fluids, and avoid stress.
I usually do whole wheat toast with avocado on top, usually seasoned with some salt and pepper. On weekend, I make an ommlette with avocado. But yesterday I thought, "Oh, it's the weekend, a Pop Tart for breakfast will suffice." Oh, how wrong I was.
Just cutting out milk may not have solved the issue it finds it way into so many unexpected things. It took a bit of time but I read every label of every item going into my shopping cart. Good luckThe doc suggested a possible Dairy sensitivity, so we cut out milk (the only dairy he ever got because he doesn't like cheese or yogurt, etc ) for a while and it didn't help, so we put it back in. We have also given him this cake stuff that has a lot of fiber in it and that seems to help a bit. We tried to give him some stuff you put in your drink...supposedly odorless and tasteless, but he could taste the difference and won't drink it. But we haven't actually had any allergy tests done...just kind of kept an eye on what he eats and it doesn't seem to be food related that we can make out a pattern. I think it's mostly that he's so picky...he doesn't get enough fiber or water in his system. And he has high stress with the bullying...his stomach aches are always worse at night. Doc told us to make sure he gets fiber and fluids, and avoid stress.
I was so upset. I felt surely that it had gone down a lot because I have so much more energy than I used to have. He started talking EKG and stuff like that and I got really nervous. I suggested maybe a higher dose or something. I cannot increase exercise or cut down on any more sodium than what I have been doing. Ugh!! So he has prescribed a 3-1 pill that I am currently waiting for the text that it is ready. I really want something to start working! 
How's your BP when you take it at home? Do you have a touch of white coat syndrome and yes please relax your dd is right everybody reacts differently to meds. Prayers and pixie dust xoxoGood afternoon and I need to rant a bit. Sorry in advance.
This morning I had another trip to the dtr to check my bp. It has been 4 weeks since I started the low dose combo pill, which was upgraded to the next higher dosage after 1 week due to not helping any. Well, today it wasn't down any more again!
I called my DH after I got out of the dtr and he is as concerned as I am. My saving grace was talking a little while ago to my DD. She called and told me not to get so upset--that each person reacts differently with meds. She said that maybe this new one would work, but my body has to accept it. Or we keep trying until one does work. She really is my calm in stressful times! My DH is calmer than I am too, but sometimes he doesn't help as much as she does.
Anyways, thanks for listening. It really does help to type all this out. I am a worrier too which doesn't help much. And getting older is really starting to suck. (And you can cut out that word if you want, but I am still going to say it.)
Are you sure it's not white coat syndrome? If you are feeling better at home, but then you get to the doctor and you are worried about what the results will be, that could make your BP skyrocket just from the anxiety.Good afternoon and I need to rant a bit. Sorry in advance.
This morning I had another trip to the dtr to check my bp. It has been 4 weeks since I started the low dose combo pill, which was upgraded to the next higher dosage after 1 week due to not helping any. Well, today it wasn't down any more again!
I called my DH after I got out of the dtr and he is as concerned as I am. My saving grace was talking a little while ago to my DD. She called and told me not to get so upset--that each person reacts differently with meds. She said that maybe this new one would work, but my body has to accept it. Or we keep trying until one does work. She really is my calm in stressful times! My DH is calmer than I am too, but sometimes he doesn't help as much as she does.
Anyways, thanks for listening. It really does help to type all this out. I am a worrier too which doesn't help much. And getting older is really starting to suck. (And you can cut out that word if you want, but I am still going to say it.)
Great minds think alike!
Good afternoon and I need to rant a bit. Sorry in advance.
This morning I had another trip to the dtr to check my bp. It has been 4 weeks since I started the low dose combo pill, which was upgraded to the next higher dosage after 1 week due to not helping any. Well, today it wasn't down any more again!
I called my DH after I got out of the dtr and he is as concerned as I am. My saving grace was talking a little while ago to my DD. She called and told me not to get so upset--that each person reacts differently with meds. She said that maybe this new one would work, but my body has to accept it. Or we keep trying until one does work. She really is my calm in stressful times! My DH is calmer than I am too, but sometimes he doesn't help as much as she does.
Anyways, thanks for listening. It really does help to type all this out. I am a worrier too which doesn't help much. And getting older is really starting to suck. (And you can cut out that word if you want, but I am still going to say it.)
at least nights are over for him
I'm just making bowls today, the only cooking I'm doing is quinoa in the rice cooker and beans in the pressure cooker seeing we're tearing the house apart
Um....correct me if I'm wrong, but...Thanksgiving IS still almost a month away, correct? I can't keep my house clean for 5 minutes much less 5 weeks. Why so early?Good morning yoga and seasonal cleaning today and my dh is home to help
Thanks Figgy! Yes it is lower-not normal but better than at the dtr's office. Yeah she is right a whole lot of the time.