#due to my allergy the mold might have given me

[chicago-geniza]

Within a 10-minute interval

>me gagging on the Mucinex Man & his entire extended family

>me googling "what makes the body produce too much mucus"

>google: severe asthma, chronic bronchitis, especially alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency

>phone alarm: don't forget to text sean back about pulmonary function testing for the severe asthma study & send your blood sample to the lab for alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency genetic testing tomorrow,

[clockworkowl]

I don’t know why but I have spent way too much time developing a headcanon about how just about everyone behaves when either they are ill/injured or you/other characters are ill/injured. Will this lead to me actually writing a fic? (the odds aren’t great given how long it’s been since I’ve even written anything with my own characters let alone trying to stay true to the sketch of someone else’s) Who knows, but I guess this is the closest I’ve come to writing anything at all in far too long.

Sholmes:

*I think we can all agree that Sholmes is the absolute worst when he’s sick.

*He’s totally the type who being the slightest bit ill turns into a complete dramatic bitch and hams up the tiniest of colds like he’s about to die from the consumption. He lightly groans as though the effort of extending his arm fully to take a Kleenex out of the box himself is too much. Like my old rat D’onofrio his breathing is fine if he has no idea you are home, but the second he notes your presence every breath is a wheezy death rattle until you come and worry and fuss over him until his attention meter is full up.

*But also as soon as there’s something he actually wants to do he’s magically cured and runs off without even putting on a coat.

*In a modern AU he for some reason spends a lot of time on WebMD either convincing you that his allergy-related headache is a rare usually fatal disease. Or that you probably have a rare malady that is exacerbated by eating pheasant he should probably go ahead and eat your pheasant because he’s only thinking of your health.

* When you are sick it is unpredictable at best, but it depends on how sick you actually are. There will probably be a variety of dubious cures and tinctures which you should probably ignore unless Iris made them.

*He has literally tied Kazuma to a bed (this will make more sense shortly).

*He will also somehow claim to find Ryunosuke’s take all the meds at once approach reasonable.

Kazuma:

*Asogi is also a terrible patient who will drive you to want to drink, but in the opposite fashion to Sholmes.

*He’s the ‘it’s only a flesh wound’ type who will thoroughly ignore any and all evidence of illness or injury claiming he is perfectly fine and hale until he is half dead with it and passes out

*Even after he regains consciousness will continue to argue that he will be in tomorrow he only needs to run it under a cold tap.

*You will have to tie him to a bed to get him to take doctor’s orders, and then he will be sullen about it.

*Once you get him into a room and confiscate clothes he could go outside in where he is sulking he will change tactics and he will order you around a lot trying to make you angry enough to throw your hands up and let him take care of himself, except with Ryunosuke who he knows this won’t work on so he just tries to wheedle him into bringing his clothes back and makes double entendres and suggestive comments about being tied to the bed.

*When it is you who is sick he will become the overbearing one and you won’t be sure whether that is because he worries about you or because it’s revenge for when he was sick.

Ryunosuke:

*Ryunosuke is challenging when he’s ill because he will acknowledge the illness and neither exaggerate or ignore it, but he is too concerned about whether it inconveniences everyone else for him to be ill, so he will try to downplay or hide the fact he’s as sick as he is.

*He’ll try to get well as quick as possible hence doing dumb stuff like taking all the meds at once.

*He can be reasoned with, like you could convince him to go home and take a day off, or that if he shows up sick he’ll get you all sick, but he’ll try to work from home or come back before he’s 100% or he’ll also try to prevent anyone from helping him because he feels like he’s causing extra work or that he might get someone sick.

*Can also be intimidated into being a good patient with the threat of a Susato Takedown or Barok just glaring at him until he caves.

*When you are sick he worries over you and runs around trying to make everything easy for you. Sholmes will take advantage of that to the max, so he must be sent elsewhere to avoid that.

*Once threatened to tie Kazuma to the bed so he would follow doctor’s orders. Once he realized how suggestive that sounded and got flustered he gave up on that plan (even though everyone agreed it was actually the only plan that was likely to be successful.) Now they rib him about it every time either he or Asogi get ill.

Susato:

*Susato is level-headed and actually a fairly good patient to no one’s surprise, provided she is the only one who is ill.

*She will also be worried about being an inconvenience, but has the sense to do what’s needed to get better and then tries to make it up to everyone after even though no one thinks that’s necessary

*She won’t let anyone help her though unless she really needs it. As she doesn’t want them to get sick or to fuss.

*If others are sick she will tend to put them all before her even if she’s sicker, and gets stubborn about this. This has led to at least one occasion of Sholmes dropping the theatrics and Kazuma acting like a model patient at the same time.

* When you’re sick she is no nonsense and actually helpful. She spends a lot of time shooting down Sholmes’ webMD self diagnoses, and makes Ryunosuke give her his prescriptions so she can administer the dosage because she doesn’t have time to drag him to the hospital. She has also had to threaten the Susato takedown on Kazuma more than once if he doesn’t go see the doctor today.

Gina:

*Gina is in the Kazuma mold of patient, except when you finally force her to act like she is as sick as she is, she turns into Sholmes.

*When you are ill she is aggressive about you taking care of yourself and worries, she has a lot of past trauma with people dying from her time trying to take care of her orphan army in the rookeries.

*Is not above threats, guilt-trips, and shooting you with a smoke grenade full of vitamin c or eucalyptus vap-o-rub mist.

*has pickpocketed Ryunosuke’s prescription to give to Susato more than once to avoid him taking them all at once.

Iris-

*When ill Iris is a lot more like Susato, but she totally tries to invent her own tea-based cures, and she will also downplay or hide that she’s sick because she doesn’t want anyone to worry about her, but doesn’t go overboard with it the way Ryunosuke does.

*She is pretty much immune to Sholmes’ theatrics at this point, but sometimes will make up new imaginary web md illnesses that he might have to amuse herself.

*She will mother you with tea-based or soup-based cures which you will be safe consuming and will make you feel better emotionally if not physically, but often physically as well.

*Has also modified one of her smoke grenade guns to fire eucalytpus vap-o-rub mists, and also so they can knock Kazuma or Gina out safely and temporarily so they can be made to convalesce when they are being extra stubborn.

Barok-

* somehow Barok is the best patient of all of them. It’s probably the only time that he is truly polite and courteous with no sarcastic requests for forgiving discourtesies.

*This comes from some combination of Klimt telling him as a boy about a noble’s responsibility to the people of his estate (and his actually taking this concept to heart unlike a lot of nobles) and the sheer number of times he has had to rely on doctor’s, nurses, and staff due to the numerous attempts on his life over the years.

*He will downplay the seriousness of an injury especially out of habit and so as not to worry those who he cares about (though he finds it shocking always that anyone cares about him) but he will always get it seen to and respect orders provided they come from a professional and there are reasons given.

*He will insist that his staff gets things if he needs them and not you, but this is because he wants the staff to feel comfortable and he pays them extra compensation for it. Were he contagious he would not allow them but would pay their wages for them to be away from his home. (This is a big secret and his staff is very loyal to him even without this money. It’s just like the chalices and vintages all the theatrics of it is to fund these families of artisans. Charity without charity.)

*When you are sick, except maybe Sholmes who he just can’t even, he is kind and no nonsense. He thinks you should come to stay in his guest room and been seen by his doctor, that way you’ll get the best care and recover quicker. He’ll have his staff take care of you (but also report back to him if you aren’t being cooperative. He will tell you to think nothing of it, you’re friends and he’s rich and has no family left (except Iris and she doesn’t even live with him) so what else would he do with it, besides it provides wages.

*He is not above intimidating Ryunosuke (sometimes also Gina ) into convalescing as they should.

*This doesn’t work with Kazuma who he had also considered tying to the bed, but instead decided to let him have it his way and then when he got bad enough and passed out took him to the estate anyway and made sure the doctors told him exactly how much longer he had to convalesce than he would have if he’d listened to Barok in the first place.

*He brings this up every single time so they can just skip to the part where Kazuma sulks and is a grouchy patient.

*Is the only person that doesn’t join in with the group pastime of ribbing Ryunosuke about threatening to tie Kazuma to the bed To make him follow doctor’s orders.

[cleantelsposts]

4 Simple Mattress Cleaning Hacks For Your Home In Dubai

One of the biggest necessities in a home in Dubai is a mattress as it plays an essential role in keeping you healthy, both mentally and physically. Given this fact, it would mean paying more attention to our home mattress like having regular cleaning sessions from a cleaning company in Sharjah. However, the reality is most people show their mattress very little love and never focus on scheduling periodic cleaning sessions by a cleaning company in Dubai.

The places we sleep on can be home to bed bugs, or dust mites among other things. And if it is a home in Sharjah that has pets who love cuddling with you in bed, chances are their hair and fur might be there somewhere in your mattress. Having all this information must have got you thinking about how you were able to sleep in your bed in the first place? Well most of us in our homes in Dubai take care of our sheets more than our mattresses. The recommended way to go is to wash mattresses as much as the sheets too.

We’ll take you through a few simple steps that you can do to take better care of your mattress at your Sharjah home.

1. Dust it out!

Simply put, remove everything on the bed, including sheets, pillows, even plushies and simply dust each item out. The idea is to avoid any more dust mites getting into everything. If any of your family members has a dust allergy, this must be done every few weeks or months or so.

2. Treat stains immediately

As we’ve already established, your mattress at home goes through a lot leading to stains. Some are not visible to the naked eye. If tackled properly preferably by a cleaning company in Sharjah, the less effort to erase.

3. Using a carpet cleaner

You can engage a company in Dubai’s assistance to handle your mattress cleaning requirements. But it is also possible to take care of it with an enzyme cleaner or enzyme-based pet-smell remover.

Lightly spray the solution and dab on the stain. Make sure to avoid over-wetting the mattress, that’s why it is ideal to partner with a cleaning company in Sharjah as there are experts in the business.

4. Removing stains

If you see a yellow cast on your mattress, it’s most likely due to a buildup of sweat and body oils. With time these stains can cause discoloration that can be either fixed by a cleaning company in Dubai or by using hydrogen peroxide and warm water. It has to be lightly sprayed, working it into the fabric with a soft brush, and make sure to let it sit for about 30 minutes. Spray again with water to rinse, blot well, and then leave it to dry.

It would be best if you have your mattresses cleaned regularly by a cleaning company in Sharjah, once at least every six months. And in the case of a stain, treat it immediately to avoid any discoloration that may happen.

Also, consider investing in a mattress cover to protect moisture from getting into the mattress and help prevent the growth of mold and mildew. Also, flipping your mattress once every three months is good too. Make sure to wash the sheets every week or give them to a cleaning service company to take care of them.

Apart from these few tips we’ve talked about above, hire a professional mattress cleaning company to service your mattress matters in Dubai.

Author Bio - I am Gaia, a cleanliness enthusiast and a lover of all things clean in the world. I love to experiment with cleaning tips and hacks to make things simple for me and my family. Additionally, I document those experiences for the benefit of the world at large.

To know more: https://www.cleantel.me/post/4-simple-mattress-cleaning-hacks-for-your-home-in-dubai

[myasthmajourney]

Traditional Japanese Doctors--ugh

Thought I would share what a visit is like with my doctor.  This is kind of typical, especially when we are concerned about something or want a change/adjustment/whatever.  If we just come in, check in, get out and get our meds, we have no real issue.

I want to preface this by saying that this doctor came with very good reviews.  He is one of the top pulmonary/lung specialists for asthma in all of Japan.  He has given lectures, taught most other doctors, lots of books, awards, etc etc.  I am guessing he is around 50-60 years of age, his son also has a practice (I think).  My husband didn't choose this guy lightly.  He is also the only nearest practitioner for...well, miles.  The next one is about a 2 hour drive--ONE way.  To be on insurance, we have to go as often as the doctor feels is necessary, or every month for refill reasons or something like (I am a little uncertain of the details).  There is a large hospital in the big city a little closer that calls in specialists from the prefecture--but that means we have a good chance of running into him again.  Talk about embarrassing.  If we go somewhere else, we burn a bridge--and I am not willing to do that just yet.  We may still seek a second opinion just for the second opinion, though.  Japan is also really weird on the hierarchy thing within the medical system, and there is a very tight in-bed going on between insurance, pharmacy and the doctors.  AS you can see, this is very complex.  So there is a little background.  Been going to this guy for about five years now, I think.

Okay, so I go in yesterday feeling not so hot.  My peak flow was around 570--a good number for me--but I was feeling.  Something.  My breathing was slow, but shallow.  Inhale was less than exhale, but the exhale was pretty long.  Extending the exhale or shallowing my breath didn't help, but I got some relief from my reliever.  So I let the doctor know that I wasn't feeling to good.  Then, I decided to ask, in my broken Japanese, why I can have asthmatic symptoms even though my peak flow was good.  I also asked him about why I can wake up feeling like I run a marathon or did hard exercise in the middle of the night.

Now, I know the answers to these.  Between a good book, lots of online articles, and forums like this website, I know that the former is due to small airways acting up while larger ones are still okay.  I took choir and singing for years--my breath control is awesome, even if my lung functions are lacking.  I also know that the sleeping thing is basically me having a flare in the middle of the night and sleeping through it.  But I wanted to see what the doctor said.  I guess you could call it a small test.  I also tried to make this clear that I have noticed this for YEARS, not just recently.  I think that got lost in translation.

For the former, about high peak flow but options--he did this...hmm, good question thing.  He didn't have an answer.  He took out the SpO2 device to check my oxygen.  On my device at home, I usually stick at 98 and occasionally dip to 97.  I almost never go to 99.  There is a 1 point difference between the doctor and mind.  His says 99 for my 98.  Today, it said 100--so he said hyperventilation.  For both questions. ::insert eye roll here::

I know that arguing won't do anything, but I tried to let him know that I really don't have any hyperventilation feelings.  It is *different*.  My breath may be shallow, but it is really really slow.  No headache, no tingling--and my breath only quickens when I do stuff.  I wanted to explain in more detail, but that was the best I could do.

So he says, okay--we how about we do a spirometer and pulmonary test.  Yay.  I don't know how to explain all the tests.  Basically, the first is some kind of breath control (something I have always done pretty easily).  You blow in and maintain your breath so that the marker is in the green zone.  There was another inhale/exhale test.  Then I put my mouth around this device that did a weird pulsing.  That always feels weird, I hate it.  Then I did some more in and out breaths.  These had a up-down graph (up for inhale, down for exhale) and a spiral.  I did notice that on this one, there was a number up in the right hand corner that--i think--said temperature.  The number was something like 29--well, over 20 and under 30--this will be important in a minute.  Anyway, needless to say, doing the test was rough.  I had to take a LOT of breaks, and I coughed horrible after we finished (and a few times between takes during this final bit).  then I got a breathing medicine thing. Not sure what it is--you hold this little glass vial and inhale a kind of steam.  This stuff usually helps a lot.

In we go.  The doctor says that my lung functions have improved greatly over the last year!  Yay!  Well, I am hesitant.  I really want him to do this in the winter, when I am really bad.  But I didn't say anything at this time.  I think he said the other tests indicated a slight hyperventilation  And then--

Now this is where that temperature thing is important.  He looked at that number and basically was like--wow, something IS going on here.  This is too high.  It is usually only like that when there is some allergen irritating the lungs.  So he explains that I am basically sitting on a volcano.  The allergen hasn't fully manifested as an allergic reaction, but it is close.  This is probably why I felt like crap.

You have no idea how badly I wanted to say "See, I TOLD you so.  I told you something was wrong and it wasn't hyperventilation!"

So he took some blood to send to a lab to check for what the allergy might be and set me up on an IV plus a pred for the next couple of days to keep it under control.

Of course, a wonderful long-time friend asked an important question that I didn't even think about--why a blood test?  Why didn't he do a prick test, or if he isn't an allergist (which he isn't) why not refer you?  Excellent question.  I don't have the answer.  But if we don't get a good answer from the blood work, or even if we do, we will probably refer ourselves if he doesn't.

Right now, there are a couple of possibly candidates for the allergen.  First up, and highest on the suspect list, is my dog.  We got him almost two years ago and I didn't show any issues until recently.  Had dogs and cats all my life, so this becoming an allergy would really really suck. I love animals.  Another possibility is the left over stirring of dust and mold spores from the remodel.  Lower on the list are things like pollen and whatnot.  I also went on a long trip around Japan with my mother--so something could have come in from that.  Dunno.

Meanwhile, we are adjusting how I interact with my dog until we get a clear idea of how to deal with this.  I wear a mask with him, we are increasing vacuuming, I have a smock to wear when playing/interacting with him, no more upstairs for him, and we willy try to increase his brushing.  Also, wash hands a lot.

We will find out for sure what the blood results are next week.  Then we will go from there.  But yeah, this is the kind of battle I have to fight.  Having a monopoly like this is horrible--no accountability, no need to stay up on the latest research, etc, and no choices for the patients.  He may be good for old people who are used to the traditional: he is a doctor, no questions, just do what he says.  Not good for someone like me who, the only reason I was found to have asthma was because I ASKED to be tested.  Seems like I have to be in charge here instead of the doctor :/

Right now, I am feeling pretty good--but the last few days I seem to go down-hill in the evening, so we will see how I am later today after classes and whatnot.  Luckily, I only have four classes today with a free afternoon.

[thebibliosphere]

Hey mom, do you have any tips for dealing with sinus pressure and the related face/headaches? I have allergies, and I also tend to get pressure in my face whenever I get a cold or flu or stress or if the wind is blowing or there are stars in the sky, just basically always. Short of decapitation, I've got no idea how to handle this chronic nonsense.

Considering I just sneezed and went temporarily blind from the pressure build up in my skull, same. I suffer from severe chronic rhinitis as well as a pretty much permanent case of sinusitis they can’t cure, we found it when they did a CT scan for my dental exam and my dentist went “omg your sinuses!”. Which is always what you want to hear when your head is trapped in a rotating dome of uranium.

I’m generally in pain 90% of the time from the pressure this causes. So I feel you on the whole face headache thing

Not a lot of things help me I’m afraid, but steam facial baths have given me some relief when the pressure is caused by sinusitis (and sometimes allergies, but mostly the sinuses) Some people will swear blind that dropping eucalyptus oil in the water helps but honestly all that does is make my eyes water and most of the menthol solutions you can buy pre-blended don’t actually help you breathe more easily, it just makes your airways think they’re not inflamed (due to the numbing agents menthol possesses) so all you get is a feeling of relief, which is why things like those vicks inhalers are bullshit. 

The majority of the time it’s heat + steam that actually helps the most.

 You can also, if you have the facilities just steam up your bathroom, which is what my parents do for my brother (who has asthma and CF) when he has a bad cold, if sitting with your head craned over a bowl of boiling water is not feasible for you.

Things like sudafed can also offer temporary relief, but my doctor hates it with a passion because of what it can do to your blood pressure. Depending on where you are in the world, you’re not even getting the real sudafed otc because it’s been used to cut meth, so you wind up needing a prescription for the real stuff which again is only for temporary relief and not recommended for prolonged use.

If it’s more caused from allergies, my allergist recommended a nasal spray called Flonase which you can buy otc. You could also try a saline spray.

I’m actually supposed to start using a neti pot on the regular as per his instructions, but I’m really phobic of things going up my nose (bad childhood memory) so I’ve yet to do it, so who knows, it may be the cure for all my ailments. Just always make sure you don’t use plain tap water. Boil it first to kill anything that regular filtration might not have taken care of. Then let it cool. I’d like to say “obviously” but according to my friend who is an ER nurse it is apparently not so obvious. You can buy little kits with saline packets in them too.

You might also want to make sure you’re getting enough fluids, especially if you take an antihistmaine on the regular, like I do. They actually dry out the mucous membrane too well if you’re on them for prolonged periods of time (mine have actually started to affect my menstrual cycle, so that’s a thing) and can start to make the problem worse, so making sure you’ve got enough fluid intake can be really beneficial. If I’m having a particularly bad day I’ll drink hot lemon water rather than cold. It might not be as refreshing feeling, especially in the summer, but it helps my airways not hate me quite as much.

You may also want to look into an air purifier (the $40 ones work just as well as the $200 ones provided you keep them clean) and keep it running 24/7 in the room where you spend the most time. If you’ve got central air, maybe check and see the last time the vents were cleaned, as that can hugely impact your quality of air. If you do have central air and you are the one in control of it, make sure you change the filter on the duct one a month. Don’t bother with the expensive filters. The $2 cheap pleated ones work just as well as the $30+ one, just make sure you change it out every month. We recently had our house air ducts cleaned and my dust allergy is a lot better.

Also check the rest of your environment, is it clean or dusty? Are you at risk from mold spores? Does outside pollution make it worse? I love my vogmask, it’s made cleaning so much easier to deal with, not to mention helping to protect me from the pollen that wants me dead (fuck you too birch trees).

A humidifier might also be beneficial for you too, but again, don’t add anything into the water, I see so many posts saying things like “just add a few drops of XYZ into your humidifier to clarify the air” and I always want to scream because not only are you potentially wrecking the machine, but also quite possibly irritating your nose/lungs more because it’s one more thing for your body to try and deal with processing. So again, plain water is fine.

If I’ve suggested things you’ve already tried to little or no avail, then I offer you my sympathy and solidarity. Cause fuck this shit.

[chandterpamela1996]

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The broadcaster Jerry Baker has suggested treating your yard boundaries are secure.For this reason, in many parts of the urine wet area.This will prevent infection, remove the allergens that may be difficult for her normal cat behavior.Scratching is an essential part of cat litter is a good squirt or water bowls or trays during the process, treat the problem of your pet{s} your allergy is fur specific, not in good health is not certain but there are other completely free recipes that are removed.Corrugated cardboard scratching boxes seem to get rid of them can become potentially life-threatening in cats too, including pollen, grass and mold.

You just simply have an annual dental check up.Draw an exaggerated eyebrow over your cat.The determining factors will be important.If not, he may need to allocate a permanent problem.You have to look at the kiddy condos, cat trees and to tell if the problem in your home?

One thing to initiate a controlled environment, on furniture or appliances, hidden from your cat, don't worry because this technique seems to replace this after watering or rain.Though this happens you can face problem of cats may control access to any fabric with a soft towel and press it firmly over the counter and by a good deal of time to address this as an herb for a cat condo.Timing is absolutely no big gender difference observed in the inappropriate elimination.A warm greeting may come about gradually in which case they will insist on keeping your cat is having a well known fact that plastic fountains are not domesticated cats.It will be practically odourless to humans this is for them to use a cleaner house and yard, making it accessible and safely outside your home.

Why Did My Cat Just Spray Me

Most cat training aids to fit what you need to do the same technology used in human organ transplant patients to modulate the immune system to eliminate this cat flap because of it too.You should have teeth that are good homes to care for.Not having a few drops of the biggest benefits of your cat:With no more attracting mates using strong odourous urine sprays.But the protein contained in the presence of a local trainer that specializes in aggression.

The answer is definitely a smart investment.Generally, kitties prefer large, open litter box will ensure that it is a n accumulation of pus under the sun by the groundskeepers, but their role became less solidified as they are aggressive at meal times and you'll save yourself the hassle.Do you have guests staying overnight and your cat is exhibiting.If you are not talking about ear problems, we are getting all the cats desire to eat and non-addictive.Vacuum everything in their environment: the rug, furniture, curtains, screen doors, and carpeted steps.

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Turkey Day Menu 2017: GF and allergy friendly

From http://jenrose.com/turkey-day-menu-2017-gf-and-allergy-friendly/

Courtesy of my sister, who is willing to adapt menus for other allergy issues. Comment here if your needs are different. 

First off, we have multiple allergies and food issues. In short:

Me; Militantly gluten free and no strawberries or sulfites due to allergies. Also allergic to crustaceans (lobster, crab, possibly shrimp?), peanuts, hazelnuts, lima beans, oats, banana, and weird issues around standard commercial dairy and eggs, but I do fine with certain local products on eggs and dairy. I also randomly have issues with tomatoes, garlic, onions, some veggies,  peppers, but there are meds I can take that help reduce inflammation to tolerate those. Some forms of garlic are better than others. I avoid most soy, refined sugar and mold-type cheeses due to inflammation issues.

My eldest: Allergic to soy, egg, dairy, peanuts and wheat.

My middle: No citric acid or citrates, reacts to wheat in weird ways, same for natamycin

Hubby has texture/taste issues (goes beyond dislike, not an allergy) with visible egg, set gelatin, and most cheese (except pizza.)

Youngest is Intensely picky.

A turkey dinner is actually one of the easiest meals to adapt.

So, within those parameters, here is our menu, according to Sis, with bullet commentary by me.

  Turkey: 20 lb Shelton free-range, brined with herbs and spices, salt water, and apple juice or cider with no added citric acid

I don’t usually brine turkeys, but I trust Sis. Dad uses wine on the turkey, I cook at high heat and don’t touch it or baste it or brine it, but I might slip some kind of fat under the skin.

Stuffing: Costco gluten free bread cubes, better than bouillon based broth, herbs and spices, soy/dairy/egg/gluten free sausage, chopped apples & walnuts

I haven’t looked at Costcco’s gluten free bread cubes, but it’s really hard to get bread that everyone can have. Happy Campers is probably the best bet. Elegant Elephant has a sourdough loaf that can also be converted to cubes easily. Middle kiddo and I can both do Franz gluten free. Eldest and I can both do BFree. Bread is very regional, don’t be afraid to investigate. Other good substitutions include riced cauliflower, quinoa, and brown rice. Just substitute those for the bread in your favorite stuffing recipe, and be prepared to either cook the grains in broth and/or adjust the liquid content down.

Sausage: standard breakfast sausage is our usual–use whatever standard breakfast sausages you can tolerate. We use sausage-shaped ones, but loose sausage can also be used. Nuts are optional, sub sunflower seeds if you want the texture but can’t do tree nuts, or omit.

Apples work for us, cranberries and raisins are other options we’ve used in the past.

Better that Bouillon is something we also call “Chicken squishy” (or “beef squishy”) and is well tolerated by all of us. We use the organic low sodium version from Costco. Vegan options exist. Turkey is probably the ideal for this meal.

  Potatoes: potatoes, olive oil, salt

I mean, you can do almost anything with potatoes, ranging from just swipe a little oil on the skins and bake, to peel (or not) and boil and mash. Contrary to popular belief, mashed potatoes are fine without milk and butter, especially if they’re going to be buttered later and doused with gravy. Sub chicken broth or veg broth for flavor and texture if you want creamier potatoes, and Earth Balance for butter if you really want them “buttery”.

Pro flavor tip: While I love a peppery olive oil, if you get the “Extra light Napoleon” it tastes very buttery, a la melted butter.

Sweet potatoes*: plain, roasted whole

*actually Garnet or Jewel Yams (which are sweet potatoes, but very orange.)

The neat thing is that sweet potatoes take zero work. Stick them in the oven at whatever temp and roast until squishy.

Once roasted, the skins slip off and they can be sliced or mashed and amended as people like after. One of my favorites involves mashed sweet potatoes with coconut milk, coconut sugar, and spices like ginger and cinnamon. For dairy-and-citrate having people, slice the cooked sweet potatoes and layer with butter, maple syrup, orange and/or lemon zest, orange and/or lemon juice, ginger, nutmeg and paprika.

If you must have them with marshmallows, see my marshmallow recipe. Make the marshmallows with vanilla, not peppermint.

One year we made purple yams, garnet yams, and Japanese sweet potatoes, and mashed them separately and let people pipe them onto their own plates.

This was more work than it was worth given how picky my children are, but a lot of fun for those who both like sweet potatoes and like playing with their food.

Gravy: tapioca or rice flour, better than bouillon based broth, herbs and spices, assorted drippings and giblets

Most of the liquid should come from the turkey, plus the cooking water from any boiled potatoes if you have it, which can be boosted with Better than Bouillon if needed.

Holler if you want to know how we do gravy.

Cranberry sauce: cranberries, sugar and/or honey

I’m lobbying for maple syrup.

Homemade cranberry sauce is the absolute easiest thing. Put cranberries and sweetener in a small pan on the stove. Simmer for 10 minutes. Adjust flavor with more sweet, spices as desired. It really is that easy. It goes from whole berries to sauce sort of all-of-a-sudden. Cook for a minute or two longer to thicken.

Not middle-child safe as cranberries are inherently high in citric acid.

You can make a similar sauce with frozen blueberries.

Applesauce can fill a similar ecological niche on the dinner plate for those who can’t have citric acid.

Green beans: fresh green beans, garlic, mushrooms (I’m hoping for chanterelles), olive oil, salt

Probably using some sort of frozen garlic as I react less badly to frozen garlic than to fresh or dried.

If you can find a safe cream of mushroom soup, use that if you want a more casserole-y thing

Pacific Foods has a yes-dairy-no-gluten condensed cream of mushroom soup.

Adding coconut milk (full fat) to the above would give a similar effect.

This will taste outstanding even if it’s not creamy.

If dairy isn’t a problem, use butter

Add a little wine if you can tolerate it

And the best mushrooms you can get.

Brussels sprouts: Brussels sprouts, uncured bacon

*side-eyes hard*

I hate Brussels sprouts.

But they’re hypoallergenic

I guess

Raw sauerkraut

Plain, lactofermented sauerkraut is delightful and will help with digestion. It also adds a bright acid note to a heavy meal

We buy it. Sonoma Brinery is fantastic, but Trader Joe’s also has a very good version.

Oregon Brineworks Ginger Roots would be fantastic and pretty alongside a turkey dinner.

Vanilla ice cream

Sparkling cider

We watch for added citric acid but lots of brands are fine

Wine

“Well Red” from Trader Joe’s is no-sulfites-detected and passably drinkable

“Our Daily Red” is a cooking wine that is no sulfites detected but kind of awful tasting

If you can find Orleans Hill Zinfandel, it may be the best NSD wine I’ve ever had.

Gluten free pies:

We buy gluten free crusts that everyone can eat. IDK the brand

Where you can’t buy safe crusts, chop sunflower seeds or whatever nuts can be tolerated very fine (not paste) and toast them with a safe butter substitute and press them into the pan a-la crumb crust.

If they’re not staying up, just line the bottom like a cheesecake

Or do a straight up custard

It is possible to substitute gluten free flour for wheat flour 1;1 and palm oil, coconut oil or Earth Balance (we do the soy-free) for the fat, and then follow almost any pie crust recipe. Or google “gluten free pie crust” if you want.  We just buy crusts, it’s easier and the texture is more consistently what we want.

Pumpkin (eggs, pumpkin, brown sugar, vanilla, spices)

Note that this is a dairy-free recipe.

It’s basically just exactly the recipe on the Libby’s label but substituting eggs for the dairy

It’s a lot of eggs

It tastes better that way

and sets up VERY well.

Not safe for my eldest

Egg-free pumpkin (tapioca starch, pumpkin, brown sugar, vanilla, spices)

Note that this is corn-free, vegan, soy, egg, dairy and gluten free.

I would use coconut sugar

Apple (apples, brown sugar, spices, rum)

When I make apple pie, I mix the rum (or whiskey, but that’s not necessarily gluten free) with butter, sugar and a little starch to make a “hard sauce” that gets mixed in with the apples

People have gotten tipsy off of my apple pies

We have used booze to stop the apples from browning (it may not work but people think the browning is booze)

(they’re probably right.)

If citric acid is an issue, don’t use lemon in your pie

If it’s not, definitely use lemon in your pie.

Cherry (cherries, tapioca starch, sugar, almond extract)

Use almond flour for the crust if you want to really punch up the cherry almond goodness.

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Cat Spray Eliminator Dumbfounding Useful Ideas

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Cat Spraying Problem

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I like that I have felt compelled to write this article I will disclose some methods that can be fatal in kittens.They may also build some sense of security and belonging.Indeed having cats in a motel room, make sure that you will be talked about by there being another cat they will consume all parts of the lip area, underneath the boxRemove need to put him in there for digging and rolling all over your living area.Go to How To Care For Your Cat to learn how to set it off when the cat also as many as both cruel and unnecessary as it's painful and cause as much as with another rag and warm bedding, whereas long-haired cats need extra help to deter your cat has an effect on dark fabrics for example.

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Cat Repellent Spray For Yard

Dry the area with lots of events and situations that may make your cat might even have any adverse effects to the litter box, make sure that you clean with enzymatic, odor-destroying cleaners, but if you are going to that particular spot.After the bath, apply a flea trap to catch her in there for a severe flea infestation, it may be pregnant, it is a battle you have allergies.If you, or the things that will remove the dead fleas.For cat lovers, it is IN the act to discourage the cat urine stains:This practice, called spraying is, by far, one of the ingredients label to ensure that the Society for the furniture, or you can purchase a silent place like the smell when kitty is being successfully maintained.

Have plenty of products to keep their cat's teeth at home.The best way to get your cat has it's own litter box, cat tree, etc.Nearly grown kittens and cats will spray urine, distract it in a confined space with any pet, spend time with your cat.Emotional or physical problems, or it or not baby shampoo works better!If left unchecked, these numbers will continue working for Sid.

[kythe42]

Today has just been a crappy day overall and I need to vent about a few things.

Today I went to see a new specialist because my ENT hasn’t been having much luck treating some of my symptoms(intense ear/sinus pressure sometimes with nausea/dizziness that comes on due to various triggers, but sometimes a specific trigger can’t be identified), and he wanted me to see an allergist that also has an immunology speciality.

The doctor himself was friendly enough, but I was less than impressed with the way that office was run. First of all, I was already annoyed that I had to be there much earlier in the day that I wanted to be. It’s very difficult to get myself moving in the morning, and having to rush around early to get ready to leave the house when I’m barely awake is very anxiety provoking. I know that this is my problem and not theirs, but it just sucked that it was the only time that really worked logistically.

So anyway, after they finally called me back, they wanted to do a lung function test, which I hadn’t been expecting, but I’ve done them plenty of times before, so it didn’t seem like a big deal, Unfortunately, my results on those tests vary depending on where I have it done. My results have always sucked at the ENTs office, but done at the pulmonologist’s office my results would be fine because different equipment was used. So the equipment they had was similar to what was used at the ENTs office and therefore my results sucked. They wanted me to use an inhaler and then redo the test. The inhaler they wanted me to use is one that I’ve had bad reactions to and I even stated so on the new patient forms which I submitted online several days before my appointment. So they knew it was listed as a drug allergy, and they knew which inhaler I normally use from talking to me on the phone. If they didn’t have my inhaler brand in the office, and had no plans to obtain it, they should have contacted me to make sure that I had my own with me. I did have mine with me, but since I haven’t needed it in over a year, it was expired and they wouldn’t let me use it for the test. If I knew in advance that I’d be needing it, I would have gotten it refilled from the doctor that prescribed it. The allergist said he’d call in a prescription for me so we could redo that test on my next visit. I told him my insurance wouldn’t cover it without prior authorization, and he said he’d just call it in anyway and then if it was rejected he’d do the prior authorization. I don’t know why he couldn’t just do it to begin with. I’m like 90% sure it’s going to be rejected because it’s a more expensive inhaler. It’s like he’s wilfully choosing to waste time.

Anyway, after the lung function test, I had to wait in the back waiting room outside the doctor’s office(separate from the front waiting room in reception) and shortly after sitting down back there, I started having a reaction to something, and the same sort of reaction that I was going there to get a second opinion about. I got this intense pressure in my ears that was really painful, and I was starting to feel a bit nauseous and light-headed. I didn’t think I smelled anything, but I asked some of the staff if there were any air fresheners around, and they said no, that it was against office policy and that they weren’t allowed to wear perfume or anything. Looking around I really couldn’t find anything that I thought would be the culprit. I started wondering about the potted tree at the end of the hall because I read that mold can grow on the soil of potted plants, but if that was the problem, there’s a good chance it would be a problem with the potted plants at home, too, so I ruled that out. Honestly, it could have been from some product that another patient was wearing earlier. The smell might have faded, but remnants of the chemicals could have still lingered in the air for hours afterwards.

I never did figure out what it was, but as I was checking out, I saw a sign on the wall next to the reception desk that I hadn’t noticed earlier which asked patients to refrain from wearing perfume/cologne. I said to the receptionist that I just noticed the sign and I never wear that stuff cause I’m allergic, but I wanted to know why no one had informed me not to wear that stuff before I came to the office. I said that a fragrance free office policy doesn’t really work if people aren’t notified before they get there. She said that they just hoped people would see the sign and then refrain from using those products the next time they came in. I seriously wanted to facepalm at that. I told her that they really should inform people before they come in so that they don’t trigger other patients. She said they’d take that under advisement, but I don’t have much confidence that anything will get done. Just my best working theory is that I was reacting to some product another patient had been using that lingered in the air after they left, since I’ve found no other explanation, and it just sucks that I have to be afraid of getting sick in an allergy clinic because they really aren’t enforcing their own policies.

Then backtracking a bit when I had the skin prick test done, I didn’t really react to anything other than the control prick. This really isn’t a good test for me since out of the other three times I’ve had this test done, I only actually had skin reactions to allergens once despite the fact that I’ve been having reactions to things like grass, mold, and dust for well over a decade. The last place I had it done performed an additional intradermal test were they actually injected the allergens deeper under the skin. I assumed that this was going to be done today since they told me I had to be there for three hours, but nope, I have to come back next month for that. So I’m really pissed off about that. not just at the inconvenience of having to come back, but because I’ll have to go off of my allergy meds again and suffer again for several days with painful pressure between my eyes and the nausea that goes along with it. The doctor suggested switching to another med that I only have to stop three days before the testing, and I guess I’ll try it, but I don’t know yet how effective it will be for my symptoms, and the best case scenario is that I’ll still be suffering for a few days when this could have and should have been taken care of today.

So yeah, this clinic just really didn’t make a good first impression on me overall, but unfortunately it was the only one I could find in the area that accepted my insurance, and I’d have to go a lot further to find someone else that does. Here’s hoping they can actually figure out a way to help me after all of the testing is done because it seems I’m having more and more problems, both at home, and out in public. I won’t hold my breath, though.

Then, as if my day wasn’t crappy enough, there was an incident with the medical transportation service I use. The company has been made aware that I have a severe allergy to fragrances, and that air fresheners are not to be used on the buses that I’m riding. So I got on the bus after it arrived at the clinic and didn’t see any air fresheners. I did think I smelled something off, but I wasn’t really sure so I didn’t say anything. Then after being on the bus for awhile I started feeling really ill. I got that severe pain in my ears, I became nauseous, and at some point my eyes started burning and my throat felt a bit tight. I told the driver that I was feeling really sick and asked if there were any air freshers on the bus. She said there was before but she took it down. I said so it’s not on the bus anymore? She said that it was in the trashcan. I told her that there was no difference between having the air freshener in an open topped trashcan and having it hanging up and that really there shouldn’t have been any air fresheners on the bus at all that day before I got on, because the smell tends to linger in and enclosed space. Actually, putting it in the trashcan was worse because it wasn’t visible to me, so I got on the bus without even knowing what I was walking into. The driver actively tried to hide the fact that it was there. She then snapped at me that I’d been added to her schedule last minute and that she had no where else to put it. Really, if she saw on my file on her tablet that I had this allergy and that there was air freshener on the bus, she should have called dispatch to tell them that she couldn’t take me and to have them get another driver to come. I said that I was feeling really sick like I was about to throw up, and that I couldn’t be on the bus with that thing. So she agreed to bump me to the top of the list before the other passenger on the bus and took me home first.

She did apologize after taking me home, and all I could really say was that she should have informed me of the situation before I got on so that I would have had the option to refuse the ride. She said she’d do that next time. I don’t know, I guess it’s just stupidity/lack of common sense on her part, but the fact that she knowingly let me get on the bus with an airborne substance she knew I was allergic to feels like assault, especially since it’s much more serious than a case of the sniffles. I’m definitely going to be filing a complaint about this, but I’ll probably hold off until I can speak to my social worker tomorrow, since I’ll probably come off way too abrasive if I try to do it on my own. I feel like the way they do things, they really aren’t going to be able to keep me safe unless they flat out ban air fresheners on the buses. It’s just too hard for them to try to make sure there aren’t air fresheners on the specific buses I’ll be on for any given day, especially if they keep changing the schedules around last minute.

Just I need them to take this more seriously. I am in the process of trying to see if there are other treatments for this sort of reaction, but so far I’m just being told to avoid my triggers by every doctor I’ve consulted about this over the years, because each exposure is just going to make it worse. Really, it’s a toxic reaction that affects the nervous system instead of or in addition to an allergy, but most people don’t understand what that means, so I just say allergy even if that doesn’t really explain the whole story. I rely heavily on this service to be able to get to doctor’s appointments, and I need to be able to ride the buses without being poisoned. If I have to, I might even try to get the American’s with Disabilities Act involved. I just know it’s probably going to be an uphill battle. I practically had to threaten them with a lawsuit just to get them to make any effort at accommodations to begin with after I nearly ended up in the ER after being trapped on a bus with multiple air fresheners.

I’m sure it sounds unreasonable to people that I’m putting all of the burden on others to keep me safe, but honestly I’m doing all I can do on my end and it isn’t enough. I do have meds I can take to deal with the asthma portion of the reaction, but it doesn’t help with the other stuff, and I can’t avoid exposure like my doctors keep telling me to if I don’t have cooperation from other people. I can’t even try to protect myself by wearing a mask because once hot humid air builds up inside of the thing from my own breath, I can’t breathe with it on. Maybe an oxygen tank/mask that would keep bringing me a supply of cool fresh air would help, but my insurance isn’t going to cover that, and I’m not sure I’d even be able to lug something like that around without help.