#gerd got Hands

[i-was-once-a--tortoise]

for those wondering at my quiet.... i have been Suffering..... acid refux :(

[queertransetc]

- ED trigger warning -

Being skinny ruined my life. If you’re thin and think to yourself, “why don’t fat people just lose weight?” Please read this

I was the “ideal fat” in the sense that I did everything skinny people wanted me to do. I tried every diet in the book. I exercised regularly. I worked with doctors and dietitians to figure out the best way to lose weight. But nothing worked. I did everything “right” to lose weight, and my weight stayed the same

But the thin people in my life kept telling me that I wouldn’t be happy, attractive, healthy, etc. until I lost weight. So, heartbroken, I came to the conclusion that anorexia was the only option left. It felt safer than bariatric surgery, and was obviously much more affordable

I became the perfect anorexic. 700 cal a day or less, except once a week I allowed myself 1400 cal. For reference, my body required at least 2800 to maintain weight, and at least 1800 to keep my organs and stuff fully functioning. Still, 700 a day, I persisted because everyone in my life told me weight loss was all that mattered. If dieting didn’t work, anorexia had to

And it did. My weight dropped all the way down to 110 pounds. I was skinny - underweight, even - in all sense of the word. The people in my life saw it as a miracle. The ultimate success story. My mother, my “friends,” my doctors, they all congratulated me on my accomplishment

When I confessed my eating disorder to my doctor, he told me, “that’s not the best way to go about it, but I’m glad you lost the weight.” My mother took pictures of me and sent them to relatives to brag

Okay, great. I was skinny. I did what I set out to do. But there were severe consequences

The most obvious was my joint pain doubled, maybe even tripled, to the point that I couldn’t leave the house without a wheelchair

I also developed several health complications, including fatty liver disease and extremely painful GERD. I had to see a handful of specialists and get an endoscopy because of severe stomach pain

My partner, who was the only person who saw my weight loss for what it was (a horrible thing that only happened because of an eating disorder), convinced me to enter a recovery program

For nearly a year, I relearned how to feed myself. I ate everything I was told to eat, nothing more and nothing less. My diet was 100% in the hands of somebody else

And I gained back every pound I has lost. All of the work to become thin went right out the window. It was proven to me that thinness and health were incompatible with my body. If I wanted to be thin, I had to forgo my physical and mental well-being. And vise-versa

Prior to the anorexia, I never once struggled with binge eating. I was naturally an intuitive eater, and I did a good job of having a well rounded diet. After the anorexia, after recovery, I developed a binge eating disorder. I had spent so long starving myself, that my brain and body got stuck in survival mode, desperate to consume any and all calories out of fear that I might starve again. To this day I struggle with binge eating

I did everything thin people wanted of me. I dieted. I exercised. And when all else failed, I starved myself. Now I have liver disease, stomach issues, and BED. Not to mention the loads of mental issues that accumulated as a result of my weight loss journey. During the throes of my anorexia, I had to be hospitalized for suicidal ideation

When you tell fat people to “just lose weight” you are suggesting they give themselves illnesses for which treatments are not always effective. You are asking fat people to destroy their stomachs and livers. When a fat person loses so much weight that they become skinny, they are likely giving up so much of their health in efforts to be treated like a human being

If you’re thin, do your part. Treat fat people like people before we tear our bodies apart

[becausegoodheroesdeservekidneys]

favourite or most interesting wenglish quirks non-welsh people might not know about?

I have no idea what people would be likely to know about or not, so I'm just going to list a bunch, I think.

Inversion! I.e the thing Yoda does! Welsh allows a degree of syntactic fluidity for emphasis, and Wenglish carries this over. "Look at Boris Johnson. An absolute clown, that man is." "I saw EEAAO on the weekend! Magical, it was, just brilliant." This one sometimes can sound almost... wrong, actually, when used by an actual Welsh speaker. A totally normal sentence I have heard my husband say is "So cute, the cat!" instead of "The cat is so cute!" He once looked at a Pomeranian and said to me "So small, the dog!"

Doubling up on the verb to be! Similar to 'innit', but... more. "I'm going to give him a piece of my mind, I am." "He's all tired out, he is." She's been on the go all day, she has." Sometimes this becomes inversion if the speaker drops the first part. So, that last one might be "Been on the go all day, she has."

Double dipping with adjectives! Specifically, adjectives that mean the same thing. English, being a Frankenstinian mash up of eight others, has a much bigger vocabulary than Welsh, and Welsh speakers in the 1700s being forced to assimilate were fascinated by it. So "There he goes, driving around in his big huge car" - a totally normal and not redundant description in Wenglish.

Double dipping with nouns! Same reason. "Whose coat is that jacket?" "Whose shoes are those boots?"

The negative question! I love this one. When asking a shopkeeper, you might say "Have you got any milk?" Not in Wenglish! In Wenglish you say "You haven't got any milk, have you?" (Grammatically, the correct answer to that is probably "Why, don't you want any?", but in reality the answer is "Yes we do" and that's linguistically correct.) Something something Welsh people expect to be disappointed something something.

Expanded words! 'Where' is usually 'where to'. "Where to am I going?" "Where to am I taking the kids?" "Where to have you put Mam Gu's medicine?" Sometimes it can be 'where by', "Where by does she live in Cardiff?"

'Do' gets added in before verbs in some parts of the south east. This comes from a method of Welsh verb shortening, actually. 'Cerddais i' means 'I walked' - 'nes i gerdded' means the same thing, but literally is 'I did walk'. And that's how they roll in Abertillery! "Whenever I go to town I do buy a cake." "Gareth do play rugby on the weekend". (For clarity's sake, that last one would otherwise be 'Gareth plays rugby on the weekend.')

'Look' and 'see' as verbal tags! Used at the end of a sentence for emphasis. "He's done fucked it up, look." "It's easier not to bother, see."

And a whole bunch of Welsh loanwords that get sprinkled in. Plus some English ones that we liked and used indiscriminately; the biggest and best example of that is 'tidy', which is the most overworked word in all of Wenglish. How much did you sell your car for? A tidy amount. Did she hand in the wallet she found? Yeah, she's tidy. How was your blind date? Tidy, yeah, might go for a second with him. Did you enjoy your meal? It was tidy, yeah.

Welsh ones:

Dwt (n) or dwti (adj). Very tiny. "He's a dwt of a boy." "Look at the kittens! I love the little dwti one."

Cwtch, my beloved. Best word. Closest English analogue is 'hug', which we also use, but a cwtch has connotations of being a little fluffy animal tucked cozy and safe into a comfy little space all happy and warm. Can be a noun (a cwtch), a verb (cwtch him up all nice) or an adjective (I love this room, it's cwtchy). There is safety, security and comfort to a cwtch. Lesser used, but it also applies to a method of wrapping your baby into your arm with a shawl (traditional Welsh childcare method: baby stays warm, your arm doesn't get tired, and you keep one hand free), and the small cupboard under the stairs.

Bach - small. Used as a term of endearment. "How are you, bach?" Generally used by someone older to someone younger.

Byt/byti - mate. Possibly where the American English 'buddy' comes from. Used like bach, but between peers rather than older to younger.

Titles. Especially for grandparents! We're still recovering from the lost generation of the seventies and eighties, so it's not uncommon for people to have Welsh speaking grandparents who didn't pass on the language but use the titles. Mam-gu and Tad-cu in the south (abbreviated to Gu and Cu), Nain and Taid in the north. But also Mam instead of Mum.

That's all I can think of offhand, anyway! There will definitely be more.

[seris-circle]

My Humps

Drew Starkey x femreader

Summary: on his way back from a meeting, Drew finds y/n having a little party.

Warnings: swearing, pregnancy, fluff

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“Whatcha gon' do with all that junk. All that junk inside that trunk?” Is the first thing Drew hears as he opens the front door. He continued to follow the music to the source, leading him to the kitchen where he found you singing along and dancing. He began recording while trying to keep his laughter hidden behind a tight-knit smile.

“My hump, my hump, my hump, my hump, my hump My hump, my hump, my hump, my lovely li-” you’re cut off when you turn around and realize that Drew is standing there. You cue the alexa to shut off and turn your attention to your fiance.

“Hey babe, didn’t know you were standing there,” you said, sounding a bit out of breath. It wasn’t a surprise since you were now 7 months pregnant. You walked up to him, stepping on your toes to reach for a kiss.

“Oh, don’t let me stop you. I liked the little concert.” He said after you pulled away.

“Yeah, just got a burst of energy and decided to clean.” You smiled. “The music just got me going I guess and distracted me from the task at hand” you continued pointing at the still full sink of dishes. You attempted to walk back to the sink but drew trapped you by wrapping his arms around your waist from behind.

“You didn’t have to clean, I would’ve done it when I got back” drew responded, nestling his chin on your shoulder and rubbing the bump. He said that because he promised the night before to take care of it because you’ve been feeling sick almost this whole trimester but also because he may feel slightly guilty too. Drew would be leaving for Italy to film for his new movie in a couple days, leaving you alone and pregnant for the next two months. You’ve been ordered for bed rest due to difficulty during the final trimester so far, so going to another country was out of the question. He didn’t know how he was going to do it; being in a different country away from his fiancé, the woman carrying his child, long enough that she could go into labor while he was away. But they have talked it through a dozen times to relieve the stress of the two. You weren't due until the middle of July and drew would be finished by 4th of July, the following week if anything. Your mom is already coming to LA in June, so you won’t be alone and drew already made sure with the directors to leave on the first plane out of Italy at any word of you having contractions, real or not.

“No, I wanted to.” You replied. “I know you said you would last night but this win today felt so refreshing after all the losses the last couple of weeks. I feel alive” you continued, throwing her arms up in the air. Drew released you and you turned to face him.

“You say that now but in a couple hours when little bug here kicks the shit out of you after you just ate another jar of pickles, you are going to be regretting it.” Drew responded , poking your bump. He was right though. Your craving the whole pregnancy has been dill pickles and it has gotten serious, to the point where you’re spending $30 a week on jars. Once you start eating, you can’t stop. Topping a whole jar off in one sitting. Though they were good, the heartburn was crazy. You would feel it rise and the gerd pillow still couldn’t help. It wasn’t until the baby would kick you during this experience that you would get out of bed to chug water. Complaining to drew about how much you are suffering from your own doings would just make him laugh and you get all clingy.

You send him a glare after that remark, “you know what? I think I will stop and let you clean this up just for making that comment.” You said with a cockiness in your tone. He was right which irritated you slightly so you just gave up at this point. “You finish the dishes and make dinner while I burn this energy in another way” you said turning the music back on.

‘Humps’ continued to play and you got back to dancing and singing along. You rubbed your bump to the beat of the part where it was “My hump, my hump, my hump, my hump My hump, my hump, my hump, my hump, my hump, my hump My lovely lady lumps (lump) My lovely lady lumps my lovely lady lumps (lumps)” You danced in circles around drew, making funny faces to over exaggerate the lyrics. Feeling him up and down as he sat still laughing. As the music kept playing, you got him to join in and you two were dancing in the kitchen. The dishes never got done and you had just ordered takeout instead of drew preparing dinner. You savored moments like this because you knew it would last for a couple of months.

[orionsstory]

Wip Wednesday :)

here's a wip of the Vandergerd college au !!! my beloved baby who im still slowly working on bc college is a bitch

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Vivian tsked, "You should've just taken theatre history like the rest of us."

"Don't patronize me!" She turned to look at Vivian, who was searching on her phone. "What're you looking for anyways? You've been on your phone since I got back from classes."

Vivian turned bright red. "Is it a girl?!" Fierce gasped, bolting upwards and scaring Apple. "Did you meet someone?"

Vivian stuttered, "W-well, I met someone in my biology lab today...it's not like that! I just think they're cool, and I'm wondering if they have an Instagram or something..."

Fierce smirked, "You're not fooling me. Have you found them?" Viv shook her head no, "Well give it here! I'm a master at this kind of thing." Vivian reluctantly handed her phone over to Fierce, watching over her shoulder. "What's their name?"

"Irma. Irma Gerd."

[thepoptartsavior]

An alternative ending to the idea I posted earlier:

She cautiously got up and kept her eyes on the wolf, it was watching her too. But something about it was unnatural. Its eyes. Not brown, or amber like most wild wolves but they were green. The last time she saw a copper wolf with green eyes..memories she had locked away flooded forward. “..Gabriel?” she dared to ask the wolf. It stopped growling and tilted its head, as if it recognized the name. “Is.. is that you?”

In the blink of an eye, the wolf transformed into a man, he threw an arm around her. “Gracie! Aren’t you a sight for sore eyes?”

Gabriel was different. His jade green eyes now had hints of amber, his ears slightly pointer, his smile now showcasing canine teeth alongside his normal human ones. Everything about this Gabriel screamed “wild and feral”, his messy red hair had grown longer.

“You look good!”

“Can’t say the same for you, you look like you were picked up by a tornado, even worse than you did back during the voodoo murders.”

“Hah-Hah. Good to see you haven’t changed.”

This Gabriel was also leaner, more muscular. Grace noticed his entire torso was covered in scratches.

“What.. what happened?” Grace pointed to one of the many scars on his body. “Let’s just say we like it rough” He wiggled his eyebrows at her like she knew who he was talking about. “You know what. Forget I asked”

“What brings you to this side of the woods, Gracie?”

Grace instinctively reached towards the talisman Gabriel used to wear. “Oh. I see.”

“Your Gran misses you. How exactly are you going to explain -“

“Relax. Me and Friedrich got it figured out. We made an agreement that we visit my Gran as often as possible. Lucky he’s the resourceful type, he had a lot of money saved up.”

“Oh”

“You should be careful Gracie, not all the wolves in these woods are friendly.”

“I know what I’m getting myself into Gabriel. You literally haven’t seen me in years and you’re still trying to tell me what I should and shouldn’t do?”

He raised his hands in defense. “Okay. Okay. How’s everything at the castle?”

“Gerde has finally been able to date again, although she still misses your Uncle. Schloss Ritter is the same, seems to always need repair. I asked Mosely to shut down the bookstore.. ya know since neither of us will ever permanently return to New Orleans. He asked about you”

“Gracie..”

“Don’t worry. I haven’t spoiled your little secrets.. yet. He’s gonna get a kick out of you running around naked with another man” she smiles coyly.

“If you do I swear I’ll shred everything in the schattenjäger library”

“You’re bluffing.”

“Well don’t come crying to me if you one day find the library tore to pieces”

Grace would never admit it, but she missed the little bickering between them.

“It’s good to see you again.”

“You too.”

“Stay safe alright?”

“Yeah.” She smiled as she watched him shapeshift back into a wolf and disappear into the distance.

[transenbyconfessions]

I have tachycardia, gerd, and ibs and I made it through top surgery. I was so anxious because I kept seeing these horror stories but honestly it was pretty much the same as my wisdom teeth removal. The drains hurt, my hands got a little swollen, and my ibs had a massive flare up after the first day but so far I’m hanging in there. I really recommend doing your research and getting a good surgeon if you can. (Also drain pouches, mastectomy pillow, neck rest, and reclining chair were my saviors)

Submitted March 9, 2023

[donnies--jacket]

hey!!!! its disability pride month!! here are some rise headcannons!! a lot of this is like,, chronic pain related, as that's what im personally the most familiar with in my own life, but theres some other stuff in here too. and feel free to share your own hcs, id love to hear them!!!

donnie:

autistic

has arthritis. it's relatively mild, but his right hand fingers have a tendency to lock up at times, especially if he's been doing a lot of work with them. and considering how much time he spends in the lab inventing, or even just a lot of gaming, it can be really annoying and frustrating for him to deal with.

chronic back pain. he's always had pretty poor posture, so when he first made and started wearing his battle shell, the weight combined with a lifetime of bad posture took a big toll on him. it was much worse when he was younger, but nowadays it doesnt hurt nearly as much as it used to. its still there, though he hopes it'll fade away when hes a bit older. his family occasionally has to remind him to sit up straight when he's got his shell on.

raph:

autistic

super messed up jaw and teeth and has a lotta frequent pain there because of it. he was born with a slightly misaligned jaw, but it really started to get bad as he grew. he had a habit of biting anything he could get his hands on when he was little, as a form of stimming, and all the gnawing eventually made his teeth pretty crooked. he also greatly struggled with oral hygiene as a kid because he HATED the way it felt to brush his teeth and the way tooth paste tasted and felt, and got a lot of cavities. so, he had very severe pain for a while. hes made great strides of improvement over the years-- using mouth wash and flossing, wearing braces and headgear, having proper stim toys to chew on-- but hes still working on it, and jaw pain is just something hes always going to have

chronic stress

leo:

autism and adhd. freakishly good at masking.

anxiety induced insomnia + chronic fatigue = bad times. sometimes stays up for several days at a time, and then sleeps for at least 17 hours. if hes exhausted himself too much and a mission comes up, his brothers make him stay home while splinter takes care of him. he can feel really guilty about just HAVING chronic fatigue sometimes, because he feels like hes not doing as much as he can to train or help on missions or spend time with everyone, but theyre always quick to reassure him that its okay and they love him no matter what.

has a bunch of random small things going on. like he broke his big toe once while playing soccer with his brothers and it didnt heal right and now it's just bothering him forever. another time while training raph accidentally threw him into the wall so hard he has chronic neck pain from the incident. hes got like 7 more things like these. stop getting injured.

mikey:

adhd

KNEE PAIN. HES GOT KNEE PAIN SO BAD. nothing really happened that caused it, his left knee has just always been pretty bad, but the worst part is that it's just? kind of inconsistent?? like some days it doesnt bother him at all, and others it's so bad he cant even walk. he's got crutches and a wheelchair for days like those, and he usually spends that time painting for hours. he gets really badly hyperfocused on his work that he wont do anything BUT paint, and splinter has to step in to convince him to take breaks, even if theyre just small ones. splinter also has some really bad chronic pain from his years of fighting, and also cant move much without great pain some days, but it's still important to get up to eat or drink or use the bathroom regardless.

has gerd. he hates his yucky tasting fiber gummies, and always having to eat before taking his meds, he hates the stomach aches, he hates the acid reflux, he is just so done with it. honestly hes incredibly thankful gerd is the only thing going on with his stomach, because he literally would go nuts if he had to deal with something like kidney stones or issues with his gallbladder.

[skydalorian]

Favourite Character Bingo - 2023

Characters I first encountered in 2023 (not necessarily part of media released in that year).

These are intended to be ordered loosely according to genre, moving from classic to contemporary horror, sci-fi horror, thriller horror, on to drama, comedy, then comic/cartoon and fantasy. Naturally, plenty of these don't quite stay in their own prescribed mould and could be considered fitting for another genre, but this is MY PARTY and I make the rules >:(

The hardest thing I've ever done may just be forcing myself to choose only one Baldur's Gate 3 character. If this was ordered by fondness for the characters, Astarion would be up top, but it's not and I'm petty so he's last and least.

As may surprise no-one, the prevailing trends are trickster archetypes, gothic looks, autism coding, and sympathetic or misunderstood status and/or rebellion. Also Billy Crystal is there.

Listing below the cut!

Countess Marya Zeleska - Dracula's Daughter (1936)

Mrs. Danvers - Rebecca (1940)

Lady Sylvia Marsh - The Lair of the White Worm (1988)

Nevena - You Won't Be Alone (2022)

Kim Diamond - Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 (2000)

Brynn AND the Aliens - No One Will Save You (2023) (as an interacting set of characters, not necessarily as interesting actors singularly)

Violet and Corky - Bound (1996)

Andrea "Dre" Greene - Swarm (2023)

Gunther - V/H/S/85 (2023) - Goth boy who saves the day through his prescient lucid dreaming and rebels against being falsely cast as the villain, hell yeah.

Willard - Willard (1971) - would be in the top three if this were sorted by level of favoritism.

Gerd Wiesler - The Lives of Others/Das Leben der Anderen (2006)

Primo - Big Night (1996)

Walter Tattersall - Yellowjackets (2021-) - of call the cast and I fixate on THIS GUY. Got me again, Elijah!

Willie Jack Sampson - Reservation Dogs (2021)

Barabara Howard and Melissa Schemmenti - Abbott Elementary (2022-) - My god these two gripped me. Just give them an entire season. Gregory can be there too.

Gregory Eddie - Abbott Elementary (2022-)

Sally Albright and Harry Burns - When Harry Met Sally (1989)

Raven - Teen Titans: Beast World (2023-) - solely for her design; I am practically floating at the departure from emo/punk Raven and a return to a more whimsical gothic look. Another artist draws her looking like Billie Lourd and I'm into it.

Sharon Apple - Macross Plus (1994/1995)

Spider-Punk/Hobie Brown - Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)

The Medicine Seller/Kusuriuri/薬売り - Mononoke/モノノ怪 (2007)

Astarion - Baldur's Gate 3 (2023) - He's my best friend, he's my pal, he's my homeboy, my rotten soldier, my sweet cheese, my good time boy, and I've been so excited for you all to see his whole schtick since way back in 2020.

Runner Up's: Shin Hati (Ahsoka), Mirror Woman (The Art of Mirrors) - don't ask, Nearly everyone else form Baldur's Gate 3 but especially all the companions and the Emperor oopsies I'm a sucker, Padraic (Banshees of Inisherin), Mary (Carnival of Souls), everyone from Dungeon Meshi but esepecially Marcille and Senshi, Lorne Malvo (Fargo), Motoko Kusanagi (Ghost in the Shell), Brigitte (Ginger Snaps), The Harppy (Harpya), Joel and Ellie (The Last of Us; kept out because of the Zionist higher plot), Dracula and Clemens (The Last Voyage of the Demeter), Martin (Martin), Izzy Hands (Our Flag Means Death), Father Amorth (The Pope's Exorcist), Deer Lady (Reservation Dogs), Elora Danan (Reservation Dogs), Adam (SAW), Carl (Skyman), Kris (Solaris), Kurt Kunkle (Spree), Sammi Curr and Eddie (Trick or Treat), Bitch Cat (V/H/S/94),

[glitternightingale]

Your last ask got me thinking; Julieta heals with food, she sees love as food, what if there's certain illnesess that you can't cure with food (as in, the patient can't eat/consume anything due to the illness.) GERD is one, I've had it and you have to be very careful on what you eat/drink during an attack and it becames a chore. And a pain.

Thoughts on how Julieta will handle this? Sorry if this seems random >< 💕

Well, since we don't have an exact manual of how the Madrigals' powers work, we can only make assumptions. I immediately wanted to write a reply because I had an idea for a solution to your problem but I had to do a great deal of thinking and exploring first. (My exact answer is at the bottom if you want to skip the messy meta I made.)

"Julieta heals with food"

"She can heal you with a meal."

This seems obvious at first but we can get way into what even counts as "healing".

Here are some broad 'ailments' I can think of:

Tissue damage and broken bones

Julieta mends a cut on Mirabel's hand with an arepa. She gives a buñuelo to a man with a black eye. She stuffs another one into a guy's mouth and heals his broken arm ("I can't heal what's broken.").

But there's also a dude waiting in line who looks like a grim survivor of a cactus pit. We can assume that he got some moderate tissue damage from it. The pricks have to be manually removed if the skin is to be healed, otherwise, the wounds would close up around them and he'd risk infection.

Infections

Now, I'm no doctor, but we can speculate that Julieta's magic can also heal viral infections, if indirect. Going by the first point, damaged cells can be repaired and, as such, boost one's immune system because the body can redirect its energy towards it.

Headaches

Headaches are often only symptoms of an underlying cause and that's why I think it's not guaranteed that Julieta's abilities can get rid of them. For example, I live by the headcanon that Julieta's magic doesn't work against Bruno's vision-induced suffering because it isn't something that's explicitly "breaking" him (or is it?).

Now we get into what even counts as "food".

Here's a definition: "Any nutritious substance that people or animals eat or drink or that plants absorb in order to maintain life and growth."

This also includes soups, of course. But what about tea? How watered-down does food have to be to stop being food? Or does water in itself also count somehow, depending on its nutritional value?

We can see that Julieta knows how to handle different types of herbs and oils. It doesn't seem far off that she mixes her own tinctures, considering that she immediately makes a grab for them when she thought Mirabel got hurt during the collapse of their home (featured in the very dark picture on the left).

What also stands out to me is the mortar on her apron. To me, it implies that Julieta has to process the food first before it gains magical abilities.

But to what degree does it have to be processed? Would a raw potato suddenly mend broken fingers as long as it was cut by Julieta?

I have a theory:

Her love and the effort she puts into making food depend on each other.

The greater her love for the person the less processed the food has to be to heal them.

Maybe that's why she cooks so many different meals for the villagers who are basically strangers to her. (Besides the fact that she wants to indulge everyone with the variety of foods she has to offer.)

Making food is also a more common chore to hone her expertise, and that's why she relies more on that than on elevating her tea-making skills, for example. It also seems like the effectiveness of the food is raised if she feeds it directly to the "injured" person.

But no matter if the "processed food" thing is true or not, one fact remains:

The food has to be ingested to work.

And I finally get to your ask!

The human body can absorb nutrients through its skin so I'd say that for GERD specifically, Julieta would put some homemade oils on your arms and legs to bypass your digestive system. If the case isn't as severe, however, I can imagine that she would rely on herbal teas like chamomile tea (she even stores chamomile plants in her apron pockets!)

[suddendaydreams]

Here’s a list of things I keep in my Chronic IllnessTM go-bag.

I have GERD, Intestinal Malrotation, IBS-D, B12 Deficiency, No Gallbladder, and Abdominal Adhesions so my bag is more focused on my messed up digestive/nervous system. I bring my bag with me most places because I struggle to make it through a single week without a flare up of some kind. It cost a lot up front for me to put together, but I really can’t imagine functioning without this now and it’s easy to replace the stuff I use.

Totally recommend it if you’re chronically ill, and I recommend these particular things if you have any of the same conditions as me.

Food Items/Supplements:

BelliWelli Bars - They were developed by someone with IBS. They have probiotics. I usually can’t tolerate probiotic products, but these are also low FODMAP so I can digest them pretty easy. Not available in stores yet. I bought this online from their store. I recommend the Cookies and Crème, Strawberry Shortcake, and Lemon White Chocolate.

Liquid IV - I get extremely dehydrated because of IBS-D which then causes dizziness and tachycardia. This is a hydration multiplier / electrolyte mix you add to water. You can get this at the supermarket.

Powerade - I drink these regularly. Again, I need electrolytes because of IBS-D. I also need B-12 and Powerade contains B-12. You can get this at the supermarket.

Gin-Gins - These are chewy ginger candies. I get nauseous easily. Ginger helps, and these taste pretty good. They have different flavors. The peanut ginger chews are really good. You can get this at the supermarket.

Olly Goodbye Stress gummies - I have anxiety which makes my IBS-D worse and vice versa. My coworker gave me one of these and they did help, so I got a small 10 count bag of them. You can get this at the supermarket, and some retail stores like Old Navy.

B12 Awake Patches - These go on the inside of your wrist or the top of your foot. It definitely works on keeping me awake. The only problem is I get contact dermatitis from putting it on my wrist. It’s okay, but less effective on my foot. You can get this at Target or Ulta.

Clothing Items:

Blisslets - These are fashionable acupressure bracelets. Seabands also work and they’re less expensive, but they’re very obviously nausea bracelets. These are discrete. They really help me avoid nausea without medication.

I keep a change of clothes. T-Shirt and underwear from Aerie. Linen pants from Old Navy. Loose fitting comfortable clothes are important to have if you have digestive health problems. Aerie has comfortable clothing and they’ve been working on inclusive clothes. Aerie also sells period underwear that is less expensive than major brands. I have those in my bag as well.

Bathroom and Hygiene Items:

Public bathrooms can suck, but they’re necessary.

Soap Strips - I got a container of these from the travel section of 5 Below. These are strips of paper-like soap that you can use when there’s no hand soap available.

Poo Pourri Toilet Spray - We all know going to the bathroom stinks literally and figuratively. If you’re concerned about making a stink, I recommend this. I’m very sensitive to smells so it’s a must for me. You can get this in the travel section of most supermarkets.

Potty Packs - What really sucks about public bathrooms is that you can run out of toilet paper and it can be really unclean in there. My local supermarket sells these in the travel sections. They come with toilet paper, seat cover, wet wipes and hand sanitizer. They fit in a small bag or purse.

Flushable wipes - A lot of public bathrooms can’t handle wipes. So I pretty much just have these to clean my body if needed. You can get them at pretty much any supermarket.

Crest Scope Minibrushes - You can find these in the travel section of most supermarkets. Helps keep your mouth clean, especially if you get nauseous like I do or you need to get a bad taste out of your mouth to prevent being nauseous. They have a toothpick on them too.

Grin Floss - This is eco-conscious dental floss. You can get them in different flavors like mint, and I found these at my local supermarket.

I also keep a Wet Brush and extra hair ties to keep my hair out of my face. I separate bathroom items from other hygiene items into two oblong makeup style bags I got from Target. That way I can also take one small bag or another and transfer it to my main bag if I don’t want or need my whole go-bag with me.

I keep two pill containers that are divided into large and small sections I can label with an erasable marker. I got them off Etsy. I won’t list all my supplements / medications because what I need to take isn’t going to be the same as everyone else and I’m no one’s doctor.

Finally, I keep fidget things in my bag to reduce my anxiety!

[rosieartsie]

15 Questions, 15 Mutuals

I was tagged by @ceph-the-ghost-writer soooo here we go!

1. Are you named after anyone? Lol technically yes. It's perhaps a little revealing, and even if you guess right plz continue to call me Rose lol, but I was named after a very specific, very popular Duran Duran song and the character in that very specific, very popular Duran Duran song.

2. When was the last time you cried? I've cried a couple times in the last couple days out of frustration with my body putting me through the ringer. I've got EDS and GERD and have yet to figure out how to manage and medicate correctly for those things, sooooo I've been SUFFERING and lately can't get to sleep easily. So, yeah, I cry a lot when I'm alone at night and can't get to sleep.

3. Do you have kids? Nope. It's not a for sure plan, but my polycule jokes enough about our hypothetical children that maybe one day when we've settled down together we might have some babies.

4. Do you use sarcasm a lot? Yeah lmao, all the time.

5. What’s the first thing you notice about people? Hmmm... I tend to notice how easily people laugh, not necessarily how their laugh sounds, but how relaxed they are about joking and laughing. Also I'm a geek about long eyelashes and hair, make me go 'prettyyyy'

6. What’s your eye color? Brown! It's my husband's favorite thing about me lol

7. Scary movies or happy endings? Both! I love horror so much, but I'm also a huge fan of happy endings, especially when the people who get the happy ending are really put through the ringer to get there.

8. Any special talents? Uhhhh... I mean, I'm an artist, so drawing? I'm ambidextrous about most things (In fact there's a lot of right handy things I prefer to do with my left hand)... I'm a pretty good cook?

9. Where were you born? London, England

10. What are your hobbies? Writing, reading, art, I used to dance a lot but haven't lived in a place that allows me the space for that (I miss it all the time).

11. Have you any pets? I have two rats, Wraith and Marlowe and a bunch of fish, the most notable of the collection a pair of goldfish named Knuckles and Shadow.

12. What sports do you play/have played? I used to play volleyball and soccer. It's not considered a "sport" persay, but in college I was an aerialist. Did aerial silk, lyra and trapeze for fun. I was never good enough to be a performer, but I had a good time and got wicked strong

13. How tall are you? 5'6" which is apparently tall cuz I am the tallest of my polycule :3

14. Favorite subject in school? In high school? Art and English, in college, physical theatre/movement courses

15. Dream job? Mmmm... I'd like to have two jobs, one where I can be active and contribute to something I feel is useful and good, like local gardens or something, the other is to write and make art. Time for tagssss, no pressure on these! @magefaery @theskeletonprior @ironicimmigrant @sarahlizziewrites @bellisadinosaur @eeriedeer @muddpaw @duck-n-clover

15 people is a lot of people to tag... lol, okay

[dballzposting]

Hello yes love the blog but if i may ask, Future Trunks has Gastrointestinal Reflux Disease? Or is GERD something else? (I'm new to db so please excuse me if i'm a bit of a dumbass on stuff, i got pulled into Broly hell with a friend)

Hello 👋 and Yes 😊 He has GERD !

In his bad timeline there's a lot more things to be worried about so the fact that he wakes up every morning with a bitter taste in his mouth is not of large concern to him.

However when he takes a trip to the good timelines, he has the liberty to try a large sampling of delicious and fruity beverages. All flavors of citric and acidic. And boy does he feel it later.

But you cant stop him from always having a fun flavorful drink on hand. It's just who he is. Hes our acid reflux princess 💖

Thank you and good luck

[shipcestuous]

The bit about Loki accusing Freyr and Freya of incest comes from Lokasenna, one of the poems in the Poetic Edda:

"Loki spake: 32. "Be silent, Freyja! | thou foulest witch, And steeped full sore in sin; In the arms of thy brother | the bright gods caught thee When Freyja her wind set free."

Njorth spake: 33. "Small ill does it work | though a woman may have A lord or a lover or both; But a wonder it is | that this womanish god Comes hither, though babes he has borne.""

(https://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/poe/poe10.htm)

Lokasenna is a poem in the "senna" genre, essentially an exchange of insults in poetic form, where Loki gets drunk and insults all the other gods, one by one, at a feast before being driven away by Thor. It has indeed been questioned how much of what Loki says in it was accepted as part of this or that mythical tradition, or if all if his accusations are made-up wholesome as part of a satirical poetic exercise. However, it's also been read as an expression of Loki as an ambiguous figure (as a jotun who was welcomed among the gods as Odin's blood-brother and friend but may act either for or against the gods and bringing positive or negative changes to their world depending on the myth) able to weave in and out of the gods' in-group, knowing it intimately but also offering an outsider's perspective on it at the same time, thus being able to bring up and expose uncomfortable and harsh truths, and highlighting what can be read as the hypocrisy of the gods, who are held as shining, dignified authorities in certain contexts but have plenty of flaws and make plenty of mistakes in others.

Also, we know for sure that at least SOME things Loki are true, which does cast some level of doubt *on* the doubt we might cast on the others: he accuses Odin of being unmanly (we know that's true because we know he is associated with a type of magic that's always regarded as "womanly" or "unmanly") and Frigg of having slept with both of Odin's brothers (an idea also reported elsewhere, together with the idea of her generally being an adulterer), mocks Tyr for having had his hand bitten off by Fenrir (that's the most important Tyr myth that survived after the Viking Age) and Freyr for giving up his sword (and the advantage it would have given him during Ragnarok) to gain Gerd as a bride (also an attested myth) then Heimdall for his unlucky position as the eternally-watchful sentinel of the gods (his main role in the myths), and claims to have slept with Sif (not *technically* attested, but fits well with Harbardsljod, another senna-type poem, where Thor is told in no uncertain terms that his wife has a lover that she has fun with while he's away from home, and also with Sif having a son, Ullr, who's on record as a *stepson* to Thor). He even admits to killing Balder (true... at the least in the version of the events the poem references) and foretells his own binding.

Then, there's also the fact that, for as many insults as Loki shoots at the gods, the gods fire just as many back, and the majority of those are also true: he's accused of being unmanly (true in many different ways), of having given birth (just look at the myth of the building of the wall of Asgard and how Odin got his horse Sleipnir), and of being unpleasant and sowing discord (... hard to argue with that, especially in context).

A point that should also be considered is that we do know from at least two pieces of writing that the Vanir gods (unlike the Aesir, who forbid it) practice incestuous relationships and even marriages. Specifically, brother/sister ones.

Again from the Lokasenna:

"Njorth spake: 35. "Great was my gain, | though long was I gone, To the gods as a hostage given; The son did I have | whom no man hates, And foremost of gods is found."

Loki spake: 36. "Give heed now, Njorth, | nor boast too high, No longer I hold it hid; With thy sister hadst thou | so fair a son, Thus hadst thou no worse a hope.""

From the Ynglinga Saga, in the context of an euhemerized account of the gods as kings and heroes of old:

"While Njord was with the Vanaland people he had taken his own sister in marriage, for that was allowed by their law; and their children were Frey and Freya. But among the Asaland people it was forbidden to intermarry with such near relations."

(https://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/heim/02ynglga.htm)

Personally, I tend not to give too much credit to people who look at the Norse gods doing weird/uncomfortable/gross/very sexual/kinky things and say "oh, but SURELY that must be a satire! A later invention that could NEVER be referencing some older tradition! A slanderous invention! The Christians putting their grubby little hands all over the myths to make the heathen gods look bad, even in the case of authors we know were just trying to preserve their people's history as they knew it or their traditional poetry and were actually more likely to try and ennoble or at least normalize them!" It's true that Germanic people did hold their gods in high regard and pray and sacrifice to them like any other culture, but that doesn't mean they thought of them as perfect, or were never wary of them, or never told stories about them doing things that they themselves wouldn't do.

There is a chance that Freyr and Freya weren't actually thought of as incestuous, and there is a chance they weren't even born out of an incestuous relationship (not only but chiefly due to wonky timelines/topics not being presented in the order we'd normally expect in a certain section of the Prose Edda ... which was written by Snorri Sturluson, the same guy who wrote the Ynglinga Saga, but make of that what you will), but honestly, I just don't see enough evidence to dismiss the material presented in the Lokasenna. Freya is also known as a very proud and headstrong character as well as overly lustful (like in the Hyndluljod poem, where she's accused of having allowed plenty of men under her skirts, or in the late Sorla thattr story, where she agrees to spend one night with each of the four dwarves working on a necklace for her, or in her association with love poetry, which was actually considered so powerful and dangerous, it was sometimes outlawed) so following her desires without caring for a law that's not even really her own doesn't strike me as particularly weird of her.

That's just my opinion, of course! Although, I would argue that, taken at face value and without digging into whatever mythological and literary nuances we might theorize, they ARE canon.

Please forgive the rant, I've always been really into Norse mythology and I actually had a lot of fun doing this little write-up! ^^

[x]

Thank you so much for this! It was wonderful to get a description of the facts from someone who is clearly very knowledgeable on the topic. I think we're all very inclined to agree with your conclusions.

I didn't realize that Loki's accusation against Freya was part of a series of accusations, at least some of which are "confirmed", so to speak. That's very promising indeed.

I only did a tiny bit of research but I did find at least a couple of sources that seemed very biased against Vanir incest, straining to disprove and such. A more open-minded approach might see Frey/Freya considered canon more often.

[missingkittyfan]

(i loved the response and got too excited! so part two lets go! also no hate towards vegans or blondes)

“er…..hey pup!” i greeted with a nervous expression on my face and gave a small wave. Tension was in the air at least that’s how it felt to me, i adjusted my collar while clearing my throat and sighed. “I’m sorry you probably don’t want me to call you that anymore- anyway i’ll just place my order and get out of your face.” i said and started placing my order since i had been waiting in line for a while. Time had passed since our last encounter and the lingering feelings grew stronger the moment i faced him, guilt, sadness, greed and especially want but i resisted my urges since i didn’t deserve someone as good as him. “and um….finally i’ll get-“ I was cut off as a manicured pair of hands wrapped themselves around my arm causing me to pause and look at the blonde haired girl next to me, the reason why this whole break up happened and bewitched me with her good looks as she snuggled into my arm. “Actually could you, like. change all of that to a large cappuccino frappe, with two straws because we like to share things like the adorable couple we are! Two brownies and could you make sure that the milk isn’t cows or goats? i’m vegan.” She ordered as i stared at her in disbelief but decided against arguing as i took a deep breath. “We’ll have that to go-“ One again i was cut off as she gave me that usual pouty face. “But booboo! i’m so tired from walking all day can’t we eat here? these bags are so heavy and my feet hurt, pwetty please!” she batted those fake lashed eyes, as if the nickname didn’t make me physically winch, her whining made it worse so i just decided not to make a scene. “Alright, Alright we’ll be sitting over there at the usual spot.” I grumbled with annoyance as i pulled out my wallet as she giggled and bounced up on the balls of her feet to place a kiss on the corner of my lips. “oh oh before i forget! those brownies better not have any nuts in them and are gluten free! my booboo can’t handle any of that and i want caramel topping on the frappe with pink sprinkles! okay i’m done lets go.” she finished off with a flick of her hair and moved to the other side of me, tugging my sleeve to rush me causing me to scoff and swat her away. “I’m sorry about her, here a little extra for the trouble.” I placed the money on the counter and upon feeling his fingers brush mine i couldn’t help the instinct to grab his hand, feeling the warmth i had lost from my mistake, i suppose this is karma for losing something good that i should’ve treasured it more but a pair of eyes were glaring daggers at the action and quickly that warmth was lost as i was pulled away. This meeting all being made on purpose and being executed perfectly by beautiful blond who turned to look back at Aaron, poking her tongue out while possessively hugging my arm as a way of telling all but mostly him ‘mine now’

(MIEN GERD THIS WAS SO LONG!)

aaron had got done finished talking to a customer, listing their order on his notepad. he softly hummed to himself, about to make their drink until he was suddenly interrupted by a familiar voice.

he quickly turned his head to be met with you standing near the counter with a nervous expression on your face. he bit his lower lip, knowing this was awkward since you two had officially cut ties – he would have a few words- no a lot to say but he knew that you probably had plans so he kept it cool. aaron knew it wasn't a good idea to breathe another word to you after you got your stuff and left.

"ah, welcome! and- uhm.. no worries, we're putting that behind us right? no hard feelings of course."

the male got his pen ready awaiting for your order until he was met with another a young blonde woman standing beside you, placing her hands around your arms. immediately, he felt a wave of shock and hurt realizing this is the woman you're without his acknowledgement at the time. and now.. she's just standing right next to you, how convenient.

was this world giving him another harsh slap to the face? he was already not dealing with the break-up quite well, constantly crying himself to sleep and wondering what had he done wrong for you to seek someone else's affection and not his. wondering if you even loved him and now he has to deal with seeing someone that was a just downgrade — to his eyes. all he saw was a girl who only charmed you by her looks, he didn't know what else you saw in her.

he continued standing with a expression you couldn't read as the girl butted in placing rest of the order, nodding his head and acting unfazed by her sudden appearance. he had flipped another page at this point considering how unnecessarily long her order was but kept it professional as he's supposed to. he had already knew she was just trying to make his job more harder yet he wasn't going to lose his composure.

aaron wrote the order onto the notepad as she was finally done and had left, now waiting for you. he was about to just get it over with before you apologized on her behalf and placed extra cash onto the counter. he smiled at you, "it's okay. please don't take any offense to this but, i never expected this would be the person in question you're with." he said, barking with laughter although you could tell it was him nervous laughing. "i'm just messing with you, she seems to be a very nice and caring woman!" he grabbed the money from the counter before feeling your fingers brush his.

aaron felt his cheeks heating up, realizing your fingers were touching each other before a memory was reminded of him that you were a unfaithful significant other. that he shouldn't even be feeling this way, but he had missed you.. missed your voice, missed whenever you would comfort him during those awful days and nights.

he quietly sighed, narrowing his eyes — practically snatching the money away and putting it inside the cash register. he gave you another smile but this time was rather.. strained. and with that, no more words were spoken as you walked off to go sit with your girlfriend.

aaron put his pen away before he had began working on you, and the other customers' order. He couldn't wait until his shift was over, he was already tired of seeing that intolerable bitch's face.

and oh, was he hellbent on teaching her a lesson sooner or later.

[mother-of-maurice]

Was wondering how my roommate survives off a couple of bites a day (she's super thin and any fat she has is in her ass which looks amazing) and it literally just occurred to me how little she actually moves.

Like; I'll wake up and go to school which is a 10 minute walk away on a good day. Her school is 2 minutes away by foot. She's not fucking insane like I am so when she gets there she probably just settles down wherever her class is and remains parked there until it ends.

Me? After basically speed walking to school, if class isn't actively happening I'm walking around looking for some spot where I can sit alone because I'm too anxious to squeeze my way into a friend group.

It doesn't end there. After walking back to our hostel she goes straight to studying (sitting) or to bed (either sleeping or watching something). Me? Again, because my nerves can never settle I spin around the room picking things up, putting them down, folding this, throwing away that. And it's all just busy work. My fingers are never not moving and I have scars all over my body to prove it (always picking at my skin). And even after all that I go for a walk because it's the only time I feel even kind of human.

On a slow day I get in 8k steps at least and those are just the ones my phone counts. And now that I'm on anti-depressants my blood sugar crashes way faster. Earlier I was wondering why my water tasted like someone put a teaspoon of sugar in it then I noticed my hands shaking. Usually it's the other way around.

Just got back from a walk where I had to mentally focus on putting one foot infront of the other to make it back to our building after a 20 min walk. And it happens basically every other day.

Tldr: My roommate can go about her regular life being stick thin with no problem (apart from constant burping- my theory is GERD) because she doesn't do as much physical activity or take as aggressive meds as I do.

Please don't be a dumb ass like me and actually take in the calories you need for your level of activity. I know we're all restricting and a tad bit bonjour but there's nothing cute about self-induced hypoglycaemia. Either take in more nutrients or chill the fuck out because your body won't entertain this kind of fuckery for long.