Re: Solid turtles (Sue) and Agent Orange

[Guest guest]

To Sue, who is one month out and still having diarrhea:

I had the same problem...It was due to having become lactose

intolerant, which is not uncommon after MGB. I was following

protocol and eating my yogurt every day when I read on the message

board that lactose intolerance is more common than you might think

after MGB, so I cut out the yogurt and that relieved my problem. Now

Dannon has come out with the Activia, which maintains the body's

good " flora " without the lactose, so you might try switching to

it...I am able to tolerate it with no problems.

I still have severe agent orange after 2-1/2 years, and I am GREATFUL

for this. I also get what I call the " oily farts, " which means

sometimes when I am passing gas, that orange oil comes out with the

gas. It can make quite a mess, and is an unpleasant surprise to find

the next time you use the restroom. This is a bit of a problem at

times, so when I am going though periods of it, I have taken to

wearing the extra-long panty-liners " in case. " Of course, I can

avoid a lot of it if I don't eat greasy foods...I don't eat fried

foods, but ribs and butter will almost always do it to me, and

sometimes even the " good " fats like olive oil, cheese and nuts. But

even though it's an inconvenience, I am thankful that my body is

still passing the fats on through and not absorbing them.

in Atlanta

06/03/04

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