i woke up today and it hurt, like when u step on a small sewing needle or a wire gets in ur skin, but my dad looked nd nothing there OMGZ
so thats my update...for now
Star, why would your parents just ignore the doctor like that? If they do that then I guess it's to you to monitor your own diet. But I think it's odd that they would continue to give you dairy after what the doc said. I agree 100% with Linncn, Star. Would you give an alcoholic liquor? Or if you knew someone had stopped smoking years ago, would you offer him a cigarette?
Be the smart one here. Decide here and now to either feel lousy or to feel good. If you want to feel good then you can't eat the dairy products. It's that simple.
Sam12342009-12-13 09:59:56well, i think they think that they'll only stop if it hurts to eat that stuff
like i can eat cheese...no problem
but milk, is sorta hard to eat :(
idk, but i have to eat wat they give me, or they'd be PISSED off ALOT lol
btw Green~Tara, i take calcium and vitamin D chewable thingys, and he sayd that those r good enough
Star, could the pain in big toe be part of the arthritis? That's how mine started off. Gout, said the PCP, and I thought that was only for grumpy old colonels and suchlike in novels, who had imbibed a little too much grog. As months went on the pain spread, and eventually I was dx'd with RA.
RE not drinking milk, you could always persuade your parents to let u give it a trial for several weeks . . . . but, yeah, I can remember back many moons ago when one had to do as parents wanted to have a quiet life lol!
Whatever, I hope you are feeling much better soon.
Lorraine
Star,
You're reasonably intelligent. Solicit the help of an adult relative. Explain why you can't drink milk and what happens when you do and how badly you feel. Mention the doctor's visit and the diagnosis. Once the relative is armed with the information, ask him/her to speak with your parents.
I'm having trouble wrapping my mind around why a parent would force you to eat something that makes you ill.
Most people with lactose intolerance can handle (and are in fact encouraged to eat) small to moderate amounts of cheese or other dairy foods that are lower in lactose than straight milk. Perhaps the doctor told your parents to eliminate regular milk but see if you could tolerate cheeses or other lower-lactose dairy products.
yeah i drink lactaid....NOT regular milk
BUT i eat regular cheese still (they probably dont even have lactose free cheese lol)
i probably didnt make myself clear enough...maybe
idk
about the toe...ok that sounded strange
but i dont think it's cuz of arthritis
cuz i havent had arthritis "symptoms"
for a looooooooong time, (the medicine works good
anyways btw yeah my grandma know's about my dairy "problems" too
if u were wondering...
Star My son is also 14 diagnosed with JRA 2 years ago, still struggles with stomach problems daily. Had a colonoscopy and a EEG last year , he can up with acid reflux. Takes Nexium in the a.m and Zantac at night, he does stay away from dairy as much as he can. He has tried a lot of meds for his arthritis and not much is helping, he gets frustrated daily!
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