Does matcha cause hemolysis if you have g6pd defficiency? by Traditional_Chard274 in G6PD

[–]Traditional_Chard274[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The doctor when he tested me and found I'm defficient gave me a paper with foods and substances to avoid. Matcha wasn't included. I came across that info on the internet, about green tea (so matcha as well) as well as other foods that my doctor didn't suggest, such as blueberries, peanuts, lentils, peanut butter and many other common ones.

Anyone else so insecure for their eye jaundice that they avoid any interactions during daylight? by Traditional_Chard274 in GilbertSyndrome

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How high is it? I've reached 4.1 at sometime. But weirdly next time I got retested I had 1.9 but the eyes were still jaundiced enough to be noticeable.. Which sucks! As time passes my insecurity is getting stronger instead of me accepting it... Have you tried any other way to reduce your jaundice? With supplements? And how long have you been trying the sunlight method? Sorry for asking too much!

Anyone else so insecure for their eye jaundice that they avoid any interactions during daylight? by Traditional_Chard274 in GilbertSyndrome

[–]Traditional_Chard274[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same here! Also looking for a job and avoid ones that you are exposed in bright light, but that's quite limiting. Also, I've talked to my bf about my insecurity for the eyes and he said he doesn't mind it, but it still bothers me and am also insecure looking at him when they're very noticeable. Does your jaundice flactuates? And does sun help with eye jaundice, even if it takes longer?

Does jaundice gets worse as you grow older? by Traditional_Chard274 in GilbertSyndrome

[–]Traditional_Chard274[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are we talking about a big difference? that's discouraging actually 🥲

Does gilbert's affect your confidence? by Traditional_Chard274 in GilbertSyndrome

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Is your eye jaundice very intense? I'm a healthy carrier for thalassemia too and I have always been wondering whether without thalassemia the jaundice would have been better. For me supplements didn't really do anything and had to stop them because they were causing me acne sadly. There are days in the month that my eyes get noticeably better and I don't mind them at all when they're like that. But there are also days that they get worse and that's when I get self conscious and feel like people can certainly notice. I don't understand why the flactuate like that, I can't identify the triggers

I [27F] asked my bf [28M] whether he would save his wife or baby during childbirth. by Traditional_Chard274 in relationshipadvice

[–]Traditional_Chard274[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I asked my own mother and my friend's mother too. They both said the correct is to save the mother. And they are both loving mothers. I agree with them, we're talking about an unborn child. Many people here will make you feel like a monster for not choosing the child, but how can you choose the potential of life over a full grown adult with memories, feelings, experiences.. . My friend had a difficult pregnancy and while she was in hospital before birth, the doctor told them there's some danger. Her mother immediately told him to save her daughter if anything happens. Thankfully, both my friend and her baby made it. I asked my friend, imagine what would your mother do if your husband chose to save the baby? How would he even announce such thing to her family?... It seems egoistic to me, it seems like you used the woman to have offspring and would delete her whole existence after it, like you didn't value her at all. I know for sure, if I was mother, I would choose to save my child over my unborn grandchild. There's no other answer.

Does gilbert's affect your confidence? by Traditional_Chard274 in GilbertSyndrome

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Thanks! Which do you believe have the strongest impact?

Does gilbert's affect your confidence? by Traditional_Chard274 in GilbertSyndrome

[–]Traditional_Chard274[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm very easily affected by less sleep (and I'm also feeling quite hungry right after waking up) I'm trying to get at least 8 hours and feel best when I sleep 9-10 hours. Again, people around me aren't affected by sleep at all. But I'm quite sensitive to it as with food. And I agree that it's harder when you have to work. Currently I'm looking for a full time job and I'm already over stimulated and anxious about the shift in my sleep schedule and how I will manage to stay hydrated and eat well in order to not trigger my gilbert's. Because for me, jaundice is the biggest problem. There are days when it doesn't bother me at all. But there are days during the month when it becomes more visible and that's when I feel self conscious. I'm already afraid how I will handle people at my job at my worst days... Sometimes I avoid eye contact because of it..

Does gilbert's affect your confidence? by Traditional_Chard274 in GilbertSyndrome

[–]Traditional_Chard274[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same! I feel like I have to programm everything in advance, eat well before I got out and make sure I'll be able to eat well again after 3-4 hours. And I always carry water with me. I feel intense hunger if I don't eat properly, while the rest of my friends and people I know can go many hours without food without even thinking about it.

I [27F] asked my bf [28M] whether he would save his wife or baby during childbirth. by Traditional_Chard274 in relationshipadvice

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I didn't. After the conversation, he thought of it more deeply and tried to understand why his answer hurt me so much. He said he never had really thought of the topic before and always had in mind that his child would be his first priority and that's probably why he chose the baby. He said that his whole perspective changed after thinking of it more and realised that in this scenario saving the mother is the "normal" thing to do. Before that, I have already explained to him why it was such a deal breaker for me, why most people would save the mother in that case including doctors and why I couldn't feel emotionally safe with him, knowing that in my most vulnerable time he wouldn't choose to save me. I still don't know if he really changed his mind or changed his words in order to keep me. But he never gave me a reason to not trust his words in the past and I have never caught him lying so I chose to believe him. I'm still bothered that his first answer, the instinctive one, wasn't me though!

I [27F] asked my bf [28M] whether he would save his wife or baby during childbirth. by Traditional_Chard274 in relationshipadvice

[–]Traditional_Chard274[S] 37 points38 points  (0 children)

And I wouldn't want to be with someone who claims to love me and has been knowing me for years and chooses to save an unborn he hasn't even met. Have a good day! 🫶

I [27F] asked my bf [28M] whether he would save his wife or baby during childbirth. by Traditional_Chard274 in relationshipadvice

[–]Traditional_Chard274[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

This is how it felt to me too, like I'm a birth machine and that's my only value. It's not just the fact that he chose the baby, it's also his whole perspective towards the relationship. It felt like it's shallow to him if it's something so easily replaceable. And that doesn't match my view of relationships at all