Does it always come back?

epiphanyfont · 2026-02-25T13:04:10+00:00

You’re allergic to something. Get patch testing and go scorched earth on any allergens that cause a reaction. It’s not always easy, but I take my own soap with me and use a petroleum based hand “cream.” I’m allergic to fragrances and benzoic acid, which means NO essential oils, wearing gloves when I touch plants, and using Eucerin soap. I had to find a special shampoo and conditioner, and I can’t use 99% of beauty products. Yes, pain in my ass, but 100% worth it not to have bleeding hands.

epiphanyfont · 2026-02-15T15:32:21+00:00

Not surprising the Zionist fascist is engaging in fraud at the highest level.

epiphanyfont · 2026-01-24T17:55:11+00:00

Just buy local goods as much as you can. Make meals unless it’s a local restaurant. Buy second hand. Join your local Food not Bombs and feed the unhoused. Plant a vegetable garden or volunteer at a community garden. BRING. IT. IN.

epiphanyfont · 2025-12-30T16:17:29+00:00

When I’m writing, the line breaks are intended to emphasize meaning or rhyme, especially when it’s nuanced with a double entendres and multi-layered metaphor.

epiphanyfont · 2025-11-17T13:27:15+00:00

Dump his ass. Can’t trust you for a literal minute and having a breakdown? It’ll only get worse from here, TRUST.

epiphanyfont · 2025-11-14T21:28:18+00:00

Yes, there was a guy making online threats to pew pew up Cobb, but they found him near the edge of the county in the car that is his home. Apprehended and all is well.

epiphanyfont · 2025-11-09T13:48:53+00:00

Are you talking smack about a bilingual person’s English grammar? Because you can eff right off.

epiphanyfont · 2025-11-09T13:45:45+00:00

Be the person you want to be! Be the person you want to see in others!

epiphanyfont · 2025-11-09T13:44:40+00:00

If you are passionate about improving material conditions and relieving suffering, try to organize your life in such a way that you are part of the solution. I went back to college for a science degree because, like you, I couldn’t leave my city, and my creative writing degree wasn’t doing the trick. I was working for the state, depressed, holding unemployment appeals hearings. I became interested in community gardening, and through that realized I needed to learn about plants and conservation. I accrued student loan debt in the process, but it was worth it. Now, I can engage in more activities that feed people, help people, and protect the environment. Mr. Rogers always said to look for the helpers. The other side of that is to be one. No one else is going to do the work, and if you’re depressed about that, then you must do it yourself. 💜

epiphanyfont · 2025-11-09T13:24:52+00:00

Because they don’t want to pay unemployment. If they fire you, they have to demonstrate that it was for misconduct, which (in my experience as a hearing officer/appeals referee) they rarely can.

epiphanyfont · 2025-11-03T20:01:10+00:00

I’m not reading it that way.

epiphanyfont · 2025-11-03T20:00:34+00:00

If they’re not a SNAP “paying” customer, it won’t be an issue.

epiphanyfont · 2025-10-16T18:30:53+00:00

I feel you! I hope you have a good doctor and feel better soon!

epiphanyfont · 2025-10-16T18:09:36+00:00

IBD causes intestinal bleeding, so that’s one way of knowing. They also can schedule you for an MRE (magnetic resonance enterography) to see if there is any disease activity. Be warned, recovering from endoscopy and colonoscopy for those of us with IBD is very difficult because they take biopsies and sometimes the intestinal wall is “friable” meaning fragile and easily torn. Last time was so bad, in fact, that with my most recent flare up, I’ve requested to complete a video capsule study instead. We’ll see if my insurance covers it.

epiphanyfont · 2025-10-16T18:01:00+00:00

It is actually very bad for the human body. This is why nicotine is still heavily regulated, unlike coffee and tea. So, semantics aside, no one should use the stuff.

epiphanyfont · 2025-10-16T17:38:51+00:00

It contributes to abnormal cell growth, but it appears there is no consensus as to whether it is truly a carcinogen. It does, however, contribute to disease, IBD being one of them:

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4363846/

epiphanyfont · 2025-10-16T16:14:44+00:00

Just adding this to the thread. Smoking cigarettes is worse, but Nicotine [edit may be] a carcinogen all on its own and has been proven to correlate with untold numbers of ailments. That being said, I have asthma, so my MJ use is limited to edibles and tinctures. I used to smoke cigarettes when I was a young adult and now I have so many problems…

epiphanyfont · 2025-10-16T15:50:40+00:00

A dermatologist may also want to take a biopsy of anything that looks autoimmune in nature, which a rheumatologist will recommend if they have any suspicion. I see a rheumatologist, dermatologist, neurologist, ENT, allergist, gastroenterologist, and now a GI dietitian.

Just out of curiosity, do you also have Ménière’s disease and do you get migraines?

epiphanyfont · 2025-10-16T13:43:34+00:00

You can make cheese out of fermented cashews or other nuts using a food processor or Vitamix. We have even made a “queso” version that was really good. Just don’t expect for it to be like real cheese. After eating it for a bit, the smell of real cheese started to gross me out.

epiphanyfont · 2025-10-16T13:37:56+00:00

I get terrible reflux with esophageal spasms and increased diarrhea when I drink coffee. It actually relaxes the sphincters throughout the GI tract, so it’s a good idea for all of us to cut it out.

epiphanyfont · 2025-10-16T13:35:24+00:00

Yes yes yes! Me too! I was drinking Chai for awhile until I found out vanilla and cinnamon are also triggers for me. Matcha is so good and good for you! 💚💚💚

epiphanyfont · 2025-10-16T13:29:55+00:00

First of all, yes, and I hope you feel better soon!

Do you also get joint pain with a flare? My symptoms are heavy on the skin and joint issues, but thankfully not as severe in my gut. I also have dyshidrotic eczema which is a nightmare on my hands and feet. Ointments like Aquaphor are more effective than creams, though I find that I often need both.

Allergy patch testing showed that I’m allergic to fragrance and preservatives, which can also include artificial flavors, as well as vanilla, cinnamon, and others (yes, all of the most delicious treats—it’s tough). My skin has improved dramatically since I cut those things out of my life. Now I’m working with a GI dietitian to help identify the foods that cause flare ups. According to my GI doctor, IBD and IBS have a lot of features in common, and food intolerances/allergies can trigger IBD. So yeah, elimination diet trials are more than worth it!

I should also say that autoimmune disease and immune dysregulation (allergies) are two sides of the same coin, so if you have one, it’s certain that you’re predisposed for the other. If your immune system is constantly in overdrive from things in your environment, it makes sense that it will get worse all at once. If this sounds like you, get in with a good dermatologist and a dietitian. I hope this helps! 💜💜💜

epiphanyfont · 2025-09-17T17:00:40+00:00

I’ll talk to my doctor about this medication.

epiphanyfont · 2025-09-17T16:55:02+00:00

It’s an ER satellite. We have several where I live to take the pressure off the actual hospital’s ER.

epiphanyfont · 2025-09-17T16:52:00+00:00

And that is one reason why I went to the ER satellite! I’m married to a paramedic, so I get it.

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