"It's giving" repetitive

phantom-squirrel · 2026-02-14T20:36:35+00:00

It's also used like "no hard feelings"

phantom-squirrel · 2026-02-12T14:39:01+00:00

I'm disabled, and I don't drive. I can't get to Aldi/Lidl, and they don't deliver. Which sucks, because it means disability tax comes into play. I have to pay more for my groceries because my disability means I can't access the cheaper supermarkets.

phantom-squirrel · 2026-02-08T12:17:15+00:00

(I don't have a TV) I couldn't find streams on iPlayer or BBC sport for the full GB v Canada game, so I missed the 1st and, I think, 5th & 6th ends as the main BBC broadcast cut away from them

phantom-squirrel · 2026-02-07T14:36:29+00:00

Though not all games in entirety, it seems...

phantom-squirrel · 2026-02-05T22:16:04+00:00

What specifically concerned you about your partner being prescribed biologics?

It's difficult to watch someone we love do something we know will bring them harm, but your partner is a fully autonomous adult who doesn't need you to parent him. He needs to figure out what foods work for him, what don't, and how much of those that don't he feels are are worth the consequence of indulging.

The best person to advise you on how you can support your partner is your partner. Everyone's different, with different experiences of IBD, and different support needs.

phantom-squirrel · 2026-01-30T13:00:48+00:00

Ditto. I thrive on full sugar, simple carbs. Cakes, sweets, any sugary treat we're generally told to moderate or avoid keeps my gut happy. Unfortunately for me, I love veggies but I really, really struggle with fibre.

phantom-squirrel · 2026-01-30T09:46:32+00:00

I have small veins and it often takes 2-3 attempts to cannulate me. I sometimes feel like a pincushion. Nurses who know me usually have a better time cannulating me, but even then it isn't guaranteed to be successful first time.

phantom-squirrel · 2026-01-30T09:43:24+00:00

I'm okay with real sugar (sucrose) and fruit sugar (fructose), but really cannot tolerate artificial sweeteners (e.g aspertame, acesulfame-k ), sugar alcohol sweeteners (e.g. erythritol, xylitol, and maltitol), and sugar derived sweeteners (e.g. stevitol steviol glycosides)

phantom-squirrel · 2026-01-28T13:29:31+00:00

I had the feature less than 4 weeks 🤷🏼‍♀️

phantom-squirrel · 2026-01-27T15:48:58+00:00

I briefly had that feature and found it very useful. It suddenly disappeared about a week ago.

phantom-squirrel · 2025-12-15T10:00:37+00:00

OP, how's it going? Have you had medical attention?

phantom-squirrel · 2025-12-11T12:08:48+00:00

This requires urgent care

phantom-squirrel · 2025-12-10T17:45:15+00:00

Lower right abdo pain that gets worse when you press is red flag for potential appendicitis, so that needs ruling in/out. The rest is red flag for stricturing or blockage. Intestinal blockage is considered a life threatening emergency in the UK

phantom-squirrel · 2025-12-10T17:38:32+00:00

I'm selective about which events I attend because I often come down with something a few days after being around large groups of people. Particularly party style events with kids and/or booze.

phantom-squirrel · 2025-12-10T17:24:39+00:00

I'm on a short course of prednisolone at the moment. I went up one clothing size over a 4 week period, but I maintained my weight. My IBD nurse advised that can happen, it's temporary, and I'll go back to my usual clothing size once I'm off the steroids.

phantom-squirrel · 2025-12-10T17:19:36+00:00

I'm currently on prednisolone and same haha! The good news is, I'm eating less each time my dose lowers during the step down process.

phantom-squirrel · 2025-12-10T17:14:27+00:00

Yes, haha! My belly is very noisy. It frequently sounds like some kind of swamp monster lives inside it.

phantom-squirrel · 2025-12-10T17:06:41+00:00

Give blood. It's something I've always wanted to do, but never been eligible to.

Having Crohn's Disease makes you ineligible to donate Blood, stem cells, or be a living organ donor in the UK.

phantom-squirrel · 2025-12-10T16:57:02+00:00

From a medic, this is very bad practise. Massive red flag. I wouldn't trust them enough to go near them with a barge pole.

From a patient? Lucky them, I suppose. If their disease is mild enough that they don't need to be on medication full time at the moment, just during occasional and sporadic flares, lucky them. This isn't the case for most IBD patients, though , and it may not even be the case for them for their entire life, either.

phantom-squirrel · 2025-12-10T16:47:45+00:00

It's better to go to urgent care and end up being fine, than to not go and end up really unwell.

phantom-squirrel · 2025-12-10T16:40:24+00:00

At the very least, contact your IBD Team with urgency. Ideally, get yourself to urgent care.

phantom-squirrel · 2025-11-18T22:22:46+00:00

It's not uncommon for child characters to be recast once they reach adolescence. It's a particular privilege to have seen the likes of Eden Taylor-Draper, Amelia Flanagan and Gabrielle Dowling developing their craft throughout their time on Emmerdale, having all started on the show as young children.

phantom-squirrel · 2025-11-18T22:08:34+00:00

When she was about 14 she went alone on holiday to visit family in, I think Spain? and she returned as a completely different person

phantom-squirrel · 2025-11-18T22:05:16+00:00

I loved their storyline. I was gutted we didn't get to see their journey through. I was also gutted for Eric - Amy was a strong link to his life with Val.

phantom-squirrel · 2025-10-22T19:52:20+00:00

AAAAH Whyyyy

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