It's a miracle I got in

I do not follow any specific diet but I avoid oats too. I could imagine that meditation would help. In the end all mortals have to find their way in dealing with this wicked world. 'Unfinished animal' is an expression I have heard to describe our wonderful species any time. 

I was tested at 4 because there were fears I might be mentally subnormal (lovely expression) but I wasn't, I was above average intelligence. The school psychologist whistled at some results he got for me at 11. So there were very high expectations I would go far, but also these other fears.....just seemed to me no one had any faith at all on the other hand. I think it was hoped I would get safely married off in a safe little job and the Daily Mail would fill in all the gaps where my infamous lack of social intuition the shrink warned them about would remind me of my place in the world.

The way the threads load is very confusing. It's like trying to nail a fart to a wall. They've got a mind of their own!

He's only 7, that's good! My dog was 19 when he died, so lets hope you get 12 more years.

Cats are the golddiggers of the pet world! They will just up and go for a nicer bowl of food! They know how to finesse us humans to a tee, lol!

The best thing about waking the dog up is that they wont mind. Cats will probably move out and find some quieter place! 

LOLOLOL  the way these threads load is HILARIOUS!!! 

Complete chaos and misunderstandings + the early hours of the morning = laughing loud enough to wake the dog up!!

Ah! Sorry about that and I am sorry to hear about your dog too. I can't imagine how I'll react when our dog goes, I don't want to even think about it although I obviously know it's inevitable. He's only 7 though so hopefully It's a long way off!

No, our ginger cat didn't die. He just moved out. Decided to move in with a neighbour! Not so much as a 'Dear John', just upped and left, little booger. No loyalty whatsoever!! Although, it was around the time we got the dog so I guess he just figured I was an irresponsible cat owner, which was fair enough really. 

(I actually meant that I have days where I wake up and look like a swamp monster and I can't even blame it on allergies.) 

I kinda misunderstood that I think! I have days when I look hideous. 365 to be exact. The last time I felt gorgeous I still had hair, Limp Bizkit were in the charts, 2mb broadband was fast and people still had TV's with tubes.

I lost my dog a few years ago. The ****ty part of having pets is they aren't here for too long.

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I have days like that. I don't even have a cat anymore    : /     

Last time I was around a ginger cat I ended up looking like the thing from Fantastic 4. So I'd agree!

The Chinese were way ahead on all things dietary. If wheat worked for you try reading on bigu, it is a diet that excludes all grains. Ch'ang ming is also a diet that is beneficial for bowel symptoms. My dad does bigu but I found Ch'ang ming to be more compatible. I don't follow it super strictly but I mostly eat things that have been grown in the climate I live in. I can't say it enough though, meditation really did help me!

I'm not gluten intolerant. I follow a Taoist (as well as I can!) and most grain has never been encouraged in that diet. I eat grains but in minimal amounts.

Histamines, cortisol, and adrenaline all have a big role in the worsening of IBS. You covered the effects of histamines but the causes are more prevalent in ASD people. Lack of sleep causes histamine production and most of us suffer with sleep problems. Stress also causes histamines along with the renal hormones. Cortisol is a particularly nasty hormone for the digestive system. Either low or high level production can wreak havoc with the bowels and digestive system. High levels of adrenaline also. I think stress caused by overload, overthinking, compulsive behavior and social anxiety ASD induces would factor in.

Cortisol also plays complete havoc with Fibromyalgia. Adrenaline is the "flight or fight" hormone produced by the renal system, cortisol is the "freeze" hormone.

It's totally mad how complex taking a dump is! Diet is a big part but our concious state of being is a big factor! I meditate and find that has also helped.

Apparently, cat allergies are worse with ginger tom cats. So I was told by a doctor anyway.

My daughter wasn't allergic to the black and white cat we had throughout her childhood, but developed increasingly bad reactions to the ginger cat we got after she'd left home so that she couldn't come home for a visit without starting a course of anti-histamines a week in advance. 

Lol, yeah that grid thing is a bit nasty! I can deal with pain but itching is something else. I can't remember which allergy bump I got from the scratch test but it itched for about a week after.

That doctor sounds a little idealistic! Moving house is a bit difficult to do at the drop of a hat! Good to hear you paid your mortgage. That can be a lot of stress.

Being allergic to cats or dogs is a bit of a downer. If I'm around a cat I break out in hives. Strange thing is I had a cat in my house until I was about 7. I had no reaction. I had the test a few years later and I was allergic. I must have had a tolerance to my cat.

If you can find a tag that is more vague and broad than specific it seems to work better.

I'm guessing warm or soft colours on the design?

Yeah, It's good to get your art out there but getting a bit of cash is nice, it can be used to create more art!

Some doctors diss-miss It's as being 'all in the mind,' I know. But many others do see it as intolerance. Food poisoning can bring it on too

Is the IBS down to food intolerance or higher level of anxiety causing digestive issues.., sorry for being ignorant..,

90 percent is an impressive figure. I did not test for any food allergies whatsoever but the doctor reminded me this did not include intolerances. Excluding wheat certainly helped me either way though. The symptoms were there once when I was eating what were supposedly rice cakes - but turned out to be wheat cakes.

We still don't know what autism is and I imagine there is more than one form, or type. But remember, could be the Chinese got there first in defining it. A metal imbalance - there are five elements with which to have trouble with. That was my acupunctural diagnosis, which I liked a whole lot more than the crazy label I got in childhood. 

I remember reading somewhere that 90% of autistics have IBS (nowadays the official line is FODMAP diet). I eat strictly gluten free but don't have an official coeliacs diagnosis, because you need to introduce gluten again for several weeks and have a biopsy to get positive test. My dad does have official diagnosis . It seems very logical to me that autistics have very sensitive senses, and the immune system etc and also the gut could have heightened reactivity.

I have also become very interested in the link between histamine & symptoms. (people with gut problems are more prone to histamine sensitivity because of insufficient DAO (enzyme produced in healthy gut) which can get rid of excess histamine. But also our processed foods are also full of histamine.

More and more the links are being drawn between low level inflammation-gut-brain-etc etc... I tend to see that a lot of people with autism also tend to have ME/CFS/Lyme and fibromyalgia. Also depression is being linked to low-level inflammation. There must be a link somewhere.

I have always used more than one tag. I will look at the ones I used for that one item though to see what's different. It's very popular as a throw pillow for some reason. 

I never wanted to create just for commercial purposes though if a work can sell via this avenue it's a bonus. 

Yes I did have that grid and the scratches on my arm and it was agony! The doctor was really sorry for me over that. He told me if my home attracted dust, which it does, I should move. But I had a mortgage on my home, though it is paid off now. 

I bought a humidifier and  decent vacuum which help, but not enough. 

Luckily there was no reaction to cats though there was just a little to dogs