One year in Australia and my chronic thyroid disease has resolved itself and my endocrinologist has successfully pulled me off medication.

[leel8on@mastodon.social]

@nolsen311 @mike @mwl @hacks4pancakes Can I join you on the island that cures shitty things?

Fascism is the Crohn's of the political system. Crohn's is the fascism of the gastrointestinal tract. I can't decide if there is a joke in here or just the truth

[da_667@infosec.exchange]

@hacks4pancakes since I've had major health concerns with CKD, I've noticed that there is a lot of shit in our food that is bad for us, but not bad enough to where the FDA won't allow it.

Technically speaking, you are only supposed to get a maximum of 2300mg of sodium per day as a daily recommended value. If I have a can of condensed chicken noodle soup, its just over 2000mg of sodium alone! THAT DOESNT EVEN INCLUDE SALTINES IF YOU WANTED THEM.

Its like that with EVERY DAMN THING, unless you specifically hunt for no salt added variants, or turn Amish and just make it yourself.

[da_667@infosec.exchange]

@hacks4pancakes I can't speak for your experiences, but like, they consider bread made in sub shops in the states to be more cake than bread because of the sugar content. Many European countries do not allow artificial food coloring because they are carcinogenic.

Dear friend, I am glad you escaped, and your health is improving. Be well. In the meanwhile, its the Amish life for me.

[grumpasaurus@infosec.exchange]

@da_667 @hacks4pancakes i always want saltines

[da_667@infosec.exchange]

@grumpasaurus @hacks4pancakes right? who is satisifed with a single can of condensed soup and nothing else?

[alexglow@chaos.social]

@twodarek @mike @mwl @hacks4pancakes I found the farty German in-laws post, and it's INCREDIBLE. So much better than I remembered: https://www.reddit.com/r/BestofRedditorUpdates/comments/1b4g2uz/why_do_my_husband_and_i_experience_severe/

I was wrong about the distance (only 40-45 min by car), but the OP is an *amazing* writer. "Guys, I am not only flatulent, but also flattered and somewhat flabbergasted."

[retrosponge@kind.social]

@hacks4pancakes That's awesome!

[nolsen311@infosec.exchange]

@leel8on

I'm sure, working together, we can come up with some really shitty jokes about it. #CrohnsHumor

@mike @mwl @hacks4pancakes

[marcfromspark@norden.social]

@alexglow @mike @mwl @hacks4pancakes it’s more probable that this is due to the relatively high amount of either esp. rye or full-grain in the bread. Adult have a different set of bacteria in the bowels so that children are affecfar less from that.

[marcfromspark@norden.social]

@hacks4pancakes @Hasufin Hashimoto as a chronic inflammatory desease has different phases, starting hyperthyroidic, then eu(=normal)thyreodic and later hypothyroidic with need for external hormones. When in the hypothyroid phase it could accur that there are autonomous areas that start producing hormons esp when external
iod (like in jodized salt) is ingested. Ultrasound and szintigraphie recommended to look if such areas are present

[mjsberna@infosec.exchange]

@hacks4pancakes

(You haven't been bitten by a mysterious spider, have you? Australia is dangerous that way, I've heard)

[tomdewar@mas.to]

@hacks4pancakes fantastic; congrats

[dch@bsd.network]

@kusuriya @mwl @hacks4pancakes I went to the US for a week and none of this surprises me. It’s tragically bad.

[bernardlyons@mastodon.ie]

@hacks4pancakes Yay! Great news!

[standard_phil@infosec.exchange]

@hacks4pancakes Congratulations Lesley!

[pmbrent@hachyderm.io]

@hacks4pancakes Leaving the US has also helped me recover to where I no longer need certain daily meds. Congratulations, and here's to a better future!

[emma_cogdev@fediscience.org]

@hacks4pancakes

That's so great to hear! (and really frigging confusing, bodies are so weird) Congratulations!

[3tomatoesshort@disabled.social]

@hacks4pancakes
Hmmm I have reduced my TPO autoantibodies by taking Selenium but it seems unlikely this would happen naturally as Australian soils are deficient in Selenium. How curious! I wonder if vitamin D could be a factor.

[hobo_ahoi@mastodon.social]

@pmbrent @hacks4pancakes Congratulations to both of you ️ May I ask why this happened? I‘ve Never been to the US, but it doesn‘t seem to be a healthy place at all

[pollinators@epicure.social]

@hacks4pancakes A thank you to living in Australia.