Article Bringing home a puppy, the new member of the family, is always exciting! Here is a joyous bundle of energy and living vigor to romp around the house with and to go jogging with. And such cuteness! But now that puppy is home and getting himself acquainted with his surroundings, you see him start circling and then, you gasp, he squats health and fitness oh no! A wet orange colored puddle develops under him! And thus starts the quest to housebreak your new pal, your new puppy.

I have just recently started to read and learn all I can about IBS. I’ve read a lot about how wheat and gluten can cause people to have more painful episodes. This holds true with me.

Sporty can no longer control his bladder. He has to be prodded to urinate outside. If this is impossible, a dog bed that has water proofing will do. Better yet, confine him to a special corner where the stench of urine won’t bother the family.

Autoimmune Shedding: When most people think of autoimmune hair loss, they think of AA and patchy loss. But there are several autoimmune conditions that can cause more diffuse patterns. Examples are lupus, rheumatoid arthritis and even some conditions that are thought to have an autoimmune component like bladder discomfort, Epstein Barr, chronic fatigue, and fibromyalgia. Sometimes a progressive dermatologist will agree to give steroids to try to stop the autoimmune response, but there have been some promising results from an overseas study that concentrated on essential oils. Of course, I am by no means an expert and you should always consult your doctor with any concerns or for diagnosis and treatment.

Not Child Friendly – Going to Grandma’s house (or someone else’s) house may be more stressful for a mom than fun. Grandma’s house may not be very child friendly to a crawling baby or toddler who falls down a lot.

When your child wants to use the computer set a timer for 30mins and once it beeps erase the check. Reset the timer if your child wants to keep using the computer.

Finally, keep in mind why you are eating out. I used to remind my weight management patients to “socialize with people not food.” The same goes for interstitial cystitis patients on an IC Diet. Part of learning to accept a chronic illness is learning when to let go of the mind set of it”s not fair Instead of looking at the great buffet set out at your niece’s wedding and worrying about what you cannot eat choose what you can bladder discomfort eat enjoy that and spend your energy and emotions connecting with friends and relatives you may not have seen for awhile.

Pay attention to the habit many senior adults have – counter grazing. This means eating finger foods empty in calories and easy to reach junk foods that are usually left on the counter. Figure out ways to improve what is eaten. Main meal at noon and experiment with foods as when you age, you sense of smell and taste change (can’t tell when food is ‘bad’ either) and people adapt by eating sweeter or saltier foods.

One should reduce intake of onion, cabbage, legumes, cauliflower, chocolate, alcohol, black tea, corn, nuts, white flour, artificial sweeteners, nuts etc. Eggs have been found to cause the symptoms in more than 95% of cases.