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That is what I want to ask about, its only been a couple years on them but not consecutive as I wasn't on them in ON or when in the US and it's not daily but as needed, so maybe 3-4 times a week on average, but I wasn't aware of these possible issues, and would like to ask the doctor about them.



In other news, ICBC sent a letter saying my license expires in April, but on the license it say's it expires in 2019, and it hasn't been 5 years since the last time it was renewed, so gotta call and ask about this.

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A teaspoon or so of vinegar with water normally cures mine. Tastes awful, but it works! (You can substitute lemon juice as well, anything acidic).

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By Jove, that sounds like an advertising slogan. You might try selling it to someone ;)

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Interesting idea, can you explain how it works please? My OH has terrible reflux and constantly.

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It frightens you so much that you recover before consuming. :lol:

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My doctor told me this. For an odd reason foods you think are acidic actually bring down the acidic levels in your body.

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Maybe it facilitates or prompts faster absorbtion of the stomach acid, the same way the antidote for accidentally drinking rubbing alcohol is to guzzle a half pint of Scotch.

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The theory is that your stomach increases/produces the amount of acid because it's not acidic enough, causing heartburn - and taking antacids increases the problem. By introducing some kind of acidic, the stomach stops needing to produce more and thus 'calms down'.

That's the theory and I'm not sure if it works for everyone / every incidence of reflux/heartburn, but it has worked for me about 80% of the time. I usually take a large teaspoon (or 2) of vinegar and then drink a glass of cold water (or combine them), though I've also added a healthy amount of lemon juice to water and sipped on that. I also found having a glass of 'lemon' water to sip on during the evening helped to stop the reflux at night.

One word of warning, you will belch and fart a lot after!

This should not be tried if you have an ulcer, I understand.

:)

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Thanks for that Souxie! I hate heartburn. One remedy for sore muscles a gym teacher told us was a teaspoon of baking soda in a glass of water, to counter the build-up of lactic acid causing the stiffness. It makes you belch as well, as if you'd chugged a glass of 7-Up or Ginger Ale.

And now, comedic interlude: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuu9YH7_-T8#t=210.85875

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This is quite funny for those of us who are living in the land where everything is 'awesome'.

https://www.reddit.com/r/britishprob...oined_a_local/

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I've done this. It seemed odd to add avoided to an acid tum but it worked. Diet fixed mine, no crap white wine, no Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc. Easy on the soups and mashed foods. Don't eat near bedtime. Sleep lying on your left side.

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I'm going to have to resurrect my strike action. :(

There has been a slight improvement but really only to the point that it's now the draining rack cluttered rather than the sink.

Honestly, my stepson is like a kid trying to get away with the bare minimum. If there are two carrots left in a pan, that stops him from doing the whole pan rather than putting them in a small dish along with any leftover spuds or whatever. If there's some meat left on the roasting dish then that similarly prevents him washing that - or even just putting it to soak. :frown:

To achieve this improvement it's mostly been me and mother in law, but that was a small price to pay for the improvement.

Unfortunately, he's likely taken advantage of that and now he's just piling stuff up in the draining rack and leaves that there until someone gets fed up and empties it.

I get up in the morning and if I need a pan I struggle to get to one under the pile - and it's noisy. Mother in law is sleeping downstairs at the moment, recovering from her broken ankle surgery and avoiding stairs. I don't want to wake her when making brekky for stepdaughter before work.

This morning the pans were piled so high that opening the crockery cupboard is impossible without the door knocking it all over. :eek:

So I'm just getting my 'official picket' armband ready.

http://cdn.list25.com/wp-content/upl...012/01/254.jpg

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My OH behaves like that! And he's 63 years old-no excuse :thumbdown:
My ploy is to get to the kitchen area before anyone else, decant all leftovers so he can see that everything empty needs washing.

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:nod:
I did that yesterday. I think that's why the pile got so high when he did it. :(

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And the winner is.....:rofl:

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La La Moonshine..

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Why not get yourself a cheap all inclusive holiday resort package to the Caribbean and go and sit on the beach for two weeks and let them get on with it.

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Does such a thing exist? :lol:

I haven't ruled out a surprise UK trip yet. Now that you mention it, perhaps I should aim for one in May and while there bugger off on a late deal to Greece or Spain just like I used to.

You've planted a seed now. :nod:

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Yeah. I used to find places that would do all-inclusive on the quiet for an extra fee, that why you're not restricted to endless buffets. Plus, find one that includes all the water sports in the package. Also, take some of them boat excursions that include snorkelling, bbq lunch and free booze. Or take a day to go charter fishing although those trips but they can be a bit spendy. One tip though, try and find an island that's not so popular with Americans. We're cads. ;)

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Go to Cuba now before it's full of Americans. You can find a deal and book it and bugger off any time after collecting rent tomorrow if you want. Take the MIL, she can recuperate on the beach, and when you come back, the dishes had better be done.
Canada: B.C.Highway Cams
Cuba:

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:rofl:

She'd miss her physio appointments.

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Don't take your MIL, that's going to put a damper on your pulling opportunities. Surely there are exercise she could at home for a couple of weeks.

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Actually she just told me I'd hinder her chances.

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I naffing hate plastic money. I like campervans.

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For those that missed it




I wonder if passports could be redesigned along these lines. :lol:

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Does anyone know what's going on in these pics? It looks like something is digging out my tree roots? Ants? Squirrels?

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Alien crop circles.

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Verrrry interesting...

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Well thank god for the collected expertise of BE.;):lol:

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The weather

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Moles or voles.

http://www.diychatroom.com/f16/first...49/#post414352

I'm hoping you won't do what has been suggested in that thread though!

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Go on and . . .

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That looks like it exactly. But don't worry Siouxie wildlife is safe from me as long as it stays out of my house. 70' trees all round the house mean our grass is always going to be more rustic than golf course anyway.

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Alternatively...

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I think the whirly-gig on a stick is for slugs, that's what my aunt in Vancouver used them for anyway.

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I read something about them not liking noise. Is an iPod with Shawn Mendes and Kanye too cruel?:unsure:

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When we started getting really loud heavy metal bands in the bar, oh maybe 15 years ago, the gophers which used to dig burrows all around the building left. A few came back but not nearly as many.

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Where is good to visit on a day trip to Toronto? We'll only be there from say late morning until mid evening (we're getting the bus there and back!), my sister wants to 'mooch around little oddball stores and maybe a market, pootle around the odd site seeing stuff, then coffee shops, maybe a wine bar and then dinner'. I can't walk very well or very far due to a sudden onslaught of arthritis in both hips - (I'm seriously considering renting an electric scooter thingy for the day) -so ideas in a smallish area appreciated!

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St Lawrence Market and area. There's a nice enough Indian place right by there for grub and a Balzac's coffee. I think they are in church street.