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(Message started by: ABarham on Mar 20^th, 2007, 2:05pm)

Title: Look out for dextros
Post by ABarham on Mar 20^th, 2007, 2:05pm

Adam wanted me to tell you that recently he has noticed that anytime he has any food or beverage with dextros that 2 hours later he gets hit. Have any of you noticed this?

Louise

Title: Re: Look out for dextros
Post by Brewcrew on Mar 20^th, 2007, 2:13pm

If I knew what it was and what foods it's in, I'd be able to tell you.

What is it, and what foods is it in? If you say "it's in all alcoholic products" then yes, it will trigger an attack for me.

Title: Re: Look out for dextros
Post by georgej on Mar 20^th, 2007, 2:29pm

Do you mean dextrose, the right-handed isomer of the simple sugar, glucose?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glucose

It's hard for me to see how it might have any effect, since it's present naturally in the body. If dextrose is not what you're referring to, my apologies.

Best wishes,

George

Title: Re: Look out for dextros
Post by UN solved on Mar 20^th, 2007, 2:41pm

Tell Adam to stay away from Dextrose !! If it's CH that he has, the 'headaches' will continue anyways.

Goodluck

UNsolved

Title: Re: Look out for dextros
Post by Rosybabe on Mar 20^th, 2007, 2:56pm

I do get a hit even out of cycle if a drink more than half glass of red wine or if I eat anything smoked, during cycle even soy sauce gives me one, outof cycle I do enjoy chinese food with no problems at all...

Title: Re: Look out for dextros
Post by BarbaraD on Mar 20^th, 2007, 3:12pm

Dextros is in "starchy" foods isn't it? (I forget which tros is in what -used to know, but am OLD ya know). He needs to read labels and stay away from it. We all have things we can't tolerate. [

Red wine is a trigger for a lot of people where white wine isn't. [smiley=huh.gif] Lot of it doesn't make sense, but it just is. MSG will trigger one and another can eat his weight in it and never feel a tringe.

Beer used to be an "instant" trigger for me. I went 12 years without a beer and then drank 2 one night and "nothing". I'm still careful, but have not had a twinge in several years from it. Go figure that one. Triggers change?

this disease is NUTZ - makes no sense and can't be explained. At least that's my theory -- no wonder we confuse doctors.

Hugs BD

Title: Re: Look out for dextros
Post by Mac_Muz on Mar 20^th, 2007, 6:59pm

As of late I have been "into" Drakes cakes with the cream filling and devils food cake coated in darker chocolate, (Extream junk food) And i think these just might be kickin my head..... maybe..

anyone know for sure? I know if i had a beer right now I would be down for the count...

Title: Re: Look out for dextros
Post by ClusterChuck on Mar 20^th, 2007, 7:03pm

on 03/20/07 at 18:59:43, Mac_Muz wrote:

As of late I have been "into" Drakes cakes with the cream filling and devils food cake coated in darker chocolate, (Extream junk food)

DAYUM!!! If that was a trigger for me, ya might as well shoot me now!!! It is bad enough having an orgasm as a trigger, but "Drakes cakes with the cream filling and devils food cake coated in darker chocolate" ... ... ... ...

Just shoot me ....

LOL

Chuck

Title: Re: Look out for dextros
Post by Rosybabe on Mar 20^th, 2007, 7:13pm

I rather get CH than giving up chocolate!!

Title: Re: Look out for dextros
Post by Lizzie2 on Mar 20^th, 2007, 9:20pm

Dextrose is sugar - just one of the forms of it. When someone is on IV fluids with sugar in them, it's usually Dextrose 10% or something along those lines. It's pretty basic and is in - well, I'd venture to say nearly everything! Don't know if it could be the trigger or if maybe something else is that's common in the foods? I can't imagine Dextrose being a trigger with it being something natural in the body and one of the natural sugars, but I could be totally wrong...

Interesting thought, though! I think it's always important to try to identify any triggers. :)

Take care,
Carrie :)

Title: Re: Look out for dextros
Post by Callico_Kid on Mar 20^th, 2007, 10:53pm

Have you checked for diabetes? Diabetes does not cause CH, but I know that when my numbers are high my hits get harder. If diabetes is involved that might be an indicator for him. More likely though, there is another trigger in the food that is not noticed as dextrose is in almost all foods, particularly all packaged foods.

Jerry

Title: Re: Look out for dextros
Post by Mac_Muz on Mar 21^st, 2007, 10:14am

LOL ok so I said maybe... I don't do micky D's and or anything like them ever... But the cookie monster in me pops out every so often.

When it does I can also get a CH, and so I wondered...

At 145 pounds it seems I can munch anything I want any time I want... Yeah I know it isn't fair for the rerst of you, but just think about it for a sec. I can't gain an ounce, and you guys can, and that ain't fair either :P

I don't even wanna hear about orgasims being triggers!

Next thing ya know someone will tell motorcycles cause Ch's , and all I can think these days is SPRING and warmer that what I got here just now....

I might have 4 cakes for breakfast, that outta make me feel better... ;;D