Apparently, a “gastrointestinal reflex stomach ulcer” or something.
Well, I’m taking this seriously.
Yesterday, I was at the urgent care. It felt, well, horrible. I was throwing up.
Jesus, it was quite something, but I feel better now.
But I need to take care of this issue and want to commit myself to better physical health and exercise as well as strength training.
No more NSAIDs. Frankly, I don’t want to take ever fucking again.
I’m also throwing away that dumb anti-GERD medication taht made me, well, sick.
Also, Trintellix is going out too.
Edit: The medicine that may have likely contributed, in my estimation, was definitely the Pantoprazole Sod Dr 40 Mg Tab (reading from the bottle here lol)
Some meats, like fish, are fairly low on fats, but you should avoid fatty foods in general. That includes peanut butter and the like, and fried stuff. Anything that’s heavy to digest. Also try to eat lots of fruit if you can (but remove the skin on apples and such), and fruit juices in bad days where your stomach can’t handle solid food.
Also, avoid milk and derivatives like the plague.
I could go for fish meat, like shrimp.
But frankly?
I could cut the meat entirely.
Might still keep the egg.
I like my eggs, ngl
That’s not immoral, right?
Well, regardless, I think I want to go vegan, but we’ll see about that later.
Avoid crustaceans, but for entirely different reasons. They’re really dangerous for inflammations, including ulcers. When I say fish, I mean fish, either boiled in a stew or oven-cooked.
Probably is immoral from a vegan perspective, but I’m not adivising you to go vegan, only to take care of your health. I think going completely vegan while sick would be a terrible idea, but you do you.
I really don’t believe fetuses are or can be people, just saying… 😅😅
The case against eggs specifically isn’t about killing a potential life,
Ethically It’s more about the suffering of the hens in factory farms being exploited for their eggs their whole life only to be slaughtered afterwards.
Environmentally, it’s about animal products in general being a less efficient source of calories than plants, and so contributing more to climate change overall.
Human health wise, its about a few things.
If you just go vegetarian and cut out all meat you’re still making a huge difference on the environmental and personal health side. I’d personally recommend going vegan long term and cutting out all animal protein (eggs and dairy too), but I don’t think people have to go from omnivore to vegan in one go. Doing a sudden shift when someone isn’t ready can actually make them give up on veganism because of a bad experience.
The key thing is to learn to cook for yourself, explore vegan recipes, and find yourself a good set of staple meals you enjoy with appropriate amounts of fiber, nutrients, and protein.
Any, erm, alternatives to eggs? Also, good point about the hens. Oh, and the climate change too. And eggs may (potentially) give you avian flu or h1n1, etc.? Interesting… And it increases antibiotic resistance in yourself, right?
Got it. I have a family of heart problems.
How does veganism or vegetarianism affect you health and mind-wise compared to before? I need a few anecdotes and studies here, thank you, but I’ll do my own research, of course.
The vegan argument over eggs (and milk etc) is not over the egg’s rights (they’re usually unfertilized anyway), but over cruel conditions over the chicken producing that egg, or more radical positions over whether humans have the right to explore animals in general. I’m not vegan, and though I support vegans I strongly advise against going vegan while sick or mixing up your motivations for massive dietary changes. For instance, Oreo is technically vegan and a common dietary bridge for starting vegans, but your ulcer will get infinitely worse if you make that a usual snack in your life. Vodka is technically vegan…
Until you get better, focus on eating healthy food, not necessarily “moral” food. Its going to be a lot harder to become vegan if you end up needing to surgically remove a portion of your stomach walls.
Good points overall.
Also, Oreo? As in, the cookie?
Do I keep eating soup broth or yogurt?
Yeah, the cookie. It has no milk or eggs and it’s a reasonably cheap snack for starter vegans still adapting their diet.
Probably, yeah. I think there are some light low-fat yogurts out there, but I personally don’t have any experience with that.
Yeah, just had some soup from a can with soft broccoli today (this is the third day after the incident, which was on Friday).