I know this is going to sound really hooey, but my sinus/allergy problems improved A LOT after I cut out gluten. Like you, I lived on Sudafed (the kind you sign for) and Allegra, the occasional Benadryl, plus Tylenol/Aspirin/Caffeine for the daily headaches I also used Flonase for a couple of years. Anyway, after going GF I was able to stop using all of the above. I do still take Benadryl when I have food reactions and I still drink my daily cup of coffee ;) I was tested for celiac, but it came back negative, so that's not why it worked. The thing is, I'm so much more functional w/o the gluten. I've been GF for 5 years. I do still have some sinus issues during peek allergy season, but it's nowhere near as bad as before.

I'm not an Austen fan, so maybe my recommendation will be off, but I'd say Eugenia Price. http://www.amazon.com/Margarets-Story-Florida-Trilogy-Book/dp/1577362144/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1456341482&sr=8-1&keywords=margaret%27s+story

First, I want to say that I think music is very important and I think it can be a deal breaker, even when everything else is OK. For some of us music is a very important part of worship. Bad music now and then, no biggie, bad music ALL the time i.e. like the singing with the radio thing? Yeah I'd have a hard time being all in there, too! But what I really wanted to say was, sometimes you don't know what fits until you try it on. I was evangelical my whole life, I had never been to a liturgical service before we moved 6 1/2 years ago. We ended up attending an Anglican church and fell in love. :001_wub: We've since moved to another country, but we still attend an Anglican church, and I'm still in love.

Absolutely nothing!

I count based on set/what I'm doing. So 200 free, 200 kick, 200 breast, 200 back etc., whatever. Or on an "I don't feel like swimming" day 100's ;) Anyway, at the end of whatever set I just completed I add up the total and what I've done. Sometimes I still lose track. I never swim 50's because then I ALWAYS lose track :tongue_smilie:

Yes, I'm feeling that way about being Anglican, too.

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I'm assuming not, since I've not met another person (irl) with the same issue. There is a child at my daughter's school with the same problem. I know this because a whole wing of the school is designated citrus free.

Thanks, Lanny.

Please, no. Some of us are actually anaphylactic to citrus. And citrus becomes airborne when you peel it, just like peanuts.

When I tell people that I don't wear make-up because it makes me feel claustrophobic and smells awful, they always look at me like I've grown two heads. So no suggestions, just sympathy for your dd :grouphug: Good for her for trying it out on her own!

This probably qualifies as my kids' favorite as well, but it didn't seem to fit any of the OP categories, so I didn't mention it.

2) If Dixit counts as a word game then that's my vote :)

1) Pandemic 2) we don't play a lot of word games :leaving: 3) Kingdom Builder and Ticket to Ride

What I do is comb with a wide tooth comb after washing/conditioning and then pull through more conditioner while it's still damp, with my hands/fingers. I only wash it 1-2 x's/week. It fluffs up all by itself when I shower each morning. :tongue_smilie: The extra conditioner keeps the frizzies at bay (kind of). This what I use, the shampoo and the conditioner. http://herbalessences.com/en-us/shop-products/browse-by-collections/totally-twisted/totally-twisted-curls-and-waves-conditioner

Mine is pretty much like this as well. We call it River Song hair at our house. I don't actually know what else I can do with it. I'm afraid to go shorter because of the curls, afraid it would just end up looking like a bush on the top of my head, lol. Atm I have a very poofy ponytail sticky off the back.

Yes, this is true.

I think this depends on the individual. I have a strong reaction to raw strawberries. I can most definitely eat strawberry jam, no reaction at all. I don't like celery, raw or cooked, so I can't comment on that one, since I avoid it either way :lol:

It's not even the whole list :tongue_smilie: As people are writing what they can/can't have I'm thinking "Oh yeah, I can't have that either." but it's been so many years since I've eaten a peach or a plum for instance, that I forgot they existed, lol. The hardest to deal with are the orange and lemon allergies because they become airborne and LOTS of people use them (oranges) as a convenience food. The other thing to remember is that because we're talking about OAS here, if you cook it you can eat it. So I can eat a lot of these things if I want to take the time. Usually I don't want to though. I'm pretty lazy and I hate cooking, :lol:

Thanks :) It could always be worse. At least I don't have any meat or dairy allergies!

I can eat lettuce: romaine & ice berg. I can eat some dried berries. Occasionally I can eat pineapple & pomegranates. That's my whole list. My hands used to itch if I peeled potatoes or kneaded bread made with sprouted flour :tongue_smilie: That seems to have gotten better after I stopped eating gluten. No idea why. I am not celiac. I react strongly to apples, tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots, bananas, cabbage, strawberries, avocados, dill & all melons. I can't eat seeds or nuts unless they've been roasted. I'm anaphylactic to oranges, lemons & cilantro, borderline with latex, and I've started reacting to almonds & walnuts even when roasted/cooked. I have to carry an epi-pen. Fun times. I can't eat grapes or drink wine.

Yes. I've been doing some research :) I'm going to buy Culturelle so that I can get some LGG and use it to culture yogurt. Seems to be the most sensible/economical approach for this experiment.

I had never heard of Culturelle before this thread. I don't have a weight problem but I have extreme allergies in the form of OAS. It is so bad that the ONLY raw thing I can tolerate is lettuce, occasionally :tongue_smilie: So no fruits, no nuts, no seeds, no veggies. If it can lower my histamine levels enough to eat even some things again, that would be amazing!

I'm currently reading This Organic Life: Confessions of a Suburban Homesteader. Love it!

Yes. Today I saw a meme that said something about 3 heads of cauliflower being worth the same as a barrel of oil :tongue_smilie: