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Archive for the ‘Diet Tips’ Category

A teenagers view on living with PKU

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009

I am 15 years old. I have PKU so cannot eat food high in protein such as most dairy products, eggs, meat or fish. Also, I cannot have any drinks or food that has aspartame in, this is a sweetener but is also high in phe which is what my body can’t deal with. Read the rest of this entry

Eosinophilic Disorders

Friday, April 3rd, 2009

We are parents to three children with eosinophilic disorders. This is our story so far.

We are Michelle and Steve we have three children, All of them have Eosinophilic Entocolitis (EC,EG,ED)and our middle son also has eosinophilic oesophagutis (EE)accompanied by
Multiple food allergies and multiple drug allergies. Read the rest of this entry

Experiences going off diet – PKU

Wednesday, February 25th, 2009

I thought I’d share my experiences with going off diet and my experiences with the diet in general.

As a kid, I was eating mainly carbs and fats and lots of fruit, but very small amounts. I was a tearaway with ADHD so I was burning through energy like no tomorrow. As a result, I was a pretty lean kid and my dieticians expressed concern that while I was a tall child, I was pretty light.

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London Low Protein Cookery Demo

Monday, January 19th, 2009

Nutricia held another of our low protein cookery days on the 14th January 2009 at The Cookery School, London. The aim of the day was to provide Health Care Professionals (HCPs), with practical tips and advice to pass on to the patients they have who follow a restricted, low protein diet. The group was made up of mainly dietitians but there was also a dietetic chef who didn’t have much experience in this area.

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My Special Diet

Wednesday, January 14th, 2009

My name is Julie and I have PKU. I wanted to take a few moments to share my experiences with you. I am 22 and I have 3 brothers, but I am the only one with this condition.As a child I can remember feeling a little different particularly at meal times. My parents were great though: there were always making stories up about my special diet. My brothers, who are all older than me were also involved my education.

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Travelling with Crohn’s

Monday, December 29th, 2008

At this time of year people travel far and wide to visit friends and families and although Crohn’s Disease is a difficult disorder, you should not keep yourself from living the best life possible because you suffer from this disorder. You should continue in your life as you would without Crohn’s, although a few more precautions may be necessary when traveling, this will ensure a smooth and enjoyable trip.

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Scottish IMD day- Crieff Hydro Hotel 22/11/08

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

The beautiful Crieff Hydro Hotel was the location for what was hopefully the first of many meetings specifically aimed at people with inherited metabolic disorders (IMD) as well as their parents and carers. This meeting was to give people who live in Scotland, a chance to meet others who are similarly affected by IMD’s and Nutricia was delighted to support this event.

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Multiple Food Protein Intolerance – What is it?

Monday, November 17th, 2008

There are many misconceptions surrounding food allergies, often people have an intolerance rather than an allergy itself. A food allergy is an adverse clinical reaction to food due to any type of abnormal immune response to food protein.

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Crohn’s: Fight it with Diet

Monday, November 10th, 2008

An interesting article recently appeared in the UK based newspaper the ‘Mail on Sunday’ regarding the treatment of Crohn’s disease with diet rather than drugs. The article centres on the experiences of one man, John Maffioli.

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Getting back ‘on diet’ – PKU

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008

Hi my name is Andrew i am 36 years old, when i was younger i was on a strict diet which was controlled by my mum. When i got to my teens, the doctors wanted me off the diet. When the doctors told me this i said no. I was to used to the diet (low pro) however over the years things started to slip away till i was not on the diet.

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