food allergies

With a pet & chronic illness

by Isy
March 5, 2025
CRPS knock-on effects, documentation, food allergies, imp-possible, moving/traveling, perspective, radical presence/radical acceptance, self-care, survival, tips on traveling with pain

This is a long one. Grab something to drink and put your feet up, if you want to… In the wildly unlikely event that, say,… Read More »With a pet & chronic illness

The limits of mitigation: dishwashing

by Isy
April 12, 2023April 12, 2023
adaptation, basics, CRPS knock-on effects, documentation, food allergies, loved ones, perspective, radical presence/radical acceptance, what works

This article is utilitarian. It provides descriptive terms for people with similar experiences to use in communicating with their doctors, payors, and loved ones. It… Read More »The limits of mitigation: dishwashing

Competing needs vs. Layered needs

by Isy
January 21, 2023January 21, 2023
basics, care team, food allergies, imp-possible, nutrition, radical presence/radical acceptance, self-care, what works

CW: food & size & related topics. Many things are coming together and my soul is taking warmth and strength from the concatenation of care.… Read More »Competing needs vs. Layered needs

Putting words to the problems

by Isy
January 13, 2023January 13, 2023
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basics, CRPS knock-on effects, food allergies, imp-possible, money, nutrition, radical presence/radical acceptance, self-care

Thanks to wonderful people, I’m getting help in my home. Holy hosannahs, people, it. Is. Amazing. My part of the bargain is to get the… Read More »Putting words to the problems

Low-histamine shopping list and recipes

by Isy
November 6, 2021
adaptation, basics, food allergies, imp-possible, money, nutrition, recipes, self-care

Ladies and gentlebeings, here’s what I’ve come to after a 6 month period of, firstly, a strict diet of tapioca, carrots, butternut, apples, and chicken;… Read More »Low-histamine shopping list and recipes

Planning ahead

by Isy
September 17, 2021September 17, 2021
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adaptation, basics, brain care, critical thinking, food allergies, imp-possible, meds/drugs, radical presence/radical acceptance, self-care

I’m getting an allergy panel in a month or so. This means I have to be off my antihistamine for 5 days before. THAT means… Read More »Planning ahead

Decisions 2 – housing

by Isy
January 22, 2019January 23, 2019
brain plasticity, critical thinking, food allergies, home-hunt, imp-possible, money, perspective, radiation, radical presence/radical acceptance, self-care, what works

Making a major decision, for someone with so little margin for error as a ragged, underfunded, spoony crip like me, means being able to answer… Read More »Decisions 2 – housing

Many itchings!

by Isy
April 11, 2018April 11, 2018
2 Comments
CRPS knock-on effects, food allergies, neurotransmitters, nutrition, self-care, what works

Another great question about an ordinary (for CRPS!) change led to another “Isypedia” blurch. Here goes. Once in awhile, something changes out of the blue.… Read More »Many itchings!

Freaky Fibro and the elegance of precision

by Isy
April 28, 2017November 12, 2017
1 Comment
basics, care team, critical thinking, food allergies, imp-possible, neurogastroenterology, perspective, science, translating Medical Jargon into Plain English

As the title hints, it’s been another fascinating visit with my pain diagnostician. His current working diagnosis is fibromyalgia, which he characterizes as being capable… Read More »Freaky Fibro and the elegance of precision

Nut milks can be magical

by Isy
March 13, 2017
brain care, food allergies, loved ones, nutrition, radical presence/radical acceptance, recipes, self-care

I’m doing a sort of elimination testing to refine what nuts and seeds, under what conditions, cause the troubles I howled about last week. It’s… Read More »Nut milks can be magical