lyme in Putnam
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On my treatment, I am not allowed to touch alcohol at all. I had beets in balsamic. I looked online and got mixed reviews. I'm following my protocol to a t and am nervous I'm screwing it up. Did a little, then threw the rest out after I realized it might have. Anyone know? Thx.
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I understand how nervous you are about alcohol. I have been too since taking tindamax for over a year.
Here's the good news, you can take a little alcohol with no reaction, in food when it's burned off. I've made risotto with some wine added, and had no reaction. I cook with balsamic all the time too.
There are many homeopathic drops that are in alcohol. I add a little warm water to the glass of drops and let sit for a few minutes until the alcohol evaporates.
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I thought we could not have any vinegar at all..Make my day and say balsamic vinegar is ok!!!
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Abxnomore
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Yes you are correct no vinegar but he is talking about alcohol, which is contraindicated with the medication Tindamax.
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confused? Nspike said she uses balsamic all the time?
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penguingirl
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Lyme in Putnam - for beets you can do it without balsamic - just roast it with olive oil and salt and it should taste fine?
What other things other than herbal remedies and vinegar might have hidden alcohol in it?
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Keebler
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- For cooking: The alcohol has mostly turned to vinegar and any remaining cooks off but remember this has a very high sugar and sulfite content. Try a little bit and see how you feel. As it would be with complex foods, the sugar issue would be balanced but sulfites can cause allergic reactions for some.
I tend to sweat with any vinegars (and I do not have candida) but sometimes like a bit of this added to sauteed brussels sprouts or a portabella mushroom. Let the olive oil, onions, garlic, etc, carry the weight during cooking and add at the last 2 minute mark so a little bit won't get lost.
If you feel odd afterward, the sulfites may be too much. -
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I've always sweated like crazy when I eat anything with vinegar in it. Even pre-lyme. Especially my head and face. It almost seems like I'm alergic to it. I can feel sweat forming on my head right now just THINKING about it.
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Keebler
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- wgshuckers,
The sweating from vinegar could be a histamine reaction. It took me years to make that connection. You might search that term and see if it strike a chord.
Sweating is not the only part of that, it usually also makes me feel ill as if I'd been slipped some strange knock-out drug.
All mustards do that to me, when I used to eat ketchup (before becoming aware of its sugar content), some pestos and fancy caper or olive tapenade - or even olives in vinegar.
For salad dressings, you might do best with lemon or lime juice as the "tart" agent.
For me, I do think lyme tipped the boat (or sunk it) but it may also be a separate thing going on. I just mostly avoid all vinegars unless I can carefully control the formula.
I can live without vinegar, of course, but for histamine regulation in general, the herb STINGING NETTLE has been very helpful for me. QUERCETIN, TOO.
For anyone with seizures who has a histamine reaction to vinegar, it could also be that it's high in glutamic acid and that lowers a seizure threshold (another reason I'm so very careful).
Too much glutamic acid can also trigger anxiety and excitatory reactions in the brain. MAGNESIUM can help to calm that down. -
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"There is less alcohol in an herbal tincture dosis than there is in a cup of fruit."
If you are afraid of vinegar, why not use lemon. I season most salads with lemon and oil, etc.
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