I think ketchup may be one of the leading causes of my anxiety I experience sometimes. I’ve not had any episodes in quite some time, however I do recall mini-attacks being brought on after a small case of heartburn, which I’m sure was caused by ketchup. I LOVE ketchup with a passion. I will eat ketchup out of a ketchup packet if dared. It does not disgust me. I can go through a bottle of ketchup a week, depending on what I’m eating. I cut a lot of ketchupy foods out of my diet, like french-fries, tater tots, chicken fingers, ya know … all the tasty stuff. The other day I had some fries. They were good. I used way too much ketchup though and immediately suffered from heartburn. Just a bit ago I had like 8 popcorn chickies, with way too much ketchup. Now I have heartburn. I’m not going to have a panic-attack over it, but I really believe that ketchup is turning against me. I love ketchup. I’m sad. I guess no more licking the ketchup off the plate for me. 🙁
Maybe you should get low-acid ketchup, if such a thing exists. And if not, you should create it and market it to the heart burn crowd.
I’m having the same problem with dairy. I love to eat cheese on almost anything, but it kills my digestive system. I want to die after eating cheese, but I would die if I couldn’t eat it. I bought Lactaid which helps people digest dairy food. It seems to work.
I read in the book I am reading today that vegetarians who consume a lot of dairy have a harder time absorbing iron. Food for thought!
What about non-vegetarians that don’t consume a lot of dairy? Do they get osteoperosis and Mad Cow disease?
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i don’t know, i have alse read that eating dairy isn’t actually that good for combatting osteoporosis since it has a lot of protein. if you eat too much protein, then it stops your body from being able to use calcium. so you should eat leafy green veggies to get your calcium!