Happy birthday to Sarameg if she's lurking. If I counted up how much time I spent proving Permanent Condition is Permanent, I would probably get really sad. Especially, since after sometime close to three decades, it's probably enough for the Australian vacation I can't go on for the same reason. Sigh.

Happy Birthday to sarameg! May you receive the feeling of good wishes coming through the interwebs even if you don't see these specific pixels.

Happy Birthday sarameg!

Dad is doing good at the hospital. They have kept him for observation. He has moved up from a clear liquid diet to just a liquid diet so tonight he got chocolate pudding with is apple juice and bouillon.

I have the official diagnosis of Barrett's esophagus, which is damage to the esophagus from acid. The silent reflux did some damage. All I was told to do until my appointment was to keep taking the medicine but of course I went to see what I should do and not eat.

And it's a lot-- fatty foods, fried foods, spicy foods, onion and garlic (I already knew they were an issue with the gas /bloating and stomach spasms), dairy , caffeine , mint, carbonated beverages, acidic foods, chocolate

In addition from the Low FODMAP elimination I've discovered that cruciferous veggies, grapes, sweet pott, white potatoes, and beans (including green beans) are triggers. I haven't experimented with too many fruits. Apples in small amounts seem to be ok.

So I've been struggling with what to eat. It's going to take a lot more planning . I've done the super low acid diet before but I didn't have to avoid fried or fatty foods or dairy which made it easier.

Plus I have to figure out what to do for dinner so M doesn't have to eat the same things I do. I'm hoping this will only be for a short term and not forever.

And when I went looking online for advice I kept finding people cheerfully saying drinking cabbage juice is really healing and it's something people should drink every day. I don't want to drink cabbage juice ever. It sounds so unappealing.