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    Stomach bloat. What causes yours?

    Milk! I drink it anyway because milk is all I can drink til midday that won't mess with my blood sugar. During the day I grow bigger and bigger until evening when I can get rid of alll the extra air.....
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    If I'm so tired, why does sleeping hurt?

    Even though you don't feel well in the morning I am convinced that your body needs the sleep and will one day reward you for letting sleep happen. In my opinion unrefreshing sleep is more of a morning problem not a sleep problem: I have trouble falling asleep at night even if I am very tired and...
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    better after having fever?

    Thats an interesting theory .... I actually skip breakfast on every workday, just because if I start my metabolim in the morning an go to work, I will be hypoglycemic around 10.30 a.m. I,ve been unconscious on the floor because of that, but without breakfast it almost never happens. Lately i...
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    better after having fever?

    Last week I had to stop working and rest in bed because of svere nausea and exaustion, a well known condition... I feared a major relapse, feeling so ill. After a few days I got terrible headaches that did not respond to pain medication and a low grade fever, surprisingly the next day I was a...