Oxajil said:
So, I'm starting to get the idea of not eating too much in the evening, and I won't do that anymore and will keep an eye as things continue. Not sure if the same applies to you though Gertrudes!
Yes, thanks for mentioning that Oxajil, and I'm glad you found a possible solution to prevent you from experiencing further episodes of nausea, as they're definitely not pleasant.
I have also been eating earlier and earlier precisely for that reason. Whilst before I could eat right before going to bed, that's not viable now (as well as far from ideal from a health enhancing perspective), and I think that is because protein and fat simply take longer to digest.
It's a bit tricky for me to change my meal times due to my working schedule though, which doesn't always enable me to eat several hours before going to bed.
On a different note, after years of abstinence and the odd exception here and there, I have started eating butter again with no visible reactions (hooray!). Boy, am I loving it! It is sooo tasty :D
Also, just came from my GP who was shocked to see my cholesterol levels (they're pretty high). I was expecting that and politely declined when he suggested statins.
I have, however, been reading a lot on cholesterol, and considering that all my family on my mothers' side has high cholesterol, I'm putting the hypothesis of having familial hypercholesterolemia, a condition where cholesterol is chronically high. So far, the explanation for the condition seems to be that a defect on the LDL receptor makes cells unable to absorb LDL from the bloodstream causing a "traffic jam", and leaving LDL particles much more prone to oxidation - oxidation being the real problem with cholesterol.
NHS seems unwilling to do a test on patients' arteries conditions or the state of LDL particles, so I can't tell wether my LDL is fine or not. Out of precaution, however, I will decrease my fish oil consumption since it is highly susceptible to oxidation. I may also take curcumin, which
apparently helps sensitizing LDL receptors. I'll do it for a few months and then check my cholesterol again.