Sugar.

[learnteach]

That's my problem, I think.

Felt pretty crappy Monday, didn't really get moving. The two changes were recent rain and eating a bunch of cheap chocolate sunday night. Today, for some reason, the water has been flowing out of me, no idea why. Stopped twice at the new Popeye's on Hollenbeck at the El Camino while out walking to use the loo, and the second time bought a drink (guilt). "Hi C Pink Lemonade (0% Fruit Juice)" 20 minutes later I'm itching all over; 10 minutes more I'm so tired I can barely think.

Doubt it's the vitamen C.

Time for the BOAT diet for a bit, perhaps.

Comments

[lifeofglamour.livejournal.com]

Well great - now you know!
There won't be any sugar in the food Wombat's cooking for tomorrow. I just found out the menu, btw. mmmm I'm drooling already.

[klwilliams.livejournal.com]

Ugh. Sympathies. I hope it's not diabetes, too.

More likely

[learnteach.livejournal.com]

some wierd fungus thing. Ick. But better than some wierd unknown thing!

Re: More likely

[kawgirl.livejournal.com]

People who have diabetes are more prone to fungus. They also have polyuria and itch. Have you been checked for diabetes?

[falzalot.livejournal.com]

Yipes. I second what they said -- get tested for diabetes just in case. My mom recently got it, so that's one of the reasons I started south beach. It's amazing how different you feel when you go completely off white flour and processed sugar gunk. :->

[vew.livejournal.com]

Found breakfast shake - whey based no sugars added... good protien and balanced. Add frozen blueberries to make cold.

Has made difference.

[ladybrid.livejournal.com]

this might sound a bit strange, ok, it DOES sound a bit strange, but do you use anti-bacterial soap? you can actually kill off too many of the *good* bacteria that your skin needs to protect itself, causing severe itching and opening yourself up to fungal and yeast infections (more itching and rashes)... which might also tie into sugar sensitivity.
and a diabetes check certainly couldn't hurt.
and trying to cut back on white sugar is really good for you... not that I've stuck with it "ooh look! a donut!"

[cvirtue.livejournal.com]

Take a yogurt bath! Now all you need to figure out is what flavor.

Ok, I'm kidding. But ladybrid might have a point.

Now, on the other side, fungus infections are pernicious -- that's what causes most diaper rash. Candida specifically, which looks like little red dots randomly scattered, and then spreads. The same critter makes thrush, which looks like shiny red patches.

There are topical things to kill it -- the athlete's foot stuff -- as well as systemic fungicide medicines, but the systemic has a lot of side effects. We've been combatting a long-term systemic with my sweetie, using prescription topical cream. It's been months of regular application. So if you can solve it by avoiding sugars (and presumably, near sugars, like refined carbs) that is by far the easiest solution, much as it is annoying.