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    Taking enzymes with meals and timing?

    Well....I too carry a pill holder key chain on my keys. Its just sometimes I forget to re-fill it after the previous time. But its great. It holds 5 ultrace enzymes, its about an inch tall, cyliner, with a sealed screw-on top and its water resistant. I got them at CVS and they are fairly...
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    Taking enzymes with meals and timing?

    I couldn't think of how else to word the topic, but how long would you all say you could take enzymes AFTER having eaten a full meal without having ill effects and having the pills still do their job? I've thought it was up to 30 min. Anyone have ideas? Thanks
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    Help me identify this nebulizer and how to sterilize it

    Ok, I got some new nebulizers and at school, in the apt., there is no dishwasher. My nurse has always told me that I can just soak the nubulizer parts in warm, soapy water for 10 min. and then rinse well and then boil them for another 10 min and let dry completely. Well....I got some that are...
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    CF and Bowel Problems?

    Ya, I had that same issue about 4-5 years ago. Like you, my stomach area hurt WHENEVER...it got so bad I couldn't sleep at night. I tried over the counter "aids" and that helped a LITTLE. Long story short they X-Rayed me at the hospital and like you, it showed an abundant amount of "stuff" (to...
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    The Annoying Allergy Cough

    Who all has it? Due to all the drainage from sinus cavitys? Gosh I hate it. I know many here have more problems with their coughing than just from sinus. But I'm on 1 spray, 2 inhailers and 1 pill for sinus problems and when the cough is BAD Robitussen Cough Syrup CF(it really helps the tickling...
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    NOT CF related but a question about alcohol consumption

    Well...MAYBE I made it sound slightly more dramatic than it is....maybe not. My best male friend just told me that alcohol is far more detrimental to college/ high school females due to the samll amount of food they consume and the amount of alcohol they tend to consume on some occasions. This...
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    NOT CF related but a question about alcohol consumption

    I have a female friend(21yrs old) that tends to go one drinking sprees. She is maybe 145 or so, really don't know. She doesn't really ever eat much and when she drinks she says she will eat nothing before so it will hit her harder and quicker. But Friday night she told me she planbned to get...
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    my life has gone to sh!t...

    If you give up you are showing ur weakness to veryone around you. If they expect you to be weak then you are giving them what they want. Maybe I didn't read the post right. If you are religious by chance and believe in God then ill quote this : "One night I dreamed I was walking along the beach...
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    Calling any CF people who drink

    <blockquote>Quote<br><hr><i>Originally posted by: <b>Anonymous</b></i><br>I'm just getting in to drinking as a CFer. I had heard somewhere (I think from a nurse) that CFers have a harder time getting drunk then non CFers. Is there any truth to this?<hr></blockquote> That would be rather...
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    Calling any CF people who drink

    I really appreciate the responces. Ya...sorry I forgot to mention, I am approx. 150lbs. Throughtout high school I had the urge to drink all of once I believe. Also, a few friends of our family have alcoholics in their families and they have been ripped apart because of drinking. My mom has...
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    Calling any CF people who drink

    I'm a 22 yr old male and for having CF I'm in pretty dang good health. Anyways, I'm really doubting that drinking would be THAT different for people with CF versus people without CF. For starters, I don't drink alcoholic beverages pretty much because I can't stand the taste. I've never consumed...
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    Question about allergy severity with CF....

    This might fit better in some allergy related forum, but I (and likely millions of other Americans...hehe) find that when the main allergy season comes, like NOW and in Fall that I can't go outside for over 20 min without feeling bad later in the day. To elaborate, I take Combivent inhailer...
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