Honestly, I had no idea how severe this condition is.

I have a brother in law who is 70 years old this year.

He has never weighed more than 125 lbs in his life.

He is maybe 5'11. In the army he weighed 125.

He is always cold and wears layers of clothing.

Now ask me what he eats.

Only white stuff.

He will only eat boiled macaroni (with absolutely nothing on it). white Rice. Plenty of white rice. White Bread. Like I said , white stuff.

He does not eat salt, pepper, spices of any kind. NOTHING!!!

He will eat a boiled vegetable, he will eat baked chicken. No seasonings of any kind. No skin. Nothing.

He eats absolutely no red meat or lamb, or even fish.

He exists soley on carbohydrates. He won't eat anything with oil on it.

Now you might ask why? I asked him. His answer is always the same:

"I know my stomach, I have GERD. He takes all these pills and uses gaviscon between each meal.

Oh, what does he drink???? The only thing he drinks is hot water.

With every meal.

That's it. No salad, no roughage, nothing. No seasonings. Nothing.

I thought that was a hard diet to follow but he's so used to it, it's like second nature. I have never heard of your condition and believe me, my heart goes out to you.

Believe me, if there is a god, and we have a second shot at life, I wish that you come back with an iron stomach and your first meal is a nice juicy steak and potatoes.

I don't even eat that because I'm diabetic and I had to lose weight.

But (in another life????). you never know!!!!!
Be well, and keep healthy.

melody