Gut Reactions

I am an expert in Gut Reactions. I didn't set out to be an expert in that. No siree I wanted to be an astronaut, then I wanted to be a mathematician, then a dancer, a baker, and ultimately a restaurateur. My career was in food. I loved cooking and baking, especially those sugary yummy gooey chocolatey things.

But then I was forced to become an expert in Gut Reactions, and that put an end to the sugary yummy gooey chocolatey things, and radically altered how and what I cook.

My middle child was diagnosed with Crohn's disease at the age of eight. I took him to the best pediatric GI in NYC for eight years. This highly respected doctor essentially treated my son with prednisone, and wrecked his bones,, his adrenals, his muscles and his trust in his fellow human beings. That doctor also wrecked my respect for western medical professionals. There are now only a very few I trust.

I firmly believe that Gastroenterologists are doing us great harm, beginning with our children. They are prescribing antacids to newborn babies! Not one of them ever asks about gut reactions to food. Never. It's absurd. I'm still looking for one who recognizes the connection between what a patient eats and how symptomatic they are. If you know of one, please let me know.

This is my entry to
https://steempeak.com/freewrite/@mariannewest/day-545-5-minute-freewrite-thursday-prompt-gut-reaction

Thank you for reading.

The image is of the prescription meds doctors prescribed for my children before I wised up to them. Keep in mind, these are the ones that are leftover. I was so stupid. And I don't know what to do with these.