Hi Judy,

I'm new, too.

All I wanted to say was, you may be quite surprised what your system is like without sugar.

All my life I thought that fat irritated my gallbladder - because my doctor said so. The evidence was different. How come I never reacted to steak or butter or cream? How come I was rolling in agony after chocolate, cake etc? I assumed it was the FAT content, but it was the SUGAR content. I ate fat expecting to explode, but nothing happened. However, I cheated one evening and ate a meringue shell (oh wicked girl), blew up like a balloon, and rolled around the floor in agony for three hours. How I wish I had known, all these painful years, which was the true culprit.

In addition to the above, whenever I had a gallbladder attack (and remember this meant going to hospital), I was put on a very strict low fat diet and just got worse and worse. I am angry about that too.

You may well have a dairy allergy, but equally - well who knows?

I find SP easy to stick to because I don't want the pain of sugar bloat! I don't know if you have ever read Far From the Madding Crowd, but it was like in that sequence where the sheep get a weird bloating from bad grass, and have to be stabbed with a knife to save them! LOL!

This diet would turn world health back on track if doctors would remember they are scientists first and foremost. They set out to find results that arent there, but that accord with their wishes. It works, and I really think they should find out why, whether it works for everyone, and if not, which groups do benefit. Simply sticking to the old LOW FAT LOW FAT record just makes intelligent people's blood boil.

Phew, off soapbox. Stay with me for the long haul. We all need each other!

Good luck!

Ali