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Omega-6 & Sushi - you choose

Elizabeth Roberts
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Author & IBD Patient

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I am a freelance writer and editor living in...

Elizabeth Roberts

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  1. Sushi risks?
    Anonymous
    Thursday, April 30, 2009 at 08:32 AM

    I think an easy solution to the risk of those handling the prep of sushi adding bacteria is to simply make it yourself in a clean kitchen.  Furthermore Anisakiasis is not considered overly problematic unless it results in bowel obstruction.  Humans are a dead end option for these worms and they eventually die anyway, irrespective of medications used.  However, as an IBS sufferer, I have found that sushi has been a very suitable low residue food source.  This is probably more to do with the fact it is around 90 to 95% rice.  Consult your practitioner first however if unsure and discontinue eating sushi should you find that it does aggravate your system.

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    re: Sushi risks?
    Elizabeth Roberts
    Thursday, April 30, 2009 at 11:40 AM

    Anonymous,

     

    I appreciate your comments. HOWEVER, I must caution my other readers who have IBD - Inflammatory Bowel Disease - that eating raw fish or meat is not advised, ever. It is far too risky for people with IBD. The risk to people with IBS may not be as big, but again, I caution against eating raw anything.

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    re: re: Sushi risks?
    Anonymous
    Thursday, April 30, 2009 at 12:31 PM

    Well I appreciate your comments too.  By the way I have a PhD and worked hard to get it.  I was wondering what exactly are your medical qualifications that place you in a position to be giving out advice?  I see you have written a book based entirely on your own experience but as any researcher knows the findings of an individual or small group can rarely be transposed to the masses; unless you are Piaget lol. 

    It would appear that you are of the belief that there is a large reader base out there and that you are acting as some sort of shepherd to the flock.  May I suggest you actually go and get some credible qualifications before continuing with that?  After all, I clearly stated to consult one's physician first and even with their approval to still discontinue use if it aggravated a specific problem, so your additional warning was of no purpose.

    And finally in closing I also wanted to add that people who use capitals to accentuate words mid sentence usually do so as a sign of insecurity related to their intelligence.  They feel their words are without value so they tend to use capitals and bold to highlight their comments.  The funny thing to most other people is that it just makes their comments look distorted, even hostile.  So all the best with your advice but be careful what you say as someone like yourself who seems to have no practical qualifications at all is likely to get sued if you maintain a position of authority that could almost be described as pretending to be a physician.

    All the best.

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    Elizabeth Roberts
    Thursday, April 30, 2009 at 02:38 PM

    As mentioned in my Sharepost, that is my opinion, and three gastroenterologists, about Sushi and people who have IBD (which is far different from IBS).

     

    I've never advocated being anything but an Inflammatory Bowel Disease patient and my readers know that.

     

    Sorry you've taken offense. My question for you is this, why not post under your real name instead of Anonymous and tell us what your PhD. is in so we can know your credentials.

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