2026-04-19
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Read up about quite a lot here:
- Colonoscopy
This ranks right up there in terms of humiliation, probably brought on by the fear of colon cancer that might havealready been flagged up by the NHS blanket screening of an otherwise symptomless population regarded as being "at riisk" (I've been there myself, pre-Covid).
"The screening invitation arrives as a scheduling prompt, not an informed consent discussion" - Chronic "Conditions"
Yes, there's a whole lot of these and the number that mystify our health systems seems weirdly to grow over time (if our health systems were any good, would that number not be shrinking? I ask only because I'd like to know)
Autoimmunity
Alzheimer’s
Multiple Sclerosis
Gluten Intolerance, Celiac Disease, Wheat Allergy
Hay Fever
Cataract
Shingles
Endometriosis, PCOS, Fibromyalgia
Congestive Heart Failure
Graves’ Disease
Oxalate Sensitivity
Cystic Fibrosis
Hernia
Kidney Stones, Gallstones
Appendicitis
Other Incurables & Progressives - Coming Off Psychiatric Drugs
"Looking for ... someone to walk through the ... taper the way a functional cardiologist walks a patient off statins, or a functional endocrinologist walks a patient off long-term steroids ... That person does not exist"
"It has become very easy for individuals to find clinicians who will prescribe psychiatric drugs, but it remains very difficult for patients to find help in reducing or withdrawing from them"
Associated Links:
Surviving Antidepressants
The Maudsley Deprescribing Guidelines
