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Lisa Jamieson

@LoveInYourTummy

Oct 12, 2021

This little girl had an accident. Whilst riding a rusty old hand-me-down bicycle, she wasn’t strong enough or coordinated enough when going down a hill too fast. She fell off and landed on her face.

#WomenInSTEM
#AdaLovelaceDay
#AdaLovelaceDay21 🧵

She knew she lacked coordination. She couldn’t throw or catch a ball very well. She was a slow runner and rubbish at sports. Her muscles were weak and often ached. She was always the last to be picked during PE lessons. She had to stop gymnastics due to random knee dislocations.

She got back on the bike. She kept trying until she found her confidence. When she realised that she enjoyed swimming, roller-skating, ice-skating, dancing (and later, nightclubbing) more than cycling, she chose to do what made her happier. The random knee dislocations continued.

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Lisa Jamieson

@LoveInYourTummy

Jun 12, 2021

Nutrient deficiencies and the symptoms of malnutrition massively overlap with ‘medically unexplained symptoms’ including the symptoms of #LongCovid

We need to start to consider whether the underlying *cause* of these ‘medically unexplained symptoms’ relates to underlying nutritional issues.

Women between the ages of 15-50y are at risk of malnutrition because of periods, pregnancy and breastfeeding, when nutrients are lost via menstruation or transferred to a baby.

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Lisa Jamieson

@LoveInYourTummy

Apr 14, 2020

Today is the 6-year anniversary of the start of my spontaneous spinal CSF leak. It resulted in me being bedridden/housebound for 3 months. It also led to the realisation that I have hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. I experimented with nutrition and it changed my health/life /1

Before my CSF leak and nutritional changes, I had daily symptoms associated with my hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS) and associated co-morbidities. So here is an explanation of the difference that a nutritional approach to managing my symptoms has had on my life /2

Before nutritional changes:
I regularly had musculoskeletal pain, in different muscles/joints. I would get tired easily, had weak muscles, and was often fatigued
After nutritional changes:
No longer have muscle/joint pain, have more energy, and I’m fitter than I’ve ever been /3

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Lisa Jamieson

@LoveInYourTummy

Mar 24, 2020

I spent several months bedridden and housebound in 2014 with a spontaneous spinal CSF leak, so I thought I’d share 7 things about what I learnt from the experience of being at home all day every day for several months. And 7 things about how it changed me for the better
#COVID19

1. Prioritise meals. Focus on feeding yourself in the best possible way you can afford. If you can’t already, learn to cook. Good physical and mental health start with good nutrition. I can’t stress strongly enough how important this is.

2. Develop a routine. Get up, get dressed and make your bed as though you are going about your life in a ‘normal’ way. I had to lie down for most of the day due to my illness, but I never stayed in my pyjamas. This made me feel more ‘normal’.

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Lisa Jamieson

@LoveInYourTummy

Oct 12, 2019

@JimShannonMP

So, I’ve watched the House of Commons debate on hypermobility syndromes featuring @CWhittakerMP @JimShannonMP @HollyLynch5 and @Jochurchill4 and read the transcript. I’d like to offer some thoughts based on my background knowledge and experiences THREAD /1

https://twitter.com/hwcalderdale/status/1181498894104039425?s=20

I believe I am in a fairly unique position in my ability to comment on this topic. I’ve been a pharmacist for over 20 yrs working in or with the NHS. I have worked in community pharmacy, general practice, and as a lead primary care pharmacist, managing NHS prescribing budgets /2

I have also worked in NHS clinical commissioning in planned care service redesign, including working on specialties such as orthopaedics, dermatology, gynaecology, and service transformation. I have also worked in research. /3 linkedin.com/in/lisa-jamies…

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