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Post by Heather on Oct 7, 2011 21:05:56 GMT -5
Milk took about 28-29 hours to hit me. But that was no fun. Still not as bad as it used to be... tomorrow is bananas.
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Post by Karen on Oct 7, 2011 21:40:21 GMT -5
My acupuncturist was saying that she doesn't tolerate pasturized milk, but has no issue with raw milk. I've had so many bad experiences with milk that the thought of any kind of milk makes me want to gag, but for those wanting a substitute to try, might be worth trying in your experimentation?
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Post by Heather on Oct 10, 2011 14:06:18 GMT -5
What exactly does she mean by "raw milk"? Just unpasteurized? The stuff I bought is pasteurized, but it doesn't contain rBGH or rBST. Not sure about any other hormones or antibiotics.
Bananas, which showed up as allergic on my IGG test, actually effected me in a positive way. They gave me "rabbit poops". That's what I call the small, roundish, firm poop, because my rabbits' poop is the same (only darker). Rabbit poops are easier (and cleaner!) to pass, so I don't know why bananas showed up as an allergen for me. Today I am going to hard boil about half a dozen eggs, and tomorrow I will eat the yolks.
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Post by Karen on Oct 10, 2011 17:46:41 GMT -5
Yes, unpasteurized. I live in a big dairy state and there's controversy whether or not raw milk should be sold to the public or not. You can get it around here, but you just have to purchase directly from a farmer and kind of on the down-low. My acupuncturist was saying (and I don't know how true this is) that when milk is pasteurized, it's heated up so quickly that the bacteria in the milk literally explodes into tiny pieces... tiny enough to penetrate the lining of the intestines, which is why there is so much more of an issue with lactose intolerance than ever before. Again, I haven't seen any sources on this and don't know if it's accurate, but figured I'd pass it along for someone else to look into.
Whatever the case, I give you a lot of credit for sticking to the elimination diet! Once you know if a food is ok, do you continue to eat it, or go back to the basics until you've tried everything?
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Post by Heather on Oct 10, 2011 23:35:43 GMT -5
For a long time I was avoiding everything even if it tested okay, but I got tired of not being able to have certain things (like peanut butter apples!), so now if I am totally fine with it I just include it. Truth be told, to have a completely accurate testing phase, I would need to test each food 10 times (or more), which means a month per food. I don't want to do this for 2 years, though. O, and I just found out paprika is made from peppers, and I did not exclude paprika. I don't think I had it much, but still. I guess I thought it was ground from a root or seed like all the other spices. Good thing I'm not allergic to peppers!
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Post by Heather on Oct 13, 2011 22:41:09 GMT -5
Egg yolks were not too bad. A little bit of GI upset, really not even enough to complain about. Definitely something I can handle once in a while. Tomorrow I'll eat the egg whites.
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Post by Heather on Oct 17, 2011 20:29:17 GMT -5
Egg whites caused me a little pain. Not terrible, but at least something I am now aware of. Today I ate a whole freakin can of pineapple slices.
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Post by Heather on Nov 1, 2011 10:18:26 GMT -5
Oooooookay, the pineapples were not good. Bladder pain like whoa for 5 days afterwards. I don't think it was the pineapples by themselves though, because I've been eating oranges and tomato products (salsa mostly) because I had no reaction to them. I think it's the combination of SO MUCH acid that made my bladder flip out.
After my bladder calmed down I roasted some sweet potatoes, which gave me bright freaking orange diarrhea. What an awful Irish I am.
Then I did asparagus, which didn't seem to effect me at all (except making my pee smell funny, which is normal).
Now I am testing soy. I cooked up some tempeh with onions and garlic and tamari. It smelled wonderful while it was cooking, but it was bland as hell. So far, it has not had an effect on me. I'll still use soy sparingly because of all the LOVELY things it does as outlined in the book, but at least I know it won't make me sick immediately.
Tomorrow: oysters.
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Post by Heather on Nov 9, 2011 22:43:14 GMT -5
Oysters gave me diarrhea. I'm wondering if it's just oysters, or all shellfish. That would really SUCK if it were all shellfish; I love scallops and shrimp and crabs. I grew up in Va. Beach, it's almost sacrilegious for me to not love seafood.
I tried yogurt and it gave me soft stool and lower abdominal pain. Then I tried mozzarella cheese and the same thing happened. Dairy products are not looking good for me... and these are all organic dairy products too, though not raw.
Friday I will try some organic grass-fed beef hot dogs. I have not had beef in 13 years. Just the smell makes me nauseous sometimes. But I could not find bacon without additives or sugar on it, and I don't want to cook like a whole pork loin and then not be able to eat it. So I will smother the hot dogs in hummus, and hope I can get one or two down.
I am ALMOST DONE! I can't wait! Just a few more dairy products, food coloring, red meat, and maybe duck eggs if I can find them.
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Post by Heather on Nov 14, 2011 18:34:40 GMT -5
Beef. Is. Disgusting. I choked down two hot dogs slathered with hummus, and I could still taste the beef. Last night I had some weird pulling sensation and slight pain really low down when I twisted my abdomen. Maybe that's from the beef...
Today I ate cheddar cheese.
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Post by Karen on Nov 14, 2011 21:16:49 GMT -5
If you don't normally eat something in your diet, why would you test it? Isn't the idea behind the elimination diet to determine what you can tolerate?
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Post by Heather on Nov 14, 2011 22:13:26 GMT -5
Sometimes I like to have bacon, or ham. Beef is to test red meat in general. I don't normally have soy or additives either, but if I ever want to go out to eat again, I need to know how they will affect me.
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Post by Karen on Nov 14, 2011 22:36:08 GMT -5
Ah, got it!
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Post by Heather on Nov 17, 2011 10:25:30 GMT -5
All these dairy products are no good. Cheddar messed with my GI tract, as well as gave me some discomfort yesterday. Today I feel kind of bloated. Maybe I will finally get my period again (after not having it for 6 months). I'd rather have the pain than anxiety.
If the bloating goes down, I'll be testing kefir. I was going to test feta cheese, but I've decided I have had it with dairy. I'm only testing kefir because of the health benefits, but I'm not confident it will work.
Edit: The cheddar was made from raw milk, too.
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Post by redwood on Nov 17, 2011 14:55:57 GMT -5
did you test goat cheese or other goat products? It's supposed to be easier to digest than cow's milk products. Feta is from goat, isn't it? Dairy products don't seem to bother me, but I restrict them and have been mostly using only goat cheese and yogurt.
wow, you are really thorough in your diet testing. I have been strict on the endo diet for two months at a time, but then I'll start adding stuff back in, like chocolate, goat yogurt and cheese. I haven't really noticed any difference really. I sometimes get a GI reaction, but it doesn't seem to be consistent. Like I'll get bloated from an indian meal that I ate out, but then if I eat the same thing at another time, then I'm fine. But I have eaten a big cheesy pizza (with wheat and dairy) and that had no bad effect on me. Unless it affects my period later on? But there was no GI stress afterward....
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