About a month ago I visited a Chinese herbal medicine doctor. A week before my visit I attempted a fast of sorts:
Day 1: only juice tea and water
Day 2-4: add veggies and fruits
Day 5: add grains.
Well I made it to day 2 before I had to have some protein! I ate peanut butter.
On day 3 or was 4th of July and I allowed myself a little red meat and rice. The rest of the time I continued my fast.
The dr said no wheat, dairy, sugar, or coffee. I started an herb mix she made for me.
Last weekend I allowed myself some dairy sugar and wheat. My symptoms came back along with a rash on my back. I repeated day 1 of the fast.
Apparently a wheat allergy can explain all of my symptoms from the last 6months. This is according to Wikipedia.
Another article indicated that wheat is the number 1 trigger for migraines when eliminated along with a few other things the migraines disappeared. (this was a study from the 70s!)
Okay no wheat, limited dairy and sugar. And I'm proud to say I've been coffee free for nearly 2months! I feel pretty good too.
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My doctor referred me to a physcologist for my "anxiety" over my health issues and didn't give me a blood test when I asked for one. It was so frustrating but I'm going to a new Doc so I can get to the bottom of my constant digestive issues and weight loss. I too think I may have a Gluten issue, hope it works for you. Your blog is awesome!
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I too think I may have a Gluten issue, hope it works for you. Your blog is awesome!
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My sister and I were thinking of starting a similar blog that compiles all the "real" medical information about food intolerances. As your odyssey shows, few doctors will consider certain foods as harmful to some people. I learned that maltose/dextrose/maltodextrin can trigger 48 hour migraines. No additives, no headaches for weeks. Eat some junk food with those additives -- 48 miserable hours of pain. There are studies out there that document some of these issues. Hope you're doing better.
Stumble upon your blog by coincidence. How are you ? Hope you are getting better ^^
Hi Courtney,
Haha, gluten. If it was only so simple! I have celiac, but eliminating gluten (and I've even tried going on an elemental diet) does nothing to stop my neuroinflammatory collagen disorder, which doctors do not even believe exists! I am like you, I am also trying to reach out and find other people whose bodies defy the medical imagination. If you're interested in my bizarre story, I'm at http://zebraturnedtiger.com/2015/02/08/searching-for-spoons/. Hugs, and i hope you are doing well!
It turned out to be early symptoms of PCOS. Once I started the Metformin and changed my diet my migraines virtually disappeared. The key is to eat whole grains.
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