Elimination

My elimination diet experience in all it's excruciating and horrific glory.

Wednesday, January 04, 2006

And the score is....

Well, I've tried everything except Alchohol and here's how it stands:

Eggs: My stomach revolts against these things...who'd a thunk. (NO for me)

Beef: Agrees with me! who'd a thunk. (YES for me)

Pork: Probably not so good... seems to make me really tired. (NO for me)

Shellfish: Jury's still out. I had this with water that had lemon in it and reacted to the lemon for sure. Need to retest this. (MAYBE for me)

Peanuts: Jury's still out. I never got around to re-challenging them. (MAYBE for me)

Citrus: Definitely a no-no. Citrus and Citric Acid give me allergy like symptoms, headache, sinus congestions, swelling in the throat (NO for me)

Strawberries: Unfortunately, this seems to be out for now. I get a rash that looks like teeny, tiny, little pimples when I eat these (NO for me)

Vinegar: Jury's still out. I had this with a dish that had Citric Acid in it and most certainly reacted to that. Need to retest this. (MAYBE for me)

Chocolate: THE LOVE OF MY LIFE right now...seems it doesn't love me back :-( (not an uncomon story for me. I need to find better lovers). I get a headache, earache and extra mucous production with this... Boo hoo! (NO for me)

Alchohol: Dont know yet...

So of the 10 foods:

5 are off limits for now, 1 is OK and 4 have yet to be proven definitively. Looks like the elimation diet is succeeding in doing what it promised... eliminating things (like joy and happiness) from my life (but I'm being overly dramatic).

I still need to challenge wheat, dairy and tofu (soy)...