i've been having some trouble breathing lately, so i went to the dr to get some blood taken to see if i have some food sensitivities. unlike food allergies, which hit right away and you get the typical symptoms, food sesitivities take about a day to set in, and can cause shortness or breath, stuffiness, etc. the doc said typically usually about 8 or so foods come back as being possible candidates (meaning the blood has antibodies). mine came back with 22. some of the more humorous ones were lettuce, and avacado. the fact that 22 came back might mean i have a leaky gut, but that's another story. anyway, he seems to think that wheat, egg, and brewers and bakers yeast are the most likely candidates, so i need to eliminate them for a few weeks and possibly forever to see what happens. here's the good news:
my reaction to egg whites in another test was 4/4 and egg yolk 3/4, so breakfast is going to be a challenge. the problem is that wheat's in a lot of stuff (soy sauce, hot dogs, etc). anyway, i had a "farewell to wheat dinner" last night that included 5 slices of pizza, a strawberry shortcake, and before bed, a macadamia butter and jelly sandwich. not surprisingly, i'm pretty phlegmy today. well wheat, i bid you adieu, at least for now.
i've been having some trouble breathing lately, so i went to the dr to get some blood taken to see if i have some food sensitivities. unlike food allergies, which hit right away and you get the typical symptoms, food sesitivities take about a day to set in, and can cause shortness or breath, stuffiness, etc. the doc said typically usually about 8 or so foods come back as being possible candidates (meaning the blood has antibodies). mine came back with 22. some of the more humorous ones were lettuce, and avacado. the fact that 22 came back might mean i have a leaky gut, but that's another story. anyway, he seems to think that wheat, egg, and brewers and bakers yeast are the most likely candidates, so i need to eliminate them for a few weeks and possibly forever to see what happens. here's the good news:
my reaction to egg whites in another test was 4/4 and egg yolk 3/4, so breakfast is going to be a challenge. the problem is that wheat's in a lot of stuff (soy sauce, hot dogs, etc). anyway, i had a "farewell to wheat dinner" last night that included 5 slices of pizza, a strawberry shortcake, and before bed, a macadamia butter and jelly sandwich. not surprisingly, i'm pretty phlegmy today. well wheat, i bid you adieu, at least for now.
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