Allergy testing!

I finally had my allergy testing done on the 2nd of April, I called yesterday and got the results, not exactly what I expected, but lots of stuff to learn and research on. I even ordered 5 books off amazon.com to help me with this new venture in my life.

So the results are........ my top 5 allergens that I need to stay completely away from for a minimun of 6 months are; rice, barley, sesame, lima beans and string beans!! Seriously, I think I have never reacted to lima beans, cause I stay as far away from those as possible cause they are just nasty!! I was rather shocked about the rice allergy especially since I took wheat out of my diet and replaced it with rice products - rice pasta, rice milk, rice syrup, and brown & white rice. The barley is actually a challenging allergy since it manifests in different ways, like as malt in cereal or as beta fiber, and it is actually in regular white flour. So that one will be my difficult one out of my top 5. So I actually have 10 more food allergies, they are not ones that will produce an immediate reaction, but will still make me sick, bloated and yucky feeling. They are eggs, oysters, SUGAR and 7 dairy foods, casein, cheddar cheese, cottage cheese, milk, goat milk, whey and yogurt. Although mozzarella cheese did not come back as an allergy. Since I have taken all dairy and eggs out of my diet since January, they did not appear up with the top ones, so the longer I stay away from these foods, the better the chances of me splurging later on in life and not being so sick with the treats! So my biggest shock of all is the sugar cane allergy!! How can one be allergic to sugar? I have been doing a lot of research on that and have come up with some forms of sugar that I could possibly tolerate; honey, beet sugar, agave, corn syrup, maple syrup and xylitol. So I do have options, it will just continue to be a challenge to see what foods are my enemies!!

So the doctor is still unsure since I did not come back allergic to wheat if I could have Celiacs (gluten intolerance) so I am going to begin to add wheat back to my diet and then see if I still get sick. I am finding so many things with wheat in them have either barley, dairy or sugar in them too, so it could possibly have been the other things I was reacting to not the actual wheat.

So my journey continues!! But what a better way to cut the sugars out of your diet than to find out that you are allergic to them!! Crazy!!

Can we say, "Tired of being sick!!"

Well, since going off my anti-biotics last week for my gut-bug (intestinal infection) I have been so sick with stomach issues and headaches. I will just attribute the headaches to spring allergies, but the stomach stuff is no fun!! Not to sure what is going on since the anti-biotic should have cleared all this up, so I am off the the naturopath doctor tomorrow to see if I need another round of anti-biotics. I am a little bummed out that I will not have my allergy testing done yet. Until we get my system back to normal, we will have to put that on hold. We will hope for allergy testing at Aprils appointment!!

I never posted this, sorry

Well, I now know what happens when you take all the possible food allergens out of your diet for 5 weeks and feel great, then splurge and have Taco Bell with both dairy and wheat in it -- you spend a lot of time sick!!! It has been over a week since I have been on here, I had finals for school due last week, and all the stress of finals lead me to stress eat and eat my favorite food -- Taco Bell. It was great, it tasted wonderful!! But I ended up sick on my stomach and puffy all over!! Oh, and I downed a fair share of Dr Pepper too over the weekend. So I am now in the detox mode, drinking lots of water and eating only food that is on my diet. I finally felt better last night, but woke up with a killer of a headache this morning. The headache, I am sure, is from caffeine with drawls.



So I went to the grocery store last night, came home and as I was putting all the pantry groceries away this morning, I realized that my pantry is now full of organic foods and plain foods with no allergy foods in them. I have fallen over to the healthy food way of life. My family is starting to get on board. Chris eats pretty much what I do, Zach could care less, as long as I feed him. Katelynn is the one with a little resistance, but she is coming along!!



I am looking forward to having my allergy testing done in a few weeks to see what foods I am actually allergic too. Today is my last day on the anti-biotic to clear up the gut-bugs (bacteria in my digestive system) I have only had minimal allergic reactions to the anti-biotic, nothing some benedryl didn't curb. So I am still on several herbal pills to help clear up the gut-bugs and also to cleanse my liver!! So off to get the little ones to school!!

2 doctor's appointment & lots of info!!

So this past week I went to both of my doctors. On Monday I went and saw my new doc and the Vancouver clinic. She was good, my cholesterol is making progress. I still have some hard work to do, but I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. My triglycerides have dropped down to 114 from 250 three months ago! My ratio is also with in the guidelines, but my HDL and LDL are still out of balance. So continuing on with my new diet and going to get motivated to make it to the gym again. I also found out that my Vitamin D levels are pretty low (that would explain a lot) and my liver functions are way out of wack! I have new vitamins to take and back there in 3 months.

On Saturday, I went back to my Naturopath doctor. Some test results came back showing I have 3 bad bacteria living in my digestive system. One of them is pretty rare and is fund in burn patients and also can be found in those working in hospitals. Very interesting, I have been reading on the Internet trying to figure out how I could have contracted that. I am on an antibiotic to clear that up, which is quite a challenge since the top 2 antibiotics to treat it I am allergic to. So we are trying a sulfa based drug, plus some herbal stuff in hope that I do not have an allergic reaction and that it clears up this nasty stuff going on inside of me. I just cant imagine that could be what has been causing my stomach issues for years!! I am also on some liquid vitamin D drops and some liver cleansing pills to try to regulate those. Next month when I go back, I will have allergy testing and find out which foods I am allergic to, until then I will stay away from all the common food allergies. Also she is concerned that if my liver levels do not come down that I could have Celiacs Disease. So much more options to look into, but in the meantime I am plugging along.

So in conclusion to the end of my 4 weeks with no dairy, wheat, eggs, soy or corn, I splurged and caved in to some pizza, not the crummy gluten free stuff, but the good real stuff!!! But after the afternoon of being sick on my stomach I have decided that if I splurge again I will have to make it Papa Petes pizza!!!!

Also, for those of you that know me well, know about my adversion to green veggies, well I braved it and made asparagus for dinner last night! It was not so bad, I even had it again for lunch today, call me crazy but I think I am going to make it on this journey to health!!! Now on to month 2!!!

HELP, I lost something and can't seem to find it!!!

I am missing a fat roll that used to reside on both sides!!! Can't seem to find it, but I think I will quit looking and be content with it gone!!!

Going to the doc tomorrow to find out the results of my latest cholesterol check and also see if she will run some labs to determine my risk for heart disease. Will post tomorrow how it all goes

In the mean time, dinner of kettle chips and maybe some coconut ice cream!! A super big thanks to my friend Amy for introducing me to the yummy ice cream that Chris wont even touch because it says coconut on it, even though it does not taste like coconut, but I don't guess i need to tell him that!!!

Unbelievable!!!

So my new steady diet of kettle chips and organic root beer has caused me to drop another few pounds and I even had to cinch up the belt today!!! Oh, and the rice noodles with spaghetti last night was actually pretty good. I think I am finally adjusting tasting no flavor!!

Simple pleasures in the life of one who can not eat anything good!!!

Still wondering what I ate at Burger King that gave me a terrible tummy ache today, was it the plain hamburger patty or the french fries? Will stay clear of there for a while.

Got my bloodwork done today, now to have to wait till Monday to find out the results! Patience is not a strong point of mine!!

2 weeks down, now for the rest of my life!!

Well, I have officially made it 2 weeks with no wheat or dairy in my diet! Tummy aches are much better!! I have slipped up on some of the other foods the doc suggested I stay away from, and crazy thing is that when I have had soy or corn I have experienced tummy aches. Interesting, I sure hope that does not mean that I am allergic to those as well.

It is still amazingly frustrating to go to the store and find foods for me to eat. I did order a case of snickerdoodles from Whole foods today, no egg, wheat, soy, or dairy!! I am pretty safe with meat and cook veggies, but there is only so many times in a week that baked potatoes will satisfy you. Who would have thought that rice cheese would have dairy protein in it, it must be such a small amount of dairy that my body doesn't go into tummy ache fits!!

Also this past week I have ventured out to the real world of eating out!! So I have discovered that when all else fails, order a large side of fries and loads of ketchup and all will be well!!

So I have learned that changing your food habits is such an emotional journey!! Resisting foods you would love to eat is so hard!!

So Wednesday is the day, I go in to have my cholesterol checked. Lets see what my body has been able to do with natural remedies. Cant wait till next Monday to get those results!!