Just a quick update, since my last post was so dramatic!
I went to the doctor today, and I have gotten a bunch more foods to incorporate back into my diet. The whole point was to eliminate things so my body could heal, and then to slowly add them back in. Thank You Lord for opening my heart to understand that these past few days instead of just mourning the loss of my culinary life! \
So now I can eat tomatoes, black beans, almond milk, oat flour (if it doesn't bother me), brown rice flour, xylitol/stevia in moderation (natural sugar "substitutes"), carrots on rare occasion (i.e. in chicken broth), goat cheese/milk, sheep's milk cheese, peas, peppers/pepper, and coconut milk. YAY!
Now I can make real curry, eat cereal (the brown rice crispy kind anyway, that's about it!), put sweetener in my oat groats (like coarse oatmeal)-- it tastes not so bueno without sweetener. I love peas. And I love cracked black pepper-- awesome. And shhhhh I can bake coconut macaroons with all the ingredients I can now eat (but don't tell anyone!!). All I needed was the xylitol and brown rice flour ;)
So this makes eating out a lot easier, which is good because I'm leaving tomorrow for another road trip! This time I'm driving, I'm so glad. I can bring water and don't have to fit everything into 2 bags! Nice!
But I must add these new foods back in one at a time, so that if I am feeling any symptoms (i.e. headaches, digestive upsets, sinus issues, etc.) I can easily identify what caused the symptoms and remove it from my diet again. So far goat cheese is A-OK. Not too sure about black beans or oat flour-- shall have to try those again later to verify. Nothing overwhelming. Tomorrow morning we're testing cereal. Oh yeah. No more eggs and almond butter rice cakes for breakfast!
Well, that's it for now! Peace out.