In February I took a big food allergy test. It tested me for 184 foods and spices. After dealing with all of the issues with food allergies/intolerance, bacterial infections, blah blah blah I was excited about this test so that I could have more answers. I got some of those answers today.
I have been gluten free since August of 2010. {See original post
HERE.} For a few months I also had to cut out diary, soy, pork, chocolate, coffee, caffiene, & corn. With the exception of chocolate and some dairy I don't eat much of that stuff anyway. If I do it is very seldom. I live on meat, fruit, veggies, beans, rice, and some gluten free treats. I lost 30lbs on my diet, so I wasn't complaining too much ;)
Well that diet just got a little more complicated. Here are the things that I am allergic to and cannot eat:
Barley
Casein {all dairy...cow, goat, buffalo - the goat cheese is the main thing I will miss}
Gluten {no biggie, been that way for7 months already and I like it}
Oregano
Watermelon
Yogurt
Beets {had my 1st beet EVER today before I got my results, go figure!}
Flounder
Ocean Perch
Turnips
Cashews {sooooo sad}
Codfish
Haddock
Peanuts {very sad, but it is not major so I may be able to have again in a few months, same as cashews}
Wheat
Amaranth {used in Indian foods...only eaten 1x in my life 2 months ago, weird}
Hazelnut
Quinoa {very sad about this...it was a gluten free replacement for me}
Vanilla Bean
Coffee
Malt
Rye
Apricot
Cranberry {sucks!}
Lentil
Trout
Garlic {WTF??? This one just pisses me off!}
Safflower
Red Beans
Flaxseed {what? random}
Turmeric
Some of those things are so damn random, it is irritating, confusing, overwhelming, but glad to have a few answers.
To complicate things further...in August we treated 2 bacterial infections in my gut {successfully}, the doc warned me that there could be and most likely were some underlying infection(s) behind the bacteria. Well there is, a candida infection {yeast} in my gut. Lovely. Just lovely.
So because of the yeast infection I can now for the next 90 days no longer have:
any type of alcoholic beverage {thank goodness I am not a big drinker anyway}
honey {this rocks my world}
most condiments
mushrooms
olives
rice
starches
anything with bakers or brewers yeast
sugar cane
vinegar
fermented drinks/foods {this rocks my world too because we make our own kumbocha...only health nuts will know what that is haha}
Needless to say when I got home I cried! I had to get the frustration out. I know I will adjust and be just fine and healthier, but being a busy stay at home mommy of 3 active little boys does not leave me a lot of time in the kitchen. Well that is about to change. Has to. We are making these changes as a family. My husband was so supportive and said I shouldn't have to do it alone....I love him. I will be going to the farmers market every week and stocking up on the freshest fruits and veggies! Yay =) Thank goodness I can still have my green tea with stevia....losing that would send me over the edge. I am sad to see my Sweet Leaf Mint & Honey tea go though. 90 days, only 90 days.
When I told the doc that I lost 30 lbs from the initial diet changes in Aug, he said well get ready to lose more over the next 90 days...exciting - that means shopping ;) I will be back to my pre-Kadon size if that happens!!!
Oh and when the yeast is gone I will redo the test, for my own curiosity. Some people have asked me who my doc is....I go to Peoples Wellness Clinic right next to Peoples RX by Lakeline. I see Dr. Vic Carsrud and LOVE him. We are all about homeopathic treatments and I whole heartedly trust him. He is also our chiropractor. He did more for me in a week than 4 mainstream docs & thousands of $ did!
