Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Hello!

Good morning girls! I've had a rough past couple days with my bowels. I don't know what is going on. Last week was awesome. No bloating or pain, and I stuck to my boring menu. Then, over the weekend I ate some things that I normally don't eat...and have been miserable for 2 days now. I hope my body gets back to normal so I can get my duties accomplished. Is anyone else bothered by certain foods? For me, I know my body doesn't like wheat, but there is something else going on too. I took the advice from a girl who has IBS and it seems to be helping. She advised me not to eat anything processed. Now, this has been really hard, and it has forced me to plan ahead so I have food on hand to eat...like boiled eggs, baked potatoes, brown rice, fruits and veggies. It's been a little tricky to get my carbs in but I've been able to eat between 200g-300g daily. With all the running I'm doing it should be a little higher, but I'm glad to have at least that much without eating wheat. Everything felt great until this past Sunday when we had guests over from Chad's work and I made a gluten free cake mix for peach cobbler. I also ate some chips, and some other things that are processed. I'm finally feeling a bit better, but still not 100%. Any advice? I hate to be so absolute and crazy with what I put in my body, but if I'm not, I pay for it for days!!!! Can't a girl just eat what ever she wants!!!!! Thanks for listening to my ranting and raving!

4 comments:

  1. Poor Marci!! I'm so sorry you're having problems. I thought of you the other day when I saw one of our local pizza places advertising "Gluten Free Pizza". It sounded yummy to me. I hope you can figure out how to find a balance of what you want to eat vs. what you have to eat. Sending hugs!!

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  2. What a crazy situation! I can't imagine what else you can do but cutting everything out that's processed sounds CRAZY! But, if anyone can do it you can. I really don't have any advice....wish I did!

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  3. It is so hard when you(or someone in your household) has to be on a specialized diet. Ethan can't have food coloring and I am always amazed at what foods I find it in.

    I can only imagine how hard it must be having to cut out gluten let alone possibly something else. My advice is keep a food journal of everything you are eating (you are probably already doing this) as well as when the symptoms show. Maybe between the two you can make a connection. So sorry, it is never fun to feel yucky especially when you don't know what is causing it. HUGS!

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  4. Thanks for the advice and encouragement girls! I've decided to keep a journal and Chad and I are both making an appointment with a gi specialists, nutritionists, and my family dr. (Chad has is own set of problems with food, different than mine. It makes cooking around here lots of fun!) I might as well cover as much ground as possible. I'm skeptical they have answers though, but we'll see!!!!

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