I have good news... I figured out what caused the flare.... I'm not 100% sure but pretty darn sure.
Remember a few months back, I went for food sensitivity testing to help me along with this process? Well my big red flags were Corn, refined sugar, banana, orange, chocolate and my beloved caffeine.
I have been taking 2 Vitamin D pills every morning. Sometimes one, sometimes two, sometimes one at breakfast and one at lunch.... anyhow, I changed it up and have been taking 3 pills at night right before bed. I have been doing this for about 4 or 5 days.... and I checked today when I realized that it was the only new thing I've done and guess what it has in it.... CORN!! Yikes. My number one food to avoid.
Problem solved! I am going back to the way I was eating and avoiding my Vitamin D's for a few days! I will get a good quality replacement with no corn!
Big sigh of relief! I was starting to go crazy!
That is a frustrating thing about supplements. For vitamin D I would suggest one by NOW that is a gel capsule with the vitamin D dissolved in olive oil. You can see on the ingredient list the capsule, vitamin D and olive oil are the only ingredients and it's free from soy, wheat, corn etc. Vitamin D is fat soluble so having it already dissolved in oil is good too.
ReplyDeleteHope this means you can eat more variety!
@ kat: Thanks for the recommendation!! Yes, it takes some of the pressure off and means I can go back to the way I was eating. What a process!
ReplyDeleteJen, I've been reading about your journey with interest. I came across your site via Healing Our Guts who has a link to The SCD Girl who has a link to your site! When I read about your discovery today, I wanted to share my friend KC's site: http://www.livingitupcornfree.com/. She knows everything about corn. It's scary. I am doing the Gut and Psychology Syndrome Diet (GAPS), for almost one year now, initially to help gain back my energy and stop the depression and anxiety attacks. I have been very successful, and lost fifty pounds. But my newest ailment is sore thumb joints, which I fear is arthritis. I suspect nuts due to the phytic acid and have removed nuts from my diet for the month of November to see. I am already rather limited as to what I do eat, so it makes me sad to give up nuts, too. I was eating a lot of them as quick snacks, so hopefully I will be able to tolerate them on occasion. Anyway, just wanted to comment and say hi and keep up the good work!
ReplyDeleteSo happy to have found your blog today! I believe so strongly in alternative therapies and food choices. It has been very hard to find a doctor that will work with both the medical world and natural world theories. I am excited to follow your journey.
ReplyDelete@ Starlene: Thanks for your post and thank you for the blog! I will definitely go take a look! Congrats on losing 50 lbs and for taking control with your diet! Do you have a blog??
ReplyDelete@ Rheum'mom'toid: Thanks for stopping by! You have a great blog, I will definitely follow you as well! It's nice to share our stories and provide support- keep up your great work!