FODMAP Elimination

We had some yummy wild caught salmon for dinner last night. It is SO much easier to be able to share family dinners.

I was still gassy last night, but I was able to retain the enema.

Not much else to report so far. I wasn't expecting an overnight cure :)

I was able to eat out today. We have a Paleo friendly hot pot place. I got chicken, spinach, carrots, celery, and rice noodles.

I also had a cane sweetened grape soda.

I could not get a smoothie because they're agave sweetened.

The soda was a little burpy. This seems to be a diet confessional thread :)

Also, the freaking cute puppy adoption event was at Whole Foods today...

I had some cereal with cow's milk about four hours ago. So far nothing noticable has happened.

I did not have a BM this morning, so I felt constipated and worried about getting sick at work all day. All heck broke loose when I got home. My colon just is not used to having to work for a movement. Ouch! I still don't understand being 'backed up' with a ropey, loose, type 4 stool?

I had cereal with cow's milk for lunch and a regular yogurt smoothie for my afternoon snack. That was my cautious lactose challenge. So far, no gas, bloating, or bathroom changes. On to the full challenge tomorrow!

My brain is coming back after Thursday's Remicade infusion.

I'm doing lactose first because that's what is listed first in my book. I'll go back to elimination for a few days to watch for symptoms and reset for my next challenge. The whole challenge process should take about six weeks, after which I hope I'll be able to put together a nice, short list of avoid foods.

Full lactose challenge day!

Cereal with cow's milk for breakfast, nachos with cheddar, papperjack, and sour cream with a glass of milk for lunch, regular yogurt smoothie snack, and a cheeseburger with a milkshake for dinner. That is way more dairy than I would eat in a normal day. (And way more fat!) The milkshake was divine - oh so so good!

Of course there was a gluten free bun, and tracking down legal ice cream was difficult, and I really wanted catsup but can't have it...

I went grocery shopping and took DS and GF to the mall this afternoon with no issues. I think I might be OK with lactose. We'll see how things go over the next few days as I go back to full elimination mode and get everything I ate today processed.

Thanks to my farming ancestors who may have given me the ability to eat cheese :-D

:( Hope you feel better soon.

Oh boy! My stomach hurts already. I can't wait for this to hit my colon... I'm gassy this morning from yesterday's food down there now.

I had gluten-free dairy-free pancakes (meh, if you're interested), HFCS pancake syrup, fried potatoes, and coffee for breakfast.

I have more fuctose planned for lunch and dinner, but I may have to give up. This is clearly starting to give me increased symptoms.

Fructose seems to be mostly an upper GI problem for me. I was burpy and a uncomfortable, but it wasn't that bad. I still have fairly quick transit time, so I'm sure I have it in my colon by now. No disasters!

I did the full fructose A challenge. I think this will be stuff to limit, but not necessarily avoid at all costs. I understand we may all have problems with large quantities of fructose, because it is slow to absorb, but combining with glucose can also help. I don't have to seek out HFCS, and finding products without it is getting easier. I never have been much of a soda drinker.

I am breaking fructose up because I have an anniversary dinner to attend tonight. That will be fruits that include polyols and fructose - pears, peaches and apples.

Yes, and I won't have a day with as much intentional fructose as yesterday! I'll get the HFCS-free versions of ketchup and use real maple syrup (oh darn!) But I also know if some does creep in, I can manage it by trying to balance with glucose or avoiding other FODMAPs in the same meal.

I'm still having active UC symptoms and I'm mostly trying to manage gas right now. This is certainly an imperfect science.

Pears bother me more than apples. Organic apple juice was like nectar, oh man I enjoyed that!

Interesting experiment this evening: yesterday's raw pear was challenging. Tonight's pear cooked in simple syrup (50% water, 50% white sugar) didn't produce any noticable symptoms. Nor did the peach that was baked with our pork chops. So I wonder if cooking made the change, or the added glucose from the white sugar.

I have my hydrocortisone enemas back tonight, finally. I'm going to try ordering real Entocort enemas from Canada instead of getting them compounded here. I could not tolerate the special fire and nails they used at the compounding pharmacy.

Fructans are next. It will be interesting to see how I do with wheat. I'm glad dairy was ok, and honey and applesauce can probably be used in moderation, because that will make wheat-free baking easier if I have to do it.

I had my fructans cautious challenge yesterday. First wheat/gluten in a month. Luckily there are several brands of wheat-free bread products that are quite good, so I haven't felt too deprived.

I am trying to separate grains and onions/garlic so I can tell which bothers me.

I only had a little onion in spaghetti sauce last night. The rest was all grain.

I am not doing broccoli or cabbage right now. I already know those cause me gas, so I don't see the point of challenging them.

Something is changing over the last few days. I feel less out of it and less fatigued. I have noticed less blood (none, really, since some weird clotty mucus on Friday). I added Vitamin E to my enemas, and kelp three times a week (only taken it twice), but I've really been consistent otherwise. We are out of tax/stress season at work now.

My BP was 125/85 yesterday.

Cautious polyol challenge day.

Breakfast
Corn flakes
Almond milk
Blackberries
*Coffee

Snack
Corn chips

Lunch
Chicken
Brown rice
Sugar snap peas
Tamari

Sugar free gum

Dinner
Ground beef / beef heart hamburger
Gluten free bun
Cauliflower with cheddar cheese
Green beans