Food Intolerances

Last night, I had a flashback to the early days of my life with CFIDS. I used to have to be so careful with what I ate. It seemed that everything I ate would cause a reaction. A little bit of chicken, would cause a scary high fever, certain fruits would bring on a headache…..and potatoes just forget them – they were completely eliminated from my nutritional menu, if i had even the tiniest bit, i would be doubled over in pain for hours.

But over the years, things have seemed to calm down in that area. That is, until the other night. Two nights ago, a friend from out of town was visiting me. We decided to order in. Our cuisine of choice…..chinese. Huge mistake. Now, chinese food has been not so great to me in the past. Usually I try to avoid it (but I always thought that it was an intimidation thing ~so much food on a table could bring on a mini relapse)…I prefer west coast/asian fusion cuisine better anyway. But this place was close in proximity, and is reputed to have good food.

I probably don’t have to say anything more….but all of the old signs came back full force last night. Strange how the reaction is no longer immediate, but the symptoms were all there. Fever, pain, headaches……and today I just feel wasted.

So the plan is for the next 2 days, is the BRAT diet. For those of you who don’t know this elimination diet; it consists of Bananas, Rice, Applesauce, and Toast, along with clear liquids. After that I will be slowly re-introducing food, so I don’t have another night like last night. Check out this link to learn more about elimination diets. I don’t recommend them for long term use…..but they certainly help for short term trials.

Hopefully I will be back to my old self, soon enough