Dear Diary,
All the ire right now surrounding food for me is due to my body's current reactions to food, and my disappointment over it. On top of that, I can't deal with one more eye roll, or, "Have you tried not thinking about it, and eating it anyway? It's all in your head."
I'm gluten intolerant. (Duh) I'm egg intolerant, and now apparently lactose intolerant. I'm allergic to coconut, a main ingredient in a lot of gluten free, lactose free foods. (At least I can take lactaid.) And then soy is my number one migraine trigger, and I have migralepsy, which is when migraine attacks cause siezures.
It's not as bad as epilepsy, in that I get an aura at least a full day ahead of time, so I can stay at home on seizure days. But cutting out soy, I went from seizures every couple of days, to a couple of times a year. And a constant headache 24/7 turned into a manageable couple of times a day, which I can take a monthly shot for.
Anyway, I get a lot of eye rolls, and I don't even complain. It's just me saying things like, "Can I check the ingredients?" And, "Whoops, I can't eat that."
I have to stay away from sugars and processed foods now, because I've been diagnosed with Lynch syndrome. But that's not too hard. Overly processed foods are pretty easy to spot. Oh, and I'm trying to figure out if I'm allergic to oats.
Food allergies are kind of fascinating, BTW. Not mine specifically, but the way they work in the body, what causes them, and what treats them. I used to be allergic to 15 fruits and vegetables, in my thirties. Now I'm not. Weird, right? I got treated for outdoor allergies, and my food allergies calmed down. Allergies are wacky as hell.
My next entry will hopefully be about something else.