Day Fourteen of New Elimination Diet

July 27th, 2007

NIGHT: Slept pretty well actually.

6:30am – woke up with sore throat and stuffy nose and a bit of a cough.

6:44am-7:18am – took long shower – just sat in the steam for a while. Brushed teeth with baking soda. Used Crystal stick deodorant and got dressed

7:19am – had slight hives on my head for a few minutes

7:20am-? – wrote in journal

7:31am – headache started up again.  Ears really hurting, especially the right one

7:41am – had a bowel movement

7:57am – drank a glass of water

9:27am – had a bowel movement. Drank another glass of water

9:44am – ate a bowl of cereal with whole milk

9:45am – signed into work

10:00am – drank a glass of water

11:26am – got up to drink another glass of water and lost peripheral vision again

12:30pm – made muffins and ate a spoonful or so of the dough

1:04pm – took B12 and coral calcium. Drank a glass of water

1:07pm – took temp and it was 95.5 degrees Fahrenheit. Still have slight headache though not as bad as yesterday

1:08pm – ate a handful of cashews

1:25pm – nose was really bothering me

1:46pm – drank a glass of water

1:52pm – ate a muffin fresh from the oven

1:54pm – nose started to clear up

2:02pm – ate another muffin

2:07pm – drank another glass of water

2:26pm – took temp and it was 98.2 degrees Fahrenheit – pretty normal, well not normal for me but normal for a normal person which is good J

2:40pm – had small patch of hives on lower abdomen

3:40pm – right ear hurting. Drank another glass of water

4:00pm – signed out of work. Head starting to really hurt again decided to relax for a little while

5:34pm – took temp and it was 97.2 degrees Fahrenheit

5:35pm – drank a glass of water. Had pain in chest when swallowed – have been having a lot of drainage down the back of my throat

5:57pm – ate dinner – half a head of lettuce with sunflower oil and lemon and a sprinkle of salt and sugar as dressing. Ate a big handful of cashews. Drank a glass of water

7:12pm – had two muffins and a glass of water

7:57pm – drank another glass of water

8:47pm – had small patch of hives on my chin

8:48pm – took temp and it was 98.2 degrees Fahrenheit

9:00pm – drank a glass of water

10:11pm – drank another glass of water

10:36pm – had a lot of flem in my throat – cough started again but it wasn’t the same kind of dry cough I’ve had the last few days it was more flemy

10:50pm – drank glass of hot water thinking it might break up the stuff in my throat

11:10pm – brushed teeth with baking soda

11:11pm – sat in the bathroom with the steam going to try and break things up then brushed my teeth with baking soda

Today wasn’t as bad as yesterday and I only had a few small short lived patches of hives so that was good. But, it still wasn’t great. I was pretty congested all day and had a headache again for a good portion of the day. I’m still feeling hopeful that tomorrow will be better. I’m suppose to go to a baby shower for a friend tomorrow which I’ve really been looking forward to for a while so I’m really hoping that I will be feeling well and not have any problems tomorrow that would make it so that I wouldn’t enjoy the shower. Well, here’s hoping Day Fifteen will be better.

Health to you and yours -
Beth