Day Twenty of New Elimination Diet
August 2nd, 2007NIGHT: Slept ok, but woke up really early
5:20am – woke up with really stuffy/runny nose and with that terrible dry cough again and difficulty breathing – I hadn’t had the dry cough in a while and it scarred me a bit that it was back. I got up and went into the bathroom and ran the shower as hot as it goes and just breathed in the steam for a while. My husband got up and realized that the humidifier had ran out of water during the night so he refilled it and got it running again. I was feeling pretty terrible and even though the steam was helping I still was having some trouble breathing and was just so tired and really wanted to be able to get back to sleep so I took a dye-free Benadryl – I have been trying not to take anything because I felt like taking something might mess up my readings as to what I react to and what I don’t but I was just so sick of feeling like this and so tired. I’m glad I took it because I was able to get back to sleep and slept for a good long while
1:15pm – woke up for good – nose was stuffy and still felt sort of tired but not too bad this second time waking up
1:49PM – Drank a glass of filtered water and took my B12 vitamin. Ate a handful of cashews.
1:56pm-2:16pm – brushed teeth with baking soda, showered, used baking soda to wash up, used crystal stick deodorant and got dressed
2:30pm – signed into work
2:49pm – had another small handful of cashews
3:00pm – drank another glass of filtered water
3:11pm – nose started to clear up
3:41pm – had couch delivered to our place – had a bunch of workmen come in to drop it off – some were wearing pretty heavy colognes
3:45pm – signed out of work
3:48pm – nose felt a little itchy, throat felt a little tight but not too bad. I opened the windows up and it got better
3:52pm – had bowel movement
4:00pm – had web conference with my Dr. in the states – big concerns he had were my thyroid (because of my body temp being so low), my birth control pill (thinks I should go off this as soon as possible), and worried that I am limiting my nutrients too much by limiting my foods so much right now (thinks I should try and add in natural healthy foods in as much variety as possible).
4:58pm – drank another glass of filtered water
5:00pm – signed back into work
5:29pm – ate another handful of cashews
5:34pm – put potatoes in the oven for dinner
5:46pm – noticed bug bit on my wrist – got hives where it was – other than that though I haven’t had any hives today
5:50pm – put some baking soda paste on my bug bit as it was really hurting
6:01pm – nose started to get a little stuffy again
6:09pm – nose cleared up a bit. Put ice on bug bit
7:00pm – stood up and lost peripheral vision for a moment – felt dizzy
7:08pm – ate dinner – one potato (baked without skin) and some green peas (boiled) and some pinto beans (soaked overnight in the fridge and then cooked on low for about 6 hours)
8:00pm – took birth control pill
8:37pm – had bowel movement
8:40pm – drank another glass of filtered water
8:54pm – ate more cashews – probably shouldn’t have eaten so much of them today but I was craving sugar and such so much and cashews were the only thing that sounded really good in light of that craving
9:05pm – drank another glass of filtered water
9:44pm – brushed teeth with baking soda
9:50pm – drank another glass of filtered water
Well, Day Twenty was pretty good – early morning was not so good but I felt pretty ok most of the day. I didn’t have hives much at all and my nose was clear more than it was stuffy so that’s good. I did have terrible cravings for sugar, wheat and dairy, but that’s too be expected I guess. So, I’m hopeful that tomorrow will be good. I’m a little worried about the night as last night I woke up with that dry cough again and difficulty breathing – I hate that – it’s so scary. I think it’ll be better tonight though as I have the humidifier full of water and running so hopefully that will help. So, one more day down and another to come.
Health to you and yours –
Beth