Day Twenty Four of New Elimination Diet
August 6th, 2007NIGHT: Slept well – had strange dreams, very vivid symbols and imagery
11:00am – woke up – nose was VERY stuffy right away and still is – got up and went into the family room to read for a little while
12:28pm – cough came back – ate cold pinto beans and drank a glass of filtered water
12:47pm – had bowel movement – normal one – not too hard, not too soft
12:59pm – cough gone now but nose still really stuffy
1: 54pm – drank another glass of water
2:06pm – still feeling really icky – had a teaspoon of zinc sulfate
2:16pm – took temp and it was 96.5 degrees Fahrenheit
2:17pm – ate a big bowl of plain Romaine lettuce
2:43pm – drank a glass of filtered water
3:08pm – drank another glass of filtered water
3:15pm – had hives on head
3:51pm – hives on head where gone now – but felt really terrible – nose was super stuffy and runny still, eyes felt itchy and red, couldn’t stop sneezing, felt tired and a bit weak
3:52pm – drank a glass of filtered water
4:00pm – felt really hot and sweaty – took temp and it was 97.1 degrees Fahrenheit
4:02pm – ate some raw cashews
4:25pm – felt hungry – ate some more raw cashews
4:39pm – husband ate some peanuts – I made sure not to kiss him this time – didn’t notice it bothering me but I felt too terrible to begin with too tell whether it was bothering me or something else was
4:45pm – ears felt full and couldn’t hear as well as normal
4:52pm – drank another glass of filtered water
5:13pm – took temp and it was 96.9 degrees Fahrenheit
5:14pm – felt hot – opened windows to see if I could get a breeze and cool this place off a little
5:16pm – ate some green peas (steamed)
5:36pm – drank a glass of filtered water
6:44pm – took a B12 vitamin – still felt terrible – literally haven’t stopped sneezing and blowing my nose all day
6:51pm – drank another glass of filtered water
7:15pm – noticed heart was racing a bit
7:47pm – felt achy – neck felt especially tight – head started to hurt a little
8:00pm – took birth control pill
8:05pm – took my temp again and it was 96.8 degrees Fahrenheit
8:06pm – ate some Romaine lettuce (plain)
8:49pm – ate some pinto beans (cold) and drank a glass of filtered water
9:29pm – noticed my eyes were red and sort of puffy – the eyes themselves were red and also the eye lids and all around the eyes
9:30pm – jaw felt really tight, ears felt full and ached a little
9:52pm – drank another glass of filtered water
10:16pm – ate some cashews and drank a glass of filtered water
10:26pm – drank another glass of filtered water
10:27pm – brushed teeth with baking soda
10:35pm – had hives all over
10:38pm – closed windows
Today was pretty miserable, to be honest. I felt terrible all day – it never really cleared up – I was congested and achy and tired and had hives and a headache and my eyes were itchy and my ears felt full and my jaw felt tights and over all I just felt really icky. I think it might have been from the rice I ate last night at my friend’s house – I have been a little unsure about rice anyway and this one was an instant microwavable rice that I was a little worried about, but I was hungry and needed to eat something and it was the only thing even sort of ok that they had that I could eat. So, I’m thinking that’s why I’m feeling so icky today, but I don’t know maybe it was just being out and all the perfume and everything – or maybe it was something else all together. Well, hopefully a good night’s sleep tonight and Day Twenty Five will be better.
Health to you and yours -
Beth