Day Twenty Five of New Elimination Diet
August 7th, 2007NIGHT: Didn’t sleep very well – woke up a lot – couldn’t really get comfortable
12:20pm – woke up for good – felt ok when first woke up not great but not bad – got up and then nose started to run and be stuffy, neck felt soar and tight, ears felt full and jaw felt slightly locked up. Didn’t feel half as bad as yesterday but still didn’t feel great.
12:28pm-? – showered, washed up with baking soda, brushed teeth with baking soda, used crystal stick deodorant, and got dressed
12:48pm – heart racing – cough back a little and slight difficulty breathing but not too bad
12:51pm – took a teaspoon of zinc sulfate
1:48pm – ate cold plain pinto beans. Drank a glass of filtered water
2:20pm – husband used some soap to do some dishes
2:21pm – noticed hives on chin
2:31pm – had hives on shoulder and head
2:59pm – drank a glass of filtered water
3:00pm – put in a load of laundry
3:12pm – nose cleared up
3:23pm – had hives on back
3:24pm – took temp and it was 97.7 degrees Fahrenheit
4:00pm – stood up and lost peripheral vision and felt dizzy
4:07pm – had hives on legs, hands, ears, head, etc – just plain had hives
4:09pm – drank another glass of filtered water
4:20pm – husband cleaned the house for me – he’s so sweet!! J
4:43pm – realized that the green beans I had cooking were burning – very smoky smell – throw them out and my husband took out the trash right away – opened the windows
4:58pm – covered in hives
4:59pm – ate Romaine lettuce and some raw cashews
5:01pm – felt sort of down and depressed – didn’t want to work but had too – didn’t really want to do anything just wanted to lay on the couch and watch tv…sad
5:33pm – drank a glass of filtered water
5:47pm – my husband ate some spinach
6:58pm – realized that I was bleeding – spotting – looked at my birth control pill and realized I had missed one pill probably last night – took the pill I had missed right now. Drank a glass of filtered water
7:12pm – had bowel movement
7:37pm – took temp and it was 97.1 degrees Fahrenheit
7:38pm – ate dinner – lentils (didn’t peel them this time – didn’t feel like making the effort) and green peas and a small dash of salt – I mix them together and it’s actually fairly tasty (or at least I thought so) J Also, drank another glass of filtered water — husband had the same but also had some spinach
7:53pm – had slight pain…hum, I guess it is sort of under my heart – not really heart burn though and not in my lungs – not sure how to describe it – note: it didn’t last long
7:57pm – husband had Granny Smith apple
8:01pm – nose got a little stuffy
8:11pm – had small handful of cashews
8:15pm – nose cleared up – noticed my husband had also finished his apple
8:38pm – drank another glass of filtered water
9:53pm – hand felt tingly not numb but really tingly
10:15pm – had gas
10:22pm – had small bowel movement
10:28pm – felt hungry so had a bowl of plain iceberg lettuce as a snack – noticed my jaw felt sort of soar when I chewed
10:45pm – drank another glass of water
10:46pm – had bad hives
12:00am – cried for a while – talked to my husband – nose got pretty stuffy after that
12:58pm – took birth control pill for today and a teaspoon of zinc sulfate and drank another glass of filtered water
Well, today was ok. I felt much better physically then yesterday – my nose was clear most of the day (with the exception of the morning, once in the evening and right now) so that was nice. I did have hives pretty bad though out the day though. Mostly though I just felt sort of off today – kind of down and depressed. Today it was especially hard for me to not eat things I’m not suppose to – I just felt down and like giving in and giving up. But, it’s over now and as usually I’m trying to stay hopeful that tomorrow will be better.
Health to you and yours -
Beth