12.05.11: Experiment Time

I've decided I've had about enough.

The symptoms of my condition are greatly less intense than they used to be, but I still get them. And on occasion, when I try a new food or dish, they can get extremely bad.

But, I did a little research and found something called a low-fodmap diet.

Apparently, I need to cut out excess fructose, lactose, fructans, galactans, and polyols from my diet. AWESOME.

I know things like beans (of any kind) and broccoli make it act up. And the other day, I tried couscous and was MISERABLE for two days. Last night, I had spinach dip with riccotta cheese and a lot of milk throughout the day (which I hadn't had in a long time), I think? That was bad as well.

However, I've noticed looking at a list of fodmaps to eliminate there are so many of my favorite things- Apples, fruit juice, garlic, onion, pasta, crackers, cherries, peaches, pears, califlower, bell pepper, & sweet corn.

But, for the sake of my health, I'm going to try it. For two weeks, I'm going to try my best to eat a low fodmaps diet and see if it helps my condition. If so, I'll try and stick with it. If not, well... I guess it's on to the next idea...