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Birthday 2010
May. 2nd, 2010 04:09 pmYesterday was a lovely birthday! I told Mrs CB that I wanted to wake up to "Balloons, presents and Tim Hortons" and she made it happen. Have to wonder how far she would have gone if I had said I wanted to wake up to "booze, bacon, and Halle Berry-like strippers"...
Had a great visit with the doc the other day and we think we have learned the reason for my chronic illness of the past 2 years: delayed food allergies. Severe allergies to bananas, broccoli, asparagus, pineapple and most seafood. Moderate allergies to CHOCOLATE!!!! and low level allergies to several other grains(surprisingly not wheat or gluten), cheeses, and veggies. Luckily, bacon passed with flying colors.
These food allergens produce the protein IgG which, unlike IgE producers that can be serious or even fatal, cause a series of inflammatory and immune responses. This explains the arthritis-like symptoms that had us stumped since the arthritis tests came back negative. The build up of IgG in my system has also lead to excess fluid production which has made it impossible to lose weight despite increasing my activites and following a diet.
The goal is to remove these allergens from my diet for specific time periods depending on their severity. Get the built up proteins out of my system and then slowly rotate them back in and see how I tolerate them. And that all starts tomoorow cause this weekend?
( Birthday Foodapalooza )
Had a great visit with the doc the other day and we think we have learned the reason for my chronic illness of the past 2 years: delayed food allergies. Severe allergies to bananas, broccoli, asparagus, pineapple and most seafood. Moderate allergies to CHOCOLATE!!!! and low level allergies to several other grains(surprisingly not wheat or gluten), cheeses, and veggies. Luckily, bacon passed with flying colors.
These food allergens produce the protein IgG which, unlike IgE producers that can be serious or even fatal, cause a series of inflammatory and immune responses. This explains the arthritis-like symptoms that had us stumped since the arthritis tests came back negative. The build up of IgG in my system has also lead to excess fluid production which has made it impossible to lose weight despite increasing my activites and following a diet.
The goal is to remove these allergens from my diet for specific time periods depending on their severity. Get the built up proteins out of my system and then slowly rotate them back in and see how I tolerate them. And that all starts tomoorow cause this weekend?
( Birthday Foodapalooza )
