Re: Alisa, you've got a lot on your plate!
03/28/05 09:30 AM
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Alisa
Reged: 03/20/05
Posts: 51
Loc: Appleton, Wisconsin
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Hi Beth,
I do deal with a lot for an 18-year-old, but it makes me a strong, stoic person. It also has kept me strong in my faith, which is very important to me. I have undergone laparoscopy, three endoscopies, four colonoscopies, and have had to have a chest tube put in for a collapsed lung (the lung collapsed after being so dehydrated and having to have a central IV line put in my chest). It hasn't been fun at all. I've been diagnosed with endometriosis, fibromyalgia, IBS (as you know, the common diagnosis for people with insane amounts of digestive issues), and I have self-diagnosed myself with wheat/gluten intolerance (I'm not sure if it's full-blown Celiac Disease, but it sure seems like it). As for fruits, veggies, and other foods I have had allergic reactions (can't breathe, swallow, face/tongue/lips swelling...) to almonds, blueberries, and cherries. I eat raspberries, blackberries, strawberries, apples (peeled or applesauce), and grapes on occasion. I especially like frozen berries on cereal or just by themselves. For veggies, I eat lettuce, carrots, peas, corn (in moderation), acorn squash (now in moderation due to sensitivity), green beans, cauliflower, broccoli, pea pods, baby corn...I think that's about it. I usually have cooked veggies, although I do have raw veggies on salads. It's hard to tell which foods bother me and which foods don't because of the constant pain, but I can judge by the expansion of my abdomen whether or not something bothers me. Also, my pain will increase in severity. My waist will expand up to EIGHT or NINE inches after eating a trigger food. It's awful. What foods can you tolerate? I have tried rice milk, but it has gluten in it, actually, so I still stick to soy milk. Lactaid milk bothers me, so I think soy is my best option. I have homemade soy ice cream, and it doesn't seem to bother me (yet, anyway...). I hope you're feeling better today and that you had a nice Easter!
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