First, I apologize for not posting last night. We have some kind of virus going around our house. I was first, now my oldest daughter has it...yucky 101+ degree temp, headache, sore joints and malaise.
Even though I haven't felt well, I was able to keep the three year old on a diet free of wheat yesterday and today. I was really bummed last night, though, when I hosed him off in the tub to see his eczema worse than it has been in a long time. I was really, really hoping it would go away, not get worse. What I worry about with allergies is that once you are off the offending food totally, when you have a "incident", it's much worse than when you were having that food all the time. Maybe it was the wheat in the rotisserie chicken on Sunday night. I don't know. I also know I have not triple verified that EVERYTHING is gluten free by contacting the manufacturers.
I can't honestly remember what he had yesterday, so, sorry about that. I can tell you what he had today, though:
Breakfast:
3 very small pieces cinnamon toast on BRM Wonderful bread (mini-loaves)
2 bowls of Berry Berry Kix with Rice Dream
1/2 a banana
1/2 a glass of apple juice
1 slice of soy based cheese
Lunch:
Rice noodles with Prego spaghetti sauce
1 Coleman's GF/EF/DF chicken nugget
Apple slices
Afternoon Snack:
Rice Crackers
Rice Dream
Dinner:
Quinoa/Corn pasta with tomatoes and sausage
1 slice of tofutti soy cheese
peaches
BIG TREAT - An Icee
He and I went to a healing Mass tonight. The priest is a member of the Charismatic Renewal here and I can only say it was nothing short of AMAZING. We started with a rosary. The Mass was an hour long because the priest, Fr. Jim Livingstone, prays over whatever needs he feels need to be pray for and he takes as much time as it takes. We got there at 7pm for rosary, followed by Mass, followed by the priest praying over each person individually and got to the car at 9:35. The three year old was prayed over. I was too, and it was indescribable. It was like I was at one of the TV shows where people are being healed and they fall over. That was the way it was here. I was, well, a bit skeptical. However, when he laid his hands on me and started praying, I got so dizzy I could not stand up. They thankfully have someone there to catch you. And, a nice lady walked the three year old around the stain glass windows while I was prayed over. If you have the chance, I highly recommend seeing this priest, whether it is physical or spiritual healing that you need. I'll stop gushing now. Thank you, Fr. Livingstone!
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I just have to say: don't you just love Berry Berry Kix. It's the cereal named after a nutritional deficiency!
ReplyDeleteProbably makes a heck of a lot more sense to do a 100% elimination diet for what you're doing (trying to see if wheat is causing a problem) then doing a "relaxed" wheat free diet. I imagine that once someone already knows they have a food sensitivity, they might choose not to be so vigilant on the theory that if they overdo it they'll feel the effects and know they should cut back; but since you're basically doing original research here on your cute little test subject, you kinda have to be super-scrupulous!
Just started solids with our littlest one this week. I can't help feeling sort of melancholy. So long, pristine gut!
I really am trying to do a 100% elimination diet. When you aren't the only one doling out food, it can be tricky complying. We do have one cabinet of Gluten free foods and we have a shelf in the fridge that is his.
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