Wish Me Luck!

After much reading, thought, debate, and reading some more, I have made the decision to try an elimination diet in an effort to do something, anything, to try and alleviate some of my symptoms. Now, I absolutely do not believe that changing my diet will "cure" me. I don't believe that if I just go gluten free, or vegan, or fill-in-the-blank, that I will be completely back to normal and no longer need medication. I know there are plenty of people out there that do think this way, but I have read enough about this disease to know better.

So, what do I hope to get out of this then? Frankly, even just a small bit of relief will make it worth it to me. If I find out that when I eat certain foods, my pain is worse, then it makes sense to me to not eat that food anymore. The only way to find out, is to get rid of all the possible offensive foods and then slowly put them back in to my diet.

As of tomorrow morning, I will be eating a vegetarian, gluten free, egg free, dairy free, soy free, corn free, yeast free diet. Also off the menu- beans, nuts, tropical fruits, citrus fruits, sugar, vinegar, mushrooms, and nightshade vegetables (potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, eggplant). It will be challenging at first, but if it helps, totally worth it. I'll keep you posted on how it goes!