Just heard back from the pediatrician...
She contradicted the previous advice she gave me (that I shouldn't eliminate anything from my diet besides dairy, I'd specifically asked), now saying that she and the pediatric gastroenterologist want me to eliminate soy for 2 weeks before pushing formula. That's fine... that's what I've been doing for the past 4 or 5 days with the Total Elimination Diet!
Wait. 9 days. I'm on day 9 out of 14 already... not sure how that happened. Time flies when you're not having dietary fun, I guess? Wow, I can't believe I'm already halfway there, but then, I would KILL for some avocado. DO YOU HAVE AVOCADO?!? No? Ok, you're safe for now. For now...
I've mostly been eating the same thing every day.
Tonight I'm finally adding in millet, 'cause I had cooked so much rice at once that it took me this long to go through it. Tomorrow, I try cooking some lamb for the first time in the form of lamb neck stew. I still have braised lamb chops and turkey soup on the horizon.
Yeah, but how does it feel?
Honestly, I feel like I'm starving. Logically, I know I'm not. I'm getting in plenty of calories in a near-perfect balance of protein/carbs/fat, I have sweet and savory and salty, there's soft and crunch, and I'm still taking the multivitamin. I don't know why I feel this way, since when left to my own devices I tend to like eating the same things every day for weeks at a time anyway. It is not easy, and preparation (having a huge batch of quick-to-eat turkey fried rice, pears, and rice cakes on hand at all times) is the only thing keeping me from raiding the rest of the fridge and pantry.
Ryan has been toughing it out on bachelor food so that I don't have to actually handle the tempting stuff or smell tasty things cooking.
Any results so far?
Yes!
The thing is, I don't think it's the diet that fixed the green and red (the blood takes longer to go away, since that is not technically diet, it's irritation). The green dramatically disappeared immediately after starting "full drainage block feeding," and came back dramatically (and temporarily) with more blood when I messed up the timing over one sleep-deprived night. I'll write on this further, once I have it figured out.
In any case, the mucous theoretically shows some sort of food intolerance and is not affected by block feeding, so I'm continuing the diet. I'm also curious about the diet's affect on my asthma, so I have more than one reason to stick to it.
She contradicted the previous advice she gave me (that I shouldn't eliminate anything from my diet besides dairy, I'd specifically asked), now saying that she and the pediatric gastroenterologist want me to eliminate soy for 2 weeks before pushing formula. That's fine... that's what I've been doing for the past 4 or 5 days with the Total Elimination Diet!
Wait. 9 days. I'm on day 9 out of 14 already... not sure how that happened. Time flies when you're not having dietary fun, I guess? Wow, I can't believe I'm already halfway there, but then, I would KILL for some avocado. DO YOU HAVE AVOCADO?!? No? Ok, you're safe for now. For now...
I've mostly been eating the same thing every day.
- Usual breakfast: leftover rice with hot bone broth poured over it, and a pear
- Favorite morning beverage: mug of hot water with a splash of pear juice for "tea"
- Favorite lunch/dinner: turkey zucchini fried rice smothered in gravy with a dollop of mashed sweet potatoes on the side. Or the same fried rice wrapped up in a sweet potato skin.
- Favorite snack: rice cake drizzled in lots of olive oil and a bit of salt. Kinda tastes like popcorn, and I would go crazier without the crunch. It's also easy to grab when my mind goes blank from hunger.
- Sweet tooth satisfaction: opening a can of pears in pear juice and downing the WHOLE THING.
- Favorite afternoon beverage: mug of strained hot bone broth (which is constantly cooking as I'm dipping into it and adding more water).
- Fanciest food item made so far: turkey gravy. Using rice flour and turkey fat and broth, I managed to get gravy to actually work for the first time. It's so thick and tasty!
Tonight I'm finally adding in millet, 'cause I had cooked so much rice at once that it took me this long to go through it. Tomorrow, I try cooking some lamb for the first time in the form of lamb neck stew. I still have braised lamb chops and turkey soup on the horizon.
Yeah, but how does it feel?
Honestly, I feel like I'm starving. Logically, I know I'm not. I'm getting in plenty of calories in a near-perfect balance of protein/carbs/fat, I have sweet and savory and salty, there's soft and crunch, and I'm still taking the multivitamin. I don't know why I feel this way, since when left to my own devices I tend to like eating the same things every day for weeks at a time anyway. It is not easy, and preparation (having a huge batch of quick-to-eat turkey fried rice, pears, and rice cakes on hand at all times) is the only thing keeping me from raiding the rest of the fridge and pantry.
Ryan has been toughing it out on bachelor food so that I don't have to actually handle the tempting stuff or smell tasty things cooking.
Any results so far?
Yes!
- Torin's diapers before: green, mucousy, blood streaks, 8+ times a day
- Torin's diapers now: yellow, mucousy, tiny bits of blood on occasion, reduced in frequency
- Kendra's asthma: slightly reduced (must investigate this further)
The thing is, I don't think it's the diet that fixed the green and red (the blood takes longer to go away, since that is not technically diet, it's irritation). The green dramatically disappeared immediately after starting "full drainage block feeding," and came back dramatically (and temporarily) with more blood when I messed up the timing over one sleep-deprived night. I'll write on this further, once I have it figured out.
In any case, the mucous theoretically shows some sort of food intolerance and is not affected by block feeding, so I'm continuing the diet. I'm also curious about the diet's affect on my asthma, so I have more than one reason to stick to it.
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