Wheat

I believe I forgot to mention that I am allergic to wheat. I've been struggling with my health a lot lately but wasn't really sure why. My stomach was hurting pretty much all the time and I was getting constant headaches. I've had frequent, severe headaches and stomach problems for years and just thought that was the way life was. Finally, I woke up one morning a couple of weeks ago to extreme pain in my left side. I felt like I was being stabbed and the knife was being twisted around and around. I went to my doctor (who I normally love), but his solution was no help. The pain kept getting worse. It was to the point that I couldn't keep anything down, and I was almost in tears. Within minutes of finishing a meal, my side would hurt, and not long after that I'd have to rush to the restroom. Adam kept insisting that I go see his brother Bryan. Bryan is a chiropractor, and if you grew up in my house, you would understand why I hesitated. I mean, how can a chiropractor fix your stomach? Well, let me tell you. I was at JJ's bachlorette (Mormon-style) party and had to leave early because the pain was at its worst. I drove straight to Adam's house and asked him to take me to Bryan. I was ready to try anything. Bryan laid me down on his chiropractic table and began a nutritional test on my body. I don't really understand everything, but Bryan is not only a chiropractor, but also a nutritionist. It was amazing. I couldn't take him seriously at first. I felt like an idiot lying on the table with him touching my nose. He was testing acupuncture points I think he said. Anyway, he tested all of my major organs and discovered a problem with my ears, heart, and colon. (We figured he'd find a problem with my colon... that's why I was there after all.) He was then able to discover what was affecting those organs. I have a virus causing an inner ear infection which he is trying to flush out. This caused some minor diet restrictions. The heart and colon problem it turned out was a food allergy. Wheat. That's right, the main staple of my diet, the one ingredient that is in everything I love (and almost everything else) is what was causing all that pain. I was so upset when Bryan told me. The first thing I said was, "but what about when I go to Aunt Mar's house? The next time she makes dinner rolls, I'm going to cry!" Bryan asked me if I thought eating one of Aunt Mar's dinner rolls was worth it. I told him he'd obviously never eaten her food before. I am struggling to find foods I can eat. I have to read the labels on everything. Plus, the virus in my ears is clearing up too slowly, so now I can't even have corn. No corn/corn products or wheat/wheat products, and absolutely no processed sugar. Oh yeah, and no grains either. Except rice. Bryan said he'd see how I do before taking me off rice. I've lost six pounds in the last week, so I guess it isn't all bad. And, my headaches are less frequent and my stomach feels better than it has in years. Bryan is a genius. I'm still a little bitter though about no more bread, pasta, birthday cake... Man, no more tortelloni!! But I'm grateful to have discovered how to feel healthy again. Well, assuming I can get over my sinus infection!