After years of not really worrying about what I put into my body and ignoring the effects it has on my body I recently faced up to the fact that my body really was not liking certain things I have been putting into it.
I mean to the extent that I end up throwing up, stuck to the sofa with really bad stomach cramps and unable to move. This has been happening a lot more frequently and started impacting my enjoyment of food altogether as I did not know what was causing it other than ‘something I was eating’.
I finally had an intolerance test and think we may be getting somewhere with working out what is causing the issues. It has helped pinpoint things I need to avoid altogether and other things I need to reduce my consumption of. But whilst it is things I enjoy eating and drinking that I need to do this with if it relieves the pain, I end up in then it will be worth it.
My current list of things to eliminate are:
- Barley
- Soya Flour
- Cheese
- Dairy
- Egg
- Hazelnut Milk
- Hot Chocolate
- Milk Chocolate
- White Wine
- Red Wine
- Soya Milk
- Miso
- Soya Beans
- Tofu (I do not eat this so this one won’t be a problem)
- Barleygrass
- Malt Vinegar
- Chestnuts
- Hazelnuts
- Walnuts
- Oyster Sauce
- Cod Liver Oil
- Soy Sauce
- Cod
- Haddock
- Fishfingers
- Oysters
- Mushrooms
As you can see it is a super long list, but hopefully over time I will be able to reintroduce some of these things to my diet.
We also found out that I have an intolerance to certain antioxidants, colourings, emulsifiers, preservative and sweeteners.
I am so glad that this has given me a starting point to rectifying my stomach problems and apparently, I will see improvements in my skin, tiredness, headaches, and other things too.
This will be a bit of a journey – but it had to start somewhere!
Stacey Lipowski 
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