Food Allergies and SBD

[Burdle]

What a bummer...I figured out this weekend that I can't have brown rice, gave me severe muscle cramps just like wheat, but in different muscles, so I am, on top of being vegan, now grain free too. Veggies, a little fruit, and quinoa and wild rice, neither of which are truly grains, they are both seeds, and, of course, beans. Wonder what will go next, another food or my sanity...LOL
Hugs,
Burdle The Bean Queen
172/124/120 started 1/5/04

[Dolly-VA]

Burdle, can you eat buckwheat? It's not a grain, just a seed from a plant in the rhubarb family. I like cream of buckwheat for breakfast, you can even use it like cornmeal (though it's not as tasty) to make polenta (of course, if you add lots of tasty stuff to it, the polenta would be good... ) There's also kasha which is also buckwheat.

Also, how are you with corn? Corn, unlike rice and quinoa, doesn't give me food cravings. The glycemic INDEX of corn (soft corn tortillas for instance) is in the high end of moderate, but the glycemic LOAD is in the low range. I use the soft corn tortillas sometimes, too, for a change of pace. And, in looking it up right now, cooked cornmeal has a low glycemic load, too. (Personally, I look at that more than the index these days.)

Sorry to hear about rice leaving your diet. I feel for you! (My latest seems to be lactose intolerance. It's driving my stomach crazy. )

[Burdle]

Hi, Dolly. No, I can't eat buckwheat. Corn is my worst for hungries, except corn on the cob. Any refined corn, forget it.
I'm waiting a few days to see if I can tolerate rice cheese, which has been one of my staples on SBD...waiting for the brown rice reaction to go away, then I'll try the cheese again. I think I can't tolerate the bran in the grains.
I seem to do fine with quinoa, and other than getting bored with it, seem to be able to eat it once or twice a day.
Good thing I like veggies....and beans, of course!
Hugs,
Burdle
172/123.6/120 started 1/5/04

[Dolly-VA]

If it's the bran you're having problems with, it could actually be a reaction to fertilizers, pesticides, etc. that are used in growing the grain. The bran is where most of the contaminants are held (horrible to think about). It could just be that that brand/batch is doing it to you and not all rice.

[Burdle]

You're right about the pest. and ferts., except this was organic rice! Boo Hoo
I'm doing fine without it, but it took me almost a week to get over the reaction, and I still lost 4 lbs. this past month, which is great considering last month I only lost .2 lb.
Now, If I could just get my DH to stop losing weight, he is now 11 lbs. under his original goal!
Happy Halloween,
Hugs,
Burdle
172/122.6/120 started 1/5/04

[Burdle]

Thought I'd bump this up again as lots of questions have been asked lately about food allergies.
Burdle
172/122.4/120 started 1/5/04

[northangel]

"bump" very good info, I bumped so others like myself will read

[PhatChick]

Hey Burdle! I have a question for ya...ok so I'm on phase 2 now and haven't really been eating too much differently than p1, im trying to ease into it as slowly as possible. However, last night and tonight i had dried fruit (apricots last, then berry mix tonight). last night after eating the dried apricots i felt nauseous and felt weak, then tonight i didnt feel so good after the dried cherries 'n berries. I used to eat dried fruit all the time....I didnt realize until a little while ago they have a lot of sugar in them...do u think that maybe i got sick b/c of the sugar? or could i be allergic? because i do have a slight allergy to fresh fruit, never b4 did i have it to dried or canned...but maybe now? or maybe its just something completely different! Thanks a lot!

[Burdle]

Hi, PhatChick. Dried fruits have not aonly a lot of sugar, they also can have a lot of molds on them. To rule out mold as a problem, rinse off the dried fruit, then put them in a pot with clean water and bring to a boil, boil for about 2 minutes, drain off the water and rinse them again under fresh running water. Then try eating them. If you still react, it could be the sugars, as they are very concentrated in dried fruit...or it could be the fruit! Also, since dried fruit is so concentrated, you should only eat a small amount at a time. The Good Fats Good Carbs Guide lists 1 ounce as a serving, which isn't very much.
The other possibility is that you just can't eat fruit, and previously your sensitivity to dried or canned fruit was masked over because you were eating it regularly. Now that you are 'cleaned out' from P1, your reactions are unmasked, and you feel it.
Try fruit juice packed canned fruit, without the juice, and see if you can eat that. Again, don't eat too much. The GFGC Guide lists canned fruit, even juice pack, as Very Limited...1/2 cup as a serving...they don't list water pack, which is very hard to find.
Hope this helps,
Burdle
172/121/120 started 1/5/04

[raebear]

Another possibility is a sensitivity to sulfites, which dried fruits usually contain, unless they are organic and from a health food store. I believe that sulfites can cause a reaction like the one you described. Just something to consider...

[Burdle]

You are correct, OH, Wise Raebear! I forgot about those nasty sulfites!
Burdle

[PhatChick]

Thanks Burdle and raebear! I'll probably just cut out dried fruit all together...they're not that good anyway!

[RachelD]

Well, I guess I'm lucky I can eat all fruits and wheats and rice, without anything "Bad" happening. But today I think I found my down fall... Eggs... I thought last week when I was eating them that my stomach may have an issue with them, today I knew I did. My hubby and I got up a little late today (snow boarded last night) so we have some eggs before we went out to the mall. I woke up feeling find mind you. Well after about 2 hours while I was at the mall. I got really light headed all of a sudden, I started having very bad nausea, so I had to sit down for a little bit before we went home. When we got home I tried to eat some chicken and kidney beans hoping to help it. (Only went 3 hours without food so wasnt hungry) I got some food down only for it to come back up. Hubby was fine thouhg (unfair huh?)

Well 4 hours later and many um "toliet hugs?" I am mildy better. Sorry I guess I cheated and little by having chicken soup but, I ate 4 different things only to gbring them all up an the bottles of water with it. I say its the eggs, because I had them a few days ago and about had the same issues, and laid in bed all day.

Sorry for the long post o.0

[Burdle]

Hugs for RachelD. Sorry you 'lost' eggs. Maybe you just ate too many, and your body is saying 'enough, already'. You might be able to eat some again in the future.
PhatChick, have you ever tried freeze dried fruit? My local Whole Foods carries it...just wondered if you've every tried it. I've not had any, but heard they are quite tasty. I'm not sure if they are treated in any way.
Good luck to both of you,
Burdle The Tiny Bean Queen
172/120/120 started 1/5/04

[yellobeuty]

Burdle, Thanks for posting to my thread and telling me this was here. Thanks also for bumping it up and all the info you all give.

I had food alergies since the day I was born. Eggs, greenbeans, chocolate, and pineapple. some give rashes, and some gave sinus infection like symptoms.

my dd tested postitive for Wheat allergies when she was young. but I never noticed any symptoms.

Now I do believe I am allergic to wheat. 6 years ago I was on a whole wheat/grain, veggie, and lean meat diet that my dr. gave me. I lost lots of weight. then I gained 100lbs in 5 months. since that time I have tried everything including the beach and have not lost anything. WEll in p1 I did lose some weight but gained it back in p2. I now believe it was the wheat.
I know when I eat whole wheat pasta and brown rice I crave more and more. I can not stop at a normal serving. I will eat the whole pot even if I am full. and that is whole wheat.

I've done atkins, non fat, ww, and nothing happened. infact the nonfat diet I gained and went up to 320lbs. I started sb at 294 and got down to 283 but went back up to 294 again. then I went down and up down and up. you get the picture. so, now I am trying to do a no wheat or grains diet. I do have brown rice once a week. but two weeks ago I cheated and had thin crust pizza. and gained it all back again. you'd think I woulda
learned.

I have no idea what I weigh now. I am getting weighed tomorrow. 2 weeks ago at the gym I was 298 295 at home. I am getting weighed at the gym tomorrow.

I do have asthma. I also have lung restrictive disease. that means my lungs don't expand all the way so normally I don't get a full breath. But, I was wondering if the asthma isn't related to the wheat allergy. because on Monday I had some ww pasta, just a little and tues. I had a major asthma attack that lasted two days. But, I was also kicking butt with exercise and have been told I have exercise induced asthma.

I am also wondering if I should not have brown rice at all? My mom has stopped all grains and has lost weight.

the doctor also told me no cheese, my triglycerides are high. My son cant eat cheese because he is highly allergic to mold and a lot of cheese causes him to have nose bleeds and vomit at night.

so, if I can't have eggs, cheese, whole wheat, or grains - Am I still doing the beach??? I can have egg beaters I think.

I have asthma, I think the ww just affects it. like asprin, advil etc. will also set off an attack.