Malnutrition visit and now on elavil

[barbiem]

thanks so much leah!! I did try jasmine rice tonight and feel absolutely fine on it so won't touch it now for a few days and see what transpires. I read somewhere the jasmine rice is the easiest to digest with the least amount of starch
babs

[Jeanemcl]

I was all over the map trying to decide what to do before I had the lab results. The mind is a strange thing and everyday it would try to go down a different road to recovery. The lab results, although I didn't like them at first, gave me a clear path. I now read all labels. I do not eat anything when I first get up in the morning. I do not put anything with gluten, soy or casein in my mouth. I have good days and not so good days...I think I see a worsening of symptoms when I am tired or stressed. On those I days I pull way back and eat soup, make sure I get a walk in, try hard to connect spiritually, and get my mind off myself. I am trying to keep it simple. I take Endocort and am down to 3mg ever other day. I am now looking long term - six months to a year to evaluate my progress not day to day. The hardest and probably the best thing I have done is come to accept this and not be so freaked out that I have this thing called CC. Funny, I wish it had a different name like Celiac as I don't like telling people I have colitis - how vain is THAT!!!! Silly, I know, but I was brought up in an Irish Catholic family and we did not discuss bowels. Anyway, thank God for this site and the information I have learned as well as the friends I have made!

[Leah]

You are very welcome :) I hope that rice can become part of your diet. It was such a help to me when I was at my worst and it is still a major part of my diet . I can now even go to a chinese restaurant now and order a dish special for me with no soy sauce ( like cashew or almond chicken) and feel fine afterwards! Makes me so happy :)

Let us know how it goes
Leah