Hi Cavedwellers!
Last night I finally tried my experiment with farm eggs instead of commercial ones, which I definitely cannot tolerate, and so far, so good.
My guys went to a ballgame so I was all alone and had bacon and eggs for dinner. I felt bloated for a few hours, but am wondering if that could have been due to the rich, greasy bacon. But no cramps, rumbles, gas, or any other symptoms. Slept without awakening and had a perfect B.M this morning.
Of course, I still must monitor for a while longer. Maybe I'll get some D later in the day. And maybe I tolerated them because I haven't had any eggs in so long that the antibodies were gone. I will now try farm eggs every 2-3 days to see what happens. I am hopeful for now................
Love,
Polly
Egg Udate
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Shirley!
You are so right - they tasted heavenly. I ate slowly and savored every bite. I sauted some mushrooms in olive oil and stirred them into scrambled eggs. YUM. Am still OK 18 hours later. (BTW, I had to laugh about you and I wanting to see Delta's (Dan's) photos.) I'm glad there are 2 of us who are weird.
Carrie - yes! Hooray for farm fresh eggs. Our bodies will let us know the healthy things to eat, won't they?
Love,
Polly
You are so right - they tasted heavenly. I ate slowly and savored every bite. I sauted some mushrooms in olive oil and stirred them into scrambled eggs. YUM. Am still OK 18 hours later. (BTW, I had to laugh about you and I wanting to see Delta's (Dan's) photos.) I'm glad there are 2 of us who are weird.
Carrie - yes! Hooray for farm fresh eggs. Our bodies will let us know the healthy things to eat, won't they?
Love,
Polly
Blessed are they who can laugh at themselves, for they shall never cease to be amused.
Polly,
Congratulations, and
Super news! I recall having the same symptoms when I started reintroducing foods a few years ago, and I have a hunch that the too-full, bloated feeling, might be associated with the fact that after years of not eating a certain food, we may have to slowly re-establish a "working" population of the "optimum" bacteria in our gut, to facilitate part of the digestion process. IOW, I suspect that the digestion of every specific type of food, has a corresponding unique type of gut fauna, to help facilitate the digestion process, (by helping to produce specific enzymes, etc.). Anyway, I found that I could start slowly, and gradually increase the "dose", and after a few weeks, the bloating, etc., was no longer a problem.
This is an historical day. Maybe we should break out the champagne.
Love,
Tex
P. S. Okay, I have to admit that I have sort of a morbid curiosity about things like that, also, so you two aren't the only ones.
Now, I wish I had taken a few pictures of the round that I had with MRSA last fall, too, but of course, mine wasn't very serious, since it remained on the surface. Still, it flared up so quickly, and was so persistent, that it was kind of impressive. It happened so quickly, though, and it was in kind of a disgusting place, (near an armpit 
), that it never even occurred to me to reach for a camera. 
Congratulations, and
Super news! I recall having the same symptoms when I started reintroducing foods a few years ago, and I have a hunch that the too-full, bloated feeling, might be associated with the fact that after years of not eating a certain food, we may have to slowly re-establish a "working" population of the "optimum" bacteria in our gut, to facilitate part of the digestion process. IOW, I suspect that the digestion of every specific type of food, has a corresponding unique type of gut fauna, to help facilitate the digestion process, (by helping to produce specific enzymes, etc.). Anyway, I found that I could start slowly, and gradually increase the "dose", and after a few weeks, the bloating, etc., was no longer a problem.
This is an historical day. Maybe we should break out the champagne.
Love,
Tex
P. S. Okay, I have to admit that I have sort of a morbid curiosity about things like that, also, so you two aren't the only ones.
Now, I wish I had taken a few pictures of the round that I had with MRSA last fall, too, but of course, mine wasn't very serious, since it remained on the surface. Still, it flared up so quickly, and was so persistent, that it was kind of impressive. It happened so quickly, though, and it was in kind of a disgusting place, (near an armpit ), that it never even occurred to me to reach for a camera. 
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
That's great news, Polly! I guess I should start looking for a fresh egg supplier.
I've been thinking about eating a fried egg and dipping toast in the yolk. That's the way I used to like to eat them before, so it would be like old times and I could avoid the white that way.
Thanks for letting us know and thank you, Carrie for the tip.
Gloria
I've been thinking about eating a fried egg and dipping toast in the yolk. That's the way I used to like to eat them before, so it would be like old times and I could avoid the white that way.
Thanks for letting us know and thank you, Carrie for the tip.
Gloria
You never know what you can do until you have to do it.
Just wanted to give you all an update on our laying hens, I have finally gotten them completely off of soy. By going very old school, I found some nutrition books from 1904 and 1914 that gave the rations using beef as the protein source, along with grains and greens. Since I have a deal with my local grocer to buy their chicken and ground beef, ground chuck and ground round on the day that it outdates for my showdogs food, I have a great source of meat.
We are a month into the no soy diet and they are laying like crazy and love the new diet. You can see where they came from dinosaurs when you walk out with the bucket of ground beef, they will devour 2 lbs of it in a couple of minutes between 12 hens, and will jump up to get it out of your hands if you cluck to them (otherwise known as silly pet tricks
)
So the girls are living proof that laying hens can flourish on a soy free diet...YEAH!
Hugs,
C
We are a month into the no soy diet and they are laying like crazy and love the new diet. You can see where they came from dinosaurs when you walk out with the bucket of ground beef, they will devour 2 lbs of it in a couple of minutes between 12 hens, and will jump up to get it out of your hands if you cluck to them (otherwise known as silly pet tricks
) So the girls are living proof that laying hens can flourish on a soy free diet...YEAH!
Hugs,
C
Carrie
Off topic, but what do you feed your dogs? The breeder of our intended feeds Diamond but I looked it up online and someone reported that her Vet Tech's dog died from aflatoxin in Diamond recently!
The breeder then said some of the people who own her dogs feed Purina One. I found a site that gave it poor marks.
Purina ONE Adult Beef & Rice 1/10
Purina ONE Adult Lamb & Rice 4/10
Dog Food reviews are based on if Gluten, Corn, Soy, Wheat, Animal Digest are present in your pet's dog food. Extra points are awarded for the good stuff in the dog food. Points are deducted if by-products and other junk are used to produce these dog foods. Points are also deducted from the Dog Food Rating if the Pet Food Company has had Dog Food Recalls.
The breeder then said some of the people who own her dogs feed Purina One. I found a site that gave it poor marks.
Purina ONE Adult Beef & Rice 1/10
Purina ONE Adult Lamb & Rice 4/10
Dog Food reviews are based on if Gluten, Corn, Soy, Wheat, Animal Digest are present in your pet's dog food. Extra points are awarded for the good stuff in the dog food. Points are deducted if by-products and other junk are used to produce these dog foods. Points are also deducted from the Dog Food Rating if the Pet Food Company has had Dog Food Recalls.
DISCLAIMER: I am not a doctor and don't play one on TV.
LDN July 18, 2014
Joan
LDN July 18, 2014
Joan
Joan,
It's strange that you brought up the dog food issue because I have been thinking about dog food lately. Currently I am feeding my dogs Dick Van Patton's Potato Duck food - oh how they love it.
When I went gluten free in March I changed my dogs' food to lamb and rice - one of my dogs is a kisser - get within a foot of her and her tongue is on your face. I then decided to get them off grains because dogs really are not meant to eat grains. I started to notice some things with my dogs. My little Corgi mix used to have enormous poop when she ate Science Diet Adult - it always seemed odd that this small dog could produce so much poop. She also had very itchy skin and she always smelled bad (vet gave her steroid cream). Now her poop is normal size and she doesn't stink and her itch is gone. I am guessing she had some doggie form of dermatitis herpetiformis. My other dog, an Australian Shepherd mix, always used to have runny poop. He also developed an autoimmune eye disorder called Nodular Episcleritis - treated with steroids during flares. He's an anxious dog and it used to flare up when he'd get stressed, like during the hurricane or when we left him with a dog sitter for the weekend. When we wnt to camp and were gone for 9 days I was sure he would need to be on steroids when we got back but he was fine - his eye was normal. Also, he now also has normal poop. Could it be he was also gluten sensitive?? I am guessing yes.
It's a bit infuriating that vets sell Science Diet in their offices - they know dogs aren't supposed to eat grains. It's really no better than Purina.
If you are going to switch to a grain free diet, do it gradually by mixing their food over a few days. We didn't do this and it induced a bit of D from the radical change.
Mary Beth
It's strange that you brought up the dog food issue because I have been thinking about dog food lately. Currently I am feeding my dogs Dick Van Patton's Potato Duck food - oh how they love it.
When I went gluten free in March I changed my dogs' food to lamb and rice - one of my dogs is a kisser - get within a foot of her and her tongue is on your face. I then decided to get them off grains because dogs really are not meant to eat grains. I started to notice some things with my dogs. My little Corgi mix used to have enormous poop when she ate Science Diet Adult - it always seemed odd that this small dog could produce so much poop. She also had very itchy skin and she always smelled bad (vet gave her steroid cream). Now her poop is normal size and she doesn't stink and her itch is gone. I am guessing she had some doggie form of dermatitis herpetiformis. My other dog, an Australian Shepherd mix, always used to have runny poop. He also developed an autoimmune eye disorder called Nodular Episcleritis - treated with steroids during flares. He's an anxious dog and it used to flare up when he'd get stressed, like during the hurricane or when we left him with a dog sitter for the weekend. When we wnt to camp and were gone for 9 days I was sure he would need to be on steroids when we got back but he was fine - his eye was normal. Also, he now also has normal poop. Could it be he was also gluten sensitive?? I am guessing yes.
It's a bit infuriating that vets sell Science Diet in their offices - they know dogs aren't supposed to eat grains. It's really no better than Purina.
If you are going to switch to a grain free diet, do it gradually by mixing their food over a few days. We didn't do this and it induced a bit of D from the radical change.
Mary Beth