FreeTums

It's difficult not to get too excited too quickly, but this week has been my best week in ages. It began on Monday, Tuesday... Years ago, I had thought I might be gluten-intolerant, maybe have Caeliac's disease or something. However, all the tests ruled that out, and I've never really found any relief in gluten-free products. But I've never, ever questioned the category generally of carbs. Until now. In my previous post I began to sketch why the FODMAP process can be unhelpful, the big realisation being that cheese, no matter how little lactose it has left in it, has just the same impact on Casein intolerances (I have a detailed post about this in my drafts, coming soon). Since then, and on the plus side, I have noticed that apple purée appears ok and so do cooked onion and garlic. I can also generally eat more fruit than the FODMAP diet advises. Perhaps I'll be able to reintroduce later, but I'm currently down to a tiny sprinkle of carbs at some meals...

As I hinted in my first post, I am very interest in the potential benefits, now I think fairly well proven, in the ever-honing FODMAP diet. I am just on the edge of seeing some longer spells of bloatation and pain-free eating. But I am not good at self-discipline. When things seem more settled, I naturally look quickly outward to the other many foods that I am dying to reintroduce. I am like a desperate dog, straining at the leash , and I sometimes introduce 2 uncertain foods/drinks within the same 24 hour period. Like, yesterday, resulting in seriously uncomfortable and meal-aborting gut discomfort that was not easily traceable. So what do we do with that desperate dog within us? How tightly do we reign her in? My answer until recently would have been to strictly limit to ONE new uncertain food or drink item at a time, and not at crazy quantities either. The fallout just isn't worth a massive dose of discomfort. BUT my answer for my map toward my free tum, is not ONE, no...