Update #2 - Adding Low FODMAP

MAY 2019 // 

No huge changes to what I've originally written about, however, I did want to share that I am currently doing a low FODMAP challenge. Unfortunately, I dealt with a bad case of food poisoning last year in October of 2018. I ate some raw ahi tuna that was tainted and I dealt with two days of a fever, vomiting and diarrhea. Overshare! :) But, I think it's important to make a note of this because first of all - how stupid of me. Here I was dealing with an obviously tender/susceptible gut-related issue already (gluten sensitivity likely due to an underlying leaky gut problem) and I'm sure that made my body more likely to not be able to withstand harmful bacteria. But, it happened. Lesson learned. So, now I think I'm dealing with a slight bout of post-infectious IBS. Over the past 3-4 months I've noticed (as has my husband - ha) that I burp WAY more than before. Excessive. At times I lie down at night and do nothing but burp for 15 minutes. I was also noticing that my stomach seemed distended/bloated all the time. It was really uncomfortable and affected how I felt. Sometimes I would eat small meals, but I felt full really fast and it just wasn't normal. Again, I say YOU know your own body and what your personal "normal" feels like. For me, something was definitely different. So, after doing some reading, I decided to do a low FODMAP challenge. I am still in the elimination phase of the challenge and beginning to reintroduce items back into the fold one at a time to see what I can tolerate and what affects me. If you're dealing with any IBS related issues, I highly recommend reading up on this. Within a week, definitely by two weeks, my bloating and belching was worlds better and I've already identified one group of carbs that affects me negatively. The goal of this isn't to remain restrictive forever, but rather to find the foods that affect you so you can avoid them and then they advise that you do another challenge in 6 months to a year to see if anything has changed. I will update at some point to let you know how this impacts my health long-term.