Elemental D6: Turned a corner. Everything cleared out last night and I immediately felt much better. Higher energy this morning. No headache, body aches almost totally gone, skin much better. Tonight will be 1 week, half done!
Elemental D5: Aches slightly better. GI is great but hope the muscle aches get better. Those are probably related to not drinking coffee. Not sure if coffee makes a difference but I’m taking no chances! What’s for dinner? Cake batter shake… mmm….
Elemental D4: Muscle aches got real bad, slight headache. Skin feels really oily and is breaking out. Low energy. Nap in the afternoon helped get me through the day.
Elemental D3: Bad breath. Sore muscles progressed to body aches. Lymph nodes a bit swollen, hope that means bacteria is dying! GI feels great but I sure miss real food!
Elemental D2: Sticking with it. Had a dream about real food. Decided I better not drink coffee. Painful. Some online say its okay, but studies here and here say otherwise. This study is interesting; coffee supercharges GOS’s affect on Bifidobacterium. Always been very sensative to GOS.
Elemental Diet D1: Ice and blender improves taste. Stomach aches and some nausea after shakes but clears up, probably just adjusting. Trying to drink slowly. No GI symptoms! That’s something! Hungry this morning though, 1800 cal is barely enough.
Started a 14 day Elemental Diet yesterday. Hoping it will beat my SIBO into submission. Shakes taste like vanilla cake batter with a bitter aftertaste.
Purchased a 2020 GMC Acadia SLT. 2012 Subaru Outback burning wheel bearings, torque convertor errors, and reported CVT issues. Much more comfortable and quiet ride. Appleplay is cool. Whole family fits. Not cheap but enjoying it.
My GI struggles continue. Breath testing confirmed SIBO. Taking some herbal concoctions and working on motility, hoping to beat it without antibiotics. One week in and improving. Sick of the limited low-carb diets.
Been using a low FODMAP diet for two weeks to figure out what’s been bothering my stomach. Also got breath tests from QuinTron. Interested to see the results. So far pretty sure I react to fructose and GOS. Likely sorbitol and fructans too but still testing. Surprisingly, okay w lactose!