I haven't posted in a while!
I strayed from my low-histamine diet a bit over the holidays...
I've had quite a few killer migraines as well! I noticed that while eating well, I hardly had any debilitating migraines. But drinking a cherry coke? It about killed me.
Soda is to be avoided at all costs! I'll stick with my apple juice tyvm.
I definately notice a difference in my body if I eat a lot of starches, or cheese, etc. Sadly, Nettles weren't a miracle cure. Though I think they do help, it's not a dependable fix. Nettles benedryl and ice...... it's about all I can do for work created DPU. Bad dogs! Making me work my wrists too much!
I'm glad the holidays are over. Fridge consists of only good things again. Still eating lots and lots of veggies and chicken! Occasionally turkey burgers... (I think they taste better than regular hamburgers)
Anyway.... I will hopefully post sooner next time!!!
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Sunday, December 1, 2013
Tis the Season of Chocolate and Magical Nettles?
So!
I started taking Freeze Dried Stinging Nettle supplements as of last night. One capsule. (I'll have to look up the dosage) Which I believe provided a miracle. I took this in the midst of a depressive pity party for the loss of use in my right arm due to overuse. (resulting in what I can describe to be an arthritic type of pain, swelling, and hives deep in the tissues of my entire arm)
I was angry at my veggies for not keeping the evil hives away!
So... I took a nettle pill and ate two brownies. If I'm going to keep a journal for myself I better be honest about it.
But really, how bad is chocolate? It's actually quite low in histamines itself, but if I am reading this right, it can be an inhibitor. I can handle most things in this diet, but chocolate? I have a sacred love for chocolate.
It's December now, and in my line of work my clients are so very appreciative of what I do for their dogs, that at Christmas time, they bring me: Chocolate.
It's December 1st and I've already received a bag of Lindt Truffles, (omg) A box of expensive gourmet brownies. (Which were heavenly might I add) And a box of See's Chocolate Toffees. If it were cheap chocolate I would have no temptation to eat this..... but See's chocolate? I won't even go there.
I know this diet is not set in stone, and is more or less what you can handle and what sets you off.
Chocolate can maybe be an exception.......?
I do want to add: *IMPORTANT*
After gorging down two wonderfully tasty brownies and taking a nettle pill my arm pain and swelling actually WENT AWAY within an hour. I would love to say chocolate cured my hives haha, but that's not very sensical. This was abnormal in the fact that: usually when I am in that much pain and swelling, even overdosing on benedryl it usually takes a night's sleep to even feel a difference in whatever body part is swollen. I was shocked to actually feel my pain going away and visibly see the swelling going down within an hour. OMG.
This NEVER happens so quickly! By the time I went to bed last night, swelling and pain were gone, and I got a good nights sleep (usually I wake up all night long if I have a badly swollen arm because of the pain)
Knowing my body, this had nothing to do with the benedryl/ibuprophen I took. I took 2 bendryls 4 ibu's at about 4 oclock (right after I got home from work) because I could start to feel my arm aching and my forearm getting tight, I knew what was coming next. Benedryl/Ibuprophen did not even touch it, and it became swelled up and very painful into the evening. I ate 2 brownies and a nettle pill about 8 last night. By 9 it was GONE. Pain, swelling, all of it. You cannot imagine my excitement.
I will be doing more research into the dosageing of Nettles, and hopefully HOPEFULLY this will provide some relief in the future! Pretty excited about this.
I started taking Freeze Dried Stinging Nettle supplements as of last night. One capsule. (I'll have to look up the dosage) Which I believe provided a miracle. I took this in the midst of a depressive pity party for the loss of use in my right arm due to overuse. (resulting in what I can describe to be an arthritic type of pain, swelling, and hives deep in the tissues of my entire arm)
I was angry at my veggies for not keeping the evil hives away!
So... I took a nettle pill and ate two brownies. If I'm going to keep a journal for myself I better be honest about it.
But really, how bad is chocolate? It's actually quite low in histamines itself, but if I am reading this right, it can be an inhibitor. I can handle most things in this diet, but chocolate? I have a sacred love for chocolate.
It's December now, and in my line of work my clients are so very appreciative of what I do for their dogs, that at Christmas time, they bring me: Chocolate.
It's December 1st and I've already received a bag of Lindt Truffles, (omg) A box of expensive gourmet brownies. (Which were heavenly might I add) And a box of See's Chocolate Toffees. If it were cheap chocolate I would have no temptation to eat this..... but See's chocolate? I won't even go there.
I know this diet is not set in stone, and is more or less what you can handle and what sets you off.
Chocolate can maybe be an exception.......?
I do want to add: *IMPORTANT*
After gorging down two wonderfully tasty brownies and taking a nettle pill my arm pain and swelling actually WENT AWAY within an hour. I would love to say chocolate cured my hives haha, but that's not very sensical. This was abnormal in the fact that: usually when I am in that much pain and swelling, even overdosing on benedryl it usually takes a night's sleep to even feel a difference in whatever body part is swollen. I was shocked to actually feel my pain going away and visibly see the swelling going down within an hour. OMG.
This NEVER happens so quickly! By the time I went to bed last night, swelling and pain were gone, and I got a good nights sleep (usually I wake up all night long if I have a badly swollen arm because of the pain)
Knowing my body, this had nothing to do with the benedryl/ibuprophen I took. I took 2 bendryls 4 ibu's at about 4 oclock (right after I got home from work) because I could start to feel my arm aching and my forearm getting tight, I knew what was coming next. Benedryl/Ibuprophen did not even touch it, and it became swelled up and very painful into the evening. I ate 2 brownies and a nettle pill about 8 last night. By 9 it was GONE. Pain, swelling, all of it. You cannot imagine my excitement.
I will be doing more research into the dosageing of Nettles, and hopefully HOPEFULLY this will provide some relief in the future! Pretty excited about this.
Saturday, November 30, 2013
Parasites?
Interesting read here:
http://www.steadyhealth.com/Delayed_Pressure_Urticaria__CURED_t240337.html
http://www.steadyhealth.com/Delayed_Pressure_Urticaria__CURED_t240337.html
Depressing......
I just don't know what to think.
I haven't gotten any hive-related relief from this low-histamine diet. My arm is currently pulsating pain from my shoulder to my wrist. I'm reading everywhere DO NOT TAKE NSAID's "ibuprophen" Maybe I should start buying tylenol? One person claims that their hives were a hydration deficiency. Many people claim to have miracle cures... just do this! Maybe I should line them all up in a list and try them all. I agree eating better is better for me, so I'm glad we transitioned away from processed products. But will it really help with the ACTUAL HIVES? I want to be able to brush a dog and not have my arm swell up with hives and pain. Feeling frustrated :(
I haven't gotten any hive-related relief from this low-histamine diet. My arm is currently pulsating pain from my shoulder to my wrist. I'm reading everywhere DO NOT TAKE NSAID's "ibuprophen" Maybe I should start buying tylenol? One person claims that their hives were a hydration deficiency. Many people claim to have miracle cures... just do this! Maybe I should line them all up in a list and try them all. I agree eating better is better for me, so I'm glad we transitioned away from processed products. But will it really help with the ACTUAL HIVES? I want to be able to brush a dog and not have my arm swell up with hives and pain. Feeling frustrated :(
Food Stuffs.
Food stuffs!
Turkey day we ate:
Eggs for breakfast
A large turkey breast, chopped carrots, potatoes and celery, covered in organic sweet corn soup, and cooked for about an hour and a half.
(I cheated a little) We made biscuits, and I had some Ocean Spray cranberry sauce.
Yesterday for dinner:
Scrambled eggs with cauliflower and ricotta cheese
1/2 a acorn squash with butter and honey.
This evening we ate:
Homemade alfredo! Spaghetti noodles, sauteed cauliflower and fresh mushrooms, ricotta cheese, butter and a splash of evaporated milk.
Hivescale for today: Miserable with an aching hive-arm. Brushing a thick coated dog leaves me paying for it dearly in the evening time!
Turkey day we ate:
Eggs for breakfast
A large turkey breast, chopped carrots, potatoes and celery, covered in organic sweet corn soup, and cooked for about an hour and a half.
(I cheated a little) We made biscuits, and I had some Ocean Spray cranberry sauce.
Yesterday for dinner:
Scrambled eggs with cauliflower and ricotta cheese
1/2 a acorn squash with butter and honey.
This evening we ate:
Homemade alfredo! Spaghetti noodles, sauteed cauliflower and fresh mushrooms, ricotta cheese, butter and a splash of evaporated milk.
Hivescale for today: Miserable with an aching hive-arm. Brushing a thick coated dog leaves me paying for it dearly in the evening time!
Thursday, November 28, 2013
Busy Busy Busy
It's been a busy week!
And it looks like I haven't posted my food intake for 4 days! (Though I've done very well and did not eat anything on my nono list until yesterday)
Trying to remember what we ate:
Dinner: Breakfast for dinner one evening! Scrambled eggs with steamed broccoli, lightly sauteed mushrooms and ricotta cheese. THIS WAS AWESOME! Also made up some cream of wheat for us both, with honey.
Another dinner: Steamed baby carrots and brussel sprouts with real butter and salt. MMMM (I will have to remember how great this combo is) Pan cooked chicken, and a baked potato with butter and salt.
Also note: I have used no seasonings during the past week and a half, except for plain salt and pepper.
I did realize, the morning after baby carrot brussel sprout chicken dinner, My back was COVERED in little mini-hives. From my neck to the bottom of my booty. No change in diet, nothing weird. But it was my first major hive breakout whilst doing this diet. I thought I'd make a note on that. I really don't know why I broke out in hives so bad (Sometimes it's just a mystery) Other than possibly stress about the holidays etc.
Yesterday was a super busy day for me, day before turkey day! We ran out of eggs, so I was making organic oatmeal for breakfast and it blew up in the microwave :( crap! So I'm scrounging for protein in the fridge, whilst running out of precious time in the morning so I'm not late for work, and decided on just getting a Sausage-egg brekkie sandwich form starbucks and gave James my sausage. (Processed meats are bad)
Starbucks has the *best for you* breakfast sandwiches that are not greasy, and contain real butter on a toasted sourdough english muffin, with REAL eggs. I did drink my own coffee with real cream at home... no fancy coffee for starbucks. That fueled me through a huge day of dogs at work.
We got home late, and realized we had better run to the store to get a few essentials so we don't have to go out on thanksgiving or black Friday. (I stay home that day) It's the official day of shopping insanity. Watch out for the crazies! James got some eggs, and butter.... and since we were both dead tired we decided to get something cheap fast and easy. Taco Bell! Nothing like the good food we've been eating ;) but I was hungry tired and desperate!
My hands were already swelling up even before I ate Taco Bell.... it was a big day of working! I ended up taking multiple benedryls and going to bed early. But kept waking up during the night with achy arms.
James woke up at 4:30 in the morning with a killer migraine that would not go away. (I did notice that during the week and a half of good antihistamine foods neither of us have had a major debilitating migraine) He took excedrin, ibruprophen, to no avail. My thought was.... maybe it's a histamine hangover! We've done so good for about a week and a half, both of us (he eats what I eat, because it's just better and easier) I made him drink the rest of the bottle of BoltHouse Farms GreenGoodness smoothie juice. With TONS of good for you things in it. He looks like he's feeling better :) It's awesome stuff, but contains some pineapple. I actually have a recipe to make it myself! I could possibly omit the pineapple :)
I know that the color looks rather unappetizing, but it truly does taste awesome and not what you would expect! It even has echinacea in it! This is an awesome booster/meal replacement on the go. Kind of pricey, but your health is worth it!
So today is Thanksgiving! We really hadn't any plans on making a big dinner or anything, but I was explaining to my friend and semi-coworker Corrinne that I cannot have leftover meats, and a huge turkey would be a waste! So she surprised me yesterday with a single frozen turkey breast, enough for two people and maybe a few little leftovers (James can eat that) and a bag full of groceries so that we could have a *proper* thanksgiving. She's so sweet and thoughtful! Made my day.......
So we will have a yummy T-day afterall! And within the means of sticking to my antihistamine diet!
No pie unfortunately :( but that's ok. GEEZ scrolling up and it looks like I've written a small book. Anyway that's what has been going on foodwise and hivewise. I have some minor swelling in my hands today, but that's normal after a huge day of working. I will try to be better about posting everyday!!!!
=)
And it looks like I haven't posted my food intake for 4 days! (Though I've done very well and did not eat anything on my nono list until yesterday)
Trying to remember what we ate:
Dinner: Breakfast for dinner one evening! Scrambled eggs with steamed broccoli, lightly sauteed mushrooms and ricotta cheese. THIS WAS AWESOME! Also made up some cream of wheat for us both, with honey.
Another dinner: Steamed baby carrots and brussel sprouts with real butter and salt. MMMM (I will have to remember how great this combo is) Pan cooked chicken, and a baked potato with butter and salt.
Also note: I have used no seasonings during the past week and a half, except for plain salt and pepper.
I did realize, the morning after baby carrot brussel sprout chicken dinner, My back was COVERED in little mini-hives. From my neck to the bottom of my booty. No change in diet, nothing weird. But it was my first major hive breakout whilst doing this diet. I thought I'd make a note on that. I really don't know why I broke out in hives so bad (Sometimes it's just a mystery) Other than possibly stress about the holidays etc.
Yesterday was a super busy day for me, day before turkey day! We ran out of eggs, so I was making organic oatmeal for breakfast and it blew up in the microwave :( crap! So I'm scrounging for protein in the fridge, whilst running out of precious time in the morning so I'm not late for work, and decided on just getting a Sausage-egg brekkie sandwich form starbucks and gave James my sausage. (Processed meats are bad)
Starbucks has the *best for you* breakfast sandwiches that are not greasy, and contain real butter on a toasted sourdough english muffin, with REAL eggs. I did drink my own coffee with real cream at home... no fancy coffee for starbucks. That fueled me through a huge day of dogs at work.
We got home late, and realized we had better run to the store to get a few essentials so we don't have to go out on thanksgiving or black Friday. (I stay home that day) It's the official day of shopping insanity. Watch out for the crazies! James got some eggs, and butter.... and since we were both dead tired we decided to get something cheap fast and easy. Taco Bell! Nothing like the good food we've been eating ;) but I was hungry tired and desperate!
My hands were already swelling up even before I ate Taco Bell.... it was a big day of working! I ended up taking multiple benedryls and going to bed early. But kept waking up during the night with achy arms.
James woke up at 4:30 in the morning with a killer migraine that would not go away. (I did notice that during the week and a half of good antihistamine foods neither of us have had a major debilitating migraine) He took excedrin, ibruprophen, to no avail. My thought was.... maybe it's a histamine hangover! We've done so good for about a week and a half, both of us (he eats what I eat, because it's just better and easier) I made him drink the rest of the bottle of BoltHouse Farms GreenGoodness smoothie juice. With TONS of good for you things in it. He looks like he's feeling better :) It's awesome stuff, but contains some pineapple. I actually have a recipe to make it myself! I could possibly omit the pineapple :)
I know that the color looks rather unappetizing, but it truly does taste awesome and not what you would expect! It even has echinacea in it! This is an awesome booster/meal replacement on the go. Kind of pricey, but your health is worth it!
So today is Thanksgiving! We really hadn't any plans on making a big dinner or anything, but I was explaining to my friend and semi-coworker Corrinne that I cannot have leftover meats, and a huge turkey would be a waste! So she surprised me yesterday with a single frozen turkey breast, enough for two people and maybe a few little leftovers (James can eat that) and a bag full of groceries so that we could have a *proper* thanksgiving. She's so sweet and thoughtful! Made my day.......
So we will have a yummy T-day afterall! And within the means of sticking to my antihistamine diet!
No pie unfortunately :( but that's ok. GEEZ scrolling up and it looks like I've written a small book. Anyway that's what has been going on foodwise and hivewise. I have some minor swelling in my hands today, but that's normal after a huge day of working. I will try to be better about posting everyday!!!!
=)
Saturday, November 23, 2013
No more Aloe Juice for me!
Too tired last night to write an entry...
I do want to note that I am NO longer drinking any more of that aloe juice. The first evening I took it, I noticed I felt a little funny within an hour of drinking it.. flushed face, feeling very strange, and got hives all over my head. So the next evening I took another shot of aloe juice, I was on the computer doing something, and noticed my head getting itchy, I started feeling strange again.. my face got all flushed, my hearing started fading in and out and I realized I was about to pass out, I started getting tunnel vision and barely made it to my bed. My arms and legs did not want to cooperate as well, for a bit they went all rubbery and I could not move them, all I could do was lay there, and focus on not passing out. This really really really freaked me out!!!!!
I thought the first evening could be a fluke, but after experiencing the reaction from the second evening, I do not think it's worth trying it again. Maybe I am allergic to it? Kind of funny... it's supposed to HELP with hives/allergies. That was the strangest reaction I've ever had to a food. That's never happened before, and quite frankly it scared me! I will stick to using aloe externally thank you very much! Giving my body a few days, and then I will try the nettle supplements.
Anyway.... Food diary from yesterday!
Food intake was:
Breakfast: 2 eggs on sourdough toast with real butter
Coffee with real cream and sugar
Lunch: Who has time for lunch?
Dinner: Got home late in the evening and decided to make a *Beet wrap* with the rice tortillas. (The tortillas were really gross, I couldn't even eat it) So! Some cooked beets with ricotta cheese, some organic sweet corn soup with coconut milk and a baked potato.
Food intake today:
Breakfast: 2 eggs on sourdough toast with real butter
Coffee with real cream and sugar
No lunch....
Dinner: Pan cooked chicken with white rice, half of an acorn squash with honey and real butter. And a glass of mango/apple juice.
I do want to note that I am NO longer drinking any more of that aloe juice. The first evening I took it, I noticed I felt a little funny within an hour of drinking it.. flushed face, feeling very strange, and got hives all over my head. So the next evening I took another shot of aloe juice, I was on the computer doing something, and noticed my head getting itchy, I started feeling strange again.. my face got all flushed, my hearing started fading in and out and I realized I was about to pass out, I started getting tunnel vision and barely made it to my bed. My arms and legs did not want to cooperate as well, for a bit they went all rubbery and I could not move them, all I could do was lay there, and focus on not passing out. This really really really freaked me out!!!!!
I thought the first evening could be a fluke, but after experiencing the reaction from the second evening, I do not think it's worth trying it again. Maybe I am allergic to it? Kind of funny... it's supposed to HELP with hives/allergies. That was the strangest reaction I've ever had to a food. That's never happened before, and quite frankly it scared me! I will stick to using aloe externally thank you very much! Giving my body a few days, and then I will try the nettle supplements.
Anyway.... Food diary from yesterday!
Food intake was:
Breakfast: 2 eggs on sourdough toast with real butter
Coffee with real cream and sugar
Lunch: Who has time for lunch?
Dinner: Got home late in the evening and decided to make a *Beet wrap* with the rice tortillas. (The tortillas were really gross, I couldn't even eat it) So! Some cooked beets with ricotta cheese, some organic sweet corn soup with coconut milk and a baked potato.
Food intake today:
Breakfast: 2 eggs on sourdough toast with real butter
Coffee with real cream and sugar
No lunch....
Dinner: Pan cooked chicken with white rice, half of an acorn squash with honey and real butter. And a glass of mango/apple juice.
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