Week 2

So in the first week I was trying not to over do it with the foods. I knew it was going to be a bit of a shock to the system, so I was trying to pace myself. And given that I hadn’t reacted so badly I figured this week maybe I could step it up a little. Enter Turkish bread and pizza.

Turns out I really like Turkish bread with vegemite. REALLY. And I’ve always loved pizza – so no surprises there. Unfortunately for me, as the week got going, it was clear that all the excitement about not being a little early was a little premature. Some of the physical symptoms started unvealing themselves. But it was a little later in the week.

Which to me indicated that if I ever wanted to eat this food without having a reaction, I should just have those anti-biotics (though I’m sure there’s some other long time health problem associated with that). I asked a few friends in the medical profession whether or not it was possible that the anti-biotics would actually have that kind of affect, and they said that anti-biotics do generally change the flora of your gut so it is possible. So there you go.

The symptoms seemed to be a bit sporadic, but sometimes when I ate something wheat-y, like bread, I would get severe stomach cramps or stabbing in the gut straight away (within an hour), and sometimes, nothing at all.

The two most notable symptoms this week were that my weight was progressively increasing (and my bloating etc), and I was getting stomach cramps. Boo.