Yesterday was my first gluten free day and there were some interesting things to note. In terms of food, I learned that brown rice wraps taste great, but really need to be heated before trying to eat them. They have the consistency of corn tortillas but taste much better!
I was thrilled to find that last night, I wasn't exhausted and feeling run down by dinner time. In fact, I had enough energy to stay up a little past my bedtime and watch more Monday Night Football. As someone who for weeks has been falling asleep on my feet all day long, this was an immediate stand out symptom!
This morning, I still awoke with a headache that I am nursing now with some breakfast and water. **I am avoiding Advil, Excedrin, etc because I want to find out the natural impact of my diet on my body and its pain levels rather than brush them aside temporarily with drugs.**
I am learning just how many of the foods I was eating on a regular basis contain wheat as one of the first 3-4 ingredients. If I am sensitive to it, it's no wonder I've been feeling so sick for so long. My partner and I went on a gluten free shopping spree the other day so I am well stocked with fresh and convenience foods that are wheat free (and many that are also dairy free). I was careful to get new things that I haven't had before rather than sticking with basic staples. If I'm going to do this, I want to make it fun too.
Looking forward to day 2 and seeing how this headache thing goes. Everything I've read says that if ridding yourself of gluten is going to have an impact, it will be noticed anywhere from 3-14 days with some of the changes taking longer to appear as your body works out the residual "toxin" in your body. Let's see how it goes!!
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