Well, I’ve decided to see if I have a gluten/wheat and/or dairy intolerance/allergy and if it’s compacting my health issues. My IBS is back, I have this other inflammatory process in my body. I have a sister who is wheat/glucose intolerant with colitis/chrones and my mother and grandmother were lactose intolerant. So those are my two most likely sources of problems if I have them. So no more dairy no more wheat. It eliminates a lot of foods. There is hidden gluten and whey in many things. So I’m pretty limited. I’ve bought some soy protein powder, and some soy milk, and some rice cereal, and other gluten/wheat/dairy free foods to replace some of my common wheat and dairy based foods. It just means giving up a lot of comfort foods.  With my diet I’ve been treating myself with the occasional breyers 100 cal ice cream treat, or 100 cal packs of salty treats… all of which contain wheat or gluten.  Going to miss them.

I just got home from a swim, was challenging today, a lot of joint pain and inflammation, but it’s been a bad few days, and after being on the couch for a couple of days, I really felt I should push it a bit. Hopefully not too much, swimming is mostly quite gentle on my joints. I did a yoga class last Thursday, was a good day pain and inflammation wise and I was happy I was able to manage it. I’m worried though that the bad Friday and Saturday I had were because I aggravated my body too much with the yoga. Only time will show if there is a pattern, and even then, I know it’s important over all for me to strengthen my body, my muscles, to support the joints. So I -have- to do -something-. Not moving is not a solution.

It’s been a bit of a challenging week.  I also found out my brother’s ex-girlfriend, who was essentially his common law wife of many years, and still after they split, remained dear to our family, passed away recently.  I will always remember her smile, which always reached her eyes with a sparkle.

That’s it for me, keeping it brief, lots more I could write, but the inflammation in my hands is slowing me down…

XO

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