Hungry Hungry Mel

Monday I started the liquid diet for the procedures I was having done on Tuesday. It was torture. I was sooooo hungry. Nothing was satisfying. The 2 quarts of miralax enriched gatorade that I had to drink made me want to throw up. It didn't taste bad, I just couldn't stomach it all. 

So yesterday I had my endoscopy and colonoscopy done. The last time I had an endoscopy done I wasn't given full anesthesia. I was only put into a twilight state. So I was a little surprised when they told me they were going to give me full anesthesia. The nurse tried to start an iv on my hand even though I told her that no one can ever get a good one started. She got the IV in, but it started swelling and hurting. So she ended up putting the IV where I told her they always end up going; in my elbow. Mark was only back with me for about 5 minutes if that, before they came to get me. The doctor told Mark that he found some inflammation near my antrum, and a severe amount of gas build up in my stomach. He thinks that I'm not able to digest food properly. He took two samples to biopsy, and has put me on a Crohn's Disease diet. I'll go back to see him in two weeks, and at that time I should be able to get the results and possibly an official diagnosis. 

Mark and I have been catching up on Game of Thrones. Yeah yeah, I know we're late to the game. We're just over 1/2 way through the 3rd season. 

APPARENTLY (because I remember nothing about what I did after I woke up) after I woke up yesterday, I was living in the Game of Thrones. As Mark was helping me get dressed I said to him "I've never had a man servant before". I also "apparently" did some other things that might be a little too embarrassing for my blog. I'm sure if you ask Mark though, he'll be happy to give you the low down. HAHA

I go back to see my Rheumatologist tomorrow, although I don't have much information to give him, other than what I learned yesterday. When I had last seen him, we had talked about starting me on gabapentin for my pain pending what the results were with the neurologist. Given the fact that I HATED the neurologist and he could give a rats ass about me, I'm hoping we can still move forward with the new meds. 

SOOO lets talk about this "new diet thing". While I was pregnant with Aidan for some reason I was not able to handle dairy. So I stopped all dairy until about the last week of my pregnancy when it seemed like everything was back to normal. Weird right? Yep. I thought it was so horrible. I had a horrible time finding things that were dairy free that I would normally eat. Fast forward to now.

"FODMAPs are a collection of short chain carbohydrates and sugar alcohols found in foods naturally or as food additives. FODMAPs include fructose (when in excess of glucose), fructans, galacto-oligosaccharides (GOS), lactose and polyols (eg. sorbitol and mannitol)."

Here is a list of food that I cannot eat until further notice:

Foods made with high FODMAP fruit sauces or with HFCS

buttermilk

CHOCOLATE

cottage cheese

ICE CREAM

creamy/cheesy sauces

milk (from cow, goat, or sheep)

sweetened condensed milk

evaporated milk

soft cheeses (brie, ricotta)

sour cream

whipped cream

yogurt

COCONUT MILK

coconut cream

beans

black eyes peas

hummus

lentils

pistachios

soy products

chicory root

inulin

grains with high fructose corn syrup

wheat flours (includes enriched and white flours)

flour tortillas

rye

avocado

apples

applesauce

apricots

dates

canned fruit

cherries

dried fruits

figs

guava

lychee

mango

nectarines

pears

papaya

peaches

plums

prunes

persimmon

WATERMELON 

(Are you f'ing kidding me? Really?)

artichokes

asparagus

beets

leeks

broccoli

brussel sprouts

cabbage

cauliflower

fennel

green beans

mushrooms

okra

snow peas

summer squash

desserts made with any kind of HFCS

any kind of beverages with HFCS

high FODMAP fruit/vegetable juices

fortified wines (sherry, port)

agave

chutneys

coconut

garlic

onion

pickle

relish

jams

jellies

molasses

high FODMAP fruit/vegetable sauces

salad dressings with high FODMAPS

artificial sweeteners (cough drops, mints ect.)

I no longer feel like what I went through during Aidans pregnancy was a big deal. I guess I'll continue being hungry. Here goes nothing.