I can... eat... food?

[rax]

One of two things has happened:

1. I can eat nightshades again, due to some bizarre change in my GI system over the last threeish years. Thank my doctor for pushing me to try again I guess?
2. It only looks like I've been able to eat nightshades for the last two weeks, and sometime in the next few days I will literally explode.

I'm rooting for 1. I would be able to eat at restaurants again.

Comments

[phi]

That would be awesome!

Any word on gluten yet?

[weirdquark]

Wait, did you stop being able to process gluten too? How did I miss that? Like it's not hard enough to get in your protein while being vegan already.

[rax]

There was some concern about that, but it looks like it's not a problem. I hope.

[3rdofjune]

Like it's not hard enough to get in your protein while being vegan already.

That's a common misconception. Please see http://www.drmcdougall.com/misc/2007nl/apr/protein.htm and http://www.jeffnovick.com/RD/Articles/Entries/2013/6/13_Completing_The_Limiting_Essential_Amino_Acid_Picture.html

[rax]

Gluten is probably okay! The lack of explicit tests for sensitivities is really annoying.

[frameacloud]

I'll cheer for 1 for you, too! Tomatoes and restaurants are neat.

[ranyart]

Whoa, that would be exciting! go team nightshade!

[sovay]

I'm rooting for 1. I would be able to eat at restaurants again.

Also, I would personally mind if you exploded.

[rax]

I would mind too! At least for a bit. Hopefully that won't happen.

[picklish]

That's really great! Yay, food!

(...although this changes nothing about compulsive Minako trips when you are in town!)

[laura47.livejournal.com]

woah! woot! that would rock!

[weirdquark]

Yay! That happens sometimes. And is better than the GI system getting even more sensitive and unable to eat things, which is another thing that happens.

[toda.livejournal.com]

YAY!

I was allergic to carrots for the longest time and then one day a few weeks ago, I was like "DAMN IT, I MISS EATING CARROTS! I DON'T CARE IF I DIE!"
I ate one....... and nothing happened!!!!!!! So I have been eating carrots like a damn rabbit lately! If I eat too many, the allergy symptom feels like it's coming on so I am careful not to push it.

[rax.livejournal.com]

Don't die, but that's awesome!

[kelkyag]

That would be *awesome*.

I'm told (hearsay, have not done research) that allergies one develops as an adult are likely to be transient rather than permanent.

Consider that you may have still have a limited capacity to process nightshades, and reintroduce them slowly?

Fingers crossed!

[rax.livejournal.com]

reintroduce them slowly

it's a little late for that ^^;;

[kelkyag]

Hoping the good news lasts!

[nineweaving.livejournal.com]

Go, 1! More things to eat is awesome.

Nine

[anasai.livejournal.com]

So excited/hopeful for you! Food is awesome!

[davidglasser.livejournal.com]

fuck yeah tomatoes

[scaleness.livejournal.com]

Exciting news!

I still intend to cook you a nightshade-free, gluten-free meal someday. ^^