I already knew I had a problem. I had been steadily losing
weight without trying ever since my 10 month old baby was born, even though I
was eating constantly. I was chronically fatigued (much more than the normal “I
have three little boys to chase after” kind of tired), I felt sick after almost
every meal I ate, I had sugar and carb cravings like crazy, migraines,
imbalance issues, insomnia while at the same time never feeling rested no matter
how much I slept, and fifty bazillion other health concerns. Like major memory
problems. Like, I seriously could not remember my youngest child’s name for a
couple of minutes kind of memory problems. But the worst part was that I had
suddenly developed severe food allergies to things I have eaten all of my life.
I could no longer eat mushrooms. I could no longer kiss my husband after he had eaten mushrooms. I was developing
reactions so quickly to so many different foods that I was terrified to eat anything
for fear of my throat closing up.
Several friends told me that the symptoms I was experiencing
sounded a lot like gluten intolerance, so I tried going gluten-free. And I felt
better. Sort of. Two weeks of gluten-free eating and I was much less foggy-brained.
I woke up feeling rested for the first time in forever. I actually had energy. I
could eat without feeling sick. But, I was also in intense pain. My whole body
ached severely like I had the flu. I did some googling and read that sometimes
you can feel like that for a few days or even a week after starting a
gluten-free diet. But this was more than a few days. And although I had more
energy, I was simultaneously extremely weak.
