24 August 2015

DAY 113

Yesterday was my sister’s 21st birthday, so my low-histamine diet went entirely out of the window. Although I kept to G&Ts, my mum was cooking for 17 people and I didn’t want to make her life more difficult by demanding restricted meals. Once at the head of the glorious buffet table, my primal instincts took over and I demolished all the cheese, tomato, unfresh meat and packaged snacks I could fit into my poor little straining belly.
Now, I wait to see if the eczema will explode. I was a little itchy yesterday but nothing a non-eczema sufferer would note. I have a little bit of rough skin on both shoulders and my collarbone, but that was there the day before. I worry that this splurge might affect my tapering down on my arms (which previous experience dictates are basically hanging on a very delicate thread between being able to taper successfully and flaring back up into devil-wings) but also worry that if it doesn’t flare I’ve been making myself suffer without tomatoes for a very long time.

I don’t know a huge amount about how elimination diets work, but I remember reading somewhere that you just need to do it for long enough to ‘reset’ your system responses to certain foods, and then you can reintroduce them. I’ve been doing the low-histamine diet (which seems fairly similar to an elimination diet) for about 7 weeks now, so if this applies maybe I’ve reached that point. Or maybe I’m talking utter bollocks. The latter seems more likely.
It might be time to look into hiring a nutritionist to give me some pro-advice… Either way, my skin is fantastic and I am happy 🙂
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I have an interesting week at work coming up, travelling to bingo halls to talk to old ladies as part of some market research for a client. (good job I’m one of the few people on this planet under the age of 45 who are able to admit they genuinely love bingo). I’m not a naturally outgoing person so talking to strangers may increase my stress levels, plus the stress of travelling from Kent to Manchester to Scotland in a matter of days may have an effect. But as long as I don’t forget my cream I think I should be ok. Feeling confident!

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