Day 6 dairy free - getting easier. Still no definitive answer for Elliot.
Still not easy, by any means. And we haven't seen a difference in Elliot's symptoms yet (barky cough that he's had since late October). Took him to a ENT specialist in Boston today, where they stuck a scope down his throat and guessed "reflux" (whether caused by dairy or not, no way to tell yet). Prescribed Prilosec (although they apparently completely forgot to call it into CVS for me, grr). Doctor told me to keep eating dairy-free, and we're coming back in about 4 weeks. At that point, if the anti-acid meds help, great! If not, we do a bottle with barium so they can look inside poor Elliot.
As far as the dairy-free eating is going... well, it's going. Not really looking forward to a Christmas party tomorrow, although it hopefully means we can get rid of a bunch of cookies I foolishly baked with our children... and can't eat. Based on advice, I am also planning a trip to Trader Joe's tomorrow, since they seem to be the only place locally I will be able to get some CHOCOLATE without milk in it. Basically, for any party for the next month or more, I will be bringing something to share and something else for me to eat. Bah.
I did make some rice krispy treats (with PB and honey) that helped a lot yesterday & today - just having something to eat that feels like a treat lessens the impact of all the cookies and chocolate taunting me.
I also need to broaden my dairy-less recipe repertoire. I'm sick of PBJ as my only fall back for lunch time, and I'd like to get back to doing some one-pot meals for dinner.
As far as the dairy-free eating is going... well, it's going. Not really looking forward to a Christmas party tomorrow, although it hopefully means we can get rid of a bunch of cookies I foolishly baked with our children... and can't eat. Based on advice, I am also planning a trip to Trader Joe's tomorrow, since they seem to be the only place locally I will be able to get some CHOCOLATE without milk in it. Basically, for any party for the next month or more, I will be bringing something to share and something else for me to eat. Bah.
I did make some rice krispy treats (with PB and honey) that helped a lot yesterday & today - just having something to eat that feels like a treat lessens the impact of all the cookies and chocolate taunting me.
I also need to broaden my dairy-less recipe repertoire. I'm sick of PBJ as my only fall back for lunch time, and I'd like to get back to doing some one-pot meals for dinner.