In Which Food Continues to be Complicated
Remember when I had the time to write up rec posts? I do. Vaguely, but I definitely remember. Sadly, this is still not that post, but I'm slowly sliding into rec withdrawal, so they'll happen again at some point soon. -ish.
Two food based allergic reactions in two weeks, ugh. I don't know what set it off Thursday, not specifically; we went out to eat the night before, but it's a place we've eaten at multiple times before, none of it was new food, and nothing should have been a problem in and of itself. Either something has changed or it was a cross-contamination issue. It wasn't terrible; the biggest annoyance was losing most of the day to feeling as if there was something sitting on my chest and to crappy, flu-like symptoms. This meant huddling in various layers and under a blanket on the couch while feeling guilty that nothing was getting done. Plus, it was a running day, but that was entirely out of the question, so that just made me grumpy (-ier). It was better as of yesterday evening, which was good, but I realized today that minor stomach aches have actually been happening quite a bit, so something has gone sideways in addition to the more significant episodes that get my attention by being harder to ignore. Just thinking back didn't provide much in the way of commonalities (possibly sweet/rich type foods, but high fat in and of itself doesn't seem to be the issue), so: tracking that in addition to calories. We'll see where it goes.
In the meantime, ginger tea and a preference for savory recipes with cinnamon. Recently discovered: Slow Cooker Chicken Rice Casserole. I remove the skin from the chicken before eating, because ew (which is always the case with me, regardless of the recipe), but leave it on for cooking/reheating for moisture and flavor. On that note, and being full well aware of the vast differences in tastes, allergies/sensitivities, and cultural influences represented by the group I'm speaking to, if anyone has any recipes that might be of interest, feel free to mention them.
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comments. Comment here or there. ♥ Blue :)
Two food based allergic reactions in two weeks, ugh. I don't know what set it off Thursday, not specifically; we went out to eat the night before, but it's a place we've eaten at multiple times before, none of it was new food, and nothing should have been a problem in and of itself. Either something has changed or it was a cross-contamination issue. It wasn't terrible; the biggest annoyance was losing most of the day to feeling as if there was something sitting on my chest and to crappy, flu-like symptoms. This meant huddling in various layers and under a blanket on the couch while feeling guilty that nothing was getting done. Plus, it was a running day, but that was entirely out of the question, so that just made me grumpy (-ier). It was better as of yesterday evening, which was good, but I realized today that minor stomach aches have actually been happening quite a bit, so something has gone sideways in addition to the more significant episodes that get my attention by being harder to ignore. Just thinking back didn't provide much in the way of commonalities (possibly sweet/rich type foods, but high fat in and of itself doesn't seem to be the issue), so: tracking that in addition to calories. We'll see where it goes.
In the meantime, ginger tea and a preference for savory recipes with cinnamon. Recently discovered: Slow Cooker Chicken Rice Casserole. I remove the skin from the chicken before eating, because ew (which is always the case with me, regardless of the recipe), but leave it on for cooking/reheating for moisture and flavor. On that note, and being full well aware of the vast differences in tastes, allergies/sensitivities, and cultural influences represented by the group I'm speaking to, if anyone has any recipes that might be of interest, feel free to mention them.
Crossposted to Dreamwidth where there are
comments. Comment here or there. ♥ Blue :)