From the Ashes

This is a follow-up to my post a few months ago regarding my fatigue. Although the B-Vitamins did help some, they seemed to only relieve the symptoms temporarily.

I started to suspect that it was my diet although I had no idea where to start. A few articles online led me to the idea of a food alergy. Researching that, I found that anyone can have alergies to all kinds of foods. I took a look at what I eat on a daily basis and I concluded that I eat wheat and dairy products every day. This was interesting because I have eaten cereal with milk everyday since I can remember and I have been tired for the past 10 or so years since age 21.

Taking a “risk” I switched to oatmeal or soymilk for my morning meals. It took a few weeks to notice something but now instead of being tired every day, I’m tired and exhausted only one or two days a week.

This has drastically changed how I live and helped at my job too. I still eat cheese every other day, but I suspect that the sheer quantities of dairy I was consuming may have hurt. I am probably lactose intolerant and this food allergy doesn’t help.

Reading further articles I found that adults dont need milk. This is sort of what I blindly thought.

I’m also experimenting with lowering my wheat intake but that doesnt seem to make such a difference.