YUMMY FRENCHTOAST

[Polly]

Thanks for the Ian's tip.

I also have yeast antibodies according to the EL tests and have avoided yeast for years now. Maybe I'll try it again sparingly.

I discovered something interesting lately. For years I thought I could tolerate eggs - mainly I guess because the reaction took a few days to occur, so I attributed it to other things. Now that I have eliminated them for months I find that I can again tolerate the nightshades - in particular tomatoes. Also legumes. I am so excited about the tomatoes, as that opens up so many more possible menus for me. Also, I am finding that the longer I have stayed away from eggs, the better I tolerate rice.

I am wondering if the constant lowgrade inflammation from the eggs was causing some of my other, more "minor" intolerances. I am going to try citrus soon. And hey! Maybe chocolate will again be a possibility. One can always dream.

Gloria, I had perfect BMs the whole time I was on Cipro (months) for my sinus infection.

Hi G'Ma Mary! So good to hear from you and that you are in long-term remission.

Love,

Polly

[Gloria]

Hi Polly, my genetic twin!

It would be great if you could expand your acceptable food list, though I've always felt that eliminating eggs is a pretty big hardship. Being able to add tomatoes could compensate for the loss of the eggs. If you can also tolerate rice, then you have really expanded your menu. Keep me posted on the citrus. I've avoided it simply because you have, but I'm finding I can tolerate lemons and even ate a small orange slice without any problem. Chocolate is still up in the air for me, though I seem to be able to eat the Enjoy Life chocolate chips. It's very difficult to find candy bars without lethicin.

Yesterday I had a softer BM several times, in spite of being on the Cipro. I thought it was because we ate out the night before - even though I limited my food to steak, polish sausage, baked potato and cantelope.

But I also ate some mixed nuts at home. I've been avoiding them because I think the fiber irritates my colon. Also it's very difficult to find any that aren't roasted in peanut or soybean oil. The batch I ate contained neither. It had macadamia nuts, Brazil nuts, almonds, cashews (largest percentage), and pecans. I eat almonds in my bread and walnuts in some cookies I made and don't have a problem with either.

Recently Dee made some cashew cheese and reported a bad reaction. Is it possible that cashews are problematic for us?

Gloria

[tex]

Polly,

That's good news about the rice and nightshades, obviously. Did you by any chance have an egg antibody test done at EL? My test was negative, so I eat eggs regularly, but maybe that's why I have low-grade reactions to GF Rice Chex.

Of course, as the data sheets that comes with the test results from EL point out, one can still be intolerant to a food item, even with a negative test, because the test is only for the primary protein in each item, and it's certainly possible to be intolerant to a minor protein, (that wasn't tested for). The lower fraction, (percentage of composition), of the minor proteins could also explain the delayed reactions, and reactions that are reduced in intensity, or reactions that involve only certain "selected" symptoms.

It's interesting that we never stop experimenting, isn't it. I guess it's human nature for most of us, to never stop being inquisitive. We never seem to stop wondering how we got into this "dilema" in the first place, exactly what our "new" limits are, and where we are headed, in the long term. In one way or another, though, everything we learn about it, (even the bad news), brightens our outlook, because it allows us to continually fine-tune our lifestyle.

Love,
Tex