Temporary Insanity

I have been having some new and unexpected experiences lately. Namely, I have not been having the big D. :)

Now, I remember something that happened at my last 'herbal consultation' when I expressed my disappointment that I wouldn't be able to try to add foods back in sooner. It went something more or less like this:

Cool Acupuncture Guy: "It's only temporary."

Me: "What? What do you mean?"

CAG: "Well, I think that your immune system has a memory and if you remove some of the things that ramping it up, well then those cells will die off and we can kind of start over."

Me: "Really?"

CAG: "Yeah, we just need to get you stable."

I have to be honest and say that even though I'm trying to be open-minded I thought this sounded like crazy talk. I took the concept to my DH, who shrugged and basically pleaded the fifth.

Me: "What do you think about that?"
DH: "Um....it could work."

I asked him to clarify (Which sometimes for men seems like torture. "Don't make me use more words! Let me grunt and leave me alone!") and he said that he just thought we'd see if it worked or not, if my immune system had a long memory or a short memory.

I digress, as I so often do.

I wrote that the other day I had some eggs and it was fine. Small victories! Well, a few days ago I had some MILK chocolate (good ol' Hershey's) and some gluten-free pancakes that had buttermilk in the mix. Nothing notable happened.

Buoyed by this unexpected free pass, I had corn on the cob last night. It wasn't all sunshine and roses, but nothing happened like it did earlier this year. I'm going to let you read between the lines and spare you the details. :)

This is amazing to me. Maybe it's because the balance in my gut has finally been somewhat restored (or is being restored) or maybe it's because my immune system's memory is getting a little fuzzy. Whatever the case, my body's reaction to corn (and probably to some other things) isn't what it used to be. I do think there are some things that I am sensitive to, but I think there are other things that I will eat again.

That's reason to celebrate!