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No More Burning Skin
Hi Eliza
Thats great news. I can't imagine how good you are feeling right now being able to eat so many foods after so long a period on a heavily restricted diet. It must feel very liberating.
I too am on a highly restricted diet. I don't have the burning and itching issues that you did. For me when I try to introduce other foods I get gut pain, some bloating and increased constipation. I also sometimes get headaches and mood issues.
My gut simply seems to feel raw. A bit like if you graze your knee and anything touching it stings. Did you get any specific gut symptoms?
My gut symptoms seem to get worse the longer I persist with trying a new food and I usually give up after a few days but I have pushed on for up to two weeks before without success.
I was wondering if any of this is similar to your experiences.
@rachel, I did experience constipation at certain points, including while on an all beef diet, as well as whenever I tried adding a new food one at a time, such as rice. Beef and potatoes (and potato chips) didn't cause me constipation. Oddly, adding all of the foods at once and hanging in there past the first two days seemed to do the trick for me. Not that I am recommending that to you or anyone else! And I know it's only been a month, but a month is longer than I've been free of these symptoms in so long.
@eliza1275 Thanks for this update, you are probably right; being too restrictive does allow for certain nutrients to be missing. I am getting to a point that the healing is going well, that I have been OK with occasional breaks as well. Kind of the opposite, but I see where you were coming from, glad things are going much better for you!
Quote from eliza1275 on January 16, 2021, 9:08 am@rachel, I did experience constipation at certain points, including while on an all beef diet, as well as whenever I tried adding a new food one at a time, such as rice. Beef and potatoes (and potato chips) didn't cause me constipation. Oddly, adding all of the foods at once and hanging in there past the first two days seemed to do the trick for me. Not that I am recommending that to you or anyone else! And I know it's only been a month, but a month is longer than I've been free of these symptoms in so long.
hi eliza. i was reading this post of yours from already one year ago and was rather impressed by your progress. i do not see that you've been active otherwise since, although i am not sure. would like to hear about your progress in the last year, if your raynaud's has had a full remission, if your cycles are still regular, etc.
thanx for your input.
Hi Raul,
I don't frequent this forum anymore as I do not follow a low vitamin A diet. I went down a lot of rabbit holes in my search for answers, and have come to the conclusion that my symptoms were a result of too much oxalate (loads of spinach, chili pepper and other spices, dark chocolate, etc.), a sensitivity to sulfites, and an allergic reaction to fruits and vegetables that cross react with outdoor allergens. I now eat a diet high in meats and dairy (including ice cream!), as well as a handful of plants that do not bother me (they change seasonally). My diet is not low vitamin A at all, and I have never felt more healthy.
I no longer suffer insomnia or itchy burning skin at night (which I believe was due to oxalate toxicity), and I feel overall energetic and healthy. My acne has also disappeared, and I have regular cycles. I do still have raynauds, which I believe is due to scar tissue that developed in my fingers from playing the piano starting at a young age.
I should also mention that I am able to incorporate more foods now - even ones that sometimes give me reactions - which I attribute to the fact that I have very little stress in my life. I feel that one can become orthorexic in the quest for good health, but sometimes eliminating foods is counter-productive whereas addressing stress may be the best place to start.
