ej2092 Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Hi Whole 30ers, I completed a Whole 45 (wasn't ready at Day 30 to let it go) and I've been diligently reintroducing foods on schedule. Yesterday was dairy. And, yesterday, I didn't feel that much of a difference: slightly bloated, unfocused, gassy - but nothing crazy. But this morning, when I woke up, my watch didn't fit on its normal rung, my ring was tight on my finger, and I was slightly constipated (which hasn't happened in a long time). THEN...I went for a run with my husband and I couldn't quite keep pace with him, and I flipped out! I mean, my mood did a complete 180 -- it was like this ugly monster came out expressing my worst fears about inferiority etc...etc... and I started crying and couldn't stop for a while. The rest of the day, I was in a fog, felt like a Mack truck had hit me. Now, I have not suffered from depression, clinical anxiety or any other psychological disorder, but an occasional freak-out is not entirely out of character for me. But this did not feel like me - and it came out of nowhere - and I was so so sad and down. I have tried finding research about reactions of dairy with mood and I can't find anything that directly correlates, and how quickly mood can be affected. Questions for this forum: 1. Do you think this behavior could have been caused by simply eating some DAIRY products this day before? I've eaten dairy my whole life and seemingly never had any issues. 2. Has anyone else had this reaction? If so, did you eliminate dairy from your diet from then forward? How quickly (or far after) did you experience these side effects? I really appreciate any help you can give me. Thanks, EJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirkor Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Can't answer your question regarding dairy specifically, but sometimes we just have weird moods/episodes that aren't diet-related. I dunno if that'd be *good* news in this case but, food for thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmary Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Kirkor is right, this could be non-food related. That said, dairy impact hormones and hormones impact mood. I wouldn't rule it out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ej2092 Posted October 30, 2015 Author Share Posted October 30, 2015 Thank you for your responses. I'm still searching for the link. I'll try reintroducing it again next week and see what happens! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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