Bethann67 Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 Decided to cook my mushrooms and scrambled eggs in a pat ( 1/2 tablespoon) of butter this morning. And I was (am) bloated, my stomach was (is) groaning and draining and behaving badly (still) ... And i have no appetite. I knew dairy is not my friend ( I haven't had ice cream or a glass of milk in more than 25 years, but seemed to tolerate a schmear or a dollop of sour cream ... Or a pat of butter ) Could I really be this miserable from a single exposure to a teeny tiny bit of butter? 😢 Hard to feel successful ( and i was) following my first whole 30 when I feel like this...and am feeling very anxious about the rest of the reintro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan W Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 I guess it's possible but not very probable. Butter is almost all fat with very little dairy protein. Are you super intolerant to any dairy? I am a little confused though. If you did react to dairy that violently, you feel your W30 was not successful? It doesn't make sensitivities go away. It simply heals any damage foods have done and then during reintro, you find out what the problematic foods are. I would give it a day or two and then try again with a serving or two of dairy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bethann67 Posted May 2, 2013 Author Share Posted May 2, 2013 I can't drink milk or ice cream or eat foods made with heavy cream, (painful and unpleasant side effects) but have always enjoyed a schmear or a dollop of sour cream or a little melted cheese or butter without pain. I had a very successful whole 30. I am sleeping soundly for ~7.5 hours, I lost 13.4 pounds, my face is clear and my eyes are brighter and the dark circles under my eyes are much less noticeable, and the best improvement is I am not as mercurial and have pretty steady energy (but not tiger blood) I just wish I felt better today...( first tummy trouble since pre whole 30), so I don't feel like celebrating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan W Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 Oh got it. I really think it's a fluke but if not, better to know. I would wait a couple of days and try the dairy that used to be okay for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 It very well could be. If I even have a whiff of dairy, I bloat up like you wouldn't believe and it takes 3-5 days to calm down. I even react to ghee, even the kind that claims all the dairy proteins have been eliminated. So, YES, even the smallest exposure can create a huge reaction like that. Trust me! Consider laying off it for a few days and if you really need to know for sure, reintro next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Tom Denham Posted May 2, 2013 Moderators Share Posted May 2, 2013 During a Whole30, when you are not eating foods that irritate your gut, part of the thick mucosa lining that has built up to protect you from irritation sloughs off. Consequently, when you reintroduce irritating foods, your stomach lining may feel the hurt more fully than it has for a while. So, you may be reacting worse to a pat of butter now than you were before. That is painful, but the good news is that you are likely to get clear information during reintroductions about what bothers you and what doesn't. It sure sounds like dairy is solidly in the never if I can help it camp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bethann67 Posted May 2, 2013 Author Share Posted May 2, 2013 Dairy is definately going on the never, never list. I already knew most dairy was NOT my friend... so i knew I would be limiting dairy... I was very restless last night (because my stomach was insanely noisy and over full? ) and woke up with a pretty impressive zit,and my undereye circles are making a comeback, so I am starting to question whether it is lactose intolerance that has bothered me all these years, or if I am sensitive/intolerant to casein? ( I have ADHD, and have felt "meh" more often then not the last few decades of my life ) I'm going to skip trying a schmear, (or dollops of anything from a cow), and try wheat this weekend ( a couple poached eggs on a Bay's english muffin... and maybe a beer...), so I can hide out in my pjs, in the event I have a noisy and/or painful reintroduction. (I'm guessing that wheat and I are not friends either. The re-introduction is kind of bumming me out...I was feeling and looking good... and now I most definately do not! Thank God! I am really enjoying whole 30 food/paleo, or the future would seem pretty bleak.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoseKH Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 I reintroduced dairy yesterday (milk in my coffee, cheese in an omelet, a plain Greek yogurt and more cheese with dinner.) Physically I felt ok, but today I am SO cranky! Even people at work noticed that I've been in such a good mood for the past month, but not today! I don't want to attribute every bad mood to food, but could it be???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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