Detox

I was not prepared for detox. I was not warned about detox. I gently shared with my ND yesterday that she ought to warn a person about what they'll go through when detoxing.

What was detox? When you suddenly remove several elements from your diet (or even one) your body goes through a "detox" period. Coming off of caffeine was the worst part. Severe headaches, extreme fatigue, crabbiness for 3-4 days. Coming off of all of the other foods at the same time didn't make this past week easy. I was weak, feeling funny, fatigued, depressed, etc. The gal at the health food store told me it would take a week. I made it! Whew! And now to get IC friendly dairy back...I am much happier starting this week off. I am so glad last week is now behind me.

Another blessing I received yesterday besides dairy was the support of my church family. The elders are praying for me and checking in with me and I am so thankful. One of them has even chosen to take my position teaching children's church for a couple of months to give me some rest. Thank you wonderful church family! I love you!