lactose... free?

hi Again

seems that things keep changing for me... my dietician gave me the advice to try to eat lactosefree for 2 weeks. thanks to my food diary, she suspects a lactose intolerance, and upon my question, she also agreed upon the possibility that it also involves soy.

by replacing all dairy by soy I am afraid I will not get any step further in getting my tummy to a rest...Especially because I can clearly feel that soy-yoghurt rests heavier on my stomach than yoghurt.


actually I am quite convinced this is not it, but it is worth trying. I mean, yoghurt actually feels good in my tum, but I know I cannot overdo it. But that counts for everything.

Anyway, let's try, and after that try to convince my GP to do some testing because this is getting quite nerve wrecking I can tell you!

by for now, tonight I promise to upload some photo's!

James

hello again!

hi everyone!
I am back. after a while; you know, sometimes it is good to realize that being too busy with food and health (including a blog) can make you a bit obsessed. 
With what you will eat, will cook, will bake, will buy for dinner, will take along as a snack, don't forget to make pictures,.... so much to think about!

But since quite a few weeks I started thinking seriously about my health. You see, I thought I ate and lived quite healthy, but I kept (more and more) having troubles with my tummy. IBS they call it... so I went to see a dietician, to check if I had the healthy habits I thought I had, and if any dietchange could help me get rid of the stomach cramps, bloating, abnormal toiletvisits ;) (constipation or loose stool) and also, especially, getting obsessed about that all.

But, actually unfortunately, she thought I did fine. Also told her about my ED history, thank god without any laxatives or boulimic stuff because I thought that was only for weak persons. Persons without enough discipline (to stop eating, I know, I was a weirdo). 

After a month or so, she found that maybe this is all caused by things like fruits, especially apples (after me mentioning maybe... that is the problem) and raisins, other dried fruits and lots of fruits at the same time in the morning.

I think I do have FM (fructose malabsorbtion) and after agreeing with my dietician that I would stop eating apples, dried fruit, and peel all veggies, I decided myself I would limit myself a little more.

Also went to see my doctor to check if he did not think anything else. you know, maybe it was all something else, a disease, parasite or whatever.

But my stool had already been checked before after returning very sick from India, also my blood had been tested, nothing wrong. So he said it was a very good idea to see the dietician and wanted to see me back in 6 weeks.

My dietician also mentioned a Bekkenfysiotherapeut (fysiotherapist) who gave tummymassages and could help as well, as of course, it might also have to do with stress and so on.
As my eating less fruit led to more constipation (and thus still stomach problems and aches) I decided to make an appointment. She was the one, actually saying to me it probably all was a nice heritage from my ED....
I know. I ate too little. verrrry little, but I never guessed it was sooo bad for me.

anyway; the combination of her and my dietician, who cooperate in treatment of people like me, seems fine.

to add up, and be sure not to get obsessed without any reason, I ordered a lactose and fructose malabsorbtion breath test from Australia (Stream Diagnostics, extremely helpful!)
In the Netherlands it is hard to get one. It will cost me a lot, but it is worth it. and if positive, I will try to get it back from insurance.

Anyway, long story; I am trying to follow the low FODMAP diet, to see if stuff improves, and hope to receive the test soon to check it all out.

In the meantime, eating regularly, also in between meals, eating less spicy foods, less legumes, beans (sniff.. I love those!) and no onion and garlic, no apples, no flax on an empty stomach, no fruit on an empty stomach, more bananas... I am trying to cope and to not get obsessed, but that is hard while finding out what is the best diet for me! 
Since no IBS patient is the same, it is really hard. And no one in Holland seems to blog about it, so I thought I could share my experience to hopefully save other girls (and boys) the trouble I am going through.

First message, guys, do not ever think you will get away with 10 years of eating too little. your intestines won't know what's happening and get so confused it does not get any better... it gets worse. And healthy food will be a problem, believe me, you don't want that to happen after curing from your ED!!

Anyway, let's get started and hopefully you will comment on my blog as well to help me out if you can. 

love,
Jamie

Sunday...

Hope anyone on this planet is reading my blog!

I have to make it really worthwhile I guess...

So this morning! a good breakfast before yoga: a bowl full of fruit!

First... blueberries and cinnamon.

Then a layer of apples, grated apples, cinnamon, banana. And cinnamon. I luv it!

  And okay, I know, I am weird, I always peel the apples, chunk m up, but then... eat the peel. I know..

 

I know, I look horrible in the morning! And I need a haircut ;)

 And Coffee of course!

That was the morning. Then Yoga Class finally.

Actually it was full but,... I just sneaked in cause I felt like it soooo much. And I fitted in, so no problemo.

Very nice, lots of meditation and stretching, so really good when you have a cold like me!

Wanted to pick up my bike at the market, where I left it on Saturday, but then decided to have lunch first as my stomach was growling.

And I just realized why oatmeal is so popular with many bloggers! it is photogenic!

 

-oatmeal

-oatmilk

-cinnamon

-cardamom

-salt

-sweetener

Cooked on stovetop. Added:

-2 scoops of grated coconut

-half a banana

All mixed up. Then one brazilnut for decoration and some more spices. One more close-up:

And the last meal of the day after an afternoon with my sis and the kids! Sorry, no photo's cause.. two hands full of children, dolls, fake bottles, food, drawing stuff, and cappuccino and minttea!

They are lovely.

That's all folks!

oh ps , above is sticky brown rice leftover, pimped with roasted pumpkin (the green one!), goat's cheese and a salad of spinach leaves and leftover eggplant. Wonderful and inspired by pumpkin and goat's cheese risotto which I always make, but I wanted something with loads of fibres, ... and had the sticky brown rice left.  Sticky it was! Love it.

Sat&sun

Getting used to put my iPhone in the
L kitchen!
So cool as i want my layout to be... Have to work on that still. Anyway; here is what happened yesterday.

Movie was sold out.. Too bad! But after a good lunch ( Brown bread toasties w cheese, onion, mushrooms) in Cafe De Zagerij near the market, some good shopping (pumpkin, a green one i have been wanting to try for a long time), shiitake, a really funky dress my mum treated me on, (with a big cat on it!) and the pitstop in de Bijenkorf (see prev post), we called it a day.

Save the movie for later!

Here is my creation

-oven roasted chickpeas
-on spinach
-and radicchio
-some apple For Ssweetness
-raisins
-dressing (too little.. next time I will try tahini dressing; think it would go great with spinach and ch.peas
-leftover goat cheese on the side




Goatcheese


-salad!

Then for desert:
-hot choc
-decaf nespresso and a spek ! (marshmallow Dutch Style)


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Warming up

First try from the iPhone!
My mum and me in the Bijenkorf, drinking moroccan minttea (me) and a Cappuccino plus yoghurt peach pistachio muffin ! (mum)

We just had to warm up from the cold cold weather (me;)


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A running day again!

Hello Everyone!

Yee! my first blog, and not quite so happy yet with my lay-out! 
I hope to leave you laughing, following me, mouthwatering (hopefully) over my recipe pictures, and comment on my blog!

but for now.. it is snowing and the best time for a run in the park!
got to run, will back later!

Today I will go to the biological organic Noordermarkt with my mam, and then to the movies. It is complicated...I am curious if I like it, but both my mam and I are (since a very short time!) fan of Meryl Streep. She used to be ... well.. not so nice in movies we thought, but now she is older and gets more comedy-kinda movies to play in. She is good at that! See Julie And Julia. 

Tonight I will post my first foodpictures, cannot wait you guys!

see you later, and have a wonderful newyear!

Fleur