I received this e-mail recently and thought I would share it here. Names have been changed to protect privacy.
Hi Debra!
Thanks for getting back to me so quickly. I AM feeling better!! Mentally, I am like a new person and when the darks clouds roll in, I know it's food-related and it passes within 3 or 4 days.
I really can't thank you enough for helping me get on the right track. Charlie and I were just talking last night about how I was a different person 4 months ago. I remember feeling so hopeless back then and so unable to function like a normal person. The change is enormous. I have the energy to keep up with my friends and go out and do things. And it feels like it's really just a start because there are more things I can do to keep improving.
Finding you and the cycle diet has been an enormous blessing! Thank you! Thank you!
I don't know much about lactose intolerance. My cousin has it and he just takes a pill before he has anything with dairy. Is that an acceptable thing to do or should I keep avoiding dairy?
I do feel better about avoiding the wheat and gluten! I wrote a small post on the board about some of my initial reactions and questions. I thought it would be more helpful for me to put it there in case other people wanted to read it. I know that I've been reading everything I can about this test. I've been so impatient!
I'm really curious to see how it will all pan out and to also figure out how to eat. I think I'm definitely going to have an easier time with the diet than I would have if I had not been working with you. I feel very excited and hopeful about it. Almost like I can exhale because I finally have some answers.
I will do my best to post an update as things progess.