Challenge 10: Wheat Revisited

Since the first round of wheat testing resulted in inconclusive results, I tested it again during the last week of May. While I didn’t get hit with a bout of hay fever this time around, I definitely found a correlation between my mild asthma symptoms and wheat. Within an hour of ingesting any wheat, I start to clear my throat repeatedly and my nose gets stuffy. I’ve managed to reproduce these symptoms on several occasions, so I've concluded that wheat makes me congested.

I could easily go back on Singulair and continue to eat wheat freely, but before I do that I’m going to try to keep my consumption to a minimum and see how persistent my symptoms are. Here’s my philosophy on the matter: I’d rather have my body spend its energy on my overall health rather than on trying to fight off some sort of food it doesn’t want. So I’ll be eating a lot more rye and will be experimenting with alternative flours for baking. If anyone has any suggestions, please send them my way.