Today marks 2 weeks on FODMAP, and Augie has had it. He is so hungry and just flatly refuses to eat his FODMAP elimination diet. "They" say that toddlers won't starve themselves, but I am honestly not so sure about that...
Eyeing Augie's shrinking waistline, I decided to give in a bit and "cheated" with lunch. Cheated, as in gave him 1/3 cup of grapes instead of 1/4 cup. Cheated, as in gave him Amy's Dairy-Free Rice Macaroni & Cheeze. This frozen meal, which is dairy/soy/gluten free, has two possibly offending items: coconut oil and pea protein. Coconut and peas are prohibited on FODMAP elimination diets, but I wasn't clear about the oil and protein part (especially since soy oil is actually acceptable on elimination diets). So, in a panic to feed my starving son something that somewhat resembled his all-time-favorite meals, I served it to him. He was SO darn happy while eating lunch it almost brought tears to my eyes. I think I was also tearing up because I feared what these possibly inadmissible ingredients might to do his (hopefully) healing gut. We will find out soon enough...
Tomorrow Augie is seeing a Pediatric Gastroenterologist. We will be doing stool testing, among various other things, to see if we can determine if anything else is ailing my son. I will also beg for us to start reintroducing low-FODMAP foods into his diet because this kind of living is pretty unsustainable!
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