Re: sulfur foods questions

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> So I'm finally starting the sulfur foods exclusion trial. It's taken

> me awhile to get started but it's difficult when it's not your own

> home or your own kitchen.

>

> Anyway, when I was pulling the exclude/ok lists together I realized

> that I had no idea where nuts fell. After searching the archives, I

> think I understand that:

>

> -nuts and nut flours are generally ok (ie, non-sulfury)

> -peanuts are a legume and may be sulfury and/or allergic

> -cashews may have some other problem

>

> Does that sound right? I'm afraid I didn't understand what the

> problem with cashews is... can anyone explain it?

That's my understanding of nuts, too - not sulfury except peanuts.

Peanuts/peanut butter are also bad for candida, as are some others

like pistachios. I find walnuts aggravate dysbiosis, too, but this

may be individual. Many nuts can be allergens, so probably best to

stick with ones you are sure you tolerate.

I tolerate cashews okay, but some folks won't. I'm not aware why

they might be a problem other than allergen.

> Dumb question - what do sulfur-avoiding folks do for salad dressing?

> I've always used ranch or other creamy dressing, and can't stand a

> traditional Italian dressing. So I have these allowable salad foods

> and no idea what to have with them. Any suggestions?

I use olive oil and lemon juice. I've made " almonnaise " (a mayo

substitute made with almonds) - I think this can be used as a base

for salad dressing.

> Right now I feel really awful. Really, really awful. But I expect

> that is the caffeine withdrawal. I didn't see anything banning black

> tea, but I know I have adrenal problems and caffeine is supposed to be

According to Andy, black tea is not a problem sulfur-wise and can

help reduce candida due to the tannin content.

Kicking coffee is hard, but worth it.

> bad for the adrenals, so I decided to just bite the bullet and go

> through the withdrawal. You would not think that just one cup (ok,

> 14oz mug) of coffee per day could cause this much trouble. I never

> have soda and only very, very rarely have black tea, so it's just that

> one mug a day that I have to give up. But I do feel awful... grrh.

I remember what that feels like. I'm sorry you are going through

this, but it will be over soon and your adrenals will thank you.

If you get overly tempted, tea will be a little easier on your

adrenals (my opinion) and low-sulfur as well. I opt for green tea

which is even lower in caffeine.

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[Guest guest]

> So I'm finally starting the sulfur foods exclusion trial.

> Right now I feel really awful. Really, really awful. But I expect

> that is the caffeine withdrawal.

Well, today I stopped my sulfur exclusion trial. I realize it was only 4 days

but every day I felt worse than the day before. My nasty headache turned feral,

the nausea got really bad, the fatigue was constant, and my pain got worse. I

have a very high pain level to begin with, so there isn't much room for

worsening before it becomes debilitating.

So this morning I decided to stop excluding sulfur but to continue with the

caffeine and sugar exclusion, on the grounds that excluding both of those is

generally good for the adrenals. My thinking was that once I get well past the

withdrawal and am back to " normal " I can re-try the sulfur exclusion without the

complication of withdrawal symptoms.

Now it's 3 meals later and I have to say, I feel much better. Much more like my

normal self. The pain is back down to normal levels, the nausea is gone, the

fatigue is more in it's normal pattern and the headache is almost gone - and

it's back to feeling like a caffeine withdrawal headache instead of an

imminently-exploding-head headache.

So now I'm not sure what to think. Is this sufficient to conclude that I'm one

of those that needs sulfur? Or do I really need to re-try after the

caffeine/sugar withdrawal is completely over?

My hair test shows that I'm a fast metabolizer, so I should do better on a high

fat diet, which is consistent with what my " natural " diet is. But on the sulfur

exclusion, I couldn't get much fat without milk and butter. So, has my distress

the last few days been from lack of sulfur or lack of fat?