The Great Cheese Experiment!!

December 1, 2009

I don't know if I told you guys, but I had a bit of an issue with

cheese a while ago. I tested cheddar with my AK doctor, and it was

fine, so I started eating it. A few days later, I started getting

symptoms, so I tested it again at my next appointment (from the same

block of cheddar). This time it was bad! I was baffled. One of my

hypotheses was that I had developed a sensitivity to it over that

week. My other one was that something had grown on that block of

cheese in a week that my body didn't like. I decided to test this, so

here's what I did.

I tested two cubes of colby jack cheese from a brand new block, and

they were good with all parts of my digestive tract. I then took those

cubes home and put one in a baggie in the freezer, and the other in a

baggie in the fridge. Over a couple weeks, I opened the fridge one a

couple times to simulate dishing out cheese from the block, but then

closed it tightly with the air sealed out like I normally would.

When I went to the AK today, I took the cheeses and tested them again.

The fridge one was bad, but the freezer one was fine!

So I think this sort of proves my hypothesis that something weird

might grow on cheese if left in the fridge for too long, and that this

can be avoided if the cheese is kept in the freezer.

Now obviously this isn't a foolproof experiment, but I thought it

might be interesting to someone out there =)

Peace =)

Alyssa 15 yo

UC April 2008, dx Sept 2008

SCD June 2009 (restarted)

No meds!

December 2, 2009

Thanks Alyssa. I think I might start keeping mine there too.

Misty

> So I think this sort of proves my hypothesis that something weird

> might grow on cheese if left in the fridge for too long, and that this can be

avoided if the cheese is kept in the freezer.

>

> Peace =)

> Alyssa 15 yo

> UC April 2008, dx Sept 2008

> SCD June 2009 (restarted)

> No meds!

>

December 2, 2009

Alyssa,

I see a future scientist here......

PJ

>

> I don't know if I told you guys, but I had a bit of an issue with

> cheese a while ago. I tested cheddar with my AK doctor, and it was

> fine, so I started eating it. A few days later, I started getting

> symptoms, so I tested it again at my next appointment (from the same

> block of cheddar). This time it was bad! I was baffled. One of my

> hypotheses was that I had developed a sensitivity to it over that

> week. My other one was that something had grown on that block of

> cheese in a week that my body didn't like. I decided to test this, so

> here's what I did.

>

> I tested two cubes of colby jack cheese from a brand new block, and

> they were good with all parts of my digestive tract. I then took those

> cubes home and put one in a baggie in the freezer, and the other in a

> baggie in the fridge. Over a couple weeks, I opened the fridge one a

> couple times to simulate dishing out cheese from the block, but then

> closed it tightly with the air sealed out like I normally would.

>

> When I went to the AK today, I took the cheeses and tested them again.

> The fridge one was bad, but the freezer one was fine!

>

> So I think this sort of proves my hypothesis that something weird

> might grow on cheese if left in the fridge for too long, and that this

> can be avoided if the cheese is kept in the freezer.

>

> Now obviously this isn't a foolproof experiment, but I thought it

> might be interesting to someone out there =)

>

> Peace =)

> Alyssa 15 yo

> UC April 2008, dx Sept 2008

> SCD June 2009 (restarted)

> No meds!

>

December 2, 2009

certainly have found fungus on my cheeses when left so makes sense - i feel your

guy is so much more thorough - i may switch mine or stop???

eileen