Eliminating Elimination

We have eliminated the Elimination Diet. The kids weren't on-board anymore--and honestly, neither am I. None of our food allergies are life-threatening (pork and nitrates might cause an asthma attack for S, but that's about it), and it's just too much to keep track of.

When doing the Elimination Diet, we hoped for a few results:

*We hoped that L's rash would go away (she has some funky rash spots on her legs).

*We hoped that N & S would be able to remain dry at night, and not wet the bed (for some people, eliminating dairy helps with this).

*We hoped that G would stop waking with night terrors, and just waking to scream--he does both (again, eliminating dairy helps some kids).

*We hoped that C (husband) and I would just feel better in general (the kids said they felt "fine" before).

*We hoped that the dark circles that all 4 kids have under their eyes would go away.

None of these things happened.

Here's what did happen:

*L's rash improved quite dramatically for the first two days. Then it started to look bad again. Yesterday, it looked worse than a week ago.

*There was no change in N & S staying dry.

*G woke up screaming still, but he was screaming, "Nunny Nut Che-woes!!" (his favorite cereal that he wasn't eating anymore).

*C and I were just stressed from the whole ordeal.

*There was no change in the dark circles under the kids' eyes.

*Everyone was grumpy and hungry.

Before we began the Elimination Diet last week, the older kids were on-board with the plan. As the week wore on, they became more off-board. This weekend, we all decided that it just wasn't worth it, and ordered pizza.