Eileen Stiles Story
When I
was born we only got milk until a year. By then I was walking and refused
apparently to open my mouth for certain foods. My birthdays were celebrated
with saltines and cheese. It was tough to go to other kids parties and stand
out like a sore thumb by not eating what everyone else likes. Tomato juice I
apparently drank and it came out in the diaper the same color it went in and
scared my mom. The Dr. did not know what the problem was. I was labelled Miss
Contrary.
There is a woman here that I met whom we invited with her husband to dinner. I always ask about diet issues and she starts reciting exactly what my limitations are. We had breakfast together and compared our childhoods and found we experienced much the same ie... of people not ever understanding. Then feeling different and not in a good way. I went into nursing but never found any explanation for my diet issues until this article last year. A health magazine years back had an article on "The Sour Englishman" which was pretty close but he could eat things that I cannot.
I became extremely shy and hid my problem as I got into my 20's and married at 24. My poor husband knew I had a problem but did not fully understand until he saw me vomit all night after eating a friend's spaghetti dinner with very little sauce and smothered in cheese. After that I started speaking up when were invited out and usually it just meant not putting a sweet sauce on something and having it plain or just vinegar and oil salad dressing. The host always feels guilty about my not eating desserts but when I add I have never eaten a dessert in 75 years, they usually get over it.
Working for Paediatricians for four years in NC brought up two young children with the same problem and the Dr.'s sent me in to calm the mother's fears, that there is life without sugars but must read labels and let the child lead, they know. Not unlike peanut allergies these days.
In the back of my head I question about possibly SIDS might be connected to dietary issues in some cases.
There is a woman here that I met whom we invited with her husband to dinner. I always ask about diet issues and she starts reciting exactly what my limitations are. We had breakfast together and compared our childhoods and found we experienced much the same ie... of people not ever understanding. Then feeling different and not in a good way. I went into nursing but never found any explanation for my diet issues until this article last year. A health magazine years back had an article on "The Sour Englishman" which was pretty close but he could eat things that I cannot.
I became extremely shy and hid my problem as I got into my 20's and married at 24. My poor husband knew I had a problem but did not fully understand until he saw me vomit all night after eating a friend's spaghetti dinner with very little sauce and smothered in cheese. After that I started speaking up when were invited out and usually it just meant not putting a sweet sauce on something and having it plain or just vinegar and oil salad dressing. The host always feels guilty about my not eating desserts but when I add I have never eaten a dessert in 75 years, they usually get over it.
Working for Paediatricians for four years in NC brought up two young children with the same problem and the Dr.'s sent me in to calm the mother's fears, that there is life without sugars but must read labels and let the child lead, they know. Not unlike peanut allergies these days.
In the back of my head I question about possibly SIDS might be connected to dietary issues in some cases.
