A Bit More on Colson, Grains and Constipation

You know, I guess I am ready to admit we will never learn. If you read this post and others on my blog, grains are a repeated problem for my little family: Aches, Pains, Stuffy Nose…and Back to GAPS.

So, what is a little pizza? (which spurred yesterday’s post: Grains – Confirmed AGAIN that they are BAD!) A tough day for Colson, that’s what. In addition to what I reported yesterday, Colson fought off a headache all day, probably at least partially due to lack of sleep, and weakness and an aching stomach. It wasn’t a stomach bug, it was constipation, which I also experienced. In addition, once we got out in the sun you could clearly see the new dark circles under his eyes and his face was swollen from his eyes to his cheeks. GEEZ!

By the end of the day, Colson’s stomach hurt so bad that he had to skip basketball practice, which he loves. Poor guy, he suited up, we drove there, we were walking in, and he was just too cramped up and his head hurt.

The experts always tell us that grains are good for constipation. Yesterday I had to Google grains and constipation, and everything I read told me that they do just the opposite – cause constipation – particularly grains with gluten. So, my poor kid who poops easily every  day is cramped up and in pain, stuffy, and weak. I guess that when we are toxic and polluted our bodies can’t speak to us loudly and we can’t hear them through all the toxic noise. When we are clean, they smack us when we mess up, and we definitely know it.

Here’s to the next pizza somewhere down the road.