Beginning of my search for answers, is this even an issue?

 In the beginning, I didn't really know where to turn for help. Is this even an issue? I mean, it is for me, but is it worth seeing a doctor for?? I mentioned my symptoms to my chiropractor, he suggested I try an elimination diet to see if I am having a reaction to any foods I eat regularly. Thankfully, at the time, he was teaching nutrition classes in his clinic. I was totally geeking out on those. Before I go on, my diet was not good at the time. I had JUST began interest in the nutrition world, so this was all new to me. I printed out a month calendar. I wrote on day 1 what I was giving up. He suggested I start with bread, due to wheat being such a big culprit of many health issues we face, even today. Day 1 I write bread on my calendar. I eliminate bread from my diet for 7 days. Then on the 8th day, I re-introduce it. If I feel the same, bread is not the culprit. If I have any negative reactions, bread is one culprit. I struggled with this one. I mean, I eat a sandwich of some type every day for lung, some times bread with dinner. What am I supposed to eat?? SMH. It was time to introduce myself to the "gluten-free" lifestyle that is so famous today. Pinterest became my best friend. I found many ways to make a sandwich without bread, I was shocked. I learned how to use alternative methods even with our family meals. Once I got the hang of it, it was easy. BUTTT, was it a culprit?? Yes, yes it was. Not only did I not blow up and feel super heavy, need to take a nap all of that after my meal; I lost 5 pounds in that first week.... WAIT WHAT????!! Yep. Now, for the test. On day 8 I re-introduce bread. The first meal I immediately went back to feeling plumped, fatigued, horrible. Okay, bread is out. 

Although I was feeling much better and had lost some weight, YAY, I still wasn't out of the woods. I still had some lingering symptoms. So I continued. 

Next up, dairy. This one wasn't quite so hard. I mean, yeah, I missed cheese, but it wasn't a huge loss. I missed having some ice cream and cereal. But I didn't live on those. After additional searching on Pinterest, dairy free milk, almond milk and coconut milk, were added to my daily regime. I can do that. This time, no major changes like the bread did, but I did feel more energetic, less brain fog and lost another 2 lbs maybe. 

That was when I picked up exercise again. Dairy and gluten were my biggest enemies at the time. As long as I was dairy free and gluten free, I could live the rest of my life well. OOh how wrong I was.