>I can still eat everything you've mentioned but now I'm fully
>aware of the impact it will have on me. In the past I just
>accepted feeling shitty occasionally as being normal. As I
>started to "hack" my diet I was able to associate certain
>foods with certain reactions in my body and determine what I
>could eat in moderation and what I needed to avoid
>altogether.
>
>

I'm currently in the middle of this process. At first I didn't take my diagnosis seriously and continued drinking wine, etc. but have since stopped everything as it got progressively worse. I'm basically testing the waters as far as what I can eat but it seems a raw mostly vegetable diet is the best I can do at the moment. I used to love food and eating, and now I find the whole process to be a chore I don't really want to involve myself in. Funny how health can change perspective so drastically and quickly. I almost wish I didn't have to eat and have begun looking if its possible to supplement only but I know that not is not feasible, wish it was though.

Good to hear that you overcame your issues. Definitely will make a huge difference in the latter years of your life.