I've been on NSD almost a month now--only red meat, tuna, eggs, mushrooms, spinach, scallions, bone broth, green grapes and blueberries, blanched almonds and walnuts (no dairy).
So far, there has been virtually no change in my pain levels, but an extreme drop-off in weight.
I'm so sorry to hear it. Looking at your list of foods, I do see a few of my red flags: mushrooms, grapes, and blanched almonds.
I have been fortunate in responding very quickly to the NSD. But my basic diet is very limited (meat, green veg, very little fruit). Along with starch, I also cut out (or significantly reduced):
- disaccharides like lactose, sucrose and maltose
- high fiber or complex plant foods like nuts, seeds, coconut ground flax, etc.
My thinking was to limit anything that I thought might make good food for the klebsiella, achieve some stability, and then start testing new foods. After 6 weeks of this very restricted diet, my pain is 90% better. But I should add that I started with milder symptoms (primarily pain in my finger joints and neck stiffness)
I've started trying new foods and have discovered that foods that I think other people here tolerate quite well are not ok for me:
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Vegetables mushrooms, winter squash, carrots, fennel and rutabaga are all bad; kale, cabbage, cauliflower mixed results so far
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Nuts I'm ok with small amounts of hazelnuts but almonds and cashews (even finely ground) have been very bad
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Chocolate not ok for me in any amount or form
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Fruit red and green grapes, pineapple and apples are bad; ripe papaya and kiwi are ok but even slightly underripe is a problem; blueberries, strawberries mixed results
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Spices even small amounts of seed or root spices, like black pepper, curry, turmeric, ginger, etc.; i'm down to salt and fresh herbs
My only fruit right now is sweet cherries, which I buy frozen and cook first and eat in small amounts at a time.
Good luck with the next few weeks! Hope you find some foods that will work for you.
