The Purpose of Pain

From a biological viewpoint pain and discomfort is an indicator that something is wrong and SHOULD BE AVOIDED.

When it comes to being healthy you should always "listen" to your body. Do not ignore the signs that your body is giving you.

If you get heartburn after you eat a certain food, or have to take acid reducers or antacides to be able to eat- that means you should not be eating that food. Unless you have actual "acid reflux" from an actual malfunction esophagus aparatus (I forget what it's called but you know what I mean) -THEN YOU SHOULD NOT BE EATING THAT FOOD.

If you get massive gas or bloating from a food that you eat -DON'T EAT THAT FOOD.

If you get stomach ache from certain food that you eat -DON'T EAT THAT FOOD.

If you get diahhrea or constipation from a certain food, even slight, -DON'T EAT THAT FOOD.

If after you eat a certain food you become excessively sleepy or excessively hyper -DON'T EAT THAT FOOD.

If you have to take lactic acid to digest certain foods -DON'T EAT THAT FOOD.

And if you can't figure out which food is causing you pain or discomfort you can find out in several ways:

#1.) For at least one week keep an "after eating" journal, where you write about any unusual symptoms of pain or discomfort related to what you ate. You will start to see patterns.

#2.) If you eat multiple things at one time, and can't tell for certain which one is causing it, then don't eat one for a week, and then the other for the next week, until you can deduct which one it is.

#3.) See a Naturopath who will be able to put you through extensive food allergy tests.

#4.) See a dietician to find out what are "known" aggravators of the digestive system.

#5.) Do research online about what foods are typically aggravators of the digestive system.

And to save you some time, I know from experience and research that there are two foods that cause pain and discomfort for most, if not all people.

-Dairy
-Wheat

Yep. Those would be the two biggies. No one will believe me at this point, but more on that later.