A Cold?

On Christmas day I started feeling a sore throat coming on.  I started the regimen of taking zinc, vitamin C and echinacea.  After nearly two weeks, all I have managed to do is to get rid of the sore throat.  After reading about some other WF people, I am beginning to wonder if this is wheat withdrawal I am going through.  I have a foggy brain most days, my sinuses are whacked and just an overall icky feeling.  Nothing I take seems to make a difference.  Nyquil, Sudafed, nothing.  No relief just the same symptoms day after day.

I have read that wheat withdrawal can have similar symptoms as cold/flu.  I can only conclude that this is what is happening to me.  I think it is improving as I have slept through the night the last two nights.  If this is indeed the case, it is a strong argument for not eating wheat.  If it can make you feel this bad removing it from your diet, imagine what it is doing to your system while consuming it!

I am hoping that over the next couple of days my symptoms improve and I get back to a normal state of being.  I do not want to go through this again, that is for sure!  I have read about different levels of severity for wheat withdrawal.  I don't want mine to be the gauge others use as it may not be typical withdrawal.  The level of withdrawal a person experiences may be related to the amount of wheat being consumed.  Mine was a high level, your mileage may vary.