100 Days of Starch?
The last nine days have been brutal — daily panic attacks or anxiety spells, whatever label fits best. It’s been relentless. This week I ended up in the ER for suspected appendicitis. Two CT scans later, one at a hospital and one at an urgent care, they ruled out kidney stones too. Physically fine, supposedly, but something still feels way off.
Then this morning, I woke up with the cough. That weird signal my body sends before anything else hits — before the anxiety, the GI distress — I start coughing. It’s like a strange early warning system.
Desperate for something grounding, I made a coffee and opened YouTube. That’s when a SpudFit video popped up. If you’re not familiar, it’s about eating only potatoes (or starchy foods) for 100 days to reset the body and mind. And it hit me — what if I tried something like that?
I can handle starch. In fact, I digest it really well (maybe too well sometimes). What if I went all in? Starch only for 100 days. Could that help settle my gut, my nervous system — everything?
Fat is a hard no now. That’s become non-negotiable. My system just can’t process it anymore. It burns straight through me — I can literally feel it wrecking my colon.
This week I’ve been throwing everything at the problem:
- Slippery Elm
- Aloe Vera Gel Caps
- N-Acetyl Glucosamine (NAG)
- L-Glutamine
- Marshmallow Root
- Fish Oil
- Vitamin D3 + K2
Still, I’m wondering if the real answer is less complexity, not more. What if I just ate simply, gave my body one job: digest starch and heal?
Maybe this is the start of something. Maybe not. But I think I’m going to give it a shot.
Although it seems like going from one extreme diet to another – the point is narrowing down food to the point I’m not reacting and it’s easier for me to eat.
