Dear Shirley, I too had the same situation that you described. For about a year and a half I ate mostly veggies and chicken, beef, and fish. No grains, beans, lentils etc. No wheat, rice, nut flours etc. No flours at all. No sugar, or sweetners artificial or natural. No dairy, butter, cheese, yogurt of any kind. I got my fats (lots) from healthy, cold-pressed oils...get informed about these. No coffee or alcohol ... and wasn't a cigarette smoker. Sounds very drastic and it turns out it was the Paleo Diet. I eliminated sugar and any baked goods and rice first. Then lentils and beans. Then coffee and tea (no caffeine)...and no nightshade veggies....peppers, tomatoes ...get informed about these. Well!! Wonders happened. I ate a lot of steamed veggies and would add the healthy oil after removing them from the stove...some salt...and the taste was marvelous! (Did not use ground pepper....just Himalayan Salt) It was worth the effort. After a year and a half my stomach healed and I can now eat all the things I couldn't before and I have no pain! I was told my stomach would heal and it did! So worth the freedom from pain! And I get to include all the wonderful things like bread in my diet...though its balanced strongly with veggies and protein. :) It's a wonderful world! Wishing you the best!

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