Before I talk about the recipe I’m making in this video (which can be found here), let me just mention that I shot three videos on this particular day (Sunday, November 29), and I feel that none of them are particularly amazing simply because I was in so much pain that I couldn’t move very well.
And then when I woke up this morning (Monday, November 30) to put together the blog posts and such for the week, I thought I was going to die. Not to be graphic, but we’re going to talk about gas because there may be another change in the recipes I make. I’ll probably know more after my quarterly RA appointment on Wednesday.
For the past… two years? I’ve been getting very random, intense gas pains in the lower left quadrant of my abdominal cavity. In fact, I can pin point the pain to just above the protruding bit of my pelvis. Naturally, I have trouble with left and right (mostly because I was a tour guide in Hershey for a few years in which my right was Left and my left was Right and that really messes you up, after a while) and freaked myself out because I thought, “Maybe…this is appendicitis!!” I was frantically texting Cameraman Ken (who was just in the next room), panicking. Turns out, the appendix is in the upper right quadrant, so I had absolutely nothing to freak out about. When has that ever stopped me, though.
Anyway, today is day 3 of this pain. Sunday when I was filming was the worst, but I had to get it done. Cameraman Ken asked me the normal questions (like, “When was the last time you evacuated your bowls?”) and was surprised that everything, aside from the intense pain, was absolutely normal. It’s not bi-lateral pain, either. It’s located at that one point at my pelvis. So, whilst squirming in bed, trying not to throw up from the pain, I grabbed my phone and did some searches. I came across this information from Johns Hopkins:
“We see SIBO in patients who have had abdominal surgeries such as roux-en-Y gastric bypass or conditions such as diverticulosis of the small bowel. It’s more common in people with systemic diseases such as long-standing or poorly controlled diabetes, scleroderma, lupus, Crohn’s disease, celiac disease, and those with a lowered immune system.”
-Hazel Marie Galon Veloso, M.D., “How to Get Rid of Gas Pain”
Great. I have at least two of those things: Lupus and celiac disease. This is not something that happens incredibly frequently, but it does happen every few months. This is probably the 2nd time since June this has happened (that I recall…what even is time in this Covid-19 Nation!?), and prior to that, I think it had happened 3 or 4 times since January? Anyway, it’s very irritating and can be alarming. But, now you know what’s going on behind those dead eyes in the video. 😉
On to the fathead rolls!
I have made this recipe four times, now. The first time I made it, I made a half batch and really liked it. The second time, I made it into a pizza crust; the third time, I didn’t cut them before I put them in the freezer; and the fourth time, I made them for you! Cameraman Ken slipped some wax paper between the two halves of each bun, as well, before putting it in the freezer. I asked what that was for and he said, “To keep them from freezing together.” Oh. Right. That makes sense.
This recipe would definitely be easier if you have access to a food processor. The way I did it in the video seems to work the best for me, personally, since I do not have current access to a food processor. Plus, as much as I hate stuff under my nails, I do enjoy kneading dough. Plus, if the dough starts getting sticky or cools down too much, just pop it back in the microwave for 15-30 seconds and you’re good to go.
Simple recipe. Delicious recipe. You can also form these into hotdog buns, if you’d prefer or need. If you’re looking for a loaf of bread for sandwiches, I would use a different recipe for that, like this one. It has a very good flavor and is very sturdy. I’ve used it for grilled cheese and it’s wonderful! It does not rise like other breads, so keep that in mind, but it is quite good in its own right. I keep mine in the refrigerator.
Hope you enjoyed the post and the video! I’m still messing around with the plugins on this site, so please let me know if something doesn’t work that you think should!
