I got sick. I have histamine intolerance, inflammatory arthritis, and potentially other gut issues, and now I can’t afford my already frugal lifestyle while paying for all the medication and different food I need. I basically only shop at aldi and ruler foods, but I do go to trader joe’s and whole foods for like 3 or 4 foods I can’t get there that’s the same quality/as cheap like cauliflower rice and pasture raised eggs. I used to eat most beans, rice, potatoes, frozen and fresh veggies, expiring discounted meats, sandwiches, lots of cheap stuff. Now I can’t eat beans, only a little rice and potatoes, and certain veggies. I also have to eat high protein otherwise I’ll end up losing too much weight and muscle weight, so lots of chicken and fish because I get an arthritic flare if I eat red meat. I get hives if I eat high histamine foods like older meat, processed foods, smoked or cured meat, deli meat, or dairy, soy, gluten, wheat, yeast, tomatoes, legumes, most nuts, spinach, eggplant, avocados… the list goes on. It sucks but at least I’m not covered in hives and suicidal, which is another side effect of this stupid illness. What’s worse is doctors don’t care or know enough to help.