[Quiet Man Cometh]

Wow, DK. That's pretty darn rough and you have my sympathies. From the sounds of it, I wonder if you don't have some sensitivity to something small and everywhere, like gluten or soy, for example. I have lots of relatives in that department. Unfortunately, finding out things like that tends to take a lot of money and time.

Have you ever had allergy tests? Some allergies can relate to food. My sister in law has problems with nickel, and that transfers to lettuce (not sure how). She is also highly gluten sensitive which sucks because it's in damn near everything.

Out of curiosity, how do you handle potatoes? That's the go to for my sister-in-law and I now when we have our distinct gut problems. Plain boiled potatoes. Cheap and plentiful, and they have enough nutrition in them to cover most needs (of course, I've possibly got enough Irish in my family background that it's a natural affinity. ;)). Elimination diets can help you find out if there's a food that's bothering your gut. Start with nothing but potatoes or rice for a few days, then add one new thing back in at a time until you start reacting again. My mom did this for a while. Might be something to try, and maybe find out if the problem is diet or something actually wrong somewhere with your digestive system.