Lynlee, My muscle spasms seem to pop up around the back to side ribs and the hip area. Once in awhile I'll get them in my upper arm, to. DH cooked a chicken stir-fry with a packet of seasonings in with the noodles. My entire body was throbbing. I got that headache you get when you've eaten something wrong and are reacting to it, too.
It's strange how Aspartame sometimes makes me feel "funny", too.
They say how dark chocolate is good for the heart, for making endorphins, and giving us a feeling of wellness, but if I have over 1 piece at 1 time, it's overkill. We just need to remember our limits.
But it's hard, too, because we'll be feeling so great, will forget we're not like others, we eat something and then BOOM!
Another thing that gets me is if I have something like ice cream with topping or buttermilk pancakes. I'm lactose-intolerant, but can eat cheese. I have Almond Breeze Coconut "milk"on cereal. One thing I like it make instant oatmeal, mixing in an applesauce cup and it's so hearty and filling.
I can't have chocolate, tomato sauce or acidic things because of gastritis. So, I have to remember or pay the piper later.
But life is so MUCH BETTER now, knowing what's causing once because before a diagnosis, I thought I was going crazy.