Gluten free?

[bedlam_n_bedlah]

Forgive me if this topic has been brought up before, I was wondering how many people on here have tried the gluten-free diet? And if so--did it or does it work for you

Comments

[honeybean]

I went strictly gluten-free three years ago, and my pain is pretty much gone save for the occasional flare. If I have a single cracker I get arthritic pain within the hour. Before I was strict about the diet, I cheated a bit here and there and didn't feel any better. It's really got to be all or nothing. I'd give it a month of being strictly gluten free - it can take awhile before you notice benefits, if gluten is the culprit.

[bedlam_n_bedlah]

That's amazing. Thanks for your insight!

[veganhothead]

I was told shortly after I was dianosed that I had a bit of a gluten sensitivity and it would be a good thing if I went gluten-free. For the most part I've done so.

Except for occasional bread and tortillas, because the gf options taste like notebook paper to me. I'm not sure if it's made a difference or not. Having an illness with so many possible contributing factors is maddening, no?

[bedlam_n_bedlah]

Do you get sick if you indulge in a little bit of gluten every now and then?

[veganhothead]

Not that I've noticed. But it could be the pain or the foggy brain is distracting me ;)

[photoash]

I found what has helped me most was getting good thyroid treatment (for low thyroid doing more indepth testing with a person who really knew their stuff about thyroid issues) and going gluten free has given me my energy back

[bedlam_n_bedlah]

Thanks for the info! I am glad it has helped you. My husband would never go GF, so I have a bit of a battle on my hands from the get-go (he's a skinny frenchman and practically lives off of bread and cheese).

[hamarakissa]

I've decided to give gluten-free a go as well - I can't say there's a difference as I haven't been on it long enough. I do find it hard to stick to it, it's a very tedious lifestyle :x But I'm working on my own flour mixtures, etc because I'm not one to just buy a bunch of stuff that has added crap to it.

Good luck if you end up trying it out!

[bedlam_n_bedlah]

Thanks. Keep me posted and I hope you get to feeling better soon!

[lilliew]

Gluten free and low carb for years now and both has helped my fibromyalgia tremendously. The key is to not replace gluten products with almost-as-bad processed foods.

I follow the paleo diet mostly (though I did Atkins for many years, it's pretty similar).

[bedlam_n_bedlah]

I felt great when I was doing low carb (my own version) and maybe that is more of the key for me than gluten free. It's not as hard to keep up and it does reduce a lot of wheat in the diet.