spookie Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 I went "paleo"-ish about 1.5 years ago. I stopped eating grains 95+% of the time but still do dairy. It was an easy change for me to make. I get stomach aches on a regular basis, if I deviate from my diet. Lately Ive noticethed thy always seem to come on after I eat something with wheat. I was doubled up in pain for most of Sunday after eating a small piece of bread Saturday night. The stomach aches aren't new. I've always gotten them I a regular basis, and I used to eat flour all the time. However lately thy seem highly correlated to wheat. Has anyone experienced anything like this? I have found a lot of info on gluten sensitivity online (which is what my symptoms sound like) but nothing to indicate the condition could worsen after this kind of diet change. Link to post Share on other sites
carhill Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 An allergist can test you for a wheat allergy. Try a gluten-free diet for a month and journal the results. I did something similar as I was figuring out the cause of my gall bladder attacks. Your post gave me another experiment to try. Thanks Link to post Share on other sites
FitChick Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 With some food allergies, if you totally eliminate it from your diet for 90 days, you can gradually reintroduce it again. Depends on the person and the food. Link to post Share on other sites
tman666 Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 I got into a friendly debate on here a while back with a guy that was basically saying that gluten can cause "leaky gut syndrome" in non-celiac individuals. To my recollection, we weren't able to find any hard science that supported this. However... I generally eat a lower gluten diet. It just sort of shakes out that way when your primary carb sources are fruits, veggies, sweet potatoes, quinoa, some rice, oats, etc. versus processed foods and baked goods. I've noticed that when I do "cheat" on my diet and have, let's say, wheat beer and pizza (mmmmm ), my guts will HATE me the next day. I've also noticed that my tolerance for such foods/drink seems to be diminishing with time. While I can't explain it (maybe someone else here can), I too have noticed ill-effects of ingesting a lot of gluten at once. My opinion is that regardless of what the "science" says is fact, one should eat according to their dietary needs and wants provided that their food allows them to retain their good health and performance. I.e., if it makes you feel like crap, why eat it? Link to post Share on other sites
Author spookie Posted February 11, 2012 Author Share Posted February 11, 2012 I've noticed that when I do "cheat" on my diet and have, let's say, wheat beer and pizza (mmmmm ), my guts will HATE me the next day. I've also noticed that my tolerance for such foods/drink seems to be diminishing with time. That's what I don't get. I used to eat like s!ht all the time and feel fine. Now I eat great 95% of the time, and feel like s!ht if I don't. That doesn't make any sense to me. While I can't explain it (maybe someone else here can), I too have noticed ill-effects of ingesting a lot of gluten at once. My opinion is that regardless of what the "science" says is fact, one should eat according to their dietary needs and wants provided that their food allows them to retain their good health and performance. I.e., if it makes you feel like crap, why eat it? Yup... I'm with ya. I like my diet, it is tasty I like how it makes me feel. I don't usually cheat on it. I just think it's a weird phenomenon! I wonder if my body is making less of some kind of compound that breaks down carbs now that I eat so much less of them. Link to post Share on other sites
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