Gluten Free?

GailK1967

Coeliacs don't choose to go gluten free it's mandatory for their health. However I choose to go gluten free because I have 4 coeliac kids therfore my house is 100% GF for their safety. I stick to it when I'm out out of respect for them.

amusedmonkey

Slightly off topic but related. I've come across this study lately and think some people may find it interesting:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29102613

janejellyroll

monicaamy902 wrote: »

@janejellyroll, Told me what? About processed foods, sugar, dairy and gluten? A lot of people. Taking sugar and processed food out of your diet is just an obvious first step. I eliminated dairy and it has cleared up my skin issues as well as other people who have told me the same. A lot of people have issues with gluten.

Or are you talking about autoimmune diseases and overall health? I have heard that from people who have overcome diseases by eating clean, gotten rid of prescriptions, went from being diabetic to not having issues anymore, etc.

The medical community doesn't point you in that direction, but we are an overweight, processed food eating country and the diseases have skyrocketed because of it. If we could get back to clean eating, it would solve a lot of these issues.

Yes, I was wondering who told you to remove processed foods, sugar, dairy, and gluten for gut health and what they were basing their recommendations on.

If the recommendation isn't based on information from the medical community, what evidence is it based on?

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ccrdragon

monicaamy902 wrote: »

@AliceDark, perhaps you are right. I have been in different diet groups and different health threads for years and have seen that people have gotten rid of their autoimmune diseases by eating healthy, gut wise. Pharma is big and would rather you took prescription drugs than got yourself healthy.

No. They may have removed the triggers that cause the auto-immune disease to flare up or lessened the effects, but they absolutely did not 'get rid' of their diseases.

AliceDark

monicaamy902 wrote: »

@AliceDark, perhaps you are right. I have been in different diet groups and different health threads for years and have seen that people have gotten rid of their autoimmune diseases by eating healthy, gut wise. Pharma is big and would rather you took prescription drugs than got yourself healthy.

"Autoimmune disease" is a huge category, and it includes a wide range of diseases with different triggers and levels of severity.

If you have celiac disease and you eliminate gluten, you're eliminating the trigger for the immune response and will therefore eliminate the symptoms. That doesn't mean you "cured" your celiac disease. You still have the disease and will get sick again if you reintroduce gluten.

No amount of dietary management will cure lupus, or rheumatoid arthritis, or MS, etc. You don't "get rid" of autoimmune disease; it's chronic, and you manage it. Most people manage it with a lot of different tools that may include things like medication, stress management techniques, exercise, and dietary modifications when shown to be appropriate. Few people with autoimmune diseases are managing their conditions with medication alone.

lporter229

monicaamy902 wrote: »

@AliceDark, perhaps you are right. I have been in different diet groups and different health threads for years and have seen that people have gotten rid of their autoimmune diseases by eating healthy, gut wise. Pharma is big and would rather you took prescription drugs than got yourself healthy.

Um, no. I have Crohn's disease, which is an autoimmune disease. I have been gluten free for 6 years because I find that it helps to lessen some of my symptoms, but I still take a crap ton of medication. Eliminating dietary triggers can be helpful for those with autoimmune diseases, but there is no "cure". As someone who has done everything under the sun to minimize the influence that Crohn's disease has over my life, I find the last sentence of your post very insulting.

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monicaamy902

I apologize. I did not mean to offend anyone, that was not my intention. I obviously took people saying they reversed their disease or were not struggling with autoimmune diseases as they got rid of them. But I do know many people have been able to live much more comfortably, possibly symptom free, by doing certain things to improve health. Here are just a few websites that talk about it:

http://hypothyroidmom.com/reversing-autoimmune-thyroid-disease-is-possible/

https://www.naturalnews.com/044194_autoimmune_disorders_Denise_Otten_natural_cures.html

https://drjockers.com/5-steps-to-heal-autoimmune-disease/

https://www.amymyersmd.com/2017/01/understanding-true-cause-autoimmune-disease/

http://drhyman.com/blog/2010/07/30/how-to-stop-attacking-yourself-9-steps-to-heal-autoimmune-disease/

janejellyroll

monicaamy902 wrote: »

I apologize. I did not mean to offend anyone, that was not my intention. I obviously took people saying they reversed their disease or were not struggling with autoimmune diseases as they got rid of them. But I do know many people have been able to live much more comfortably, possibly symptom free, by doing certain things to improve health. Here are just a few websites that talk about it:

http://hypothyroidmom.com/reversing-autoimmune-thyroid-disease-is-possible/

https://www.naturalnews.com/044194_autoimmune_disorders_Denise_Otten_natural_cures.html

https://drjockers.com/5-steps-to-heal-autoimmune-disease/

https://www.amymyersmd.com/2017/01/understanding-true-cause-autoimmune-disease/

http://drhyman.com/blog/2010/07/30/how-to-stop-attacking-yourself-9-steps-to-heal-autoimmune-disease/

I would really caution you against accepting the stories shared in these types of blog posts as being reliable. Unfortunately, there is a lot of pseudoscience floating around on the internet and sites like the ones you're citing are often pushing a lot of it out there. Hyman, for example, is a proponent of "detox" diets and other "cures" that aren't based on evidence.