Eliminating bread/wheat to fight being bloated?

Yep, I cut out wheat about a month ago because of the bloat. Definitely notice a difference now. I still eat a bit of it here and there, but it's not a daily staple for me anymore.

I wrote this on another thread but I thought it might help you so here it is:

Recent studies have shown that it is estimated around 30%- 50% of the population could have some form or a gluten sensitivity. It is way too early to tell at this point as their are not many tests to find out. The best way to find out are with a AGA-IgA and the AGG-IgG blood test. I have it and didn't know for the last 33 years! Here are the symptoms which I have 90% of them.

Diarrhea and/or constipation
Abdominal pain and/or heartburn
Bloating
Fatigue
Brain fog
Anemia
Joint pain
Rashes
Depression and/or anxiety
Weight gain weight loss and
Inability to lose weight
Inability to gain weight
Teeth problems (yellow and frequent cavities even when you brush and floss all the time)
Psoriasis, eczema, hives or skin rashes
Missed periods (seems to be more prevalent in pcos women too)
Being super itchy

Elevated AGA-IgG levels are found in about 10% of the overall population, and frequently are seen in other autoimmune diseases, such as type 1 diabetes, autoimmune thyroid disease, autoimmune hepatitis, and inflammatory bowel diseases. This study is only estimates 10% of the population simply because the rest of the 20-40% are unaware they have the sensitivity and have not been tested for it.

Some people think its because of how processed wheat is these days and the types of strains we have verses the types that were unadulterated we ate 100 years ago. Every single time I eat gluten I gain 3-4 pound overnight. I still eat it as I am a baker but limiting it has helped me dramatically with weight loss and my energy levels. At this point if I do eat a large amount of gluten I feel so bad and have such an energy dip I can barely keep my eyes open for a few hours, I get a flare up with my psoriasis, constipation, I get SUPER itchy and my stomach hurts.

I guess a lot of people think "carbs are bad" and the only diet that works for them is Adkins. People, its NOT the carbs, its the gluten!!!! Carbs are actually good for you! You can still have rice, potatoes and even gluten free baked goods! Trust me on this. Try it for a week. I have psoriasis and within a week of cutting out the gluten it got like 70% better. It almost disappeared! What can it hurt?

So yes, gluten free or low gluten diets can help with weight loss if you have the sensitivity.


...and yes, with bloating too


Sources:
http://celiacdisease.about.com/od/glutenintolerance/a/How-Many-People-Have-Gluten-Sensitivity.htm
http://celiacdisease.about.com/od/symptomsofceliacdisease/a/Gluten-Allergy-Symptoms.htm
http://gluten.lovetoknow.com/Gluten_Intolerance_and_Losing_Weight
http://celiacdisease.about.com/od/glutenintolerance/a/Gluten-Sensitivity-Testing.htm

I wrote this on another thread but I thought it might help you so here it is:

Recent studies have shown that it is estimated around 30%- 50% of the population could have some form or a gluten sensitivity. It is way too early to tell at this point as their are not many tests to find out. The best way to find out are with a AGA-IgA and the AGG-IgG blood test. I have it and didn't know for the last 33 years! Here are the symptoms which I have 90% of them.

Diarrhea and/or constipation
Abdominal pain and/or heartburn
Bloating
Fatigue
Brain fog
Anemia
Joint pain
Rashes
Depression and/or anxiety
Weight gain weight loss and
Inability to lose weight
Inability to gain weight
Teeth problems (yellow and frequent cavities even when you brush and floss all the time)
Psoriasis, eczema, hives or skin rashes
Missed periods (seems to be more prevalent in pcos women too)
Being super itchy

Elevated AGA-IgG levels are found in about 10% of the overall population, and frequently are seen in other autoimmune diseases, such as type 1 diabetes, autoimmune thyroid disease, autoimmune hepatitis, and inflammatory bowel diseases. This study is only estimates 10% of the population simply because the rest of the 20-40% are unaware they have the sensitivity and have not been tested for it.

Some people think its because of how processed wheat is these days and the types of strains we have verses the types that were unadulterated we ate 100 years ago. Every single time I eat gluten I gain 3-4 pound overnight. I still eat it as I am a baker but limiting it has helped me dramatically with weight loss and my energy levels. At this point if I do eat a large amount of gluten I feel so bad and have such an energy dip I can barely keep my eyes open for a few hours, I get a flare up with my psoriasis, constipation, I get SUPER itchy and my stomach hurts.

I guess a lot of people think "carbs are bad" and the only diet that works for them is Adkins. People, its NOT the carbs, its the gluten!!!! Carbs are actually good for you! You can still have rice, potatoes and even gluten free baked goods! Trust me on this. Try it for a week. I have psoriasis and within a week of cutting out the gluten it got like 70% better. It almost disappeared! What can it hurt?

So yes, gluten free or low gluten diets can help with weight loss if you have the sensitivity.


...and yes, with bloating too


Sources:
http://celiacdisease.about.com/od/glutenintolerance/a/How-Many-People-Have-Gluten-Sensitivity.htm
http://celiacdisease.about.com/od/symptomsofceliacdisease/a/Gluten-Allergy-Symptoms.htm
http://gluten.lovetoknow.com/Gluten_Intolerance_and_Losing_Weight
http://celiacdisease.about.com/od/glutenintolerance/a/Gluten-Sensitivity-Testing.htm

your sources are not scholarly journals. its from about.com

my hubs suffered from mysterious gastro problems for the last three years. after 2 colonoscopies, a couple of rounds of anitbiotics and an anti-spastic his GE confirmed that he has a pristine GI tract and no signs of Celiac disease or anything else. Hello Gluten Free Diet. According to the GE, since he is type 1 diabetic he has about a 30-40% chance of being gluten intolerant. Fair hair/eye color also indicates a liklihood of intolerance. We went for pasta that night and he was curled up in a ball within thirty minutes of eating and in out of the bathroom all night. We stopped eating pasta. Then bread. Then any sort of wheat based baked goods after that. Beer also sadly has stopped appearing in our house.
He has seen a dramatic difference in the way he feels and his belly bloat has gone away almost totally. I don't have an intolerance and I really haven't noticed a difference. I still love my baked goods but if it's going in the house it has to be GF because if it looks yummy he'll eat it, so it's more of a sporadic treat for me. And I still get blood sugar spikes from gluten free foods, the same way i get them from eating too much sugar or starchy foods- they are gluten free not carb free.

Try GF for a month and see if it helps.
BUT my advice is if you are having digestive trouble that is getting in the way of your life- get off the internet and go see a GE. You can self-diagnose all day and at then end of it still not find the solution.

My nutrionist I saw yesterday said to cut back on Gluten, but be careful because gluten free foods can be made up of all sorts of other ingredients that could spike weight gain. Just because it is gluten free doesn't mean it is healthy. She said that a probiotic could really help the digestive track - she recommended PCC and they're in the refrigerated section.

I don't cut it completely out anymore (did for a while, discovered a mild intolerance for wheat, but nothing severe), and it makes a big difference for me not having it.

TMI time: When I ate a lot of bread & wheat I was always constipated (and I ate whole grains, not the nasty white stuff). Now that it's not a daily thing for me, I am regular! So...hooray.

I had the opposite effect... mud butt. I've pretty much cut out wheat from whole wheat, pasta, pizza. It didn't matter what kind of wheat. I had gas, abdominal bloating, mud butt and general tummy troubles. I'm off the wheat for over a month and things have improved greatly. I sneak some now and then, and I pay for it.

bread is made with a larger amount of yeast than home made bread to speed up the process which is of the big reasons for so many people becoming bloated. white bread also compacts in the body and the yeast even continues to ferment inside the body due to the body's internal temperature.
I'm allergic to gluten so don't eat wheat bread but even if i have some gluten free bread I still have to watch how much I eat because the yeast makes me blow up like a balloon and those gf loaves are tiny.