Going Gluten Free? good choice?

I have researched gluten free living and for those of you who suggest reading wheat belly I also have already done that (: for those of you asking why I think I am gluten intolerant is because I possess a lot of the symptoms that come with being intolerant. also my mom is gluten intolerant and she's noticed that I've been having difficulties with gluten and she is going to take me to get checked out. this isn't some fad I want to do, it's just I've begun to notice how negatively my body reacts when I eat gluten.

Did you read the link Joy posted? That is from a gluten free blog that is in now way "anti-gluten free" but provides some genuine info. It was given to me by a friend who is a registered dietician.

http://thoughtcatalog.com/2012/5-signs-your-gluten-allergy-is-fake-2/


Get tested. Gluten intolerance/sensitivities are not as common as people like to make it out to be and flaunting it about like a fad diet demeans those with serious issues to gluten.

Gluten free is a great diet. Very healthy, and it helps if you need to lose weight. I recommend that you read Wheat Belly by William Davis before you begin. Although the book has some recipes, if you are serious about going gluten free then you should also read the Wheat Belly Cookbook by William Davis. I lost about 13 pounds since mid June by going gluten free.

No, you lost weight by eating less calories than your body burns.

Gluten free is not a magic method for weight loss - you're just cutting out lots of food and not replacing those calories. You can have a very heathly diet including gluten.

Words of wisdom. I l'ove' the fact that people think that being gluten free will help with the weight loss. I'm a coeliac and have been for over 20 years but still managed to put on over 100lbs.

I also cant have eggs, soya or diary lus a bunch of other stuff but still can go over my calories very easily.

I never really had any issues with gluten, no bloating, no pain...nothing except losing weight was always really difficult for me: slow and frustrating. I cut out gluten and dairy and the weight started dropping off even though I am still eating the same amount of calories. It was a healthy choice for me.

When I found out I was soy intolerant, and when I cut processed sugar almost completely out due to a known sensitivity (I am lactose intolerant as well), weight began to drop off. Food sensitivity/intolerances can cause lots of problems.

IF you are gluten intolerant, please take the advice of the others above who tell you to keep the gluten in your diet until you are tested. You want the tests to be accurate so that you know for sure.

If you are intolerant, then I am sorry that you have been dealing with it. I had severe IBS and thought my problem was gluten. Turns out after all sorts of blood tests and the wonderful culposcopy/endoscopy/colonoscopy tests, it wasn't gluten at all. It was obesity and stress that was causing GERD. When I lost weight and changed things at work, my IBS subsided. When I gained weight again, the IBS came back. For me it was all about the mass quantity of everything I could shove in my mouth, and my body trying to digest far more food than it wanted to consume. Overeating made me sick.

When it comes to your situation, the person who can best offer you advice on how to live gluten free is your mother because she is closest to you and can answer questions more readily than we can. Strangers on the internet can't really offer a whole lot of guidance for the day to day, whereas, she can.

I agree with the other respondents. There’s no need to go gluten-free unless you are truly intolerant or have Celiac Disease. Get with your healthcare provider and determine if there are foods that are causing problems for you. Gluten is wheat, rye and barley. These shouldn’t be cut from the diet unless they need to be.

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I think i'm gluten intolerant. I want to go on a gluten free diet! Can anyone give me some advice on this diet? or any suggestions? I'm completely new to this! I'm eighteen and in college.

The only advice I would give you is to STAY AWAY from ``gluten free products`` because they are usually filled with CRAP. So go toward REAL food (aka, no wrappers, no boxes....)

Check out "Wheat Belly," by William Davis .

Or don't, because it's ridiculous...

QFT

Bad choice. Apparently it has more calories or something like that. I read it awhile back.

It's because GF replacements are made mostly of starches (arrowroot, potato, tapioca etc)

I have never tested as gluten intolerant, but when I eat it I get dizzy and lightheaded. I certainly don't think you have to test positive on a celiac test to know that gluten isn't good for your body. I agree with people who said to do some research about gluten etc. There are a lot of people who think gluten isn't good for anyone, I tend to fall into that category, but it all depends on what you believe. I would say to try at least 2 weeks avoiding all gluten and then reintroduce it and see what your body does and how it responds. I never realized the effect certain food had on me until I eliminated them and reintroduced...it's amazing the things your body will tell you.

That isn't an actual symptom of celiac disorder.

Actually it can be - I used to get hypoglycemic before diagnosis which would cause dizzy spells. Also coeliacs causes malnourishment and many vitamin/mineral deficiencies can give you such symptoms. Plus many of undiagnosed coeliacs suffer from chronic diarrhoea and this in itself can casue problems through dehydration

Plus your body has an autoimmune response to gluten which along side destroying the villi in the gut can have other symptoms such as a fever, dizzy spells and such like.