GF and PCOS?
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kgibbz
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So I was GF for about a month, but then when I finally got into my endo and found out that I am IR and have PCOS Doctor told me GF isn't necessary. She put me on Metformin and OFCOURSE said to lower my carbs. Well I went back to wheat. Not a whole lot but regular cereals, regular bread etc. I've been on the Met for a month now and have only lost a few lbs and I'm wondering if GF in conjunction with the Metformin can help me to shed the weight.
Any thoughts? Anyone here have PCOS/IR and also GF?
Any thoughts? Anyone here have PCOS/IR and also GF?
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Hi Kgibbz,
I was diagnosed in 2001 at the age of 18 with PCOS. I have been a member of many support groups in the past and boy has it come a long way! In everything that has come out lately that I have seen they are finding a correlation between people with PCOS and a wheat intolerance.
I have been off wheat/gluten for almost 3 weeks and I have to say I feel better.
I do know several people with PCOS who are on metformin and they have also found huge success with that.
I am a huge fan of clean eating. I try to eat as clean as possible and I find my body responds to that...that's just my body though!
I also found that hitting the gym wasn't the best for me. I would build muscle 3x as fast as everyone else.. apparently it has to do with testosterone imbalances and a surplus in my body ....lol
I find walking...not running works best to help me..my body responds to that. Anything more and the muscle outweighs everything I loose in fat...
I also dry brush which is suppose to stimulate the lymphatic system which helps to detox.0 -
Thanks! I feel like I just go round and round bc first my doc thought wheat intolerance and then no, its IR, then it was like oh wait- you have hormonal issues? its probably PCOS related IR. And since many people respond well to low carb I wondered if GF would be helpful. I have to say it is super hard to maintain. I'll be out of town this weekend in a hotel and at parties so I know it will be inevitable to be glutened so I am going into it lightly and then I'll tighten the reigns on Monday. Thanks again!0
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I also found that hitting the gym wasn't the best for me. I would build muscle 3x as fast as everyone else.. apparently it has to do with testosterone imbalances and a surplus in my body ....lol
I find walking...not running works best to help me..my body responds to that. Anything more and the muscle outweighs everything I loose in fat...
You can also offset the testosterone imbalance (often caused by weight gain) with progesterone. They sell the cream over the counter.
Even when I was thin as a rail I had to be careful at the gym. I have broad shoulders and did not want to look like a football player. I learned doing lots of reps with light weights helped with that. Good luck!0