Allergies/food intolerance

Chayacandoit
Chayacandoit Posts: 67 Member
edited November 22 in Motivation and Support
Have you heard about or noticed a link between consuming foods which don't agree with us and weight gain?

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  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    Not in my experience. I'm lactose intolerant. My experience is that getting too much lactose is more apt to cause me to lose weight via dehydration.
  • SarcasmIsMyLoveLanguage
    SarcasmIsMyLoveLanguage Posts: 2,668 Member
    Not for me.
  • Chayacandoit
    Chayacandoit Posts: 67 Member
    I read a book on wheat intolerance which said that one loses weight when going off of wheat. I know that I'm intolerant because my asthma is now under control together with migraines and tummy troubles, but after a year of being gluten free, I saw no wright change. I only lose weight when limiting calories and increasing exercise. I was wondering if anyone had a different experience.
  • Sandcastles61
    Sandcastles61 Posts: 506 Member
    My neighbor had to go the gluten free route this spring. She looks noticeably thinner but told me she had actually not lost any weight, just the bloat associated with her health condition.
  • tincanonastring
    tincanonastring Posts: 3,944 Member
    I'm allergic to frog legs. They make me bloviated.
  • Escloflowne
    Escloflowne Posts: 2,038 Member
    Well...I mean you will get sick if you over eat on anything and you will gain weight....
  • tincanonastring
    tincanonastring Posts: 3,944 Member
    Sandcastles61 wrote: »
    My neighbor had to go the gluten free route this spring. She looks noticeably thinner but told me she had actually not lost any weight, just the bloat associated with her health condition.

    Unless she was bloated with air, she lost weight/recomped. It wasn't just bloat.
  • Escloflowne
    Escloflowne Posts: 2,038 Member
    tincanonastring wrote: »
    Sandcastles61 wrote: »
    My neighbor had to go the gluten free route this spring. She looks noticeably thinner but told me she had actually not lost any weight, just the bloat associated with her health condition.

    Unless she was bloated with air, she lost weight/recomped. It wasn't just bloat.

    Gluten is really more of a marketing scheme, which I might add is extremely successful at getting suckers out of their money...
  • Vickilick
    Vickilick Posts: 81 Member
    I have loads of food allergies and still eat all the food I'm allergic to (don't worry, I saw a specialist who said it was ok). I've gained and lost weight during this time so I don't think it makes a difference.
  • tincanonastring
    tincanonastring Posts: 3,944 Member
    Escloflowne wrote: »
    tincanonastring wrote: »
    Sandcastles61 wrote: »
    My neighbor had to go the gluten free route this spring. She looks noticeably thinner but told me she had actually not lost any weight, just the bloat associated with her health condition.

    Unless she was bloated with air, she lost weight/recomped. It wasn't just bloat.

    Gluten is really more of a marketing scheme, which I might add is extremely successful at getting suckers out of their money...

    It's even worse than a marketing scheme aimed at suckers. It's a scheme that convinces people they have a real condition and then preys on that fear. Gluten sensitivity and Celiac Disease are real conditions, but they are much more rare than the marketers would have you believe. Knowing someone who suffers helped me understand the distinction.
  • leehinton
    leehinton Posts: 1 Member
    Gluton may be a market scheme for some but a real struggle for others. Since going gluton and diary free, my asthma and migraine symptoms have also been under control for the first time in many years. It was not an easy transition. I also have less bloating and gas. I did lose lots of weight but it was a pretty huge diet change and I kept as active asc possible through it. I do not think dietary restrictions such as this should be done for weight control or taken lightly. It is important to have support from family and friends but also professionals so you can ensure you are consuming adequate nutrients and calories.
  • tincanonastring
    tincanonastring Posts: 3,944 Member
    edited August 2015
    leehinton wrote: »
    Gluton may be a market scheme for some but a real struggle for others. Since going gluton and diary free, my asthma and migraine symptoms have also been under control for the first time in many years. It was not an easy transition. I also have less bloating and gas. I did lose lots of weight but it was a pretty huge diet change and I kept as active asc possible through it. I do not think dietary restrictions such as this should be done for weight control or taken lightly. It is important to have support from family and friends but also professionals so you can ensure you are consuming adequate nutrients and calories.

    How do you know that the bolded isn't the reason for your improved asthma & migraines (along with the decreased bloating & gas)?

    I started eating more ice cream and taking showers in the morning instead of at night and, since doing both things, have really noticed an improvement in the way my pants fit and how much energy I have! I did lose a lot of weight, too, but surely it was the ice cream and early showers that affected my pants and energy levels, right?
  • atypicalsmith
    atypicalsmith Posts: 2,742 Member
    I had never heard of gluten-free or Celiac's until a few years ago. Now I know at least a dozen people who claim to have Celiac's. It's like autism - my daughter is truly autistic, and was born at a time when nobody ever heard of it. Now every kid who can't quote the dictionary by age 2 is autisic.
  • lodro
    lodro Posts: 982 Member
    For me it's carbohydrates. Wrecks my metabolism every time I let them back into my diet.
  • tincanonastring
    tincanonastring Posts: 3,944 Member
    lodro wrote: »
    For me it's carbohydrates. Wrecks my metabolism every time I let them back into my diet.

    Me, too! But it's only certain carbs. I'm good with broccoli and carrot carbs, but Brussels sprouts carbs gives me a case of the heebie jeebies. Pasta carbs don't bother me, but the carbs from stewed spinach activate my gag reflex. It's a tough life.
  • Valtishia
    Valtishia Posts: 811 Member
    I say that it can, but not in every circumstance. After being tested, I found that I have several intolerances... but the big offenders are gluten, soy, yeast and msg. Gluten requires that I am close to a bathroom (sometimes for multiple days), soy bloats the crap out of me (I believe it may also be messing with my hormones) and yeast makes me so sleepy that I can't stop myself from falling asleep... even if I am working at my desk.

    My point is that each allergy/intolerance you have will affect you in a different way. If a particular one is causing inflammation or nutrients to be ill absorbed for example, then I believe it could absolutely cause weight problems.
  • Some_Watery_Tart
    Some_Watery_Tart Posts: 2,250 Member
    I'm allergic to eggs. I lose lots of weight when I eat them because they make me violently ill.
  • Chayacandoit
    Chayacandoit Posts: 67 Member
    Thanks Everyone!
  • PeachyCarol
    PeachyCarol Posts: 8,029 Member
    edited August 2015
    atypicalsmith wrote: »
    I had never heard of gluten-free or Celiac's until a few years ago. Now I know at least a dozen people who claim to have Celiac's. It's like autism - my daughter is truly autistic, and was born at a time when nobody ever heard of it. Now every kid who can't quote the dictionary by age 2 is autisic.

    Well, there are people self-diagnosing with celiac, but aside from them, more people are aware of it and getting tested. Genetic blood testing makes screening really much more reliable than blood antibody testing used to be. The rates within the population are likely the same as ever, but it's more likely to be detected now.

    FTR, I was diagnosed 18 years ago, long before avoiding gluten became a fad.

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