Food intolerance is a killer
SeriousLe
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I am 42 and in shape because I train with intension and precision. I monitor my food meticulously even if I don't log it, but I've discovered new food intolerances. Peanuts, wheat and whey. I'm really sad about it and have been on denial for about 18 months. One week off of these foods will prove it. I'm ready to take them out of my diet starting today. Wish me luck!
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What happens when you consume whey?
Protein farts?0 -
Just how did you discover these intolerances?0
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But how do you know you have these intolerances? Peanut allergy is a killer but somehow you have managed not to die. I have a friend that has a severe nut allergy and carries an epi-pen with her.0
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Allergies are killers. Intolerances are annoying.0
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Allergies are killers. Intolerances are annoying.
Far more than annoying, depending on how the body is reacting to it. If they are causing inflammation, for example, then they can lead gut damage, arthritis, nerve problems from inflamed nerves, more frequent over-use injuries like plantar fassciitis and carpal tunnel - they may not kill you, but they can leave you in so much pain that you rather wish you were.
I had some intolerances. I had all of the above, including nerve pain so bad that I couldn't even fall asleep, couldn't hold so much as a hairbrush, couldn't walk without pain.
No more bad foods, no more inflammation, and none of the above are a problem any more.
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Y'all are awesome! I've never posted anything befor and I love your input! Thank you so much for showing me how to work the "community section!" Ctmigger, you're correct and I should have been more specific. It's a full on intolerance. I'm a personal trainer, boot camp instructor and I own two gyms with my husband. I am sure that my confession was an attempt to bring myself to a normal aging status. As a fitness professional, I do a lot in extremes and, shaumom, it's a full on intolerance. As I introduced my children to foods that have potential allergies, I have had to wean myself off. It's all inflammation- joint pain, inflammation and irregular sleep bloating etc. I've supplemented with whey for a long time because I'm simply lazy! I turned into a balloon one night like a momma in her third trimester! Thank you all and I'm happy to now be in the community!0
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OP, in my late 40s I found myself with crippling arthritis and terrible neuropathy (the thing about pain is you think it's bad until a worse one comes along). Many doctors, exams, and research later I decided to go the "alternative way" and try to control my condition through diet - there is some good research published at the Oxford Journal of Rheumatology. I replicated one of the studies with myself and went on a vegan, gluten free, sugar free diet (I ate a lot of mung beans). Magic. My symptoms disappeared in weeks. Within months my blood work had no inflammation markers. Spontaneous remission? I think not. I know how hard it was and is to keep this remission in place. I don't regret it. Eventually I was able to re-introduce oily fish in my diet.
I'm telling you this because I believe that there is only one expert on your own body: you. You are and have to be the expert, and you are and have to be in charge. The caveat is: if you are experiencing non digestive symptoms (or very bad digestive ones) do consult a health care professional to eliminate something you haven't thought of.
BTW gluten antibodies stay in your body for months, so it may take longer than one week.
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Allergies are killers. Intolerances are annoying.
Far more than annoying, depending on how the body is reacting to it. If they are causing inflammation, for example, then they can lead gut damage, arthritis, nerve problems from inflamed nerves, more frequent over-use injuries like plantar fassciitis and carpal tunnel - they may not kill you, but they can leave you in so much pain that you rather wish you were.
I had some intolerances. I had all of the above, including nerve pain so bad that I couldn't even fall asleep, couldn't hold so much as a hairbrush, couldn't walk without pain.
No more bad foods, no more inflammation, and none of the above are a problem any more.
This ^^
Symptoms of intolerance may not kill as quickly as anaphylaxis, but they can certainly make life miserable. And they can sometimes be a sign that allergy is developing.0 -
Need2Exerc1se wrote: »Allergies are killers. Intolerances are annoying.
Far more than annoying, depending on how the body is reacting to it. If they are causing inflammation, for example, then they can lead gut damage, arthritis, nerve problems from inflamed nerves, more frequent over-use injuries like plantar fassciitis and carpal tunnel - they may not kill you, but they can leave you in so much pain that you rather wish you were.
I had some intolerances. I had all of the above, including nerve pain so bad that I couldn't even fall asleep, couldn't hold so much as a hairbrush, couldn't walk without pain.
No more bad foods, no more inflammation, and none of the above are a problem any more.
This ^^
Symptoms of intolerance may not kill as quickly as anaphylaxis, but they can certainly make life miserable. And they can sometimes be a sign that allergy is developing.
Tested Celiac here two years ago, after years of suffering and playing "Russian roulette" with my health......I agree with this.....Exactly. Pay attention to what your body is telling you.0 -
eugenia94102 wrote: »OP, in my late 40s I found myself with crippling arthritis and terrible neuropathy (the thing about pain is you think it's bad until a worse one comes along). Many doctors, exams, and research later I decided to go the "alternative way" and try to control my condition through diet - there is some good research published at the Oxford Journal of Rheumatology. I replicated one of the studies with myself and went on a vegan, gluten free, sugar free diet (I ate a lot of mung beans). Magic. My symptoms disappeared in weeks. Within months my blood work had no inflammation markers. Spontaneous remission? I think not. I know how hard it was and is to keep this remission in place. I don't regret it. Eventually I was able to re-introduce oily fish in my diet.
I'm telling you this because I believe that there is only one expert on your own body: you. You are and have to be the expert, and you are and have to be in charge. The caveat is: if you are experiencing non digestive symptoms (or very bad digestive ones) do consult a health care professional to eliminate something you haven't thought of.
BTW gluten antibodies stay in your body for months, so it may take longer than one week.
Good luck!
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Thank you so much- super helpful!0
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Intolerant to various things.....ended up pooing blood.....slightly more than annoying.0
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per a blood test, i have intolerances including dairy, wheat, sugar, yeast, almond, peanut, coffee, and mushrooms. Symptoms started as severe debilitating nausea for 11 months (tried everything until this blood test and nothing helped). Developed migraines, dizziness, disconnected feeling, weakness, inability to exercise or exert more than walking. Eliminating these foods has restored me to me, finally (after 4 months)!!! My naturopath gave me my life back
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I disagree as well. Severe migraines a minimum of twice weekly leaving me vomiting, seeing double, grumpy, unable to work(so many cancellations on clients because even if it was a functioning, reduced pain migraine I could not drive due to double vision), unable to care for my family and unable to love life for 12 years. That was far more than an annoyance. Had I not been self employed I could have been on unemployment/welfare/fired from multiple jobs. As it was I am sure I lost a few clients.
I have an undiagnosed intolerance to wheat. Nobody would test me so I just edited it out. Have not had a migraine in 6 months. Food intolerances are real and debilitating.
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My husband has severe intolerances. He gets diarrhea and bloating from wheat, dairy, and others. He carries an epipen for peanut and soy allergies. He gets hives ( very very itchy) from potatoes, citrus, most other fruits, and a host of vegetables. He can eat corn and rice, turkey and salmon, green beans, blueberries, almonds, apples, a little cheese and some lettuce. He can also eat small amounts of chocolate. That's basically it.
When he was in the hospital last year I tried to get the nurse to let me put on his board what he could eat, rather than what he couldn't. They wouldn't. And then served him a burger with a bun and French fries and ketchup.0 -
fiddletime wrote: »My husband has severe intolerances. He gets diarrhea and bloating from wheat, dairy, and others. He carries an epipen for peanut and soy allergies. He gets hives ( very very itchy) from potatoes, citrus, most other fruits, and a host of vegetables. He can eat corn and rice, turkey and salmon, green beans, blueberries, almonds, apples, a little cheese and some lettuce. He can also eat small amounts of chocolate. That's basically it.
When he was in the hospital last year I tried to get the nurse to let me put on his board what he could eat, rather than what he couldn't. They wouldn't. And then served him a burger with a bun and French fries and ketchup.
That's a real shame.
That's one main reason I would advise someone to try to get a doctor to diagnose an intolerance; if you need future care and it isn't in your file, chances are it isn't going to be accommodated. A shame. 0 -
Intolerances are not always diagnosed per se. I've got a loooong laundry list of intolerances and with the help of my GI dr and nutritionist, I figured it all out. But it was mostly me who figured out what was wrong and the dr simply confirmed. An allergy IS different in that regard.0
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Allergies are killers. Intolerances are annoying.
I'm guessing by this comment you don't suffer from food intolerances. They are far more than 'annoying'. I can't eat dairy, gluten, vinegar, mushrooms, a lot of different fruits, yeast. And as I get older the list gets longer. If I eat them I can be anything from nauseous to absolute agony (for me it's my gut). Seems I may be adding tomatoes to the list soon as I think that's why I am off work ill right now (suppose they are a fruit anyway).0
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