Welcome MyEvolvingJourney! Are you GF for Celiac disease, or other reasons? If you don't mind sharing....

New to the group. My wife was encouraged strongly to go GF around three years ago due to Fibromyalgia. I did it for support. We've both been GF since. Even though I didn't think it was an issue for me, despite some warning signs, turns out that on the rare occasion we've not been ultra careful, I get much sicker than she does -- even things like classic "celiac rash" on the rear, feeling like garbage for days.

I do the cooking for us 5/6 days a week. We also know most of the basics (like labeling, what to look for at restaurants, etc.). Just more looking for common support.

I also lost 70 lbs around 6 years ago and have kept it off since. I tracked for around four years (on a different site) but like to stay active in the forums/groups. Weight problems never go away, maintenance is always tricky. I'm currently around 190 with decent BF percentage and weigh myself often.

We're also mostly dairy free too with the exception of some goat/sheep and occasional A2/A2 grassfed dairy.

I've not been diagnosed (and don't plan on it). I'm even more careful than I used to be and I'm self-employed. The fact that my wife has Fibromyalgia, though mostly in remission is bad enough. Don't need to add on someone with Gluten sensitivities to pre-existing conditions that I'd end up paying much more for.

canadjineh wrote: »

Hi and welcome @MikePfirrman (and wife ). We are in a similar situation, your wife and I, FM which is definitely eased by a strict GF diet. I could barely walk two flat blocks (although 'wheat free' for many years) after I found out I had FM. Now that I have gone Celiac strict, I see a big difference. I still have bad days when it is hard to get moving and I hurt all over, but since I work fulltime, take care of 3 aged parents (2 in different stages of dementias) and have a house and hubby of my own.... and I'm doing this all with FM.... I think that speaks volumes. I'm posting a new MedScape article in the other thread (search this Gluten Free forum for the list of articles) from the 2018 Digestive Diseases Week seminar.

Good for you. She's 95% better now after around a year/year and a half of just living in hell. I'm in awe of her as she never took prescriptions and was willing to change any diet or behavior that our Holistic docs recommended. Most can't or won't. I believe avoiding gluten and Round-Up were the keys for her (along with avoiding dairy/vegetable oils and sugar and getting on full spectrum Methyl Bs).

Hi and welcome @tandemtaylor! GF Low carb helps a lot, I find.
@MikePfirrman, my PCP and Rheumie are both regular medical docs with a preference for natural solutions - I chose them for that reason. I haven't ever taken meds for FM either. Just some different supplements like Red Reishi Mushroom, Tyrosine, extra Magnesium bisglyconate, full spectrum high potency B's, extra K2 & D3. I also use GABA and melatonin for sleep.