Posted on 07/22/2015 12:48:28 PM PDT by nickcarraway
I’m allergic to gluten-free foods.
And my well is contaminated with DHMO ...
But I use it anyway.
I’m already “allergic” to shellfish & chocolate (theobromine) - cause awful HEADACHES - lactose in milk (causes bloating & enough gas to fuel the car) - penicillin & any antibiotic I try - after I get half through a dose, I upchuck it all before I can complete the whole dose cycle.
Now; I guess I should leave off gluten. I have been getting the heritage wheat & grinding it by hand - that’s supposed to be low in gluten. - It’s always something. I’m 68 and falling apart I reckon.
Oh yeah. I forgot the pork & shellfish also make my joints ache like rippy.
I am mostly gluten free. I slip a lot, but my consumption is negligible compared to before. I have a sensitivity to gluten, not an allergy. But when I’m off gluten, my RA and psoriasis is in remission. In my experience, gluten creates inflammation and interferes with my immune system. I am MUCH better off without it.
You and I have some of the same problems. My life has gotten more complicated as I age. I expect it will get worse.
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3 years ago my osteoarthritis pain was severe. I was getting cortisone shots and taking naproxen regularly. Within a week of eliminating gluten from my diet, my knee pain has all but gone away.
I hear it goes downhill the rest of the way! Still as far as problems, it’s not so tough to deal with. There are even passable gluten free beers these days.
Have you tried the product “gluten cutter”?
I can get away with drinking a Guinness if I take one of those.
I have never heard of gluten clutter but I am allergic to beer anyway!
Everyone is different. I’m low carb, but not because of glutens. My husband is diabetic.
My husband gets gout if he eats shellfish more than about twice a month.
It works (for me) with bread, pasta, etc. Used sparingly, it is useful especially when travelling
My Free Republic posts are 100% Gluten Free.
I will check it out, thanks.
I eat all the gluten I want. Whole grain bread has supported much of the human race for millennia and bake much of my own. I’m 6’2” and weigh 183 and, at 65 years of age, feel just fine
you’re a gluten for punishment!
Some people claim that the new breeds of wheat since WWII have a lot more and different kinds of gluten.
That gout is an awfully painful problem. My husband gets that. I just get the painful, sore joints & carpal tunnel sort of stuff. (I try to stay off pork completely; and shellfish.) Husband just can’t seem to quit eating whatever he wants; so he has a lot of pork. I don’t nag at him. He takes the drugs for gout when he gets it. He has had a load of surgeries & illnesses, so I try not to load any nagging on him. I just don’t have the heart for it.
I guess you've never had a slice of toast a biscuit or a dinner roll.
Usually cereal (oatmeal) for breakfast these days and then.
At dinner, not usually. I mostly have rice or corn based starches.
Sometimes dipping bread for olive oil.
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