tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833628955058077617.post3559070789407806165..comments2024-02-20T16:22:10.042-05:00Comments on Tuit Nutrition: Digestion for (not-so) Dummies: Small Intestine Pt.3 - Gluten & Leaky GutAmy B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08471580967464668110noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833628955058077617.post-62119070065485983142017-08-20T12:02:24.797-04:002017-08-20T12:02:24.797-04:00nice postnice postlizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06035184100892779826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833628955058077617.post-738767003911702312014-01-17T21:26:33.156-05:002014-01-17T21:26:33.156-05:00I know...
I'm definitely going to go 30 days G...I know...<br />I'm definitely going to go 30 days GF at some point, sooner rather than later. To be honest, I have zero physical issues that I could tie to gluten. Physically, I feel fantastic. Digestion, energy levels, skin, illness/allergies -- NADA. I'm probably in the best health & shape of my life right now. (Or pretty close to it. Hard to beat the fitness I had when I was deployed.) The only thing that could possibly be connected is mild depression, but without getting too personal here in the comments, there are things that are MUCH more likely causing that.<br /><br />Still, I do intend to go GF for a while, for two reasons: 1) You never know, I might surprise myself and feel *even better* than I already do. And 2) I owe it to my clients. It's the right thing to do, and it's only fair if I'm going to recommend GF diets for some clients. Never trust a practitioner who asks you to do something they've never done or aren't willing to do themselves. I need to remind myself how difficult it can be to make changes like that, particularly when we're absolutely SURROUNDED by wheat.<br /><br />Glad you found relief with it. And I know what you mean about feeling crappy. I have family members who've felt awful for so many years, they have no idea that they *don't* have to feel that way. That's just their "normal" now. They wouldn't know feeling *good* if it hit them over the head. <br /><br />(And the rice thing is interesting -- usually people find white rice is pretty tolerable b/c it's had most of the antinutrients and problematic fiber removed.)Amy B.http://www.tuitnutrition.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833628955058077617.post-45969391707162976542014-01-17T10:52:50.055-05:002014-01-17T10:52:50.055-05:00I had all kinds of issues and could never tie them...I had all kinds of issues and could never tie them to diet because my "reactions" happened 1-3 days after eating gluten (or rice! yes white rice is even worse than gluten for me) and since I rarely went more than 2 days without gluten or rice, I could never figure it out. It wasn't until I went gluten free for thirty whole days and then reintroduced it that I could start to really believe that diet was the culprit. Even after reintroducing gluten, I didn't get a big reaction. And I didn't feel totally better because I still hadn't eliminated grains entirely. But it was more like, the non-sick times were better...? Does that make sense? I could tell gluten was an issue because I felt better than normal when I wasn't sick. It's amazing how quickly we acclimate to feeling crappy most of the time. Crappy becomes the new normal. I removed the gluten and suddenly, crappy wasn't normal...something closer to feeling good became the new normal. So, I highly suggest in the face of all the evidence you already know, to give it a try because maybe you are living with a crappier normal than you need to.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833628955058077617.post-76487046931702599032014-01-09T20:38:12.646-05:002014-01-09T20:38:12.646-05:00Thanks for reading! At some point I'll bite th...Thanks for reading! At some point I'll bite the bullet and go fully GF just to see if I notice any difference. Who knows? I might really surprise myself.Amy B.http://www.tuitnutrition.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833628955058077617.post-2909255905695006072014-01-09T19:33:09.165-05:002014-01-09T19:33:09.165-05:00Wow! Just Wow! I was one of those who thought, ini...Wow! Just Wow! I was one of those who thought, initially, that the gluten free diet was just a fad, but have since come around. I, like you, am "gluten light", but after reading this amazing post, realize I may need to cut back even more. Thank you for your insight, and the links to back up what you say.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com