Re: Gluten Free Diet
So happy to hear other people are feeling better on the diet also
And I think it's a great thing to look into. Great perspective to explore IMO.
You probably know my experience with gluten/dairy/soy (soy is just as bad as gluten for me... Might want to rid that one too becuase it's really common also :/), it had a massive effect on me that I had no idea about before removing it. Some things that I got rid of just by removing food: Severity of depression, urge to self harm and suicidal thoughts, chronic fatigue, physical anxiety and paranoia, panic attacks, compulsions / obsessive behaviours, visual distortions and mild psychotic-like-hallucinations, "ADD" and alexithymia (inability to process or realize emotions). Main symptom for me was I felt like I was living in my head and couldn't get out. When I took away all food intolerances I felt like I slowly, over the course of months, came out of a coma. Craziness
I really believe it can help anybody to remove these things...
celiac.com
Celiac Disease and Gluten-Free Forum
I realize you might not exactly be a celiac (celiac is just a certain type of a more severe gluten intolerance that causes malabsorption) but it has TONS of information on gluten intolerance, gluten sensitivity, other food intolerances to suspect later.. everything you need to know is in the forums! There is so much information that it is quite an eye opener, some people's experiences. If you post a thread about needing to eat cheaply on this elimination diet they will give you lots of possibilities. Lovely site and loooveely people there! Equally as accepting as here if not more lol... anyways.s.
Rice! It's pretty cheap, it's hardy, it's a great replacement if you're a simple-eat-person.
Frozen vegetables, canned beans (that are solely beans and no sauces or anything)... I'm sure the celiac.com people will have better suggestions than I do because I eat mainly expensive whole foods and don't know much about budgeting , ho hum
Ideally, to be completely gluten free it's best to not eat anything packaged that does not say "gluten free" on the front. I think the only way to fully avoid small accidental contact is through eating mainly whole foods. The gluten free diet will only show dramatic results if you exclude all sources of gluten, not even small amounts. Sometimes things like "caramel colour" or "spices" in things such as Ketchup, canned things, packaged frozen things etc will contain gluten.
It's also important, for this reason, to check that your shampoo does not have gluten derived ingredients in it. If it gets into your mouth or nose, eyes, skin.. Most likely, it will still have a minor effect. But I wouldn't worry about that so much as long as you focus on eating gluten free.. And then check shampoo, toothpaste, deoderants, lotions, etc IF you don't see much result to be sure.
Lastly, it is important to be gluten free for at least a month. This is because if you are pretty severely intolerant and never knew it, you could have withdrawal symptoms and you might actually feel worse at first. This didn't happen with me, but it's pretty common. If you DO feel worse, it means that you probably are gluten/dairy intolerant and it will fade within a matter of weeks.
Unsafe Gluten-Free Food List (Unsafe Ingredients)
Yes, that's a long food list! A lot of things are quite unfamiliar though
Hmm hmm what else what else.
Could Depression/anxiety Issues Be Due To Gluten? - Celiac Disease and Gluten-Free Forum (Home)
Yep. Keep us updated if it does anything for ya ! Best wishes..
