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Post by JC on Sept 1, 2012 14:18:47 GMT -5
One important distinction when going on a diet like the endo diet or anti-inflammatory diets is that some foods cause immediate problems and some are more subtle and long lasting. For a gluten-free diet to work in people with celiac disease, you have to be gluten free for months before you start to feel better. Every exposure causes damage which takes time to heal. Things like alcohol, sugar, and caffeine are probably faster in the reaction, metabolized faster, and probably the substances you can see immediate results when you avoid them.
When going on these diets, it's not something you can just do at only certain times of the month. It will not work. I think the best way to tell if the diet is helping or not is to be very strict with it for a few months and then try to introduce it back into your diet to see how you react to it. Just cutting down or doing it for short bursts of time won't tell you anything unfortunately.
How long were you gluten free before you started eating it again? And if you decided to start eating grains again, I would at least advise to eat organic and the least processed stuff to avoid all the crap that gets added or enhanced when it's processed.
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Post by semicolon on Sept 1, 2012 14:35:00 GMT -5
I started gluten-free at the end of February and was going to go off earlier, but then scheduled another lap for June so I didn't want to go off right before or after that. For me, caffeine and alcohol have a more subtle effect (cranky bowels basically) than my IBS-like triggers, such as spinach or artificial sweetners that hit me within 3-4 hours of eating (total diarrhea, then done). That makes sense on the metabolism (I so miss the coffee, and I do sneak that here and there). Before trying the gluten free I would eat whole grains, not enriched, as much as possible, I'm with you on that!! We did a meat crop share for grass-fed pork & chicken this summer, awesome!! I've considered getting a bread maker, we just don't have much room for one (maybe I can use it as a side table .
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Post by Karen on Sept 1, 2012 14:37:37 GMT -5
I can sense your frustration! Jenaya's right - not sure how long you did GF, but even one slip up every 2 weeks can prevent healing from happening when it comes to gluten. Were you 100% strict before?
Unfortunately, gluten isn't the only instigator when it comes to endo pain. For me, dairy and citrus are big instigators for pain. If you're not having much luck going GF, consider eliminating some other common inflammation-producing foods in addition to the GF. It's not something you have to do forever, but it's a good experiment to try for a bit and then re-introduce things one by one. Eh hem, are you sure you couldn't do the 30 day challenge and re-introduce whole grains, kefir, etc. at the end, see how you really react?
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Post by semicolon on Sept 1, 2012 15:14:23 GMT -5
Ha, Karen our posts are on top of each other (see above).! I tried to be as careful as I could especially before surgery since we're TTC. The probiotics are the only thing that I can say 100% has helped me diet-wise. I was to the point I would be hesitant to go out because I'd be running to the bathroom with very little notice, and eating became so stressful (I'd be up in the middle of the night too). My bowels are so good now and I hardly ever get sick with cold or flu, so I'm resistant to give up the kefir!! Besides the kefir I don't eat much dairy besides cheese (no milk, yogurt, ice cream, rarely some fro yo)).
I feel like my bowel issues are so complicated, so I'm not sure where gluten fits on the mix. I've also been told A LOT that "well, you've had a bowel resection so your bowels may always be off. ". Sounds like a bit of a cop out to me though!! I just want to dothe right things for my body, if I could figure out what that is. :/
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Post by semicolon on Sept 1, 2012 15:25:49 GMT -5
I should add i started eating kefir was about 6 years ago, way before I even knew what endo was!
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Post by 1234 on Sept 2, 2012 10:10:22 GMT -5
I'm sort of with you, Semi, even though having eliminated lots of these foods has helped for me. But I am still in an awful lot of pain. I know that when I do slip up and have something, the pain is much worse, so it's enough to keep me going on the diet. I'm sorry it's not so clear for you, and sorry you're still having somuch pain.
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Post by loveshoes on Sept 22, 2012 16:03:23 GMT -5
Hi everyone!
I was checking my DVR for next weeks recordings and saw that Dr. Oz is going to have Gluten Free as a topic this coming Thursday - I'm going to check it out and see what he has to say about it.
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Post by semicolon on Sept 22, 2012 20:57:34 GMT -5
This is an article about arsenic levels in rice. I know I eat a lot of rice or rice-flour based things since going gluten free, this is something to think about unfortunately: www.medscape.com/viewarticle/771312?src=mpnewsOops, that one won't work unless you're a Medscape user (great medical news service, btw). Here's another take :http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jean-halloran/arsenic-and-rice_b_1897182.html
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Post by loveshoes on Oct 6, 2012 14:11:10 GMT -5
This coming Friday10/12 Dr. Oz has the topic Andrew Weil's anti inflammatory diet - if anyone is interested check it out!
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Post by Karen on Oct 6, 2012 15:10:44 GMT -5
I took a peak at this before and he includes SO many things that just don't agree with me, and it's not GF by any means.
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Post by loveshoes on Oct 6, 2012 16:21:54 GMT -5
Aw rats....well, I have it set as a series recording so I'll still check it out but yeah, disapointing that it's not GF. I did finally watch his show from last week on going gluten free, it was pretty good. The guy that was on said most people aren't celiac but DO have a gluten sensitivity so there is alot to speak to the fact that there are alot of people that still benefit from a GF diet even though the "tests" show that they are fine.
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Post by loveshoes on Oct 17, 2012 20:51:28 GMT -5
I finally got caught up on my recordings and watched the Dr. Andrew Weil segment from Dr. OZ. Well, he had alot of great tips in my opinion. He said Kale is one of the best anti inflammatory foods you can eat and I absolutely LOVE kale! He said 5 essential foods for inflammation are 1. dark leafy greens, kale and carotenoid rich veges/fruits 2. Whole & cracked grains, quinoa was mentioned, love that 3. Oils containing polyphenols extra virgin olive oil, almonds, flax all very good 4. seafood - he mentioned salmon and also black cod also called sablefish which has even more omega's than salmon 2-3 servings per week 5. Herbs & Spices cinnamon, ginger, and tumeric. He said the ginger and tumeric ( which you can also get in capsule form ) were the best for anti inflammatory properties
The show was based off his book called True Food.
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Post by hattie on Nov 2, 2012 9:36:44 GMT -5
Loveshoes that's great info. I just got my hands on the endo recipe book and that gave me a lot of ideas. I got lots of gluten free pasta and now on the hunt for sugar free peanut butter.
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Post by loveshoes on Nov 2, 2012 12:43:51 GMT -5
Just be careful on eating too much GF pasta - everything in moderation. Alot of the GF foods still aren't the greatest for us since the pasta converts to sugar = weight gain. If I really want pasta, I'll have it as a treat, if not, make a spaghetti squash in the microwave ( cut it in 1/2 length wise, run it under water, put it face down on papertowel in microwave for 5 minutes. Be careful, it's steaming hot, scrape out the seeds, and the with a fork, drag it across the meat of the squash, it comes up like spaghetti ). I usually make 1/2 and save the other 1/2 for later in the week so it's fresh when I make the other half.
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Post by hattie on Nov 7, 2012 10:40:24 GMT -5
Loveshoes I'm with you on the everything in moderation. I try not to repeat meals during the week so I have a healthy diet.
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