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I started a complete gluten free diet about three days ago. I already notice I feel better than I have in a long time. I also notice however that I'm having frequent sometimes painful bouts of gas and mucous BMs. Is this usual?

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gabkad

This all depends on what you ARE eating. What are you eating? Mucous production by colonocytes is healthy.

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Marz

Dr Sarah Myhill suggests taking 2000 mcg of VitC before sleep to deal with gut fermentation or SIBO ( small intestinal bacteria overgrowth ) .Won't do any harm :-)

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sky1hypothyroid in reply to Marz

hi- is that 2000 micrograms or mg milligrams ?

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Marz in reply to sky1hypothyroid

Thank you for the correction - yes it is mg :-)

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Ruthi

L If you have suddenly changed to the gluten free products you can buy in the supermarkets then your culprit will be in there. They are super processed and give me heartburn and stomach upsets.

It takes time to adjust to new habits, and breakfast without cereals or toast is a big change.

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Jazzw in reply to Ruthi

I'll second that - plus GF bread for example can be much higher in fibre than non GF.

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ScotsLassLondon

You could also be intolerant of one of the gluten-free substitutes. Turns out I'm very 'allergic' to rice - probably because I ate so much of it over the years.

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Eddie83

That didn't happen to me when I first went GF - probably because I already had bad enteropathy. If the issue continues, you could try "Complete Digestion" by Enzyme Science. I have tried lots of acid and enzyme preparations to deal with the aftereffects of gluten, and Complete Digestion is the only one I've gotten a significant benefit from.

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sky1hypothyroid in reply to Eddie83

also FOS by lamberts is excellent revivehealth.care/fos-fruct...

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peppy1234

Has anyone lost weight on slimming world I had a hip operation end of aug last year not being active for 3 months before and after my op I have gained weight as I don't pig out and getting more active nothings working. Have had my thyroid checked but al is ok and I feel ok. has any one else had this problem . I have looked on thyroid site and it says our metabolic rate is much slower so could take longer as never had a problem with my weight or ever been on a diet in my life as never been overweight.Have started slimming world and ony loosing odd half a pound disappointing...mirabelle'

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