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As I have recently discovered I have Hashimoto's, I have started the GF diet and I know this is probably a silly question but is it possible to notice the difference in day 1 or 2?

As I feel so much better but wasn't sure if this was just a placebo as I know I am doing something about it?

Any thoughts/experiences welcome! :)

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Marz

I think it depends how much gluten affects your system. Personally I do not think it is the placebo effect - guts are so very sensitive :-)

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Bird-Girl in reply toMarz

Thanks for your reply and I totally agree that the gut is very sensitive Marz ! As I never realised I had this sort of "stomach ache/pain" after eating until I stopped getting it! :D

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Marz in reply toBird-Girl

I was diagnosed with Crohns 43 years ago - so have learned a thing or two about guts over the years ☺

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pippan

I've just this minute logged on after reading a question asking 'how long to get gluten out of the body?' on TrulyGlutenFree. The answer 3-4 months to purge the body of gluten but some people can experience sympton relief within 24-48 hours, which was also the experience of the person answering the question, a natural health consultant. Whether it is through recently going gluten free or a placebo effect it doesn't really matter if it is making you feel so much better.

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Bird-Girl

Thank you for your reply Pippa55 and think you're right as long as you feel better then it's all good! I suppose it depends on the individual too ;)

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pugdogs10

Hi.... It can take quite a long time for your body to recover from any ill effects of gluten which you may suffer from ie it can take the gut 6-12 months if you have coeliac or gluten intolerance. But quite possibly you may feel better from the fact that the gluten is not attacking your thyroid gland very quickly... we live and learn every day!

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Bird-Girl

Made a HUGE mistake last night - went and had a hot chocolate and felt absolutely CRAP and I wondered why? My hot choc is gluten free..or so I thought :( it has soy in it. You are probably all aware (but I wasn't) that soy can sometimes affect gluten sufferers because farmers rotate their crops of soy with WHEAT! Can you believe that?

Wont be making that mistake again! :P

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judburke

Is it possible that you are a "silent coeliac" as well as having thyroid issues? Some people have no noticeable symptoms other than tiredness, low vitamins etc which can be overlooked as Thyroid symptoms. This is what happened to me. I was hypo for years and didn't feel great and then had a shock diagnosis of Coeliac. The day that I went GF I felt so much better it was amazing - Of course I wasn't healed as that takes a long time but I couldn't believe how much better I felt :)

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Bird-Girl

Do you know I think you might just be right there judburke ;)

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