Gluten free

[Peppermints]

Hi everyone. I've decided to go gluten free. I've been tested and I'm negative. I thought I would try it to see if it helps with my psoriasis and bloating. I've been GF nearly 2 weeks now and I have seen an improvement in my stomach. How long after cutting out gluten does it really start to show?

[SlowDragon Administrator]

Some people see immediate improvements, others it’s more slow steady reduction in symptoms

Perhaps 6-12 months to improve brain fog

Retest thyroid levels 6-8 weeks after any significant diet changes

[Regenallotment in reply to SlowDragon]

For the stomach bloating and itchy bum it was pretty instant. I’ve noticed when I have something likely come into contact (eg. fried in a gluteny fryer without thinking when I’m a restaurant or something) then it takes about 2 weeks to work through, first bloating and reflux within hours, loose stools for days, brainfog for weeks, pains &a ches. Good luck! This thread had some helpful stuff in healthunlocked.com/thyroidu...

[Anthea55]

Some years ago I was tested for food intolerances. They said that I'm not coeliac, but I have various food intolerances, the main ones are oats, wheat and alcohol. I think there's a technical term for this, but I can't remember what it is.

I took the test because I was getting stiff joints and I felt that I would prefer to treat it with a change of diet rather than life long medication. After about 2 or 3 months of my revised diet my joints were much better, but I also realised that I hadn't had the bloating and stomach trouble which had plagued me most of my life - bonus!

Can I suggest that you go gluten free, but use the gluten free foods as a way of avoiding wheat and oats. Personally I avoid 'gluten free oats', as it's the oats not the gluten which upset me. You'll find plenty of these in the Free From section.

I found out some years later that I'm also sensitive to potato. Unfortunately potato starch is often used in GF food. I was surprised to find it in stock powder. You can imagine that I have to do a lot of reading labels.

Stick with it. It takes time to clear your body of the stuff that disagrees with you, so be patient. For me it was a gradual improvement over 2 or 3 months. Years later I can tell if I've had something that disagrees with me, particularly if I have it every day, such as the 'inactive' ingredients in regular pills.

Good luck.

[Charlie-Farley]

I didnt expect to see improvements, but within a week heartburn had subsided to the point where I could sleep lying down again, bloating went down over two weeks to a month. This all happened whilst fighting to get on a full replacement dose of levo. Fell off wagon over christmas and itching and heartburn resumed and I call gluten poo-glue does the opposite for me. Can eat oats but only a little for the same reason so swear off them generally or compensate with lost of fruit and veg to up the soluble fibre content that day.