Feels like I can’t eat anything

SargeMaximus · March 19, 2023

Update: (can’t edit my posts on my phone for some reason) anyhow started eating and that’s when things started going downhill. Feeling tired and had low blood pressure. So far I’ve eaten:

eggs, more coffee (this time with sugar and cream), avocado, an apple (shortly after this is when things began to go downhill), also hat oats and Greek yogurt

SargeMaximus · March 20, 2023

Update: So felt good overall today except for that brief dizzy spell earlier after I ate the apple. Continues without any vitamins or supplements and felt quite incredible at times while feeling a bit bad at others. Very strange. I can only guess but I did eat some beer lover today (a natural multivitamin) so maybe that helped me. Face still red but not as bad as yesterday. Will continue tomorrow without supplier or vitamins to see if the good feeling continues

SargeMaximus · March 20, 2023

Update: Very exciting time today. First off, I was up drinking coffee till 1:30am this morning and got up to go to work at 5:30am and felt AMAZING all day!

slight drowsiness but nothing crazy, and overall I have this feeling of improving health. I also noticed some increased strength.

SO my theory is that my intestines may FINALLY be healing but also that perhaps those vitamins were doing more harm than good. No other explanation 🏧

shadycharacter · March 22, 2023

On 3/20/2023 at 4:48 AM, SargeMaximus said:

Update: So felt good overall today except for that brief dizzy spell earlier after I ate the apple. Continues without any vitamins or supplements and felt quite incredible at times while feeling a bit bad at others. Very strange. I can only guess but I did eat some beer lover today (a natural multivitamin) so maybe that helped me. Face still red but not as bad as yesterday. Will continue tomorrow without supplier or vitamins to see if the good feeling continues

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The reaction after the apple makes me think of food allergies. Have you been evaluated for allergies? It's even possible to be allergic to wheat, which immunologically isn't the same as being gluten intolerant, though treatment for both involves avoiding wheat.

For carbs (thinking of your original post) have you thought of gluten free pasta? Pasta dishes can be quite rich in calories, but maybe not as healthy as what you normally have.

With food allergies, some people tolerate what they are allergic to if it's cooked. So people may react to raw apples but not necessarily to apple pie.

SargeMaximus · March 23, 2023

On 3/22/2023 at 9:42 PM, shadycharacter said:

The reaction after the apple makes me think of food allergies. Have you been evaluated for allergies? It's even possible to be allergic to wheat, which immunologically isn't the same as being gluten intolerant, though treatment for both involves avoiding wheat.

For carbs (thinking of your original post) have you thought of gluten free pasta? Pasta dishes can be quite rich in calories, but maybe not as healthy as what you normally have.

With food allergies, some people tolerate what they are allergic to if it's cooked. So people may react to raw apples but not necessarily to apple pie.

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I’ve never been tested for allergies but I seem to react negatively to almost everything. These brief moments of feeling amazing are anomalous tho.

for carbs I tried rice pasta before but not a fan. Nothing makes me feel as good as bread or pizza it’s weird

keev12 · March 30, 2023

i started eating minnesota wild rice... I get mine from http://www.wildrice.com

Got a nice little library of gluten free recipes on their site as well.

https://wildrice.com/blogs/wild-rice-recipes

SargeMaximus · April 4, 2023

On 3/30/2023 at 6:56 PM, keev12 said:

i started eating minnesota wild rice... I get mine from http://www.wildrice.com

Got a nice little library of gluten free recipes on their site as well.

https://wildrice.com/blogs/wild-rice-recipes

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Thanks I’ll have to try. I’m just dying here and I’m eating so much food it’s ridiculous. Has anyone tried those pills I see advertised on here that supposedly destroy the gluten in your stomach?

SargeMaximus · April 4, 2023

Update: Interesting occurrences today.

I had my normal breakfast (Sweet potatoes, Black Beans, Beef, Eggs, Coffee) also took a Fenugreek supplement.

everything was normal and I was feeling like sh!t.

at lunch I had to get fast food. I got a burger (wrapped in lettuce so no bun). It had: Beef patty, Tomato, Mayo, ketchup, mustard, bacon, cheese. Also had fries and coffee with it.

began to feel much better and stronger throughout the afternoon.

so my thinking as of now is that my normal food is making me ill in some way so I’m gonna try and eat more like the fast food (healthy grocery store options) and see how I feel. I just have no ideas but the facts are facts and despite what “should be”, my body is obviously telling me what it prefers.

SargeMaximus · April 6, 2023

Update: Felt REALLY good today. Didn’t use any supplements, vitamins, nor coffee.

breakfast: Sweet potatoes, black beans, grass fed beef (is this the X factor?)

snacks throughout day: 3 gluten free sandwiches with coconut oil, peanut butter, and whey protein

Lunch: Mars bar, Sweet potatoes, black beans, grass fed beef.

so yeah, interesting day. I’m noticing I didn’t eat eggs today like normal and the beef was grass fed unlike normal so maybe those two changes contributed.

SargeMaximus · April 10, 2023

Update: Felt amazing today. Like my mind was waking up beyond Simple survival

I went to my grandmas for Easter and had food there I don’t normally have so I assume that may be part of it.

I ate marshmallow ambrosia fruit cup salad thingy (don’t know the real name), tomatoes, Turkey, cashews, popcorn, peppermint and cranberries

shadycharacter · April 10, 2023

On 3/19/2023 at 10:35 PM, SargeMaximus said:

Update: (can’t edit my posts on my phone for some reason) anyhow started eating and that’s when things started going downhill. Feeling tired and had low blood pressure. So far I’ve eaten:

eggs, more coffee (this time with sugar and cream), avocado, an apple (shortly after this is when things began to go downhill), also hat oats and Greek yogurt

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On 4/6/2023 at 2:08 AM, SargeMaximus said:

Update: Felt REALLY good today. Didn’t use any supplements, vitamins, nor coffee.

breakfast: Sweet potatoes, black beans, grass fed beef (is this the X factor?)

snacks throughout day: 3 gluten free sandwiches with coconut oil, peanut butter, and whey protein

Lunch: Mars bar, Sweet potatoes, black beans, grass fed beef.

so yeah, interesting day. I’m noticing I didn’t eat eggs today like normal and the beef was grass fed unlike normal so maybe those two changes contributed.

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Could it be eggs you're sensitive to?

SargeMaximus · April 11, 2023

On 4/10/2023 at 7:08 AM, shadycharacter said:

Could it be eggs you're sensitive to?

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It could be but I didn’t have eggs today either and generally felt like all the food I was eating literally did nothing for me.

in fact, I was gonna make a post about that. Here’s the deal: it feels like I’m eating food and I get no effect whatsoever. I still feel hungry and I don’t feel energy or anything. It’s like I haven’t eaten at all yet I chow down big meals sometimes. Today I ate all the “good” foods: potatoes, pork, coconut oil, cottage cheese, sauerkraut, black beans, coffee, butter, cream, kefir, arugula, probiotics, potato chips, peanut butter and gluten free bread

SargeMaximus · April 12, 2023

Update: Felt like absolute garbage today. Woke up with no energy. Felt like I was gonna fall asleep at the wheel driving into work. No energy at work. Ate all my food I packed for lunch on my first break. Bought fast food (lettuce wrapped burger, fries and coffee) for lunch which seemed to help a little. Slowly got better throughout the day. I think sugar is the only thing propping up my energy at this point. Almost like my body doesn’t get energy from normal food. Except bread definitely gives me energy like I’ve mentioned before but I’m nearly 2 months without gluten now. Feel like I’m dying some days like today.

SargeMaximus · April 13, 2023

Update: more of the same. Eating super healthy is such bs because obviously it isn’t helping.
I’ve started eating a Mara bar at work. I don’t know what else to do. It’s not healthy but I’m sure I will die if I don’t find a way to get energy.

here’s what I ate today minus the mars bar, I just want to show y’all how much food and how healthy I am eating:

Breakfast: Black beans, Sweet potatoes, pork loin, coconut oil, Milk and whey protein with half a cup coffee to drink.

linch: white potatoes, black beans, pork loin, coconut oil

Snack throughout day: 3 (yes, 3) gluten free sandwiches that have peanut butter, coconut oil, and whey protein powder on them. My food tracker says it’s 600 calories and 30g protein EACH!

so yeah, don’t know how I’m always tired and drained for energy. I eat nothing but “healthy” food and the only way I ever have energy is if I eat sugar or bread like back in the old days (pizza was a super good for me) so yeah, fight me, but my body is not responding to this “healthy” crap

SargeMaximus · April 16, 2023

update: No changes. Gonna try and take dairy out of my diet. Soon I’ll have a grand total of like 5 foods I can actually eat

Wheatwacked · April 16, 2023

For the lovers of peanuts and caramel, Snickers are thankfully gluten-free. Snickers are manufactured by Mars but please note that Mars Bars are not gluten-free

SargeMaximus · April 16, 2023

On 4/16/2023 at 2:30 AM, Wheatwacked said:

For the lovers of peanuts and caramel, Snickers are thankfully gluten-free. Snickers are manufactured by Mars but please note that Mars Bars are not gluten-free

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Wow I had no idea. We that’s dumb

SargeMaximus · April 20, 2023

Update: Been taking Glycine and Vitamin B Complex and today felt SO tired and brain fog I was astounded and worried. My physical strength and stamina for my job was uncompromised tho so that was an interesting divergence.

A. Alber · May 12, 2023

On 12/22/2022 at 8:01 AM, SargeMaximus said:

Hi guys, hope you’re all doing well.

I’m 34 and am starting to feel like I can’t eat anything. Tried giving up gluten but I need carbs. I weigh 155lbs and am 6 feet tall. I don’t do anything but sit around and eat as much as I can but it seems like it’s never enough. Something doesn’t add up there. I eat really healthy (beef/pork, coconut oil, olive oil, oatmeal, beans, Greek yogurt, pineapple juice).

problem is, too much oatmeal and I get hella constipated. Also I’m worried I will end up getting too much potassium what with all the beans and oatmeal.

any tips? I’ve never been diagnosed for celiac but I got off gluten years ago and I felt great so I’m assuming that is the answer. Problem is I’m always hungry now and oatmeal is giving me constipation so I need a better carb. I also want to avoid rice if at all possible. Thanks for the help

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A. Alber · May 12, 2023

On 12/22/2022 at 8:01 AM, SargeMaximus said:

Hi guys, hope you’re all doing well.

I’m 34 and am starting to feel like I can’t eat anything. Tried giving up gluten but I need carbs. I weigh 155lbs and am 6 feet tall. I don’t do anything but sit around and eat as much as I can but it seems like it’s never enough. Something doesn’t add up there. I eat really healthy (beef/pork, coconut oil, olive oil, oatmeal, beans, Greek yogurt, pineapple juice).

problem is, too much oatmeal and I get hella constipated. Also I’m worried I will end up getting too much potassium what with all the beans and oatmeal.

any tips? I’ve never been diagnosed for celiac but I got off gluten years ago and I felt great so I’m assuming that is the answer. Problem is I’m always hungry now and oatmeal is giving me constipation so I need a better carb. I also want to avoid rice if at all possible. Thanks for the help

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Thanks for posting, I make great chicken, just chicken legs and wrap each piece in a strip of bacon and bake also add salt and pepper, no cooking skill needed. 350 for about 45 minutes I do not know what that might be on oven temp if you are in the UK, It would be the same as the oven temp to bake a cake. Also there are gluten-free rice based cake mixes, too bad are you irritated by rice? Hope the chicken wrapped in bacon helps.

SargeMaximus · May 12, 2023

On 5/12/2023 at 1:12 AM, A. Alber said:

Thanks for posting, I make great chicken, just chicken legs and wrap each piece in a strip of bacon and bake also add salt and pepper, no cooking skill needed. 350 for about 45 minutes I do not know what that might be on oven temp if you are in the UK, It would be the same as the oven temp to bake a cake. Also there are gluten-free rice based cake mixes, too bad are you irritated by rice? Hope the chicken wrapped in bacon helps.

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Chicken has too much soy. No good for me

A. Alber · May 12, 2023

On 5/12/2023 at 1:18 AM, SargeMaximus said:

Chicken has too much soy. No good for me

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Chicken is JUST chicken, there is no soy in a chicken leg or bacon. Best to you, I was not talking "nuggets".

SargeMaximus · May 12, 2023

On 5/12/2023 at 1:20 AM, A. Alber said:

Chicken is JUST chicken, there is no soy in a chicken leg or bacon. Best to you, I was not talking "nuggets".

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They feed chicken soy meal

trents · May 12, 2023

On 5/12/2023 at 1:39 AM, SargeMaximus said:

They feed chicken soy meal

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And they feed cows wheat, yet it does not result in gluten in the cow's meat. Neither does feeding soy meal to chickens result in soy compounds in the chicken meat. That is a misconception. "You are what you eat" but you you don't turn into what you eat.

SargeMaximus · May 12, 2023

On 5/12/2023 at 1:44 AM, trents said:

And they feed cows wheat, yet it does not result in gluten in the cow's meat. Neither does feeding soy meal to chickens result in soy compounds in the chicken meat. That is a misconception. "You are what you eat" but you you don't turn into what you eat.

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Yea but chicken fed soy will be more estrogenic than chicken that is not