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Feels like I can’t eat anything

SargeMaximus

By SargeMaximus
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34 minutes ago, Wheatwacked said:

Wasn't me.  Although when I started GFD I was really into Fritos and potato chips. Later added corn chips.  Whatever it took to not eat gluten.  Once the addiction is controlled, then I worried about "healthy", although at this point I have found most healthy eating suggestions are more often than not a way to get you to buy their particular product.  Long Live Capitolism.

I was stuffed up and phlegmy my whole life until I started gluten free at 63.  Most of the breathing problems cleared quickly, and I have been breathing through my nose since 2014 when I started GFD; even though I still smoke a pack of Marlboro a day.  When I was 12, I had pressurized air shot up my nose by the Ear, Nose, Throat (ENT) specialist to clear my eustacian tubes. Worked for about a week.

 

Also not me. I just mentioned how I store my bread and that I found the portabella caps made tasty hamburger buns.  When I do buy gluten-free bread, it is Canyon Bakery Heritage Mountain White. The Heritage label means it is normal sized slices. Besides, in my supermarket it is also the cheapest. Yeah Udi's is like pricey cardboard.  Doing keto right now to get my hyperlipidemia and glucose under control. Seems to be working and energy has quadrupled.  Get my quarterly blood and urine sample results tomorrow.

Sometimes I think you’re not reading anything I say. I’ve literally been phlegm free (unless I have a cold) for over 20 years. This just started a few weeks ago and was BEFORE I went back on gluten. Please read. I just don’t get why you try to force your narrative so hard on my thread

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@knitty kitty hi :). Today is day three on the thiamin, I found some ‘vit B1 100mg’ in the local health food shop so decided to get these instead of waiting for the benfotiamine in the post. On d

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So 10 pages, one mention of using a sugar substitute, one mention of sugar in candy bar causing face to flare and another mention that sugar causes swelling, subsquently resolved with omega 6. Omega 3

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Sorry, No harm intended. I hope the thiamine works as well for you as it has for me :).

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My favorites are the gluten-free varieties made by Franz. It only markets in the west coast and Rocky Mountain region of the US I believe, however. Is it available to you?

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16 minutes ago, trents said:

My favorites are the gluten-free varieties made by Franz. It only markets in the west coast and Rocky Mountain region of the US I believe, however. Is it available to you?

I live in Canada 

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11 minutes ago, SargeMaximus said:

I live in Canada 

Yes, I know. I was replying to Herminia's post.

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12 minutes ago, trents said:

Yes, I know. I was replying to Herminia's post.

Oh I see. Glad my topic is such a water cooler >>

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So just a quick update: had benfotiamine 3 times today as per instructions on the bottle itself. Feeling spaced out with mild brain fog rn. Definitely a reaction I have to B vitamins it would seem.

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I think consistency is important.  

If you are going to take B Complex vitamins and Benfotiamine, take them every day.  

There is what is called the thiamine paradox, where you if you start to feel worse or like you have the flu, cut back on the amount of Thiamine or Benfotiamine.  If fatigue returns, increase your thiamine slowly.  

Take B Complex and Benfotiamine consistently with magnesium.  

You are eating lots of sugary stuff and carbohydrates.  Do you have symptoms of SIBO?  

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On 5/17/2023 at 10:07 PM, knitty kitty said:

I think consistency is important.  

If you are going to take B Complex vitamins and Benfotiamine, take them every day.  

There is what is called the thiamine paradox, where you if you start to feel worse or like you have the flu, cut back on the amount of Thiamine or Benfotiamine.  If fatigue returns, increase your thiamine slowly.  

Take B Complex and Benfotiamine consistently with magnesium.  

You are eating lots of sugary stuff and carbohydrates.  Do you have symptoms of SIBO?  

I don’t really have SIBO symptoms but sceptics maybe increased gas but it’s not bad just more than normal. I think all the beans I eat are contributing 

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Went to the doctor today. I’ve been congested with mucous and phlegm with a cough quite badly for about 2 weeks brought on suddenly by seemingly nothing.

 

anyhow he prescribed me Prednisone! Which suppresses your immune system! I’m not down with that. Gonna try removing dairy from my diet instead. Also prolly cut back on the sugar. I never used to eat this much.

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1 hour ago, SargeMaximus said:

Went to the doctor today. I’ve been congested with mucous and phlegm with a cough quite badly for about 2 weeks brought on suddenly by seemingly nothing.

 

anyhow he prescribed me Prednisone! Which suppresses your immune system! I’m not down with that. Gonna try removing dairy from my diet instead. Also prolly cut back on the sugar. I never used to eat this much.

I am currently finishing out a 15 day prednisone experience, prescribed because of painful inflammation in my right knee. The tentative dx was gout but I have my doubts. Uric acid levels were normal by the time they were tested but I realize that is not unusual by the time the gout manifests itself. I think it may have been caused by overdoing as my wife and I were putting in lots of hours repairing and remodeling a rental house we own, up and down off floors, kneeling on floors and climbing steps, etc. Anyway, I have been on short regimens of prednisone a couple of other times over the years and I'm always amazed at how much better it makes me feel generally. All those little aches and pains you put up with daily as you age but more or less live with and ignore seem to go away. Yes, prednisone does generally suppress the immune system but maybe that is what you need to reset your body.

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34 minutes ago, trents said:

I am currently finishing out a 15 day prednisone experience, prescribed because of painful inflammation in my right knee. The tentative dx was gout but I have my doubts. Uric acid levels were normal by the time they were tested but I realize that is not unusual by the time the gout manifests itself. I think it may have been caused by overdoing as my wife and I were putting in lots of hours repairing and remodeling a rental house we own, up and down off floors, kneeling on floors and climbing steps, etc. Anyway, I have been on short regimens of prednisone a couple of other times over the years and I'm always amazed at how much better it makes me feel generally. All those little aches and pains you put up with daily as you age but more or less live with and ignore seem to go away. Yes, prednisone does generally suppress the immune system but maybe that is what you need to reset your body.

Do you really think so? I’m just worried there may be something in the air that my body is fighting and maybe if I suppress my immune system, whatever that is will take root in my body

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18 minutes ago, SargeMaximus said:

Do you really think so? I’m just worried there may be something in the air that my body is fighting and maybe if I suppress my immune system, whatever that is will take root in my body

Look at it this way, what you have been trying hasn't worked. Why keep doing it? Try something completely different. As has been said, the definition of stupidity?/futility?/insanity? is when you keep doing the same thing over and over again even though it doesn't work. If you take no risks you will find no solutions. Prednisone has been around for a long time and it can almost be a miracle drug. It is pretty safe when not taken too long or too often. I think you may be overestimating  the risks here.

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9 minutes ago, trents said:

Look at it this way, what you have been trying hasn't worked. Why keep doing it? Try something completely different. As has been said, the definition of stupidity?/futility?/insanity? is when you keep doing the same thing over and over again even though it doesn't work. If you take no risks you will find no solutions. Prednisone has been around for a long time and it can almost be a miracle drug. It is pretty safe when not taken too long or too often. I think you may be overestimating  the risks here.

I’ll try it my way. I’m not comfortable jumping to prednisone before exhausting all my other options. How is trying diet changes the definition of insanity? Wtaf? Are you high?

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7 minutes ago, SargeMaximus said:

I’ll try it my way. I’m not comfortable jumping to prednisone before exhausting all my other options. How is trying diet changes the definition of insanity? Wtaf? Are you high?

Are you kidding? You've tried every diet variation know to human kind already! The answer is probably not a nuanced version of what you have already tried. And in all seriousness, I think you might do well to seek counseling for OCD.

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2 minutes ago, trents said:

Are you kidding? You've tried every diet variation know to human kind already! The answer is probably not a nuanced version of what you have already tried. And in all seriousness, I think you might do well to seek counseling for OCD.

Yes and I have found that cutting dairy from my diet often improves this exact issue. What is your problem? Just leave me alone. You're not a doctor and you're not helping

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Referring back to what I said earlier, "As has been said, the definition of stupidity?/futility?/insanity?", you seem to have taken that personally. It was not intended that way. It is a proverb of sorts.

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Although I am not a doctor, I would remind you that it was a doctor who prescribed prednisone for you. Maybe you should listen to the doctor instead of doing it your way.

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9 minutes ago, trents said:

Although I am not a doctor, I would remind you that it was a doctor who prescribed prednisone for you. Maybe you should listen to the doctor instead of doing it your way.

Thanks for stopping by.

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Update: Went to the hospital last night and it was found I have sinusus or whatever that’s called. So I wonder how much of my fatigue and feeling bad was because of that. My health has been declining and if I have a massive infection then that makes sense. Was prescribed antibiotics 

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On 12/22/2022 at 3:01 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 :)

Leave the oats behind. Eat fruit, potatoes, sweet potatoes. 

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4 hours ago, Hayley34 said:

Leave the oats behind. Eat fruit, potatoes, sweet potatoes. 

Why not oats? They are a good breakfast 

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If you don't have issues with them they are fine, just be sure you are buying gluten-free oats because they are often cross-contaminated with wheat. Also, around 9% of celiacs cannot tolerate avenin, the protein in oats.

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1 hour ago, Scott Adams said:

If you don't have issues with them they are fine, just be sure you are buying gluten-free oats because they are often cross-contaminated with wheat. Also, around 9% of celiacs cannot tolerate avenin, the protein in oats.

As I have said elsewhere in this massively large and easy to lose track of stuff topic: they are gluten free oats from a specialty store and with all the certifications

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