Does eating foods you are intolerant to prevent you from healing?

[Acacia Voynar]

I need help navigating my long list of food intolerances.  I'm about 20 pounds below a comfortable weight and no matter how much I eat of the foods I can eat, I cannot put weight on.  I feel like I'm starving all the time, and my limited diet is not providing me with the carbs or nutrients my body requires.  I feel generally unwell and I imagine the lack of nutrients isn't helping (ongoing GI issues, neuropathy, brain fog, dizziness, sinus pressure in my ears, itchy skin, tiredness, fatigue, difficultly concentrating, depression, anxiety, etc.)  Does eating foods you are intolerant to prevent you from healing (I'm not talking about gluten, I am referring to additional food intolerances like sucrose, starch, fructose, nuts, seeds, etc.)?  Can one heal without the proper nutritional intake?  Right now I can tolerate salmon, turkey, chicken, beef, olive oil, avocado oil, herbs, raspberries and some vegetables (all lower carb due to a sucrose & starch intolerance).

My digestion constantly feels like it cannot handle the amount and variety of foods that my body requires.

I have been gluten free since my diagnosis 2 years ago. I am currently working with a medical team to address large imbalances in my gut (bacterial dysbiosis and candida overgrowth).  Trying to treat these issues is crucial to be able to heal and tolerate foods again but at the same time, my body feels like it never has enough energy to be able to fight the fight it needs to+ fuel me day to day.

I am looking for real life advise from anyone that may have gone through something similar.  I need hope!  

For reference, here are the recent vitamin and mineral labs that were done by my doctor:

• Vitamin E: High - 27.1 (normal range is 5.7-19.9)
• Vitamin A: Normal - 42 (normal range is 38-98)
• Vitamin B12: High - 989 (normal range is 180-914)
• Folate RBC: High - 602 (normal range is >280)
• Zinc: Normal - 62 (normal range is 60-130)
• Copper: Normal - 95 (normal range is 70-175)
• Iron: Normal - 113 (normal range is 30-200)
• WBC Count: Low - 4.6 (normal range is 4.8-10.8)
• RBC Count: Normal - 4.53 (normal range is 4.20-5.40)
• VitaminD: Low - 26.60 (normal range is 30-100) *I'm now taking around 7,500 IU/day*
• Sodium: Normal - 138 (normal range is 135-145)
• Potassium: Normal - 3.6 (normal range is 3.4-5.3)
• Chloride: Normal - 100 (normal range is 98-107)
• Calcium: Normal - 9.1 (normal range is 8.6-10.3)
• HCT Folate: Normal - 42 (normal range is 37-47)

[Scott Adams]

Many people with celiac disease, especially those who are in the 0-2 year range of their recovery, have additional food intolerance issues which could be temporary. To figure this out you may need to keep a food diary and do an elimination diet over a few months.

Some common food intolerance issues are dairy/casein, eggs, corn, oats, and soy. The good news is that after your gut heals (for most people who are 100% gluten-free this will take several months to two years) you may be able to slowly add some these items back into your diet after the damaged villi heal.

It's possible that if you continue eating foods that you have an intolerance to it will cause diarrhea and malabsorption, and weight loss, so it's always best to avoid such foods.

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