A Few Questions I Have

[rockectman]

I am either a full blown celiac or highly gluten sensitive and also have Meniere's disease. Both are autoimmune diseases.

Do you think they might be somehow connected? Also, I cheat quite often on my diet and pay the price. But lately my whole insides feel like I have been hit by a truck, very sore? Is this normal? If I continue to eat gluten, can this develop into cancer? And finally, is there any pill in the works that one can take before eating gluten foods to absorb the gluten? Probiotics helps me a little. Thanks....Derrick

[lynnelise]

I think a lot of autoimmune conditions are connected but I don't have specifics about Meniere's. What I really wanted to say was PLEASE don't cheat! Yes it could be causing you to feel sore all over. My whole body hurts when I eat gluten. Also there is absolutely nothing you can take that will stop your body from attacking the gluten. The only thing that will make you well is to 100% eliminate all traces of gluten from your life. Sorry, I know it's hard but it's worth it!!!

[lynnelise]

Forgot to add, yes if you keep ingesting gluten you are more likely to get cancer of the small intestines and also at increased risk for a certain type of lymphoma.

[Skylark]

I'll just confirm what lynnelise has already said. Yes, autoimmune diseases can be connected. Yes, you can get some fairly nasty intestinal lymphomas if you are celiac and continue to consume gluten. No, there is nothing you can do to make gluten in foods safe to consume. There is an enzyme mix in clinical trials but it is not available to the public. The "gluten defense" style enzymes are scams and will not protect you. You feel sore and in pain because your body is systematically destroying itself. If you get strict with the diet you will feel much better.

[rockectman]

  On 10/7/2010 at 2:57 PM, lynnelise said:

Forgot to add, yes if you keep ingesting gluten you are more likely to get cancer of the small intestines and also at increased risk for a certain type of lymphoma.

Thanks for the replies, I will try to refrain from the gluten, but it is hard when you eat out alot, better like tacos

and salads I guess, even then the grill can be contaminated. Even the gluten free beer upsets my system, I dont drink often with menieres, I am dizzy enough, but once in a while is nice. That Lymphnoma looks rather scary.

[MelindaLee]

  On 10/7/2010 at 7:56 PM, rockectman said:

Thanks for the replies, I will try to refrain from the gluten, but it is hard when you eat out alot, better like tacos

and salads I guess, even then the grill can be contaminated. Even the gluten free beer upsets my system, I dont drink often with menieres, I am dizzy enough, but once in a while is nice. That Lymphnoma looks rather scary.

I don't know much about they symptoms of menieres, but you mentioned dizziness. My worst symptoms have been dizziness, migraines, tingling in arms and legs when I have gluten. I was diagnosed in a odd way, as I didn't have GI issues. I had chalked all my other sypmtoms up to arthritis and old age. Now, 2 months after being gluten-free, I don't have the symptoms. Being strick with a gluten-free diet is worth it! (And believe me, I was the worse carb-aholic there is!) Many restaurants have gluten-free menu's so it's worth asking.

[rockectman]

  On 10/8/2010 at 4:19 AM, MelindaLee said:

I don't know much about they symptoms of menieres, but you mentioned dizziness. My worst symptoms have been dizziness, migraines, tingling in arms and legs when I have gluten. I was diagnosed in a odd way, as I didn't have GI issues. I had chalked all my other sypmtoms up to arthritis and old age. Now, 2 months after being gluten-free, I don't have the symptoms. Being strick with a gluten-free diet is worth it! (And believe me, I was the worse carb-aholic there is!) Many restaurants have gluten-free menu's so it's worth asking.

Thanks MelindaLee, its too bad gluten-free foods taste like crap and are very expensive, beside the naturally gluten-free foods like rice, cheese, meats etc. Meniere's symptoms have are vertigo, inner ear pain, nausea, irritability, fatigue, headaches, blurred vision, brain fog, and more. Alot of those fall under Celiac. I hope alot of my symptoms disappear after 2 mos. TKS!

[rdunbar]

  On 10/8/2010 at 1:16 PM, rockectman said:

Thanks MelindaLee, its too bad gluten-free foods taste like crap and are very expensive,

I don't eat any "gluten free" products, just veggies, fruit, and meat, really, if it wasnt picked, dug up out of the ground, or butchered, I don't eat it. Its been over 6 months, and I'm really enjoying it, and I'm feeling much better; I've had these symptoms as well, tingling, achy joints, brain fog, anxiety and depression, blurry vision, loss of balance , and it's been improving. Once you get used to it, it's great,; of course there is more planning and preparation.

A lot of " gluten free" products have been known to be tainted with trace amounts of gluten from shared lines. I see products like gluten free cookies, where you read the fine print and it says "made in a facility that contains wheat", so it's always going to have a certain trace amount of gluten in it. I got tired of taking my chances with processed food, and feel like I'm finally getting some results. Going gluten lite didn't work for me.

No matter how bad it does or doesn't make you feel when you cheat, you are still being damaged by your immune systems reaction to the presence of gluten. just from one exposure the inflammation can linger up to 6 months! So please be careful, you are suffering more than just some discomfort from the symptoms. When you consider that the tissue in your body is being damaged, this is real damage, and if you have neuro symptoms, this is damage to your brain and nervous system!

gluten, and other protiens in wheat, have an opiating effect, so once you go long enough without it, you don't want it at all , in fact, now it totally grosses me out, and makes me nauseous to smell it.

You don't need it at all, veggies and fruit are carbs, too; and much better ones.