When Should You Stop Dairy, Corn, Coffee, Soy,... ?

[possiblyglutensensitive]

So I am on day 12 of gluten-free. I am very excited so far. Very hopeful. My nausea is gone, my headaches so far seem to be better, I am digesting better, the aweful wheat cravings are gone (psychologically not 100%, but physically they are gone) and I seem to have a little less muscle pain.

My skin is still very itchy, and I still have general chronic pain and fatigue, as well as anxiety (generalized, not panick attacks) and depression (low grade). I do have mood swings and lots of irritability, which I HATE!!

The main things I would like to solve are fatigue, chronic pain, anxiety, irritability and depression, and skin itch.

When should one eliminate foods other than gluten-containing foods? Soy, eggs, corn, dairy, nuts, etc.? Which ones first? Dairy and soy? One at a time or at the same time? For how long?

Thanks for your help!

[jensey]

Oops I accidentally didn't post a reply, still haven't learned to navigate this site well.

Anyway. I will ACTUALLY reply to your post now.

I Heard, not exactly sure from how many people but certainly many, that if you have a wheat allergy you likely have a dairy sensitivity or allergy and eliminating dairy was my first step and I felt better fairly quickly. My father has had to eliminate soy as well. Neither of us has eliminated corn products, but I have found that CORN as a vegetable and I don't get along very well.

There is a company that my Father accessed to ascertain what other food allergies he had, I believe it is called ENTEROLAB. I have not used their services so I cannot endorse their services personally, but they may be able to help you if you have not found the relief you have been looking for in the time since you posted this.

I haven't used them because I cannot afford the testing and eliminating dairy has made enough of a difference (along with treating my microscopic colitis with drugs) to make life endurable. Have you had a colonoscopy yet? You may want to consider it. I wasn't happy with the BILL for mine, but I was glad to know that my constant diarrhea and occasional other symptoms weren't from something VERY POTENTIALLY DETRIMENTAL.

It is a long recovery process to undo the damage we have done to our digestive systems before we knew we had celiac, but every day it gets a little better and some days we eat the wrong thing and learn a little more from it. I HATE that I cannot eat SALAD! Given my weight you wouldn't think I LOVE salad, but I do...but every time I eat raw veggies I see them in the "bowl" so I don't eat as many veggies or many veggies for that matter.

Anyway. I am not sure what I wrote helps you but know that each persons plight with this "allergy/disease" is very different. You will find what works for you in time. For now I would suggest staying away from dairy for sure at least for 6 months in that time you may recognize other foods that bother you, if so avoid them as well. You are your own best judge, at least in my experience.

I wish you all the best and good digestion!

Regards,

Jen

[Skylark]

Give it time. Twelve days is not enough for your body to repair itself. If the GI problems are gone you are on the right track. You will probably need vitamins like B-complex, D, and possibly iron. You should have your doctor check for deficiencies. Fish oil is good for anxiety/irritability. If you're not starting to feel better in a few more weeks, consider eliminating dairy. Soy intolerance is somewhat less common than dairy.

Don't waste money on Enterolab. It's not covered by insurance and checking for intolerance by changing diet is always more accurate than tests. With the itchy skin you might consider having an allergist do skin prick tests, which is covered by insurance. It will give you a better idea of what to try eliminating for the itching.

[cassP]

in my opinion- i would suggest u eliminate dairy now- for a good 6 months- this will help you heal faster.

after that- its really entirely up to YOUR body & experience. we're all different. some on here are completely fine with corn & various grains. i have found it is best for me to avoid corn and also to eat a very low grain diet. i seem to be fine with certified gluten free oat products, while others on here are not.

i also have adverse reactions to legumes & high fructose & fructan foods- but others on here are just fine.

so, really it will be up to your own personal journey. but i for sure think you should go off dairy for now.

oh- and the cravings.... wow, it's been over 6 months for me- and i can safely say that 98% of the time i do not crave gluten & the thought of it actually makes me nauseaus. THAT being said- i DID wake up this morning craving Burger King ... it really does go away- but it's also like Heroin, i imagine, or Ciggarettes - in some form that craving can always come back- even if it's minute & temporary.

[GFinDC]

I suggest going off soy and dairy for 6 months now. You can always add them back in one at a time as a test to see how you handles them. But taking a break from them for some months is a good thing.

[mushroom]

I second the dairy and soy, but start with lactose (milk, cream, ice cream) only because the enzyme for digesting that is made by the destroyed villi. Products like yogurt and hard cheese are often tolerated because the lactose has been digested by the cultures so it may not be necessary to eliminate them unless you are casein intolerant. My personal experience was that soy made me itch - and itch, and itch and itch. Once I eliminated it that itch went away.

[GFinDC]

I second the dairy and soy, but start with lactose (milk, cream, ice cream) only because the enzyme for digesting that is made by the destroyed villi. Products like yogurt and hard cheese are often tolerated because the lactose has been digested by the cultures so it may not be necessary to eliminate them unless you are casein intolerant. My personal experience was that soy made me itch - and itch, and itch and itch. Once I eliminated it that itch went away.

And since giving up soy you have acquired such a lovely glow Shroomie! Well done on the new avatar!

[mushroom]

And since giving up soy you have acquired such a lovely glow Shroomie! Well done on the new avatar!

Orange glowing 'shrooms, too, the ooooonlllllyyyy way to go! Actually the only kinda psychadelic mushrooms I have ever seen were purple ones, on the side of the Milford Track in Fiordland (still have the pic) - mahvellous they were too

[possiblyglutensensitive]

thank you!