marycontrary

SLEEP---- Sorry, I didn't answer your question! The sleep is the most profound positive effect. I don't have perfect sleep---but it is amazing how quickly things improve. Perhaps I have had the best sleep since childhood. I was also a very uptight, extremely nervous person for most of my life. I am not sure there is any more "laid back" person...

Guys, thanks for the kind responses. I have a dear younf friend that had carcinoma of the small intestine---ent through chemo and removal of 8 inches---do you know that she has celiac type symptoms---not celiac itself...but an overall intolerance to carbs---because carbs, versus fats and proteins, causes the smooth muscle to contract in an alrady weak intestinal...

Hey guys, thank so much for your responses. Here is another trick I have done...do not do this if you have diabetes or other metabolic problem...this is what worked for me. Stress really made the whole GI system peristalsis shut down earlier this year. I will remind ya'll, the auto immune issues with the gluten were gone...but the collateral damage...

Hi guys, it has been exactly a year since going gluten free. First I want to say that this is a serious auto-immune issue---let me tell you the symptoms I had 1. Severe constipation---found out peristalsis almost stopped 2. Severe pain and bloating 3. Severe bruising---every little bump caused bruising 4. Amemia 5. Severe medication resistant insomnia...

I mentioned this in passing in my other thread. The small cytokine so called storms can be potent neurotoxins. I am a talented scientist and engineer...and WAS diagnosed as Bipolar I...no medication was working, I could not sleep, and I was quickly descending into this cyclical psychosis that would last until early afternoon every day. Thousands of times...

Thank you guys so much. You are a wealth of support and information.

Thanks so much...when I went to the ER regarding this, the DR. said there was no obstruction in my lower tract...but I could feel it---and he could not answer me as to why my bowels felt so distended. Does this suprise you? Thanks for the suggestions! I would appreciate further ideas if anyone has them.

Hi guys, I have been gluten free for 5 months. I bacame aware when I stopped having BMs (my descending colon felt packed to my ribcage when my abdomen was palpitated) and was in severe abdominal pain. this condition was fairly nonresponsive to enemas, laxitives, for which I only used when things go really out of hand. I stopped all gluten. My bruises...