Ramfan

Bubba's Mom, Your suggestion of keeping a log is an excellent idea and I will start my log tomorrow. Today I cannot eat anything because of the bad choices over the weekend. I will need to find inner strength to overcome years of slowly contaminating myself and as a friend mentioned earlier, "if you can get past the first 21 days, you will succeed." ...

Thank you eatmeat4good and Jenniferxgfx, your suggestions makes a great deal of sense and looking at the websites on salicylates and gluten, I have my work cut out for me. Makes me wonder how we can make ourselves ill by all the additives in our foods.

Thank you for responding and I should have clarified my situation better. Since going gluten free and shopping for gluten free items, my stomach issues have resolved but I am wondering about other things that can trigger the same reactions that I have been dealing with : bloated stomach, gurgling, gas, constipation, diarrhea, fatigue, what I like to refer...

Forgot to add that three years ago was diagnosed with tumid lupus.

I am new to gluten free lifestyle but not new to the discomfort I have been dealing with for the past 10 years +. Just a brief history, had surgery for GERD and still had issues with my stomach afterwards. A few months after my surgery, I went to see my GI because not all my symptoms were alleviated, was told I had IBS and I changed my diet but saw no change...