Chris H

So I’ve been gluten free for 18 months now, and am still having some trouble with some nerve pain. On this journey since I realised that gluten was causing me chronic pain, I have discovered that dairy does as well, rice seems to be an issue as well as bananas. Now I’ve been off those foods and had a bad day yesterday as well as today. My diet is clean as possible. My question is, what other possibilities could it be? Bananas tend to make my feet hurt and make my legs really tight. If bananas do that, what else could cause similar problems? Could it be the fructose? Anyone else have these problems, my main source of carb is sweet potato. I’m at the point where I’m worried about almost everything I eat. Is it a potassium problem? Do I just eat too much and I need to take down my calories? Pretty rough times at the moment, if anyone could give me some helpful hints, I’d appreciate it 

Sadly my nerve pain has gone back to where it was 9 months ago. With really slight numbness in my left toe. Since quitting gluten I haven’t felt the numbing of my toe. I’m getting a food intolerance test next Thursday. My diet is so strict I don’t know where I’m going wrong. But something is definitely affecting my nerves, not as bad as gluten does but it definitely affects them. I’m hoping it’s just a setback. Feel like I’m so close but so far away. 

9 minutes ago, GFinDC said:

Hi Chris,

Have you looked into diabetic nerve pain and also plantar fascitis?  Both of those conditions can cause foot pain.  The diabetic nueropathy would react to carby foods like rice and sugar though.

B-12 is often suggested for nerve problems, but other B vitamins can help too.

I’ve had exhaustive tests for both PF and diabetes, as that’s what the doctors thought it was. I’ve spent about $30,000 on trying to get a diagnosis on my feet, and I finally landed on gluten ataxia. When I took gluten out of my diet, for the first time in years I actually had pain relief. I also had all these very hardcore withdrawal symptoms, dizziness, fatigue, weak neck, lump in throat, balance problems. All neurological, they finally subsided and the pain in the feet was still better, but I’ve been a bit up and down since. I’ve become a lot more sensitive to certain foods now, I’m gluten free, dairy free and corn free, but I still feel like I’m reacting to something. It’s hard

20 hours ago, Ennis_TX said:

Look up Paleo Diet, and since your mention sugar, I would try the Keto version with no carbs. Ketosummit has a bunch of recipes. Just use coconut oil in place of anything for butter or ghee, and full fat coconut milk canned in place of heavy cream recipes. I also have some simple meals on my blog here. 

Neuropathy, if it is caused by nerve damage (gluten ataxia) then you will have years of slow healing. If it is just a reaction or certain foods/chemicals interfere with nerve issues then a few months it will clear up

So does that mean quinoa as well? I work in construction, 10 hours a day, which is obviously very uncomfortable with my sore feet, but it also means I need to have carbs to get through a day, as my work is very labour intensive. I’ve decided to cut out rice for a week and see if there is any improvement. Thanks for your help, any more advice is appreciated.

Hello I’m just messaging to see how your neuropathy is going? Have you had gradual improvements as the years gone on? Reading your post, you are having really similar symptoms to me. I’ve been 9 months gluten free now, but have had a lot of slip ups. Big improvement at the start, then has been a roller coaster since. Dairy fires my nerves up, so does corn, and obviously gluten, sugar. Now I’m thinking rice might fire up my nerves. Not leaving me a lot of food to eat