Papa-Hen

Folks, I hope someone can tell me about leaky gut symdrome to include: How would I know if I had it? What would I do about it? Could it be the cause of my flu-like symptoms (stay-in-bed exhaustion without the sniffles, sneezes, fever)? Thanks, - Henry

Ambien works well for me. Fortunately, I only need it occasionally and I try not to use it at all. Tylenol PM has also been suggested to me. - Henry

Leonard, I hope that others come through on this one. I. too, have described my ailment as being like the flu but without the sniffles, sneezing and fever. I want to get up & going, but my body just says no. I have fasted for 24 hours twice in the past 2 weeks and felt better for a little while afterward. On Monday, I caught myself climbing...

Yes. I was always hungry, especially for breads, cakes, cookies, pizza, etc. Thank God it wasn't alcohol I craved so much, or I'd be a real mess. I, too, had many cavities. I also had back spasms. My guess is that I didn't absorb calcium well. These have not been a problem since I've started taking a calcium/magnesium supplement. My dentist was even...

Still chronic fatigue/depression (please tell me it will go away), but... - Inflammation blood work #'s are way down; - I lost at least 50 lb; - Allergies almost non-existent (no Claritin for 2 months or better); (A little dh came back since, however. Perhaps the Claritin kept it at bay.) Best regards, - Henry

Geez, I didn't know of a difference until you asked and I saw that eKatherine added that sweet rice flour would not separate when in the refrigerator. I was thinking only of Cajun dishes and gravy that would typically get eaten right away, but leftovers are always good, too. I hope you'll let us know more about the differences. Thanks, - Henry...

OK, folks, Before I try silly experiments of my own, please let me know what you have learned about the possibility of making a gluten-free roux. (I guess corn starch would be my first trial.) What about thickening agents, in general? Thanks, - Henry

All, Thanks for the info and your best wishes. Yes, I had just eliminated the rest of the gluten from my diet when the crisis began to develop. I came off the Ritalin just before entering the in-patient program. I have just begun to take it again, and it does seem to be keeping awake later than usual. Previous to going gluten free, I would have said...

Folks, This is Henry returning after more than a month since my last post. In summary, I'm 47 and chronic fatigue has been with me for ages. I again quit wheat products in November and wound up losing about 50 lb since. At the beginning of June, I had just finished reading Dangerous Grains and eliminated the rest of the gluten. I saw my PCP, and...

Hi Nashville, I'd love to check out the article, but it came back as "File Not Found". I'd be grateful if you would see about providing a little more info so that I'll be able to find my way there. Thanks, and best wishes, - Henry

Besides the weight that comes off without thinking (or fighting)...260 to 210 since Nov. ... Have the allergies really disappeared?!?!?! Wouldn't this be cool?!?! Thank you, everyone, for sharing. - Henry

Folks, I lost a lot of weight this past month, most notably 8 1/2 lb in 5 days of what was a crisis period for me, and which I've pretty much come out of. This is a lot more than could possibly be achieved for a loss of fat, so it must be mostly water weight. Right? ...From a release of chronic inflammation? The story... I had given up only wheat...

Folks, RE: Related dairy sensitivity At my appointment a few weeks ago, doc said the gluten causes the villi to matt down. The digestive actors for dairy are at the tips of the villi, so they are not out where they need to be to do their job. - Henry

Folks, Cautious optimism... I'm becoming more optimistic that this is my body responding to the release of a toxic load that it is sheading quite rapidly, now. External stressors are quite high, so let's give them and any consequential anxiety their due, however. I've had a fairly productive day at work despite a good bit of insomnia last night...

I'm losing it quickly and without a thought. (What? No struggle?...This is too easy. Isn't it supposed to be hard?) And my inflammation bloodwork results are way down. - Henry