LisaR
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I don't believe wheat is bad for you unless you have Celiac or are allergic to wheat.
I fall into the second category. Found out in July that I am allergic to wheat. So I went on a gluten free diet. Has...done...absolutely...nothing for me except keep me from having an allergic reaction. I have been having serious GI problems for the past 1 1/2 years and they have been getting increasingly worse. All tests for celiac came back negative and there was no visible damage on my endoscopy. But we figured since I had to go gluten free anyway, maybe the tests were wrong...nope...my GI problems have gotten worse since I went gluten free.
Since I've gone gluten free my GI problems, my allergies, my eczema, my asthma, my heart, and , my neuro problems have all been getting worse.
Maybe it's because I have been forced to limit my diet so much because of allergies, but I don't understand why you would choose to eliminate any food unless 100% necessary. But I guess when you are able to add it back in or "cheat" if you want, there is a different attitude about eliminating foods than if you know you will never be able to eat it again. Personally, I would give anything to be able to have a sandwich on a nice soft piece of Honey wheat bread or a bagel with cream cheese and jelly right now.
I gave up wheat a few years ago. I'm not allergic nor do I have celiac disease. What I do have is an addiction to bread. Seriously! Put a bag of M&M's in front of me and I wouldn't even think of eating that garbage. Put a homemade, whole grain bread in front of me and I will devour the entire thing. Forget the veggies. Forget the other healthy foods. I would fill up on bread and very little else. I gave up bread which also meant getting rid of the whole wheat flour in my home so I don't make more bread. Since giving it up, I feel so much different and better. While I can't swear that it was the wheat that caused me to feel better, there does seem to be a correlation between the two.
I do not eat gluten-free products. I don't eat refined grains and that is what most gluten-free products are, IMO. I eat plenty of whole grains including a variety of brown rices, millet, buckwheat, oats, and quinoa.
I'm sorry you aren't finding any relief by going gluten-free. My son suffers from severe food allergies and it has taken many years and many elimination diets to get him to a point where he isn't vomiting daily or curled up on his bed with severe stomach cramps. What we are doing now works great for him. I told him he will eat this way until he is on his own without any exceptions. My days of cleaning up puke are over. If he wants to experiment when he is out on his own, he is free to do that.