I’ve been off gluten for 12 years with now two trials of reintroducing, not fully successful. The reintroductions go mixed. Sometimes I feel fine, other times I get some symptoms like immediate burpiness, then my usual ones (listed below). I only try with bread and have also tried Khosan and other heirloom wheat, etc.. No obvious pattern.
I’m not celiac but I get these issues when I consume gluten (beyond a level of cross-contamination):
*inflamed esophagus
*brain fog/spacey/slow brain, fatigued
*headaches (maybe more than 24 hrs later, can be bad)
*stuffiness
I really believe I should be past this, with gut healthy, healed, etc.. I used to have histamine intolerance (gave me hives, bad allergy symptoms), and FODMAP issues… Those seem 90-95% gone. I don’t test sugar alcohols cuz I don’t want to eat them, and have been avoiding legumes, so if I eat them, I feel them. But I used to not be able to tolerate dates, leeks, shallots, etc. (fructans). I feel the gluten thing might be partly in my mind… (like a ‘track’ from Germanische Heilkunde). I’d prefer it be psychological and nit real, as I think it’d be easier to overcome.
Anyone have experience with conquering an intolerance, esp. gluten? I really want to get past this hurdle so I am not the annoying person with a dietary restriction. I also want to eat amazing bread now and again.
I’m not celiac but I get these issues when I consume gluten (beyond a level of cross-contamination):
*inflamed esophagus
*brain fog/spacey/slow brain, fatigued
*headaches (maybe more than 24 hrs later, can be bad)
*stuffiness
I really believe I should be past this, with gut healthy, healed, etc.. I used to have histamine intolerance (gave me hives, bad allergy symptoms), and FODMAP issues… Those seem 90-95% gone. I don’t test sugar alcohols cuz I don’t want to eat them, and have been avoiding legumes, so if I eat them, I feel them. But I used to not be able to tolerate dates, leeks, shallots, etc. (fructans). I feel the gluten thing might be partly in my mind… (like a ‘track’ from Germanische Heilkunde). I’d prefer it be psychological and nit real, as I think it’d be easier to overcome.
Anyone have experience with conquering an intolerance, esp. gluten? I really want to get past this hurdle so I am not the annoying person with a dietary restriction. I also want to eat amazing bread now and again.