Should We All Go Gluten Free ????

I really don't think so, maybe for some it's better, but for some it's change nothing, or it could even became Celiac.. Like for the lactose, many became lactose intolerent because they had stop to take enough during a long time.

I think we should all get Elisa food allergy testing (the one with 88 or more foods) I think we have more issues handling food then we hunk as sometimes it takes a few hours to days to show a reaction. I ate yeast on thanksgiving and the day after. I am allergic to yeast(there was also a post about yeast and it's relationship to crohns if you want to read that). But I only started with stomach issues yesterday. 2 days after I first ate yeast. I went on a gluten free diet with my daught who has a wheat allergy(she tested neg for celiac). At first it seems to help then about a month and a half into it I started feeling bad and by the time I got my allergy results I felt worse then I did to start with. Turns out aim also allergic to rice. And in a gluten free diet all the wheat is replaced with rice. So I was making myself worse. I started to feel lots better after just 2 days of being off rice and yeast. I think so much of ibs, crohns and intestinal issues are so much of a mystery. But food allergies can definitely cause or aggravate our problems. And we have had some many invasive and expensive tests done already that a simple blood test to check for food allergies should be a standard for intestinal issues. I went back on wheat but an debating on going off again for a month or so to let my intestines heal then slowly add it back in to see if I can handle it.

If it works for you then go for it but I don't think I'll go gluten free. I tried gluten free foods and I still went had the same crampy 'D' multiple times after the meal. My thing is, one day I can eat pizza and be tottally fine and the next day I could eat it and my mouth will have ulcers everywhere, along with gum inflammation and then a few bloody BM's after the meal. Everyone is different with their food tolerances. Some are like me and have a general idea of 'bad' foods but for the most part it's a guessing game and others know exactly which foods are problematic.

Crohn's is so individualized and such a mystery.

There's nothing wrong with trying diet modifications. I often take out wheat, gluten, dairy, etc.

But we won't know if that IGG test is even useful, until we know what IGG is really doing.

Better to do an elimination diet, than to go by a test that doesn't even know what it's testing.

I believe allergy food testing IgG is just as reliable (or not ) as celiac blood test or Prometheus blood test. I know dr use these test to help diagnose. But I also know some people don't think they are reliable. I do also agree with elimination diet. No just think the blood test gives you a head start.

The thing about gluten lite is that it doesn't do anything good for you. I really do think you need to be gluten free for a few weeks to see if there's an improvement. That was my experience anyway.

On of my closest friends noticed that I seemed to feel better during the 8 days of Passover, when I would eat no grains at all except for the very small amount of wheat matzoh that I allowed myself. When I adopted a gluten free diet I noticed an improvement in my belly and fatigue and mindfulness around the 10th day.

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This thread is *very* interesting to me as I went through this IGG testing and elimination diet back in 2005, before anyone was talking about it on forums. It was controversial then and I guess it still is. I no longer even mention it to my traditional docs anymore.  I was feeling really crummy in 2005 with joint pain, RLQ pain for years, and a horrendous mouth ulcer problem.  They were non-stop. as one was clearing up, another would appear, in all areas of my mouth. My tongue was constantly sore. I had read (and had a friend confirm) that you can have celiac disease without gi symptoms and since mouth ulcers were often a sign of celiac disease I decided to explore this.  I thought crohns was already ruled out (turns out it wasn't). I went gluten free on my own (by this time I was sick of doctors) and noticed the mouth problem improved about 75%.  My chiropractor who also does what is called   "functional medicine" did the IGG allergy testing on me (I had gone to a hypnotherapist to try to find an escape from this never ending craziness and she said this testing had solved her problems) My insurance only paid parts of it (it was not cheap, done by a lab in the state of Washington) It showed I had very high IGG antibody levels to wheat, casein (milk protein), egg white and to a lesser degree, egg yolk, corn syrup and ginger.  The rest of the foods I ate were in the normal range. Yes, this is controversial but I figured I had nothing to lose. I didn't eliminate all grains, just wheat. (a little easier than gluten) Drank enriched rice drink instead of milk, eliminated eggs and corn syrup. Ginger wasn't a problem LOL.  The first thing I noticed was that my mouth cleared up completely. What a wonderful feeling that was.

My RLQ pain and feelings of malaise did not change. I went to a gi doc I had heard had a special interest in celiac disease. He went right to the TTGA (something like that) test which was negative. He did an EGD with duodenal biopsy( I had to eat gluten for 8 weeks)  which was negative. He also did the prometheus testing which showed a slightly elevated pANCA which he dismissed. Then a colonoscopy after which he declared I had a rheumatological problem, end of him.

I stayed on this diet for almost 4 years, even after starting pentasa. When I went on humira I decided to go back to regular diet and the mouth problem has NOT RETURNED. YEAH!  If I do get a canker it is small and clears up in about 2 days. Before it was a 10 day siege.  

I blame my mouth problem mostly on milk protein because if I do overendulge I usually do get some mouth problem. I continue to drink Rice Drink when I need a large quantity of milk (like in cereal). I still eat wheat free waffles because I like them. That's about it. 

I know I blabber on but I hope some of this is useful to someone. I agree that this concept of food sensitivities diagnosed by IGG antibodies is very controversial. In order to prove to me it is useless I would have to find someone with problems, had the tests done, did the elimination diet based on these tests, and had no improvement at all.  It may be that it is not the same in everyone.  There is this issue of leaky gut syndrome and that is being accepted by mainstream medicine. I think IGG Food sensitivity as part of this leaky gut syndrome will be accepted in the future.

I agree with the poster who said that time spent with her kids and not in the bathroom was more important to her than eating pizza. It became a way of life for me. I also have to admit that my other systemic problems did not improve, just the mouth ulcers (which was my purpose for doing the experiment)    I lost weight (which is a plus for some) and eventually too much weight. After going on humira (which was about the same time I went back to a regular diet so questionable which was the solution) I gained 25 lbs. Feeling better had to be due to humira because I was on this diet for 4 years before that and did not feel better except for the mouth ulcers problem.