Should I eat gluten again?

Dave123

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Joined : Feb 2005

Posts : 238

Posted 4/29/2017 5:04 PM (GMT 0)

Long time Crohns sufferer. I do not have Celiac but was looking for diet alternatives and eliminated gluten 7 years ago. I don't know if it helped but kept with it as my Crohns was somewhat controlled with meds and I didn't want to risk it. I have been doing really well the last 2 years (Xeljanz) and now I'm thinking about eating gluten again. I really miss pizza and sandwiches! Any experiences or advice for reintroducing gluten? Gradual or jump right in? If it has adverse affects would I know quickly or months of slow decline?

73monte

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Posted 4/30/2017 10:57 AM (GMT 0)

It's hard to say, and you'll get varying opinions. If you aren't sure about reintroducing gluten, then you should really have a gluten test. Unless you actually have a gluten sensitivity or intolerance, then it doesn't seem like a good idea to avoid it.

Gluten free and wheat free diets became sort of faddish in the last 5-10 years. I'm no expert, but people that were avoiding gluten did it for weight management.

If you aren't wanting to go through the testing, then maybe just use trial and error. Start slowly a week at a time to see if you feel better or worse when going back to it.

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