Lyme, Gluten Inflammation Did It Help?

Am a member prior to this as TuffyR but I can't find my log-in.

Background: Had GERD prior to Lyme/related stuff. Stable on Doxy x2 day.

Recently my pre-diabetic carb cravings surged (diet got a bit sugar heavy) so I dropped all carbs for 5 days as a sort of reset. During this cutting I had to quit all the gerd drugs since I was getting Gastroparesis (slow stomach emptying) like symptoms. Now after 3 weeks the only time GERD returns is if I add too much wheat based carbs into my diet.

While researching this I came across few mentions of non-celiac wheat sensitive allergic inflammation and lyme type symptoms.

Since one of my Lyme reactions/symptoms was hypersensitivity to allergens. Wondering if maybe the untreated Lyme triggered an immune response to the wheat that's been increasing over the last couple of years. Also wondering if the non-celiac wheat sensitive allergic inflammation was contributing to the Lyme type symptoms.

I'm considering a period off the doxy while also gluten free to see if there are lyme like relapses.

Anyone gone gluten free with lyme? Did it help

Comments? Suggestions?

I went gluten-free, dairy-free, soy-free, corn-free, sugar-free, basically all processed food-free and focused on a real-food diet of vegetables and pastured meat.
Nutrition has been a MAJOR factor in my healing, it heals the gut and the brain.
I have been able to add back small amounts of organic, whole-grain wheat (fresh-milled, sourdough is best). It's no problem occasionally but I do not make it a regular part of my diet. I gave my gut a break from it for at least a year.

Whole30 (It Starts With Food)
Dr. Rawls (Unlocking Lyme)
Terry Wahls protocol
GAPS, AIP, paleo
Chinese Medicine (Healing with Whole Foods)
are all good sources of info about nutrition and health.

Some people don't or can't address diet. For me it was everything.

But I can't emphasize enough that when cutting gluten, you can't just replace it with "gluten free" equivalents. GF food is still highly processed and not nutritious and can cause the same problems. So stick with natural whole foods like veg, lentils, and pastured meat.

I went gluten-free several years before getting Lyme. I noticed a big difference about 48 hours after elimination. The symptoms I had from gluten - general (mental) malaise, low-grade depression, ADD, fogginess, fatigue - were not so dissimilar from what I had when I got Lyme. In fact, when I first got infected, I was wondering whether there was a hidden source of gluten that I was accidentally consuming somehow.

So all of that to say, yes, I think there can be considerable overlap between gluten intolerance and Lyme symptoms. I believe someone on here mentioned that gluten gave them a cytokine storm which is kind of what Lyme does as well.

The initial lifestyle change is hard but if you notice a big difference it's totally worth it, IMO.