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Posted 8/8/2013 3:45 AM (GMT 0)
So, I've been gluten free for several weeks now and I read low mood can be a side effect of going gluten free. Has anyone noticed changes in their mood by going gluten or grain free?
Posted 8/8/2013 4:18 AM (GMT 0)
I would think that for some it can...especially if you're not taking in grains that could contain B vitamins, or you're just not taking in enough foods to help maintain blood sugar or energy.

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Posted 8/8/2013 4:24 AM (GMT 0)
i'm sad that I haven't found a gluten free hamburger bun that doesn't taste like cardboard !
Posted 8/8/2013 7:47 AM (GMT 0)
Has anyone got any suggestions for healthy natural sources of Vitamin B.?
Posted 8/8/2013 12:40 PM (GMT 0)
Nutritional Yeast
Posted 8/8/2013 1:05 PM (GMT 0)
Yeah, I agree that going without real cookies, cake, bread, beer, and pasta would put me in a bad mood too and that is why I eat gluten (lol that and going gluten-free didn't help me). I know there are substitutes, the rice/corn pasta wasn't bad, but gluten-free bread that takes an absurd amount of time to toast; weird stuff?
Posted 8/8/2013 1:10 PM (GMT 0)
I feel better health wise, but I get cranky sometimes when I see food I want to eat and can't. My kids cheeseburger, for example. Ice cream. A soda. The Olive Garden's Never Ending Pasta Bowl TV ad. Arby's commercial - the food commercials in the evening are torture!

Has the weight loss encouraged you any?  I lost 12 lbs in 5 weeks.  That makes up for the other.

Posted 8/8/2013 2:05 PM (GMT 0)
I fought going grain free for years....I consider myself a flour addict! I have been on the SCD diet for 3 weeks now and I am seeing GREAT results! It takes some time to plan meals but it is so worth in in the long run. If you are currently experiencing a flare up, the SCD diet has complete instructions that will walk you through the 5 phases of this healing diet. Once my gut is healed, the diet expands to include a wide selection of foods. With UC, the grains just add to the inflammation in your gut. Same with sugar. I guess I just got tired of being sick all the time and missing out on all the fun. I hate getting left behind all the time. I was off all the meds before so I know I can do it again! This time I won't go back to eating grains! EVER!
Posted 8/8/2013 3:53 PM (GMT 0)
ya, but what about all the FOOD you're missing out on ? what is wrong with you ? you think life is all about enjoyment and fun ???

;-)


hope it continues to work for you -
Posted 8/9/2013 12:30 AM (GMT 0)
Lol soy stud. I notice without grains I feel less energized. But, I also think it takes time to adjust to taking grains / gluten out. Any time I have tried to, I always have immediate feelings of weakness etc. grains etc are filling though so personally I think it's normal to experience that at first.

And of course helps to add good fats in there like avocados, eggs, etc to make up for it. It's tough tho! Kudos to you msgrizz for taking on the scd with success 😃
Posted 8/9/2013 12:59 AM (GMT 0)
soystud, SCHAR makes awesome gluten free products. I ate them before I started paleo. I ate them with portabello mushroom caps and veggie burgers. oh the days of veganism.


http://www.schar.com/us/gluten-free-products/


when I cut down my carbs, I had a lot less energy and was really "foggy" for a few weeks. I don't think it affected my mood though.
Posted 8/9/2013 2:26 AM (GMT 0)
" oh the days of veganism."

you can say that about a gazillion times !

it's funny how people thought I had nothing to eat then - I'm starving now !
Posted 8/9/2013 3:56 PM (GMT 0)
is nutritional yeast a good thing - I thought a lot of people had problems with too much yeast ?
Posted 8/9/2013 5:38 PM (GMT 0)
Udi's have tasty burger buns.
Posted 8/9/2013 6:12 PM (GMT 0)
Within 10 days of going gluten free I had an epiphany about my cognitive function - it was greatly improved. I was waiting for a big change in my digestive process but the cognitive improvements came first. At the two week mark I had enough improvement in my bowel function that I could mark the experiment a success, but really, the improved concentration and focus was enough of a reason to stay GF.

So yeah, mood change? Better, happier, more successful at work.

Posted 8/9/2013 6:20 PM (GMT 0)
"Udi's have tasty burger buns."


I tried some of their cookies once - BLECH !

but i'll give the buns a try -

thanks FD :-)
Posted 8/9/2013 10:00 PM (GMT 0)
Your body is likely not getting all those fast carbs you are used to or the fortified b vitamins . Take a b complex and drink some Gatorade periodically through the day till your body adjusts.. Specifically Gatorade due to the dextrose.
Posted 8/10/2013 3:34 AM (GMT 0)
Soystud, wait a second! I thought you were grain free! You can't eat gluten free products! You and InSoFla are my grain-free heros! Tell me its not true!

PK, you think dextrose will give me sugar for energy? A friend told me to go to my GP and get a vitamin B shot. I haven't looked into that yet.
Posted 8/10/2013 5:42 AM (GMT 0)
yup, you are correct mad lady - all of the gf is made with rice and corn - I keep looking but to no avail - I tried a couple gf buns from a local bakery and boy, the poop hit the fanny !

I have learned - I can eat rice/corn once in a while - and that's it - I will not go back to eating grains on even a semi-regular basis anytime soon !

I eat ground beef all the time, but I had a big hankerin for a BURGER !!! maybe next summer :-(

and I agree with the b thing - you probably are, as heather and pk said, missing out on some by going gf -

any other signs, good or bad ? 

Posted 8/10/2013 6:54 PM (GMT 0)
Mad potter, b vitamins are first line of defense.. Dextrose is bump to get you over the hump. :)

Soy stud, ive got a pretty good nut. Based bread I use for buns, can you tolerate nuts and eggs?
Posted 8/10/2013 8:57 PM (GMT 0)
"Soy stud, ive got a pretty good nut. Based bread I use for buns, can you tolerate nuts and eggs?"

eggs don't seem to be an issue - nutz don't like me much - might be worth a try tho - i'm game :-)
Posted 8/10/2013 9:46 PM (GMT 0)
Hrmm.. I have a buckwheat, toasted quinoa bread that might make a good bun. I'll try tweaking the recipe and see if I can get it to turn out.

I have made the following 2 recipes as buns tho with good success.
www.multiplydelicious.com/thefood/2011/12/paleo-herb-buns/

The key to this recipe is using honeyville blanched almond flour and running everything through a vitamix

And
comfybelly.com/2011/07/cashew-bread/#.Uga2qaN5mK0

I don't have a dry container so I ground up my cashews with the vitamix then added all the ingredients to the vitamix and processed the heck out of it. I use almond milk for all of the yogurt and apple juice when making it for savory things.

I bake them in whoopee pie pans. It is imperative that you split and toast the cashew one to mKe it super tasty.

I'll see if I can tweak a good non nut recipe for you. Everyone needs a good bun from time to time. I do have other Recipes but they use rice flours as part of their mixes. :(
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