Locked post about three myths on gluten free

Why was that post locked ? I find it was a very interesting post and allowing positive responses would have been relevant for all of us.

I see than some felt offended by it but I believe it brought out interesting facts and post like that should not be locked.

In any way here is my experience:

I was going to go gluten free a few months ago. But, did I ever find complicated to get all the nutrients, I felt, I needed with a gluten free diet. During my searches I found a similar article to the one posted by Garry.

As it seemed more convenient and easy to follow I tried the Low FODMAP but really thouhgt I was gluten intolerant. Well I got whole lot of improvement from that diet. Enough that I got enough relief from my symptoms that I was finally able to sleep at night. I'm sure that getting better sleep helped me a lot into remission. Lot's of us are suffering from sleep deprivation because of our symptoms.

Not saying gluten is not good but only saying Low FODMAP should really also be considered as a option to try. A lot of us also have IBS with the IBD and low FODMAP can bring relief and is in my point of view easier to follow.

It was locked due to infighting. There already was a gluten continued post, I guess it's fallen to the 2nd page. www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=38&m=3418256

Nssg,

Yep trying & trying again different food and diets until we find what works is the best way to do it. We have to keep an open mind about our food options. Infortunalty, one may never find the good food combination for them... Since there are no one fit all way of eating with UC.

I fell lucky because I'm fine with the wheat as long as I keep it occasional and in small quantities. I usually treat my self with two white bread toast on Saturday mornings with my eggs and It is ok.

One thing I just can't have at all is onions and it is very hard. :( God I loved these in so many things.

Yes Low FODMAP allows sugars but not all of them. I have no problem with the allowed sugars but still I keep it low.

It so challenging to eat what agrees with us, eat healthy and keep stuff tasting delicious.

I also didn't understand why that thread was locked.
The great thing about this site is allowing people to share differing opinions and that was happening.
I don't think it's health to stifle opinions that are different.

"I was going to go gluten free a few months ago. But, did I ever find complicated to get all the nutrients, I felt, I needed with a gluten free diet. "


i don't do any grains and still have no problem getting enough - i feel so much better not eating grains - but your body may need them - i'm assuming most folks here understand that I didn't make the decision to go grain free as part of some fad that certain members like to talk about - it's ridiculous to think that a person would give up bread, pizza, pancakes, etc,etc, etc, without good reason - i mean who would do that ?????

"So yes, there are people ridiculous enough to give up bread, pizza ect... For the wrong reasons."

If the alternative's better, good on them. Yes some people are ridiculous enough but they are more than balanced, actually tipped over, by folks willing to cram anything. I actually would like to salute people who don't eat pizza but very rarely; that takes some strength of will which we should celebrate. And in the same vein, salute those with UC who don't give in to temptation, demonstrably knowing they have problems with grains/gluten, so easily. I also think "gluten free" and "gluten" are very broad categories.

One can be gluten free and eat sugary pastries/candies and one can celebrate gluten and have lots of pizzas and white bread. One another note, the Low Fodmap diet with some adjustments may definitely help those UCers who were failed by Paleo etc.

Peter is aware and informed of what goes on here. I understand not everyone may agree with our locking of specific posts and the timing thereof; it may not be a popular decision. However, the gluten talk has since continued in new threads and had been a lot more productive since then.

As a generalization (not referring to any user in particular) far as decorum and rules go, please be respectful of others: no personal-attacks, insults, and avoid in-fighting in threads as those are against forum rules. Productive discussion/debate is great, it happens all the time, as we have lots of opinions and different points of view, but try to keep it on topic and respectful. The most common reason for threads get locked are that users are attacking other users and it is off the OP's topic.

It's often best to respectfully disagree with others whose opinions differ from yours and if things get heated, let it go, rather than taking it very personally, calling them out by name and starting an attack (as I see happen). As when it does, posts get edited, deleted and so forth; it's a moderated forum; reachout to any of us (our emails are in our profiles).

Cheers,

Ipoop,

I get what you wrote. I felt sorry that the thread was locked, not because it talked about gluten free , but rather about other options.

I have been looking for help on this forum for more than a year now. I had tried different diets, included, excluded food. As I said I was going to try a gluten fee diet (which I believe is perfect for some).

I found the information somewhere else about how intolerance to FODMAP may look like a gluten intolerance. However, it was the first time on this forum I saw the information that one may seem to have a gluten intolerance but in fact it is an intolerant to FODMAP. Which I fell was my case.

I don't think the intention of the initial poster was to disrespect whom are doing well being gluten free. But more to open minds to as why some may fell being gluten free is the answer,but in fact are juste intolerant to FODMAP. (And yes LOW FODMAP recommends to avoid certaine grains or at less lower them.)

My intention was not to blame the forum administrator for locking threads. I get that when there are insults being said and so one, It becomes difficult to manage and that locking a threads are sometimes the answer.