How many of you have gone gluten free? How long did you give it a try before giving up? I've heard that it takes at least 6 months for any changes to occur in regards to the intestinal lining being repaired. Did it help relieve symptoms?
Reply posted for frenchmoxie.
personally have had great success with going gluten free. every time i came off of the disciplined gf diet- symptoms would return in a few days. using my body as a guinea pig helped prove that lol then came lactose free, processed sugar free and eliminating *** meats/eggs. everything else i eat has a purpose instead of just fulfilling a craving. herbal teas, probiotics, supplements, medical marijuana etc. if i stray off the path that is healing me that's my own problem now and back to the hospital i go. it's just accepting the lifestyle change. :)
Reply posted for lizzies mom.
Hola.
Im looking for a support group on line in Spanish for a friend who lives in Miami.
I have searched to no avail.
Can anyone help?
Reply posted for frenchmoxie.
Hi,
I dont follow on purpose a gluten free diet, but i have been thinking that can be extremely positive for Crohns dicease.
This is my case: I am Spanish, diagnosed aproximately 15 or 17 years ago (dont really remember). When diagnosed i was living in Spain, got several episodes, i would say standard evolution as Crohns patient.
Then i moved to Indonesia, and since them i have been feeling much better. Actually, no episodes that need steroids in the last 12 years (since i moved to Indonesia).
However, when i go back to Spain for some weeks, i usually start feeling worse. Therefore, i am quite sure that my diet in Spain is worse for Crohn than my diet in Indonesia.
So... What is different here?
1. In Spain i eat a lot of bread. In indonesia I eat very little bread. therefore no gluten free, but reduced a lot the gluten from bread
2. In Spain i eat quite often pasta. In Indonesia i rarely eat pasta, usually i eat rice. Again, no gluten free, but reduced a lot.
3. In Spain I drink tap water (which is great and safe...but maybe not for Crohn patients), in Indonesia i drink only botteled water
4. In Spain i eat a lot of pork, in Indonesia i almost dont eat pork, mostly chicken and some beef.
So, i think that reducing the gluten can be very good for Crohn. Migth not be necessary to stop eating glutn 100%.
Reply posted for frenchmoxie.
I've gone G-free permanently!!! That's how much better it has made me. I would say within the first 7 days I started to feel a litttle more energetic and after a month my joints were also starting to feel better. Good luck!
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