Inflammation, food mixing, gluten & IBS
09/03/09 06:24 PM
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Hey guys
Haven't been around these forums for a few months. In that time I saw a doctor who proposed a theory that gave me some new ways to look at my IBS, just wanted to get your thoughts on it
Her theory was basically inflammation as a cellular level causes discord in the GI tract. This is exacerbated by food sensitivities (like to dairy or wheat), and also spikes in blood glucose levels.
For food sensitivities, dairy and wheat were introduced late into man's evolution, so a lot of people can't effectively digest dairy and wheat
Refined sugars and simple carbohydrates are digested so quickly that the body releases a lot of insulin to deal with the sugar, which causes inflammation and problems down the road
Anyway, thats the core of the theory that doctor told me. She speculates that my IBS is from when I got colitis (C. Dificile) 2 years ago after taking antibiotics, which is why my GI tract is still inflamed
One dietary solution is to eat fruits, vegetables, proteins, and fats.
So, thats the advice ive been following. What do you guys think?
This doctor also told me to try eating gluten-free or at least wheat free for a few weeks. At first I thought she was a nut, and that would be way too drastic. I knew I didn't have celiac disease, so going gluten-free would only help if I have a sensitivity.
However, soon enough I found it really wasn't hard to eliminate wheat from my diet (without completely eliminating gluten)
I've felt better in the last month, but there has been a lot more at play (the other main change i made was to take probiotics, which I think have helped)
this post is turning out to include more than I thought..so bear with this
So, the diet im on is meant to reduce inflammation, so eventually ill be able to incorporate more foods. My only worry is that ill go long enough without wheat that I won't be able to go back to it. That sort of happened with fats, it took me a few weeks before I was comfortable having nuts and other healthy fats
Thanks for reading,
Matt
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