Gluten Problems

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In the spirit of this morning’s article on possible connections between gluten and schizophrenia, I got curious:

  • Do you think you have gluten intolerance?

  • Have you been treated for gluten intolerance?

  • Do you have Celiac Disease?

  • Are you on a gluten-free diet or do you try very hard to be?

  • Do you think gluten affects your MI symptoms?

Here’s a warning for anyone considering abstaining from gluten: rice is usually the grain that takes wheat’s place and rice is only safe in small quantities - it’s not something to use for cereal, bread and crackers in the same day - it’s got too much arsenic. There’s a lot on the web about it including safer quantities for consumption.

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  1. No
  2. No
  3. No
  4. No
  5. No

:grin:

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It was nice of you to be such a good sport about it, nevertheless :slight_smile:

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My doctor says that I do not have celiac disease, but I feel bloated always after eat, and I used to eat a lot of bread and rice too.

In a short term, I can say that my best moments were when I wasn’t eating food with gluten, maybe I was also for the medicacion in that period, but I do not know.

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Cutting out gluten made a huge difference for me positive symptom wise. Also, the dose of my APs would go up gradually for years. After cutting gluten I haven’t had to raise the dose for a while now. I think it doesn’t hurt to try going gluten free for a while. Theres gluten free pasta and bread, though it is generally more expensive and might not taste exactly the same.

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This video briefly reports finding linking gluten sensitivity to schizophrenia.

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People have been asking me how I get by without APs. I think this may be it. I’ve been gluten free since shortly after I was diagnosed, I believe. I get mouth sores, bloat and irritability as well as digestive upset including heartburn when I ingest gluten.

Thanks for the video; it’s very simple and informative.

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Hmmmm… I don’t know. I just find it interesting. I was talking to my husband this morning saying that I don’t understand why I haven’t needed as much medication as most schizophrenics take and something came up this morning about gluten and I had a light bulb moment: I don’t ingest gluten! I haven’t for a long time, so I am curious if that is the reason. I don’t have celiac, either but a multi-symptom intolerance.

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I read a few time ago, that a high percentage of neurotransmitters, are created in bowels, so, we do not used to give importance, but a good alimentation without intolerances ( like gluten) and taking probiotics could make a difference, It’s difficult to keep but I will begin to try next week.
I’m glad of you are doing well with few medications!! :slightly_smiling_face:

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THANK YOU!

I forget stuff. I remember knowing that about neurotransmitters in the gut but I forgot. My husband and I ran out of digestive enzymes a while ago. We’ve still got fairly new probiotics in the fridge but we ought to take them…
Yes, please do try next week. It might really help.

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