The Gluten/malabsobtion theory

[b_jim]

Intense intestinal pain and moderate diarrheas today for me, out of Pois.
I wonder if the yeast I use for my free-gluten home-made bread is the cause or gluten itself...

[Clycos]

If gluten intolerance is potentially a factor contributing to POIS symptoms it is important to completely eliminate gluten from the diet in order to test the theory accurately. Apparently even if your non-gluten food touches a gluten source it would be considered contaminated. Please post any results you guys have with the gluten diet, I am one week in and I would like to know how the others are doing as well. The only thing I?ve noticed in a week is better digestion, haven?t really been in the cycle yet to see how the diet might affect the cycle.

[Colm]

Just updating information here on a recent trial of food and nutrition over 3 months.

As I mentioned in a post back some weeks, a blood test showed that I had intolerances with Milk to a big level and with wheat also.

So, for 12 weeks, I avoided Milk, wheat and gluten. I did not eat any bad foods in this time, cut out most white sugars, but had a nutritionist advising on foods to eat, and good quality Vitamin supplements to take.

I also avoided O for nearly 4 months during this, as a good trial. I was also exercising - cycling and walking every day.  My health had felt a good deal better or at least I felt more healthy on this good diet.

Had my first O yesterday and sadly I report, from straight after the O, all the usual symptoms came straight back, sinus flaring, skin dermatitis, brain fog, depression, social phobia etc etc.

I will use Niacin next time or start a trial of progesterone perhaps...

Am very disappointed after putting so much effort into the nutrition approach. Three days to feel human again !!!

For my POIS, I can say definitely that Gluten or diet is NOT a factor. It may be a factor for other POIS men. I don't know.

[b_jim]

I agree gluten don't help pois. But remove the sugar makes a huge difference in my Pois.

[b_jim]

After 4 months without gluten I go back to normal diet.... and my intestinal problems come back too. I'm not sure if it's gluten itself, complex carbs or yeast but I have abdomen pains. It has few/no influence on my pois anyway.

[kinsley12]

Celiac disease is a chronic digestive and immune disorder that damages the small intestine. This disease is triggered by eating foods containing gluten. This disease can cause long-term digestive problems and prevent your body from getting all the nutrients it needs.