Wow. If you are trying to have a baby, all of your health issues come to light, one by one. Never have I had my health scrutinized so thoroughly and completely, nor have I ever had such good care. I guess this is a good thing. But so many things have been unearthed that sometimes it feels a little overwhelming...I am taking it one day at a time and am reminding myself that I used to feel much, much worse before I took gluten out of my life on Jan 2, 2007.
What seems to be the key to my health in every regard? Diet. Almost every single thing that I am struggling with can be stabilized or turned around with diet, or has been already.
The underlying mystery tying everything together is no longer a mystery. Gluten. My old friend!
Gluten, when you cannot tolerate it, takes its insidious toll in hundreds of ways. Here are some of the ways it's worked its evil spell on me:
dermatitis herpetiformis
anxiety
depression
hormone imbalance
acne
pms
reflux
malabsorption
endometriosis
hypothyroidism
infertility
interstitial cystitis
fatigue
headaches
irritability
gas and bloating
all manner of digestive issues
So many of the above are controlled, abated or have been cured by my strict gluten-free diet. The biggest thing was turning around my infertility. Feeling better overall has been pretty great too though :).
It's been a transformative summer. Ill health and finding solutions to the root causes of your symptoms can be life-changing.
If you're reading this, you might be sick and looking for a way to help yourself through diet. Food is medicine. Give it a try; you may find the path to wellness too. You'll never look back.
I leave you with the sage words of meatwad:
At least you got all your fingers and toes, know what I'm sayin?
1 comment:
A blog that talks about transforming your life through diet AND quotes Meatwad is definitely a blog for me. :)
Anyway, I found your site while Googling around for gluten intolerance info. I'm in that position of knowing that *something* is wrong, and it's probably diet-related, but don't know what it is. I keep coming back to gluten, even though I don't have a lot of the classic symptoms like IBS.
Anyway, I just wanted to say thank you for sharing the great info on your blog, and to encourage you to keep going! About seven years ago I was diagnosed with PCOS and told I'd never be able to have children without extensive medical intervention. Thanks to changes I made in my diet (cutting down on sugar and simple carbs) I've since had four children without any drugs or medicine. I still seem to have some food-related issues (hence me finding your blog), but that took me a LONG way.
Thanks again for all this great info!
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