Milk/Gluten Free.

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I've seen some things on here about the milk and gluten free diet and I'm thinking of going on it. I'm just wondering what kind of results other people have seen with it? I've been a huge milk drinker and bread eater my whole life, so it would be a huge change for me and I'd have to convince my mother it was a good idea. Do the majority of you find it helpful?

My mum does not accept the idea of me having AS, but I've been having more and more trouble in school lately, so I'd like to try something--anything--to get back on track.

I tried it when I was younger but I have always been such a picky eater that I couldn't tolerate being on it longer than 3 months without wanting to be able to have my favorite foods the way they use to be.

What is it supposed to do?

Might be worth a go

I have never tried this and was also wondering if does help. I would consider trying it but it seems to be hard to find things to eat to compensate.

I started it yesterday.. I am starving, I haven't been to the shops yet and there's nothing to eat but a tin of lentil soup.. I want cheese dammit

I think that the whole point of the diet is for NT adults to starve autistic kids so they lose their minds and turn psycho! !! At least I think it would turn autistics into psychos!

Me, I've never went on that diet. It sounds horrible and mind-numbing. I'm in a middle school with stairs, so if I went on there, I might have ended up pushing people down there! Ouch! Why go on diets for autism, anyway?

Mich

I've been gluten and dairy free for a few months now - what I'd do for a bucket of chocolate icecream!!

I'm not doing it for any particularly autistic reasons (I think), but because I suffered from lethargy, dizziness after eating and chronic muscle spasm pain shooting down my back. I used to be in excruciating pain, but thought it was a normal part of having a job, and would collapse afterwards. I needed a nap after a visit to the shops, or hanging out the washing. Now, I can survive a day at work without the pain, and have the energy to take the dogs for a walk afterwards. For the first time in years I can stay up to watch tv after 7pm if I feel like it. I'm hoping to be able to attend this years work christmas party without falling asleep for once!

I started this diet thing, because my mother discovered she was lactose intolerent. When she removed lactose from her diet, her arthritis was dramatically reduced. Apparently lactose intolerance is hereditary, so I thought I'd give it a go. I've always known that bread makes me feel dizzy, so I threw in the gluten for good measure. If you're going to torture yourself, you may as well do it properly!

I currently live on a diet of corn cakes, soya milk, tofu, beans, rice, fruit, vegies and lots of hot curry and meat. It's not so bad, but it means you can't buy takeaway as often as you might like. You can get gluten free breads, but they seem to be better designed for propping up buildings than eating. It makes eating with others embarrassing, and you irritate people who offer you yummy treats like cake, biscuits etc. Most people seem to think you are doing it to be difficult - but hell, who cares what other people think!

This is not to say that the gluten/lactose free diet is a miracle cure for all my woes, but it seems to have more benefits than disadvantages in my case. I still freak out and get sensory overloads in shopping centres, I still stim, I still don't like mixing with people. I still suffer from anxiety and depression. I don't think I'm any better at recognising people, or communicating with them... and yes, one session of christmas shopping will send me running home screaming...

I am also doing it for health reasons Ilster.. I have chronic fatigue and often have sickness or stomach pains after eating.. these are all signs of a food intolerance I am told.. I'm also hoping it helps my concentration.. so far I have managed to stick to it, I don't have any improvement in my health yet, but I managed to do some chores after I got home today and I am usually too exhausted, so maybe it is working..

Last edited by star-lily on 17 Nov 2004, 9:40 am, edited 1 time in total.

Hope it all goes well for you Star-lily. Stick it out - it's not much fun at first, and you only notice the differences after a couple of weeks (generally even longer according to the experts). I've found a gluten/dairy free bakery that makes the best tarts...leave the bread alone! When I get desperate, I go up there for some yummies and treats.