Adults:Any success with the Gluten & Casein Free diet?

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thank you for that explanation I watched my dad dig his grave with his fork. before that he almost smoked himself to death and before that he almost drank himself to death.

No worries.

PS the reason I almost never go into specifics RE macronutrients etc on this forum is not through lack of knowledge, but that it is - initially- less important than learning self-control.

The best diet advice that can be given to anyone at the early stages is


Put the fork down & eat less.


Until someone can do this, all diets are close to pointless.


PS as you'll be aware, the term 'diet' is quite misleading, as at a base level it simply means what we eat.


'Diet' doesn't necessarily imply restriction - but this is what is needed in almost every case.

The decision to remove gluten from my diet has proven to be a good one as I never seem to have diarrhoea anymore and I fart considerably less. But based on my experience, it won't make significant differences to one's life. It's merely settled my gut down, thereby alleviating some of my anxiety in social situations.

In the past, I have eliminated casein from my diet too, but this was short-lived as it seemed to be ineffective and more difficult to avoid than gluten.

But of course it will depend on the individual.

For instance, I know that I am intolerant to gluten yet tolerant to dairy, and I believe my results reflect that.

I don't get diarrhea or constipation. My digestion is fine so I don't see a reason to try it out.

I am tempted to quit this experiment soon as the results have been minimal, and
scrupulously checking labels for gluten is beginning to tick me off. It's virtually ubiquitous.

I surmise that quitting caffeine would be far more beneficial, but that's even more challenging for me than giving up gluten.

the main reliable way to avoid gluten is to not eat processed foods.