Gluten Free?

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I'm not 100% gluten free right now, but I have been before. I didn't see any changes...I was hoping for weight loss or decrease in headaches, neither of those. I'm about to start gluten free again though for a body cleanse type thing so maybe I'll see something this time. My brother is celiac so I eat gluten free stuff a lot.

i've been off gluten for about 3 1/2 years as i'm fairly certain i have celiac disease. i sleep better, i don't have the disabling gut pains i used to have, and i no longer have constant flu-like muscle fatigue.

what kind of stuff? if you're looking to substitute items that contain gluten, they are probably packaged / processed foods anyway (mostly empty carbs). learn how to eat without that stuff, and you will be much happier & healthier anyway. sub brown rice when you would ordinarily have pasta or bread and you will be getting a whole grain, which is better.

i eat a lot of steamed veggies and rice.



gluten in your diet (if you shouldn't be eating it) can make someone lactose-intolerant who won't necessarily be once off gluten for awhile (six months maybe??). but some people are lactose-intolerant and it has nothing to do with gluten in the diet or not. so this could be true for some people, but not all. at least, that's the way i understand it.

typically gluten sensitive people do need to stay away from Gluten to decrease the inflammation in the body systemically. Gluten is just a protein but some people are so sensitive to it it causes celiacs disease. Its not pretty, and can cause life long stomach pain. Many people with this intolerance have more that just gluten problems, but may have Leaky Gut. Which can cause type 1 diabetes, hashimotos thyroiditis, lupus, RA, and pretty much any autoimmune disease. So it may not be just gluten that needs to be removed from the diet, but possibly dairy as well. Good Luck

You're not going to notice much improvement with your autism unless you go off casein too.

Gluten gives you that crap feeling all over, and a sort've cold tingling, feel every hair on your body, blocked sinuses etc.
Casein affects you're brain, vision and so many other things.

Biggest things I noticed was improvements in depth perception, distance, depression gone, monotone voice gone, energy, body felt like I was reborn, didn't get itchy, eyes opened up more, could make things out clearer, brain fog reduced. Socially improved heaps but was still off, the main thing socially was attention and energy (which gave me my body language back). When someone asked me a question I could focus on every word rather than the key words.

There were so many more improvements too. Casein is practically the same compound as gluten, so if you're just off gluten and are annoyed at it not helping your autism it's because you're not doing it right.

I did gluten free for about a month. I felt crummy. I probably quit before I was through the detox part of it and plan to start it again soon.

For now I limit to whole grain products, which feel lots better than white bread kind of thing. I am a long time vegetarian and cant eat eggs and soy so my diet is already limited.

We tried this. My oldest son cheated so much there was no point in fighting over it anymore. My youngest son doesn't need it. Middle son has done well with it. He's had a lot of digestive issues and is very small. He put on some weight and the other problems are gone. We didn't stay on it that long, not quite a year, and we've been phasing it back into his diet. So far he's OK going back on it. I think he had leaky gut. His AS symptoms aren't problematic so we didn't keep him on for any of that stuff, just to get his digestion sorted out.

When I was really young, I was on a gluten-free diet because my brother was on for his allergy to gluten, which he now outgrown. Now, no way I can go on a gluten-free diet! Besides, gluten doesn't affect me, so why would I go on a gluten-free diet?

It's impossible to know that unless you've gone of casein too and for at least 6 months. Otherwise you won't see a difference, well you might but not most the time.

[quote="jametto"]You're not going to notice much improvement with your autism unless you go off casein too.

Gluten gives you that crap feeling all over, and a sort've cold tingling, feel every hair on your body, blocked sinuses etc.
Casein affects you're brain, vision and so many other things.

Biggest things I noticed was improvements in depth perception, distance, depression gone, monotone voice gone, energy, body felt like I was reborn, didn't get itchy, eyes opened up more, could make things out clearer, brain fog reduced. Socially improved heaps but was still off, the main thing socially was attention and energy (which gave me my body language back). When someone asked me a question I could focus on every word rather than the key words.

There were so many more improvements too. Casein is practically the same compound as gluten, so if you're just off gluten and are annoyed at it not helping your autism it's because you're not doing it right.[/quote]

Good post, I had the same issues too. Milk, glute, soy, yeast and MSG are the worst things for people with ADD or Autism.