questions about gluten free diet

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hi for one does it have to be completly gluten free or can it work if you just limit the gluten.

also how long does it take before one sees an effect?

Hi. If you have celiac or are gluten intolerant, you'll be advised to go completely gluten free. It's a daunting diet, especially at first, but worth it. I've been gluten free for six years and experienced a reduction in symptoms within the first week. I've been vigilant about diet, keeping the kitchen/pantry free of gluten, and careful when dining out. But when I do have a (very rare) slip-up, my body definitely lets me know.

Have you received a diagnosis or is the diet simply something you want to try?

its something i just wanted to try ive been able to cut the obvious sources of gluten such as bread and butthe reason why im saying limit is because the other things ive been eating have wheat listed as an ingrediant

also i like eating foreign food at places i cant always ask what is in the stuff. thats why im thinking just limiting gluten

I went gluten-light about four months ago and have noticed a big improvement with my symptoms. One of the biggest changes was the amount of time asleep I needed to feel rested the next day.

When eating a wheat-inclusive diet, I needed 10-12 hours of sleep per day to do my job because it involves a lot of technical detail. Now, I feel awesome after just 4-5 hours of sleep each night.

If I drink alcohol before bed, however, I have noticed that I need an extra half-hour of sleep for each alcoholic drink I consume before bed. Last night for instance, I drank two glasses of wine at a play and consequently needed an extra hour of sleep this morning.

The lessened sleep requirements were a big surprise to me when I changed my diet.

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In my opinion, it is probably best to go completely gluten free if overly sensitive to the grain protein. But have also read of people feeling healthier and noticing benefits after avoiding gluten "80%" of the time. I'm not sure how 80% was determined, but recall reading that.

I went completely GF & noticed improvement within a week. I didn't have to go through the whole celiac testing ordeal because I had an allergy test & it revealed a mild wheat allergy. I lurked in a lot of celiac forums as I was getting used to the diet (which is more of a lifestyle change, IMO) & many said that their celiac tests came up negative several times before they finally got a positive. I was happy to be allergic so I didn't have to mess with all that confusion.

Anyway, I thought it was really hard at first but I'm so used to it now & find it pretty easy.