Anyone else gone gluten and dairy free to help improve symptoms

Hi Eileen. I went dairy free and no animal products (whole food plant-based vegan) years ago for my psoriasis and my skin cleared up by 95%. I occasionally eat sugar for a treat but try not to. I used to have psoriasis on my feet, knees, scalp, elbows and hands but now just occasionally get a bit of roughness on my knuckles and elbows . Best to stay away from a lot of alcohol too but I occasionally have a glass of wine without problems — emphasis on occasionally. I recently had some brisket at a family holiday dinner for old times sake and suffered for two weeks with stomach pain and rashes. Over the years my body has told me what it can handle! I’d like to stop eating gluten because I have been having some stomach issues but haven’t mustered up the willpower yet. I’m 65 and run and weight train — I weigh 125 lbs. at 5’8” and also notice that keeping my weight down (weighed 160 at my highest point) seems to keep the psoriasis flares in check. Triggers: lack of sleep and lack of exercise, stress and too much salt, sugar, alcohol and processed food. Nightshade vegetables do not seem to cause autoimmune flares for me. Eating a lot of greens seems to keep my skin looking good. I have a friend with psoriasis and we compared our regimens and how they helped clear our skin (which is indicative of inflammation inside the body that we can’t see). She is on one of the heavy-duty biologics and we are both cleared up to exactly the same degree — she also gets rough knuckles as her “flare.” I feel that my approach is not only safer but leads to an overall improvement in health and vitality. Hope this helps! Susan

HI Susan,
yes it does help thank you. my naturpath dr who i saw for the first time on friday also highly recommended being totally gluten and dairy free. i started it about 2 1/2 weeks ago and im glad i did. i have so much wrong with me GI, autoimmune, it goes on i though this would help i know its still probobly too early to tell but i think eventually i will be glad. i still cant eat to much due to autoimmune gastritis but do the best i can. no sugar, no gluten or dairy i think is the way to go. thank you for telling me your experience. Eileen

I have GI and auto immune issues. Covid has destroyed me. I am on the no gluten/ grain or dairy diet. It’s been about a month now. I eat but continue to loose weight a feel awful still. I am not sure what else they can do. But this is terrible to live with.

Eileen, I would love to know how the gluten-free aspect of this experiment works for you -- specifically, is it worth giving up our beloved bread! Haha. But seriously, I have been wondering if taking this last step would make a significant difference. Keep in touch if possible and let me know -- although it may be difficult to figure out if the benefits are from giving up dairy vs gluten. Good luck! Susan

More likely than not, I was born with autoimmune antibodies that sppressed my immune system. Childood filled with serious infctions startingwith mastoid surgery at 14 months. I remember telling my family Dr. how my stomach felt like it had the feeling of a hole in it that felt like hunger. I was 6 yo. Periods were always blood baths. Many other things also were "off." I contracted Hasimotos with the birth of my first child. My second child had Celiac disease at birth with projectile vomiting that turned a navy blue carpet almst white. He picked up my antibodies, likely throgh the placenta, as I probably did with my mom and acquired my suppressed immune system and tendency to autoimmune reactions. After Moderna 1 vaccine, the Hashis which had been quiet for 20 years came back with a vengeance, alng with old infections and viruses. ANA went through the roof. Now, ANY STRESS AGGRAVATES WHATEVER autoimmune symptoms I am experiencing, but didn't case them. They tendency and diseases pre-existed.

@eileenb1022 There are lots of things that can be toxic or things that can cause an immune response. It's like having a big bucket that you fill up with things your body doesn't like, and when you accumulate enough of it, the body reacts with an immune response like an allergy, or can attack it's own tissues in an autoimmune response. Toxic things are stored in the body in different places because they are not easily eliminated, and those can be a root cause of why the body attacks itself in an autoimmune disease. My thyroid condition was an autoimmune condition, and after toxic metals were removed from my body, the autoimmune condition improved. That is evidence according to my doctor that the silver dental fillings were causing it. They contain silver, tin and mercury (which is very toxic) and when they break down with age and wear, mercury gas leaches out exposing the person to toxic vapors. Have you heard of mercury contamination in fish, and how doctors recommend not eating a lot of larger fish at the top of the food chain since mercury will accumulate in the larger fish?

In root canals, they used a compound called gutta percha which contains cadmium, a heavy metal. Heavy metals are hard to eliminate from the body. Lead is a heavy metal, and you have probably heard of lead poisoning from a person eating lead. It was used in paint years ago and kids were chewing on peeling paint chips causing lead poisoning, so lead was removed from paint. In my a case, with a failing root canal, the bone in my jaw was exposed to the bacterial infection in the tooth and the cadmium which could enter my blood.

I was just sharing information that comes from environmental medicine regarding autoimmune conditions. Some doctors will tell you they don't know what causes the body to attack itself, and others will point to a known or suspected cause. Your doctor will need to advise you as to what they think may be causing your symptoms. You mention your low thyroid function which I have too, and mine is definitely connected to mercury exposure from dental amalgam. My blood work confirmed it with before and after measurements of antibodies that were attacking my thyroid. Perhaps you don't have any of these dental fillings. In the 60's and 70's there were not many other materials that could be used for filling cavities. Perhaps your thyroid condition has a different cause.

Food allergies can be completely separate from toxic substances, but my experience suggests that by removing toxic metals, my food allergies and seasonal allergies with asthma improved a lot. If you think back to the "bucket', I was able to empty some of that stuff and my health improved. This is something a naturopath may discuss. Detox diets are common recommendations from alternative medicine providers. The body has specific detox pathways that either work well if you are healthy or maybe not so well when there is disease.

Have your doctors linked your gall bladder issues with diet? Have they recommended lists of foods to be avoided since your surgery?

I have GI and auto immune issues. Covid has destroyed me. I am on the no gluten/ grain or dairy diet. It’s been about a month now. I eat but continue to loose weight a feel awful still. I am not sure what else they can do. But this is terrible to live with.

That’s very good advice . And adds to hat I see happing with me . Sugars are inflammatory also . The tyroid seems to react on me depending if it’s in the hypo or hyper. As I’ve read away on all my paper work . My bowels are not working without a pill that’s very exoensice . An have spikes in my bps. Any more info love to hear u responding actions . I don’t use gullen . Now on clear diet .

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