No wheat or Dairy

[OakLeaf]

As a woman you need about 1200 mg of calcium a day....I'm always wary of "experts" who have definite opinions on things ...

I'm also wary of experts funded by the dairy industry who tell me I "need" vastly more of a particular nutrient than my ancestors ever got.

Now, whether the nutritionists are correct - that the excess phosphorus and protein in an animal-based diet creates an artificial need for balancing calcium - I don't know. But I take it ALL with a grain of salt. (Including the recommendations for salt for athletes and nonathletes )

[Dogmama]

I'm also wary of experts funded by the dairy industry who tell me I "need" vastly more of a particular nutrient than my ancestors ever got.

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You're right, but remember that our ancestors did not live as long as we're living. Osteoporosis is primarily a disease that strikes older women.

[KnottedYet]

I have celiac (genetic autoimmune disease triggered by gluten proteins). I get a variety of rather disgusting/ugly-looking /painful symptoms if I run across wheat, oats, barley or rye. I'm sensitive enough that drinking one normal beer made of barley and wheat can make me suffer for a week. Licking the adhesive (made from wheat) on an envelope can give me tongue sores for days. "Cheating" on my gluten free diet has absolutely no appeal to me, as it isn't worth the price.

Lactose is also a problem for me (though relatively minor), and it is often part of celiac disease. I can eat cheese and yogurt just fine, but not milk or ice cream or other dairy that hasn't had the lactose digested by some bacterial culture.

Perhaps your chiro has the celiac wheat/dairy link in mind, but if there is a chance you have celiac you should really see a gastroenterologist before you make any dietary changes. Do you have symptoms of celiac? (diarrhea, bloating, gas, osteopenia, eczema, mouth and tongue sores, peripheral neuropathy, anemia, low blood B12, blood sugar issues, thyroid problems, and so on. see my sig line for one celiac site)

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I have celiac (genetic autoimmune disease triggered by gluten proteins). I get a variety of rather disgusting/ugly-looking /painful symptoms if I run across wheat, oats, barley or rye. I'm sensitive enough that drinking one normal beer made of barley and wheat can make me suffer for a week. Licking the adhesive (made from wheat) on an envelope can give me tongue sores for days. "Cheating" on my gluten free diet has absolutely no appeal to me, as it isn't worth the price.

Lactose is also a problem for me (though relatively minor), and it is often part of celiac disease. I can eat cheese and yogurt just fine, but not milk or ice cream or other dairy that hasn't had the lactose digested by some bacterial culture.

Perhaps your chiro has the celiac wheat/dairy link in mind, but if there is a chance you have celiac you should really see a gastroenterologist before you make any dietary changes. Do you have symptoms of celiac? (diarrhea, bloating, gas, osteopenia, eczema, mouth and tongue sores, peripheral neuropathy, anemia, low blood B12, blood sugar issues, thyroid problems, and so on. see my sig line for one celiac site)

Are tongue sores a potential symptom of celiac? What type of tongue sores are you referring to here - something like canker sores that grow on the tongue?

[KnottedYet]

Plain ol' cancker sores are a big problem, and you can also get "bald spots" on the tongue.

Celiac causes the villi on the small intestine to flatten out (go smooth) and the same thing can happen to the surface of the tongue.

[TryingisDying]

Im wheat/flours/sugar free......My asthma totally changed for the better without the wheat.

[TrekTheKaty]

I also advise consulting a Dr. HOWEVER, you can get a false negative on the blood test--in other words, it's not definitive. I hadn't eaten wheat in 90 days when I went in for the blood test. With a negative result, he couldn't refer me to a specialist.

But like everyone said, it can't hurt. I knew within 48 hours that I felt better.