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Originally Posted by SameOldStory
I think that there may have been people with wheat/gluten allergies that have had some arthritis like symptoms. I don't think that it led to arthritis though.
Do you have those symptoms after eating a lot of non-gluten type starches? Things like potatoes, rice, etc?
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My SO's sister just realised that she has gluten allergies. She's 38 and have been dealing w/ intestinal trouble and full body rashes all of her life. I can't recall what made her realise what it was, but I saw her last August when the rashes all over her arms were healing. They looked pretty bad in the "been healing for weeks" stage. I can only imagine what they looked like before.
As for me, I don't have a gluten allergy. Whole wheat may be one of the least of the carb offenders. It seems, the simpler the carb, the more likely I am to have my knuckles start to ache. Too much of anything white seems to be the culpri. I don't think the carbs gave me arthritis, but does cause, what would be a dormant auto immune disease, to flair up. My arthritis is definitely hereditary, and I am REALLY grateful that is has not really affected me up to this point. I have an aunt whose arthritis is in every joint of her body. She's in a wheelchair, can't feed herself, can't use the remote on the TV, and because of the drugs that she is taking for her pain, has incredible short term memory loss. She'll ask you a question, you'll answer it and she'll ask you again as if it's the first time she said it. She can do this 10 times in a row before she wants to say something else. When she was still living at home, I remembered seeing a prescription for Dilaudid sitting on her shelf. I was like...what the...??
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My key to good health, aside from eating whole grain products and lots of vegetables along with my meats, is to enjoy life as best as I can. I've seen over and over how stress/unhappiness/despair can lead anyone, regardless of diet, to ill health and an early grave....
...My prescription is a sure fire winner/no-looser plan. Live well and try to be happy. Even if you die young, you lived well and were happy. I look on food as a hobby, enjoy it. It doesn't rule me.
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I'm with you on that one. It's all about balance. I eat well because good food tastes better than junk food, but if I want junk food, I won't beat myself up about it. It's all about moderation. The only time I really watch what I eat is when I'm on vacation. Too many times I've given myself carte blanche to eat crappy on vacation, only to feel crappy my whole vacation. Now I eat well when when I'm on vacation so I can savor every relaxing moment, instead of worrying about when I can get back to the hotel and lay down.