ahhhh ok. anything for dem gainzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.
[quote]kissdadookie wrote:
[quote]BulletproofTiger wrote:
I have arthritis at 30. Arthritis is an autoimmune disease, the cause of which is most likely a food allergy. I am completely gluten free for many years, but that didn’t clear up my arthritis. I stuck with it because I saw a definite improvement in immune system and gastrointestinal issues. So I looked for another answer as gluten free wasn’t the miracle cure I had hoped it would be. Turns out, many food proteins can cause a “cross reaction”, triggering the same gluten antibodies when the cross-reactive proteins get into the blood. So even if wheat is given up, leaky gut may never heal in some ppl, because of the inflammation triggered by these cross reactive proteins (corn, rice, milk, coffee, oats, millet and yeast… F*CK!!) getting into the blood. On top of that, I am doing low oxalate as my joints have been reacting to them. Oxalates get in through leaky gut as well. Most people don’t absorb them from food, and can handle what does get absorbed. They most commonly can cause kidney stones, but in my case it seems as though calcium crystal deposits end up in my joints and muscles. Long story short… just to be be safe, I’m giving up milk for the time being. Basically I am doing green faces type diet, but without high ox veggies like spinach. The only other side effect other than weight loss is a bit of heart burn because of the high amount of fat in my diet - but it’s not bad enough to worry about, so all is good.[/quote]
So has all this been medically diagnosed or is this all self diagnosis?[/quote]
Has ALL this been diagnosed, or is this ALL self diagnosis? Neither. Actually the only medical conditions I listed were arthritis and heartburn, but do you really think I couldn’t tell if I had joint problems bad enough to consider giving up all the stuff listed? Skepticism is great, but it seems like you are being overly so with the way you worded the question.
Both arthritis and heartburn have been diagnosed. And also, I have tested positive for wheat antibodies. I have not had a biopsy to confirm celiac, but do I really need to? If by not eating something and I feel better, then that’s all the proof I need really. I will slowly re-introduce the items (besides wheat) one by one after 60 days. If no reaction, then great.
[quote]ESPguitarist1990 wrote:
ahhhh ok. anything for dem gainzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.
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Is this a joke?
[quote]BulletproofTiger wrote:
Has ALL this been diagnosed, or is this ALL self diagnosis? Neither. Actually the only medical conditions I listed were arthritis and heartburn, but do you really think I couldn’t tell if I had joint problems bad enough to consider giving up all the stuff listed? Skepticism is great, but it seems like you are being overly so with the way you worded the question.
Both arthritis and heartburn have been diagnosed. And also, I have tested positive for wheat antibodies. I have not had a biopsy to confirm celiac, but do I really need to? If by not eating something and I feel better, then that’s all the proof I need really. I will slowly re-introduce the items (besides wheat) one by one after 60 days. If no reaction, then great.[/quote]
You’re kidding me right? You do realize that even an MD would not self-diagnose but somehow you feel like it’s sufficient to self-diagnose yourself?
But that is neither here nor their, I asked a simple question, no need to get all defensive there 
Mind dat der heartburn brother.
As for diet and joint issues, that’s mostly correlations you are making rather than cause and effect. Granted, some foods/diets are pro-inflammatory and thus if you had an underlying inflammatory disease/issue, obviously you don’t want to exacerbate the issue, but exacerbating the issue is different from something being the cause of the issue. Thus why I asked if you had professional diagnosis or not, because it’s best to actually find out the cause in order to fix/treat the root of the problem rather than self-diagnosing and guessing.
[quote]kissdadookie wrote:
[quote]BulletproofTiger wrote:
Has ALL this been diagnosed, or is this ALL self diagnosis? Neither. Actually the only medical conditions I listed were arthritis and heartburn, but do you really think I couldn’t tell if I had joint problems bad enough to consider giving up all the stuff listed? Skepticism is great, but it seems like you are being overly so with the way you worded the question.
Both arthritis and heartburn have been diagnosed. And also, I have tested positive for wheat antibodies. I have not had a biopsy to confirm celiac, but do I really need to? If by not eating something and I feel better, then that’s all the proof I need really. I will slowly re-introduce the items (besides wheat) one by one after 60 days. If no reaction, then great.[/quote]
You’re kidding me right? You do realize that even an MD would not self-diagnose but somehow you feel like it’s sufficient to self-diagnose yourself?
But that is neither here nor their, I asked a simple question, no need to get all defensive there Mind dat der heartburn brother.
As for diet and joint issues, that’s mostly correlations you are making rather than cause and effect. Granted, some foods/diets are pro-inflammatory and thus if you had an underlying inflammatory disease/issue, obviously you don’t want to exacerbate the issue, but exacerbating the issue is different from something being the cause of the issue. Thus why I asked if you had professional diagnosis or not, because it’s best to actually find out the cause in order to fix/treat the root of the problem rather than self-diagnosing and guessing.[/quote]
I understand your point, but the only reliable way to test a reaction to a food is to eliminate and re-introduce. Food allergy testing is notoriously inaccurate. Immune (dys)function is highly tied to diet and lifestyle. The only downside to an elimination diet is that many people find them to be too difficult to stick to. Other than that, no doctor would say itâ??s not worth a shot. Of course further testing is warranted if there is no resolution from eliminating the food. There is zero risk of an elimination diet and they are quite simple and donâ??t cost anything. Compare that to the possible side effects of an immune modulating drug or NSAID or COX2 inhibitor.
[quote]BulletproofTiger wrote:
[quote]kissdadookie wrote:
[quote]BulletproofTiger wrote:
Has ALL this been diagnosed, or is this ALL self diagnosis? Neither. Actually the only medical conditions I listed were arthritis and heartburn, but do you really think I couldn’t tell if I had joint problems bad enough to consider giving up all the stuff listed? Skepticism is great, but it seems like you are being overly so with the way you worded the question.
Both arthritis and heartburn have been diagnosed. And also, I have tested positive for wheat antibodies. I have not had a biopsy to confirm celiac, but do I really need to? If by not eating something and I feel better, then that’s all the proof I need really. I will slowly re-introduce the items (besides wheat) one by one after 60 days. If no reaction, then great.[/quote]
You’re kidding me right? You do realize that even an MD would not self-diagnose but somehow you feel like it’s sufficient to self-diagnose yourself?
But that is neither here nor their, I asked a simple question, no need to get all defensive there Mind dat der heartburn brother.
As for diet and joint issues, that’s mostly correlations you are making rather than cause and effect. Granted, some foods/diets are pro-inflammatory and thus if you had an underlying inflammatory disease/issue, obviously you don’t want to exacerbate the issue, but exacerbating the issue is different from something being the cause of the issue. Thus why I asked if you had professional diagnosis or not, because it’s best to actually find out the cause in order to fix/treat the root of the problem rather than self-diagnosing and guessing.[/quote]
I understand your point, but the only reliable way to test a reaction to a food is to eliminate and re-introduce. Food allergy testing is notoriously inaccurate. Immune (dys)function is highly tied to diet and lifestyle. The only downside to an elimination diet is that many people find them to be too difficult to stick to. Other than that, no doctor would say itâ??s not worth a shot. Of course further testing is warranted if there is no resolution from eliminating the food. There is zero risk of an elimination diet and they are quite simple and donâ??t cost anything. Compare that to the possible side effects of an immune modulating drug or NSAID or COX2 inhibitor.[/quote]
Oh, I totally agree with you on those points 
Just wanted to make sure that you’ve at least gone through with some medical advice from a doctor just to be sure there’s no underlying cause for the arthritis that you may not be aware of.
Like I said, the foods may very well be exasperating the issue but the issue may stem from a different cause. So change of diet may help with some relief but if that underlying cause is still in effect, the problem doesn’t really go away.
But, I’m with yah, nothing really wrong with what you’re currently doing to try to pinpoint if you indeed have serious dietary sensitivities 