Re: Uric Acid/Hashimotos/Gluten Intolerance

[Guest guest]

Oh yes, and you should read 'Why do I still have Symptoms when

my Lab Tests are Normal' by Dr Datis Kharrazian - you will find it all in

there. It is VERY cheap on Amazon http://www.tpa-uk.org.uk/books.php

.. Buying it through the link here will give TPA Charity 5% of the cost.

Luv - Sheila

Hi all,

I wondered if anyone else has experience of the above three being linked.

I found a site yesterday where a gentleman said he had aches and pains in his

fingers elbows ankles hips for years and when he finally realised after years

of testing he was having issues with gluten he gave up and the pains disappeared.

He had also had elevated Uric Acid over the years as it seems I now have!

I am going to give up Gluten and see what happens......

[Guest guest]

thanks Sheila again.....I have just ordered it using the link, I will look

forward to reading it...x

[Guest guest]

Hi Emma

Gluten causes inflammation i.e. uric acid build up, worse case scenario arthritis etc and a lot of 'dis-eases' we blame on getting older are often as a result of gluten intake as it wreaks havoc on our bodies. Most people are better off without it in their diet.  It's so much easier to go gluten free these days.  When I first started in the early 1980's I had to buy my flour from the health food store and

the gluten free bread was crumbly like stale cake, but now you can get everything you would want from the supermarket AND the nice soft bread and rolls which have appeared in the last two years.

Keep a mood and food diary and see how soon you improve, usually after about 2/3 days should see you feeling so much better ! 

Jackie xOn Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 9:24 AM, nijsemma <nijsemma@...> wrote:

 

Hi all,

I am going to give up Gluten and see what happens......

[Guest guest]

Thank you Jackie, that makes sense.

Food Diary started xx

[Guest guest]

Hi Jackie,

I too am trying very hard to eliminate gluten. I fail miserably sometimes but I

know that it is not good for us. It is bread that is my downfall as I can make

treats with the Doves flour. My eyes lit up when you mentioned soft bread which

is not cake like and wonder just where you are getting this bread from. I have

tried the DS ciabatta rolls and they were OK but the Genius bread......not to

our liking but only tried the white.

I struggle with breakfasts. I am not a breakfast person but know I have to have

something. I am just eating cornflakes at the moment but as they contain barley

they will not be GF will they? I am hoping to have a gluten sensitivity test in

Sept. when my doctor returns from sick leave so don't want to cut gluten out

completely - yet.

Thanks in advance for the information.

Margaret

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> Hi Emma

>

> Gluten causes inflammation i.e. uric acid build up, worse case scenario

> arthritis etc and a lot of 'dis-eases' we blame on getting older are often

> as a result of gluten intake as it wreaks havoc on our bodies. Most people

> >

[Guest guest]

Hi MargaretYes,

you're right about barley being in corn flakes - not good.  How about every other morning cooking some lean bacon, the other mornings scrambling some eggs on gluten free toast?  Though if you're not really a breakfast person, you may just want to have some fruit or just toast?

My

favourite bread at present is Warburtons, it comes in both white and brown.  I try not to eat too much of it  but it's lovely to know you can

have a sandwich or something on toast when you want something quick and light.

Tesco do their own gluten free bread which if you get it fresh with a good date, is lovely as well.  I've watched all the supermarkets catch on over time, that they can make money at branding

their own gluten free products as there is such a high demand these days especially now that there's so much information available meaning more people choose to avoid gluten.

I've researched gluten for over 25 years and recognise the symptoms of it in many of my clients. When I explain, many go gluten free and feel so much better. There are those who choose not to, that's their choice, but they continue with ill health.  You can take a horse to water.....

The problem is food manufacturers use gluten as a thickener and filler in so many products and ready meals, not to mention that just about everything is wrapped in either pastry or bread-crumbed.  Gluten intolerance was far less of a problem when people cooked 'proper' meals before convenience meals became the norm.  People are being regularly glutened three times a day, 7 days a week and wonder why they're diagnosed with IBS.  I was too, but I questioned why my bowel was irritable !!!  GP wanted to give me drugs, I took them, they didn't work.  I went to alternative practitioners and found I was intolerant, eliminated the food (gluten, rye, barley, oats and dairy) and my symptoms disappeared.

I'd recommend getting the Dummies Guide to Living Gluten Free.  It says there are 100's of illnesses associated with gluten intake and lists quite a few.  It's very reasonable on Amazon and if you go via the TPA link, they will also benefit :)Just remember that blood tests for food

intolerance/coeliac disease are not 100% accurate and can often give false

negative results.  When you feel so much better excluding foods, then

you have your proof.  You can read further here:http://www.glutenfreesociety.org/gluten-free-society-blog/lab-testing-for-celiac-patients-inaccurate/

It's recommended that you eat gluten at least three times a week for six weeks before having the blood test though.Even though it didn't stop me developing Hypothyroid symptoms, I'm convinced being gluten free for so long, has meant I've suffered far less than many I read about here on the forum.

Hope that helps.

Jackie x

Good luck with the diary and diet Emma !

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Hi Jackie,

Thank you so much for all the information. I am pleased to hear that Warbies

bread is good. I shall s.d the expense and treat myself I think! One does start

to crave toast with one's butter in the morning and bacon butties! Is this

bread available at JS do you know? I had heard that Tesco were doing their own

GF bread but when I rang to ask I was told that they were not but perhaps that

has changed since. It IS good to know that we can get some decent bread anyway,

albeit expensive - shan't be feeding it to the birds or ducks!

I cook everything from scratch and have cut down on meat too. It is amazing how

tired I feel after a sandwich and this tells me that it is not good for me.

It is diet that causes ill health in many cases. My 35 year old daughter was

diagnosed with RA just after having her first (and ONLY) child 4 years ago. The

best benefit she had was from visiting a naturopath who told her to eliminate

certain foods. She did end up in hospital as she had a very severe herxheimer

reaction which worried her as her lymph nodes were up. After that weekend she

was so well. However, she lost loads of weight and was under 7st and the rheumy

said she had some joint damage and put her on Humira. You don't want to know

the side effects of that! It is £10k per year and yet when she eats acidic

foods, eg. tomatoes she gets achey. She is now eliminating dairy. We really

think it is diet related but try telling that to our well-paid, know it all

consultants who just laugh in your face. Too much bother for them even though

there is one rheumy in Epsom who has written a book on diet and arthritis and

treats her patients through diet. Some it won't work for but it is still worth a

try first isn't it?

Anyway, it is proof that gluten sensitivity is so widespread when more and more

GF foods are coming onto the market isn't it?

Thanks again for all the links and will get that book via the TPA.

Kind regards,

Margaret

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> Hi Margaret

>

> Yes, you're right about barley being in corn flakes - not good. How about

> every other morning cooking some lean bacon, the other mornings scrambling

> some eggs on gluten free toast? Though if you're not really a >

[Guest guest]

Hi Margaret,

Doves Farm and Whole earth both make gluten free cornflakes.

You will find them in most large supermarkets, usually in the " Free From "

section though Sainsburys sell the Whole Earth ones in with the normal

cornflakes in my local.

You can also buy Lima Gluten Free cornflakes from health food shops, I buy these

as they dont contain added sugar (unlike the above brands).

You are 100% correct to keep eating gluten before your blood test though. Is

there anyway you can see another doctor so you don't have to wait until

September to have the blood test?

Good luck,

x

> I am just eating cornflakes at the moment but as they contain barley they will

not be GF will they? I am hoping to have a gluten sensitivity test in Sept.

when my doctor returns from sick leave so don't want to cut gluten out

completely - yet.

>

> Thanks in advance for the information.

>

> Margaret

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Margaret

You can check out where you can get Warburton's gf bread from via their gluten free website here:

http://www.glutenandwheatfree.co.uk/

In my local ons store they put it amongst the ordinary Warburton's bread so no need to look for it in the gluten free aisle.  It's also on offer at present for £2 instead of the usual £2.39, so stock up and freeze it.  I do.

Totally understand about medication side effects and about food affecting our health.  As well as

being gluten free, we are dairy free too, but that's another story

Your feeling tired after a sandwich is a give-away

I think I heard that Doctors get about an hour's training in nutrition, although I'm sure someone will correct me, but my dealings with GP's has proven that they know very little indeed and often give out dangerous information.  If your daughter gets achey after eating tomatoes and acidic foods, then these are best avoided.

Take care - gotta dash.

Jackie x

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I've been gluten free since before last Christmas.... I use the Warburtons

bread which they sell in the bread section at Asda. I don't use it very often

so I freeze it in packs of 2 slices. It's great toasted but awful on it's own...

kind of dry.. The only thing I miss about eating g/f is Alpen muselie.. I

bought some GF stuff, but it's impossible to eat

I have eaten Gluten a couple of times and can tell within an hour... my stomach

gets huge and I feel really uncomfortable and ill.

x

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>

>

>

> Hi Margaret,

>

> Doves Farm and Whole earth both make gluten free cornflakes.

> You will find them in most large supermarkets, usually in the " Free From "

section though Sainsburys sell the Whole Earth ones in with the normal

cornflakes in my local.

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Emma,

I wonder if you let me have the link you mentioned here? It is just that my

daughter has RA and we believe the cause is diet, especially acidic foods. She

has a flare when she eats tomatoes for example and is now eliminating dairy.

Thank you,

Margaret

>

> Hi all,

>

> I wondered if anyone else has experience of the above three being linked.

>

> I found a site yesterday where a gentleman said he had aches and pains in his

fingers elbows ankles hips for years and when he finally realised after years of

testing he was having issues with gluten he gave up and the pains disappeared.

>

[Guest guest]

Hi there,

if you have a bread maker, Sainsburys do gluten free 'flour' suitable for use in machines....and it works really well. They also do gluten free bread mix for breadmakers or making by hand. This is nice for eating on its own.

Since giving up gluten I feel so, so much better and have a much better uptake of my meds. Yesterday I had a piece of my kids regular bread and had a really nasty stomach ache within half an hour and then got a headache. Gluten's just not worth it anymore....wish I'd done it years ago.

julia

>....I've been gluten free since before last Christmas.... I use the Warburtons bread which they sell in the bread section at Asda. I don't use it very often so I freeze it in packs of 2 slices. It's great toasted but awful on it's own... >

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[Guest guest]

Hi Jackie,

Thanks for that. My local supermarkets are supposed to stock it but I haven't

seen it. Will have to ask for it next time if it is not there.

It is a pity that doctors don't (or aren't allowed) to trial food elimination

before dishing out the drugs eh? We could save the NHS millions if not billions

couldn't we?

Thanks again.

Margaret

PS I have lost 2lbs this week anyway

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> Hi Margaret

>

> You can check out where you can get Warburton's gf bread from via their

> gluten free website here:

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> http://www.glutenandwheatfree.co.uk/

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Emma,

This is a tenuous connection to your issue. But if you have digestive symptoms

and you have a thyroid problem then you might want to spend 15 minutes reading

my HIstamine Paper which can be found at the following link within the TPA files

section:

thyroid treatment/files/PAUL'S

PERSONAL EXPERIENCE.T3 /

It is so hard to jump from symptoms to possible causes. The best thing to do is

to find out all the possible causes and then investigate each one via treatment

or elimination or laboratory test. I'm adding more possibilities here but I

don't see this as a bad thing.

Good luck!

>

> Hi all,

[Guest guest]

I am so sorry it was on one of my many trawls of the net but I can't find it

now. I was searching for links between uric acid and gluten intolerance if that

helps

Emma x

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[Guest guest]

thank you paul but i can't seem to open the link - if it is to do with allergies

i can tell you that often if i have to run to the loo i also get an unexplained

wheeziness?

thanks again x

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