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Several years ago, when ME first hit, I had a "Wheat Zoomer" panel done. It showed problems with gluten, including, purportedly, antibodies. Well, I was good, eliminated wheat and gluten from everything for nearly a year. Then couldn't handle the expense or lack of taste any longer, and despite the doctor warning of "severe reaction", I went back on wheat. Nothing happened. Symptoms didn't get better or worse.
Fast forward, and a new functional medicine doctor put me on the ClearVite diet. Well, to cut a long story short, I had more gas, bloating, increased pain, worse POTS. So, after sticking it out 2.5 of the 3 weeks, quit. During that time, I was off gluten, dairy, tomatoes, corn, eggs--felt like I was eating avocados and the atrocious Clearvite shake, and salad. No improvements. Once I went off the stuff, I cautiously started adding things back in, noting if there were problems. Nope.
SO, two questions. What's the accuracy of the Wheat Zoomer, anyone know? I wrote to the UK ME Association, and their wonderful health and nutrition consultant wrote back to say that restrictive diets for the most part aren't useful. If I have these supposed antibodies, wouldn't there be some form of reaction when I eat gluten?
I'm so confused....
Fast forward, and a new functional medicine doctor put me on the ClearVite diet. Well, to cut a long story short, I had more gas, bloating, increased pain, worse POTS. So, after sticking it out 2.5 of the 3 weeks, quit. During that time, I was off gluten, dairy, tomatoes, corn, eggs--felt like I was eating avocados and the atrocious Clearvite shake, and salad. No improvements. Once I went off the stuff, I cautiously started adding things back in, noting if there were problems. Nope.
SO, two questions. What's the accuracy of the Wheat Zoomer, anyone know? I wrote to the UK ME Association, and their wonderful health and nutrition consultant wrote back to say that restrictive diets for the most part aren't useful. If I have these supposed antibodies, wouldn't there be some form of reaction when I eat gluten?
I'm so confused....