Going Wheat free.

[narly101]

As I've got older my stomach has decided that it will no longer suffer the constant barrage of wheat which I used to poke down. Now I'm not coeliac, which is good, but even a small amount of wheat now gives me minor stomach cramps.

Anyone else suffering as they get older with dietary constraints?

 

[spence]

How do you know it's a wheat problem may i ask? I have a hiatus hernia problem after seeing a doctor a while back. It flares up sometimes but i have anti inflammatory tablets for it.

 

[narly101]

Because I cut out only wheat for 6 weeks from my diet and no pain.

 

[Seagull kimchi]

Try having diluted shots of apple cider vinegar 3 times a day - I find it really effective for bloating/cramps and you can carry on enjoying your bread.

 

[Cian]

Because I cut out only wheat for 6 weeks from my diet and no pain.

What were you eating that had wheat in it before?

Heavily processed soft white bread has a hell of a lot of other things in that can cause problems well beyond wheat.

 

[Curious Orange]

Quite, if you have an ongoing bowel issue go and see a Doctor and get it looked into (this might be literal - colonoscopy). It is better to know the actual cause of the issue and deal with it accordingly rather than guessing.

 

[vegster]

I dare not eat anything chocolate when drinking red wine, so all choccy deserts are out or I wake up with acid indigestion and reflux probs.

 

[RandyWanger]

I'm wheat free. Dairy and gluten too. Too many years getting drunk in ski resorts and eating the local haute savoie foods (mainly cheese and bread) has caught up with me. Similar symptoms as you're describing, went to see an NHS Dr in the UK who dismissed it as indigestion, got a proper test done and was told to lay of the wheat and dairy. Went gluten free out of choice (in for a penny) and also cut out all but natural sugars. Problem solved, now when I fancy a naughty treat, I know what the next day will feel like and I weigh it up.
Do go see a real doctor though as it could be more than an intolerance, don't want to get yourself some ass cancer now.

 

[Guinness Boy]

My wife has recently started to get Rye bread. It gives you the most terrible farts known to man, especially when mixed with, say, three pints of Harvey's. Now I'm a safe distance I'd just like to apologise to everyone who was on the 17.45 from Falmer on Saturday, especially the lady whose eyebrows I singed off.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

How do you know it's a wheat problem may i ask? I have a hiatus hernia problem after seeing a doctor a while back. It flares up sometimes but i have anti inflammatory tablets for it.

I also have a hiatus hernia, and if I have Weetabix for breakfast, it causes a lot of discomfort, unless I take my omeprazol. I don't eat any sort of bread now.

 

[happypig]

My boy is 18 and just been half-diagnosed as coeliac. "Half-diagnosed" because the blood test came back positive but in order to get bread on prescription the specialist wanted to stick a camera down his throat and he said no.
H'es been off the gluten for a few weeks now and is no longer anaemic, has put on a couple of stone and isn't constantly tired.

 

[narly101]

I'm wheat free. Dairy and gluten too. Too many years getting drunk in ski resorts and eating the local haute savoie foods (mainly cheese and bread) has caught up with me. Similar symptoms as you're describing, went to see an NHS Dr in the UK who dismissed it as indigestion, got a proper test done and was told to lay of the wheat and dairy. Went gluten free out of choice (in for a penny) and also cut out all but natural sugars. Problem solved, now when I fancy a naughty treat, I know what the next day will feel like and I weigh it up.
Do go see a real doctor though as it could be more than an intolerance, don't want to get yourself some ass cancer now.

It's close to the same for me pretty much. Know what to expect a few days after a bacon butty.

Thanks for those who've suggested seeing a doc. Already have done. Tests all been done, as well as ultrasound, and the old favourite to rule out prostate cancer.

The most amazing thing about ruling out wheat is how awake I feel during the day, and of course the lack of stomach cramps.

So onwards and upwards as they say.

 

[Merseyside Seagull]

For anyone following a gluten & wheat free diet, be sure to try the range of fresh bakery products from Newburn Bakehouse by Warburtons. Farmhouse Bread, Rolls, Wraps & Sandwich Thins. Available in most of the major retailers. You can also get gluten & wheat free filled wraps in Costa and Starbucks and also in some Waitrose, Coop & JS, all using their wraps.

 

[crabface]

It's close to the same for me pretty much. Know what to expect a few days after a bacon butty.

Thanks for those who've suggested seeing a doc. Already have done. Tests all been done, as well as ultrasound, and the old favourite to rule out prostate cancer.

The most amazing thing about ruling out wheat is how awake I feel during the day, and of course the lack of stomach cramps.

So onwards and upwards as they say.

I am in the same boat as you. Doctors struggled to pin it down for a long time but after the suggestion to cut out gluten I feel much better for it. It takes a while to get used to stopping yourself from eating certain foods, but once you get used to it, it is easy especially when you feel so much better

 

[sams dad]

My boy is 18 and just been half-diagnosed as coeliac. "Half-diagnosed" because the blood test came back positive but in order to get bread on prescription the specialist wanted to stick a camera down his throat and he said no.
H'es been off the gluten for a few weeks now and is no longer anaemic, has put on a couple of stone and isn't constantly tired.

Why did he refuse the gastroscope ? It's a little uncomfortable when it's inserted and removed, but not painful.

 

[AmexRuislip]

As I've got older my stomach has decided that it will no longer suffer the constant barrage of wheat which I used to poke down. Now I'm not coeliac, which is good, but even a small amount of wheat now gives me minor stomach cramps.

Anyone else suffering as they get older with dietary constraints?

My wife had suffered stomach cramps for years, are eventually being diagnosed an intolerance to wheat / gluten, her symptoms have been a lot better.
A lot of her pains were linked with endometriosis, and after that was cleared it uncovered an underlying issue of IBS.
My point being is that all these issues are linked, and going onto wheat / gluten free has had a great effect.
Sainsbury's do a good free from range.
There is a great deli in Little Common nr Bexhill that has a good range of foods, if you ever get down that way.

 

[happypig]

Why did he refuse the gastroscope ? It's a little uncomfortable when it's inserted and removed, but not painful.

He just didn't want it. His view is that the blood test has proved he is coeliac and further prodding around was unnecessary.

 

[Colossal Squid]

Quite, if you have an ongoing bowel issue go and see a Doctor and get it looked into (this might be literal - colonoscopy). It is better to know the actual cause of the issue and deal with it accordingly rather than guessing.

It's all very well saying "go and ask the doctor" but unless you're near death they're not going to run any special tests on you. They'll just tell you to cut things out of your diet until you stop getting problems.

Took me very close to TEN YEARS between first going to see a doctor about my gut problems and finally working out that wheat was the root cause.

It's great I can now go out without fear of my insides crippling me, but I do miss baguettes

 

[narly101]

It's great I can now go out without fear of my insides crippling me, but I do miss baguettes

Damn right. Hate going into my local Coop on a Sunday morning to the smell of freshly baked baguettes! B*stards the lot of them.

 

[Curious Orange]

It's all very well saying "go and ask the doctor" but unless you're near death they're not going to run any special tests on you. They'll just tell you to cut things out of your diet until you stop getting problems.

Took me very close to TEN YEARS between first going to see a doctor about my gut problems and finally working out that wheat was the root cause.

It's great I can now go out without fear of my insides crippling me, but I do miss baguettes

I suspect attitudes are changing within the profession, particularly with greater awareness of coeliac disease and bowel cancer. Certainly a lengthy wait wasn't my experience at all, it only took a couple of months from my first visit to my GP as I'd had some blood in my stool, which led to prodding and poking (prostate was fine), via blood tests (nothing unusual, no cancer, not a coeliac), an ultrasound (nothing to see, everything in its place, nothing missing), until finally I had a colonoscopy and was diagnosed with diverticular disease (which is rather rare in someone my age, but quite common in the over 60s).

The only thing that kept me from finding out earlier why my bowel ached was me not going to the Doctor sooner. Blood in my stool scared the living daylights out of me.

Now I know that if I stray away from wholemeal and eat too much processed food I'm likely to have problems... but that is my choice.