so i think i have this.
During the second half of ramadan, i gave up eating refined carbohydrates and grains. I knew that cutting out refined carbs would have good effects (I have PCOS so blood sugar spikes = bad) and i have cut out refined carbs before, but this is the first time i ever completely stopped eating grains. And the results were AMAZING. like my skin cleared up, i felt great, i got my period regularly for the first time in my life without hte assistance of birth control etc.
the results seemed to good to just be from limiting sugar. so i think it is wheat that has been causing me all these problems. Anyway, since coming back to the states i have been back and forth with keeping wheat out , and it seems when i fuck up i can see the consequences pretty quickly. Like i went off the gluten-free wagon the past 3 days, and yesterday my grandma basically forcefed me pecan pie (im visiting family right now since my grandad just died) aaaaand now i have 3 zits on my face... and one of htem is not the surface kind but the deep kind that hurts. i havent had one of these in a minute. and my stomach isnt feeling so good, and im bloated as hell, and in general i feel tired and lazy and unmotivated.
so ive been reading more on gluten intolerance. i have read a lot of things from girls who have had eating disorders and once they gave up gluten their eating disorders went away. i have also read things from girls who had pcos, and when they gave up gluten their symptoms went away. Also, it seems since i am not consistently eating gluten, getting tested for intolerance is not an option (i guess you will only test positive for it if you are eating it consistently?)
and today i read some stuff that say it takes a couple months for your system to clear of gluten. which means my origninal plan of mostly eating gluten free but sometimes indulging in pie when i visit my grandma might not be a good plan. also it seems like once i start eating things wiht wheat in them, i have a tendency to binge. i swear, the stuff is addicting!
does anyone on here have gluten intolerance? i would like to hear your experience.



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