Attack of the gluten intolerant sex addicts, Mark Morford

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63. personal story...had bad digestion for years until i discovered WITHOUT doc's help it was caused by

food intolerances. Back in the 70's as a teenager had horrible digestion- always had diarrhea every morning and i'd have to run to the bathroom at school and had constant breakouts of acne (i know normal for that age but wait) Doctors diagnosed with spastic colon, divirculitus ,all "diseases" with corresponding medications prescribed... their fancy expensive meds didn't help. Then when i was in my late twenties had a few stressful weeks at work that culminated in a visit to the hospital with a racing heart 160bpm! was diagnosed with "panic attacks" but that didn't feel right.. i was stressed but no reason for panic... I talked to a friend about it and she suggested i might have food allergies/sensitivites.. I poo pood the suggestion as i never made a connection since i felt fine right after i ate, the symptoms however would come on 4 or so hours after a meal.. so i started experimenting, cutting out the most common allergens, wheat eggs, dairy and suddenly, no digestive problems!! and also cured my persistant late pubescent acne!! so later got some testing that confirmed the sensitivities.. had episodes years later that would get me up in the middle of the night with racing heart and feeling of doom, turned out i had become more sensitive to onions and garlic!! cut those out, as well as caffeine and NO more panic attacks, acne, or digestive issue. none!. also got my energy and mental focus back. Had to diagnose MYSELF, no help from the main stream medical system that just wanted to sell me a pill that i would have to take for the rest of my life. Simpler and CHEAPER to just eliminate the culpits i was sensitive too and buy gluten free products like bread and rice pasta. I can now eat an occasional pizza, or egg and not too much trouble, but i notice the acne and bad digestion comes back a few days after the pizza, so have to keep it down. It's like a rain barrel, you can fill it up, and not get symptoms unless you overflow... everyone is different and can have unique food sensitivities. I would suggest experimenting with food elimination and an antigen test if you think you have them. BTW i was tested for celiac and DO NOT have it. i also take a digestive enzyme now that helps as when u get older these diminish.

Long story , but all true. There ARE people with gluten sensitivity and it is a serious condition that had been under-diagnosed. perhaps it's now over-diagnosed now, but if it makes you FEEL better to not eat gluten, why would you question it??