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Sep 05, 2014, 07:01 AM
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My 19yo son has BP I. The Dr mentioned that a gluten free diet might lessen symptoms & even could help him be med free. This was a family doc, not a psychiatrist.
Has anyone had luck trying this?
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Sep 05, 2014, 01:13 PM
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A member Anika. (who hasn't posted in a while) has had significant success with going Gluten-free. She is dxd BP1 with psychosis and slowly tapered off all of her meds.
So while I haven't tried it myself, it definitly helped her as she became less symptomatic over time.
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Sep 05, 2014, 04:00 PM
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I stay as far away from carbs as possible .. they tank my moods bigtime.. Im trying to work up a plan to go gluten free its does wind up more costly of course
 .. Its a chore to be honest but studies are showing it is helping people. At least its a natural way to help your illness instead of throwing more chemicals at it.
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Sep 05, 2014, 09:58 PM
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I have been gluten-free for about 5 years because I have IBS and food sensitivities to gluten products as well as to FODMAPs (Fermentable Oligosaccharides, Disaccharides, Monosaccharides And Polyols).
Unfortunately, being gluten-free has not helped my bipolar symptoms. A problem I am working with my medical provider is my poor nutrition because of the limited foods I can eat. There is a caution to be careful about gluten-free diets because of nutritional problems that may result (e.g., see Most People Shouldn't Eat Gluten-Free - Scientific American or The Truth About Gluten).
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Sep 05, 2014, 10:14 PM
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As wheat products do tend make me feel sluggish, I made the considerable effort involved to be strictly gluten-free for about four months, at a time that I knew I could avoid going out to dinner and could control my diet. However, while I did feel less physically sluggish eating gluten-free, I did not notice any difference in cognitive effect, as I'd hoped. My head remained the same.
 I think it's worth trying though, even though for me personally it didn't happen to make a difference cognitively. I'm glad I gave it a try, and I'm at least enjoying improved dietary habits from having done so, eating less carbs these days.
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Sep 05, 2014, 10:25 PM
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Research suggests that gluten free only helps people who are BP and also have a gluten sensitivity. Many, if not most people, do not find relief according to my doctor. If you want to give it a shot though, why not? Maybe it will help
Going gluten free did not work for me, and I'm not disappointed by that because I wasn't sensitive to the product to begin with. Good luck.
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Sep 06, 2014, 12:35 AM
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Quote:
The member I mentioned above has dietry sensitivities, so going G-Free was neccessary, an evidently helped BP-wise too.
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Sep 06, 2014, 11:23 AM
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Unless you have Celiac Disease, stopping eating gluten won't make you feel better. The reason some people feel better when they go gluten-free is because they end up eating much healthier and cut out other things they're sensitive to, like colorings and MSG.
I'm really surprised a doctor would tell you that could cure Bipolar, because that's ... just not true.
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Sep 06, 2014, 11:36 AM
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Thattts what is was yes. Anika was dxd with Celiac's... I thought I was remembering that wrong.
Thank you NSOE
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