Interested in how the OP has fared with a change to diet over a couple of months?
Been off the wheat since the original post aside from a small blowout Chrissie lunch. No real difference.
Still all puffy and gassy. But my energy levels are a lot higher without the wheat carbs, which doesn't make any sense to me.
Gonna try the no dairy next. I'll go a month and see how that goes.
Been eating Quinoa. Don't like it much, but not so bad with a few bits of roasted veggies and the odd bit of haloumi thrown in.
Just ran out of it and don't reckon I'll buy it again.
Also booked in to see GP for an allergy test.
Thanks Cypher. Great points.
Other things to think causes of bloating are:
* What is your overall diet like? You may be just suffering from a lack of variety of food. Do you eat the same foods week in/week out? Your gut, like muscles, likes a challenge and needs exercise. You do this by eating as wide a variety of foods as possible.
Pretty varied, but I sure coould do with a lot less meat and a lot more veggies
* It might not be a gluten problem. You might be a FODMAP irritible bowel person for instance.
Might be. Other family member has irritable bowel syndrome.
* How long do you sit down each day. Sitting down for long periods is bad. Try a standing desk arrangement at work if you are a desk jockey. Don't watch hours of TV on the couch.
I spend all day on a seat, aside from my commute... Which is also on a seat
* How long has it been since your last anti-biotics course? They don't kill just the bad bacteria - they pretty much wipe you out. Include some fermented foods in your weekly diet and not just yogurt. Saurkraut, miso, tempeh are other examples. It is the variety and not the quantity that counts (which is unfortunate since you can generally only get tins of saurkraut and really, who wants to eat that much fermented cabbage?)
About six months since last antibiotic course, which I had to repeat, twice to get rid of the sickness.
* How much alcohol do you consume? You might want to think about following the national guidelines at least for a period of time and see how you go.
None. Ever. I had one small baileys NYE and aside from that it's been about two years since I drank half a stubby on my wedding night.* sleep and stress will also affect your guts. Practice good sleep hygiene and manage stress