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<blockquote data-quote="DCUKMod" data-source="post: 2314134" data-attributes="member: 345386"><p>Craig, if your partner is open to making changes, I applaud her, but I would seriously urge that she firstly creates a benchmark set of data - without making any changes, else it's less easy to identify changes and impacts. If she starts collecting data and changes something, she will never know if the changes she made had much impact.</p><p></p><p>On the gluten option, I would strongly suggest your partner has a blood test to assess whether or not she needs to give it up. To be tested properly, the person has to be regularly eating gluten (and have been for some weeks), when the test happens, else the results could be skewed. Your partner's Endo or GP could order these tests. </p><p></p><p>Giving up gluten is a big commitment, and has to happen for a minimum of 3-6 months for a proper assessment. It isn't just giving up bread or cakes, gluten hides in many places, including cola drinks and Worcestershire Sauce - just as examples.</p><p></p><p>I eat a gluten-free diet, on the instructions of my Endo. I tested negative for Coeliac, but then I was already not eating most gluten when tested. (For the avoidance of doubt, I don't think I have Coeliac, but I do have an adverse reaction to gluten).</p><p></p><p>I would suggest your partner makes a plan, for doing this. If it were me, I would do a month, making no changes, then review that data. It could be you will see something that points to a potential problem. Maybe eating x or y leads to a bot of an attack, or that her symptoms relate to certain sages in her cycle, or maybe even something like stress.</p><p></p><p>There are so, so many variables, but you need a starting set of data, to make whatever you do meaningful.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DCUKMod, post: 2314134, member: 345386"] Craig, if your partner is open to making changes, I applaud her, but I would seriously urge that she firstly creates a benchmark set of data - without making any changes, else it's less easy to identify changes and impacts. If she starts collecting data and changes something, she will never know if the changes she made had much impact. On the gluten option, I would strongly suggest your partner has a blood test to assess whether or not she needs to give it up. To be tested properly, the person has to be regularly eating gluten (and have been for some weeks), when the test happens, else the results could be skewed. Your partner's Endo or GP could order these tests. Giving up gluten is a big commitment, and has to happen for a minimum of 3-6 months for a proper assessment. It isn't just giving up bread or cakes, gluten hides in many places, including cola drinks and Worcestershire Sauce - just as examples. I eat a gluten-free diet, on the instructions of my Endo. I tested negative for Coeliac, but then I was already not eating most gluten when tested. (For the avoidance of doubt, I don't think I have Coeliac, but I do have an adverse reaction to gluten). I would suggest your partner makes a plan, for doing this. If it were me, I would do a month, making no changes, then review that data. It could be you will see something that points to a potential problem. Maybe eating x or y leads to a bot of an attack, or that her symptoms relate to certain sages in her cycle, or maybe even something like stress. There are so, so many variables, but you need a starting set of data, to make whatever you do meaningful. [/QUOTE]
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