Hi blackfoot, Steve eats gluten-free and almost dairy-free, and I would say it has benefited him. Beyond that, it's important to take more aggressive steps to heal your gut so that eating that way isn't necessary in the long run. Steve had pretty bad symptoms of gluten and casein sensitivities, but after a couple of years of g/c-free eating and remedial measures, he is now able to sprinkle both offenders into his diet on special occasions with no problem.

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Joyce~caregiver-advocate in Dallas for Steve J (SPMSi [6]).  CAPi [7] since August 06, Cpni [8], Mpn, B. burgdorferi, systemic candidiasis, EBVi [9], CMV & other herpes family viral infectionsi [10], elevated heavy metals, gluten+casein sensitivity. 

My doc wants me to go on a dairy free, flour free, corn, soy, etc.  All I can have are frozen and fresh fruits and vegetables and meat!  Lettuce, onions, garlic stuff like that I can have.  Oh, I can also have honey and some nuts. I am really having a hard time with it but am trying.  I have IBSi [11] so maybe it will really help me.  It's called the Specific Carbohydrate Diet by Elain Gottschall.  Is anyone else on this diet?

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FMSi [12]/CFS 1995. tinnitusi [13], ibsi [11], sinusitis, EBVi [9], NACi [2] 2400mg, valtrex, cortef, armour, doxy, biaxin, calcium pyruvate, vita c 10,000 daily, etc. 

Hi Lynn, I think Elinor is on that diet or has done it in the past.

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Joyce~caregiver-advocate in Dallas for Steve J (SPMSi [6]).  CAPi [7] since August 06, Cpni [8], Mpn, B. burgdorferi, systemic candidiasis, EBVi [9], CMV & other herpes family viral infectionsi [10], elevated heavy metals, gluten+casein sensitivity. 

Hi Blackfoot   

I have followed a dairy free, bean/legume free, and gluten free diet for about 8 years.  Along with adding some good veggies and fruits, it immediately improved my condition some 8 years ago when I started following it and continues to help.

I have slacked off on being really rigorous about gluten and will occasionally let something wheat or flour based slip into my dietary regimen off and on.  But by and large it remains the same.

Many people are amazed that I do this but it really isn't hard to do.  Ample alternatives are available.

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all my best

John

RRMSi [14]/EDSSi [15] was 4.5, 5, now 6 on Wheldon Protocol (naci [2], doxycycline, azithromycin, metronidazolei [5]) since 04/12/2006. Added Rifampin 2x150mg/daily 08/19/2007. Added INHi [16] 300mg/daily 03/17/2008 stopped 05/08

Blackfoot -

My husband too has been on a similar diet with good results.  It's called the Best Bet Diet and it explains how the restricted foods cause molecular mimeocry to self proteins and create inflammationi [17].  http://www.direct-ms.org/bestbet.html [18] 

Like John, he saw almost immediate improvement from removing eggs, dairy, legumes and wheat.  We also had his food allergies done and removed those items as well.  He did the diet hard core with zero cheating for 18 months.  The past six months he has cheated some and it seems his body is better able to tolerate the formerly forbidden foods. 

When I tackled my own "autoimmune" disease, RA, I removed a ton of foods from my own diet including wheat, dairy, nightshades and ate mostly raw/lightly steamed vegetables.  It also made a huge difference for me too.

 

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Daisy - Husband on CAPi [7] 5/07.  "When Going Thru Hell, Just Keep Going", Winston Churchill