So I've come to the close of my gluten-free experiment. Along the way I discovered the changes in my diet provided positive changes in my health! Here's a few:
*increased energy - I wasn't yawning as much at the end of a long work day!
*healthier eating habits - I was forced to snack more on fresh fruits and veggies
*less of that awful bloated feeling after meals
*no dull stomach ache or nausea - after I consumed quesadillas to begin phase II, I felt like I was going to puke.
...and here's the big one, the one reason I wanted to try this whole gluten-free diet:
*NO MOUTH ULCERS - even after I bit my mouth several times (on my previous gluten-filled diet, an ulcer would be the immediate result of biting myself)
Here's a crazy story: The Sunday I loaded up on gluten, I bit my mouth (I tend to do that a lot, haha). Do you remember what I ate that day? Yup...quesadillas and Focaccia from Taverna. I continued to eat as I did before going gluten-free and within no time, an ulcer began to form at the site of the bite! Since I believed gluten may have caused that ulcer to form, I immediately cut it from my diet again for the next couple of days -- and the ulcer vanished.
Wow, my theory was right - going gluten-free may prevent mouth ulcers!
Conclusion: I have decided to consume a very small amount of gluten. Some days I'll go gluten-free and other days I'll have a small cookie or regular wheat bread. So far I'm ulcer free!
So I did it! I am confident that I found the cause of my reoccurring mouth ulcers! From now on I plan on limiting the amount of gluten in my diet.
If you suffer from awful sores in your mouth, going gluten-free is worth a try! HOWEVER, going gluten-free has some cons. Those I'll post soon! Keep in touch...
