Yes,,,,,no more breathing problems or gastro problems since wheat and gluten free .......the breathing problems I had might have simply been an allergic reaction to wheat and gluten or like you said an inflamation issue because of the Lupus.....I do have a lot of food allergies.....and all of us know that Lupus is a constant mystery and puzzle of symptoms.
Alley said:
SMOKY MTN SNOWFLAKE, do you mean that going on a gluten free diet totally made your breathing problems go away? I wonder if your breathing problems were the same as pluerisy issues, inflamation that gets better on antinflamatories and prednisone. Maybe there are different breathing problems we are having coming from diffent issues. If gluten free can help inflamatory breathing issues that would be a simple great remedy!
I am convinced that the sum total of all a lupus patients problems (minus a few symptoms) are because the body is completely overwhelmed by too many allergies, and that if we find all of them out, and avoid those things we are allergic to, our lives would be much, much better.
i've researched wheat allergies and gluten allergies. The only symptom I have that matches is the difficulty breathing which is not continuous. I do not have the stomach issues or itching rashes, etc. I have had a full battery of allergy tests which came up clear. I'm glad it works for you!
Absolutely! I ended up on a respirator for 8 days and nearly died with my first bout of pneumonia and it came on within 24 hours after first symptoms.
GO!
tinapet said:
Please go see your Rheumy or PCP. You could have inflammation in your lungs which can go bad very quickly. I have had this happen and ended up in the hospital for 5 days. I now have an inhaler and a steroid inhaler for when I feel it difficult to breathe. If the cough is bad I always go just to be sure it's not pneumonia. Once you have had a real scare with your breathing you realize it's not something to mess with. If it turns out to be anxiety related then you will at least feel better knowing that instead of worrying about it which causes more anxiety.
I went on a Gluten free diet several months ago now I'm working on making my blood more Alkaline in efforts to reduce inflamation, so far so good I no longer have breathing problems even with my Asthma.