The happy “coincidences” of wheatlessness

Wheat Belly Blog reader, Limor, posted this triumphant story of freedom from the health-destroying bonds of wheat: You validated what I have felt for so many years!! I read you book and watched your lectures over and over again and was fascinated by your knowledge and findings. I am a therapist in NYC specializing in Eating Disorders and I also recovered from Anorexia and Bulimia. I have been gluten-free for over a year and, after reading your book, I am working hard on being wheat-free. Prior to being wheat-free, I suffered severe pains and cramps in my stomach. After several failed attempts to ask various doctors why I have been experiencing such discomfort, particularly after eating wheat products, I decided to do the “elimination diet.” About a month after I went wheat-free, I noticed HUGE changes in the way I was feeling physically and emotionally. Prior to going wheat-free, I suffered from tendinitis which was very debilitating. The doctor I saw told me that I had inflammation in my knee and that I had to go to physical therapy at least twice a week and take medication. When I asked why I might have had such severe pain that made me fall on several occasions, he said “It was genetic” and medication should relieve the pain. I never went to physical therapy and I didn’t take any medication for the pain. Two months after going wheat-free, I almost had NO pain or discomfort with my knee or my stomach. When I went back to the doctor he said that it MUST have b...
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