Hello I have learned today that I have tested positive to wheat allergy. Although this sucks as I LOVE bread, pasta and pizza, I am "glad" to get another piece of the puzzle that might start to explain why I have suffered a sudden hearing loss 7 months ago. I was wondering, has anyone with a hearing loss on this forum been successful in regaining some hearing after eliminating wheat? I know this might be a long stretch but I would be interested in any feedback. Thank you very much vaita
I don't have a wheat allergy but I am gluten sensitive. I removed all gluten from my diet 2 years ago and noticed a significant improvement overall. I can eat some gluten but I have to be careful to not eat too much or several days in a row. Several people on the old meniere's forum experienced a dramatic change in their symptoms (for the better) after eliminating gluten completely. Please go to the Celiac website to get a complete list of foods and drinks with gluten and all the alternative names for it. That way you are sure it's not getting in your system. Be patient and stay focused. It's only certain foods you are giving up. It doesn't suck. That's just your mind trying to hold on. Change your mindset and tell yourself that you will finally be feeding yourself in a way that is healthier for you. You can make bread and pizza with gluten free flours.
How did you determine that you have a wheat allergy? Did you do a 12 week elimination and then challenge for it? It may be that your test showed some sensitivity but you are no actually reacting to it. If you do eliminate it, you will have to read all the labels and learn all the names it may be called in foods. Wheat is a grass. Did you test positive for grasses? Do you have issues around hay, while cutting grass etc? I think if you show a reaction to eating wheat, you will be advised to eliminate it from your diet. If you have a reaction to grasses in the environment, you can get shots that will desensitize you to that. While i did not test positive to wheat, i found when i quit making my own whole wheat bread i had less symptoms. I think it was more filling the kitchen with whole wheat flour during the process that bothered me than eating it.
Thank you Intrepid, I will check out the website you indicate as well as the old forum. And you're right, there are options out there to get substitutes food. I will be more than happy to make these changes if it makes my symptoms disappear!
Thank you June for your response. I have had blood works last Friday and the doctor called me today with the result that i have tested positive for wheat. I do not have more details so far as I need to go and see him for further testing (on skin, etc.). It may be that there are other things or foods I am allergic too (hopefully not too many!)
And it may be that the wheat allergy is not causing you any problem. I trst positive to corn and milk but i do not eliminate either. I did a 12 week elimination and challenge and showed no reaction. I hope you are not allergic as wheat is one of those hidden foods that is in almost all processed foods.
I went gluten-free 2.5 years ago in an attempt to reduce swelling and unstuff my ear. I did not have an dramatic, positive effects on my hearing or ear stuffiness unfortunately, but I had other positive effects--red spots I used to have on my face went away, my appetite got more reasonable and I went back to my pre-motherhood weight, and the heavy feeling I'd get sometimes after eating never happens. It's a bit of an adjustment, but once you adjust I found it easy at home. I don't eat many processed foods anyway, so that might have made it easier. So many people are gluten-free now that a lot of restaurants, even in tiny towns, have gluten-free menus or at least know how to answers your questions--though occasionally they don't and that can be hard. Potluck parties are the hardest. I've learned to bring something I can eat, and maybe a bit to supplement.