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On a scale of 1-10, how good is your experience with the GFCF diet?
1 (Negative experience) 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
2 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
3 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
4 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
5 (Neither positive nor negative experience) 17%  17%  [ 1 ]
6 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
7 17%  17%  [ 1 ]
8 17%  17%  [ 1 ]
9 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
10 (Positive experience) 50%  50%  [ 3 ]
Total votes : 6

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06 Feb 2008, 10:47 am

Hi!
I am writing an essay about the GFCF diet where I discuss whether it works or not. I was wondering what experiences you have had with the diet - either if you're on it, or if you have friends or family members on it. If you know any interesting articles or websites I'd like to see those too. I have had problems finding criticism on it.
Thanks a lot :)



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06 Feb 2008, 11:03 am

Now, when you say 'works'...

Clearly, I'm still an aspie. Not much has changed in that department. However, I am a lot calmer, I experience far less anxiety, since I've been on it. I feel happier in general. So, it has 'worked' for me, but it has not cured me.



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06 Feb 2008, 1:10 pm

sarahstilettos wrote:
Now, when you say 'works'...

Clearly, I'm still an aspie. Not much has changed in that department. However, I am a lot calmer, I experience far less anxiety, since I've been on it. I feel happier in general. So, it has 'worked' for me, but it has not cured me.


Same with me.



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06 Feb 2008, 1:22 pm

In GFCF, what does the CF stand for?



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06 Feb 2008, 1:23 pm

Bea wrote:
In GFCF, what does the CF stand for?


casien free


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06 Feb 2008, 1:36 pm

Thanks for the swift reply, Age1600!

I've been GF free (most of the time) for many years, and I believe it has helped reduce a lot of problems, like brain fog. But I use lactaid pills so I can eat dairy foods. I guess I'm not casein free. The past couple of years the thing I notice that really makes a difference is if I have been remembering to take all of my dietary supplements (multi-vitamin, B complex, B12, and especially Evening Primrose oil capsules -- they have something called linoleic acid that seems to help my mind focus and makes distractions fade into the background.)



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06 Feb 2008, 1:48 pm

Bea wrote:
Thanks for the swift reply, Age1600!

I've been GF free (most of the time) for many years, and I believe it has helped reduce a lot of problems, like brain fog. But I use lactaid pills so I can eat dairy foods. I guess I'm not casein free. The past couple of years the thing I notice that really makes a difference is if I have been remembering to take all of my dietary supplements (multi-vitamin, B complex, B12, and especially Evening Primrose oil capsules -- they have something called linoleic acid that seems to help my mind focus and makes distractions fade into the background.)


Hehe no prob, really? I cant do GF or CF at all, right now all im eating is chicken caeser wraps, and protein shakes or boost, thats about it, anything else i literally throw up. I'm like the pickyest eater of them all! My mind just wants one thing if i dont get it, i stop eating, and been almost hospitalized soo many times for it! So GFCF diet won't help me at all :(


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06 Feb 2008, 2:12 pm

Yikes! What do you think makes your body reject other foods? Taste? Texture? Hyper-sensitive stomach?
Just remember to keep trying bits of other things now and then. Maybe you'll find something else you can eat.



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06 Feb 2008, 2:21 pm

Bea wrote:
Yikes! What do you think makes your body reject other foods? Taste? Texture? Hyper-sensitive stomach?
Just remember to keep trying bits of other things now and then. Maybe you'll find something else you can eat.


Yea it sucks, well the fact that i have a small esphogus, texture, taste, and hyper sensitive stomach all play a role. I've been like this since i was born, it sucks, luckily boost and shakes keep me alive. I remember my frosh year in hs, i was only 50lbs almost died, it was bad. Thanks for the advice though hehe!


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06 Feb 2008, 2:36 pm

Hi Ive found this diet very helpful and I go quite non vocal and aggressive if i have gluten or dairy and extremly bad if it has both like in cream cake. I am currently doing a msc in psych research methods specialising in AS, I have found sage publications autism journal to have the best articles and several on the diet- if Iwas you I would look at autism medical website and its links and the research at birmingham on sulfite metabolism and the sunderland university website that does the best research on G/F C/F diet and tests people ect. Good luck! :D