She's wondering that, if she needs to eat, say, more nuts and fruit more often.
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a friend of mine is cutting glutens and grains out of her diet to deal with some health issues, and she's been having some lightheadness and feeling a little weird.
I have a couple friends who had similar reactions upon removing grains/gluten from their diet. My BFF refuses to stop eating bread ever again, because she felt so bad when she did it.
I wouldn't call it an addiction, but I read some study (I have no cites at hand, sorry, but it's probably Google-able) that in some people grain produces an opium-like effect, and stopping it results in symptoms of withdrawal.
Ah, thanks, Zen! She was really worrying about it.
Well, grains are carbs. And if you go low-carb, you're cutting out some instant blood-sugar boost, right?
Which is just my completely unscientific hypothesis, but maybe?
Amy,
true, but the friend likely is eating other carbs besides grains.
Erin,
is your friend getting enough iron and other vitamins?
She takes supplements, but I will ask her to check.
the iron (particularly) may not be absorbed well. some people don't take to iron supplements. she might try to get it in her food for awhile and see if that makes a difference.
Good advice, all! I will pass it on.
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Oh, that's true, le nubian. See, non-scientific!
Sorry, was out at a ballgame.
Cutting out gluten can actually have a withdrawal-type effect. It can have totally weird effects.
Teppy, if you're still around can I ask you one more paranoid cipro question. I just took my first cipro, and it says not to take with anything with calcium in it. So, when can I take my calcium supplement, if I can at all? 2 hours later?
The drug info I found said that if it's a calcium supplement (as opposed to, say a glass of milk), take the Cipro 2 hours before or 6 hours after the supplement, because otherwise the calcium will interfere with the absorption of the Cipro.
I will at least back up Cass that it does happen, and I feel it is kind of creepy
Me, as well.
Me, too. I mean, I know Buffista intentions are nothing but love for the "wronged" Buffista, but sometimes it's offputting to call down the wrath of a thousand generations for the person who gave you an Americano instead of a frappe.