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not sure about that. But I eat whole wheat bread and pastas and feel better. Healthier, and I eat lots of fresh veggies and fruits, but I try to choose ones that are low in carbs as my hubby is diabetic. We made a fabulous
acorn squash with brown sugar subsitute and
margerine. Then made some basmati rice, and browned some extra lean hamburger and served it in the squash. By the way my kid at like a pig. She adored it. And she is still a picky eater. Last night, I made
cheesy taters and put roasted shallots in it
now he can only have a very small portion of that. But I was lazy with the meat I served hot dogs LOL. Vegie was broccolli.
But yes I think diet matters and I notice when I eat healthier I do have more energy, its not just the bread,but thats a good start.
Hugs
Morgaine

My uneducated opinion... some ppl with ms avoid glutamin, its actually a brain fuel amino, but too much can affect memory, usually when you swing aminos too far, just cut back and things will return to normal, but I don't know alot about diabetes ao I hope this just helps inform you a little more.

I started baking my own bread again after I was dx'd. I use only organic spelt flour which is a whole wheat substitute (mostly for those allergic to whole wheat)

Peace
Fred

Fred I have tried spelt its not bad ;)
But we have no wheat allergies so I prefer whole wheat ;)
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Morgaine

a wheat allergy can make you very tired. try to elimate it from your diet for one week. and then eat it again if it makes you sick then give it up ww. i buy pasta made of brown rice.

I found this on a different discussion group and thought it would be helpful.

To Many Gluten Is a Big Deal

Dear Pharmacist

Q: I saw Jenny McCarthy on "Oprah" talking about her son's autism and how changing his diet helped him. She talked about a

gluten-free diet. How can gluten matter to the brain so much? We're just talking about a loaf of bread.

E.C., Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

A: Gluten is the protein in wheat products, found in most breads, pastas and pastries. It's also found in rye, barley and some oats (because oats are often milled in factories that process other grains and get contaminated). Most people eat all these whole grains, so what's the big deal?

Such foods are a big deal if you're sensitive to gluten, like Elizabeth Hasselbeck from "The View" and millions of other people in the U.S. with neurological diseases or intestinal problems like Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) or Celiac sprue. In sensitive people, gluten causes a bad reaction, where immune system cells find their way out of the intestine, hitch a ride in the bloodstream and glue themselves to various organs in your body, especially the brain and spinal cord. Your body then attacks the "foreigner" now glued to your own tissue, hence the term "auto-immune" or "attack of the self."

There are many auto-immune disorders such as Lupus, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Sjogrens Syndrome, Multiple Sclerosis, Graves' disease, Hashimoto's and Rheumatoid Arthritis. Some experts feel strongly that an underlying allergy to gluten (or the dairy protein, casein) could be a source of neurological insult and auto-immune dysfunction.

In the case of autism, some experts theorize that the condition results from brain insult from vaccinations, or mercury (thimerosal), the preservative in vaccinations. Often, putting autistic children on gluten-free and casein-free diets helps ease symptoms. Anyone with food sensitivities or auto-immune conditions should visit livingwithout.com (they also publish a magazine). Those with Celiac sprue should visit csaceliacs.org or glutenfreeforum.com.

A good online resource for gluten-free recipes is glutenfree.com. You can buy gluten-free foods easily at health food stores, Whole Foods Market and Wild Oats Market, or online from Glutino, De Boles, Tinkyada, Orgran, Pamela's Products, Mona's, Ener-G and Bakery on Main. There's a longer list of gluten-free companies and more information about all of this on my Web site (dearpharmacist.com), including popular restaurants that offer gluten-free menus.

So how can a loaf of bread be one man's meal and another man's poison? Follow the trail of crumbs to the brain, and see how destructive gluten (and casein) can be to sensitive people. To test for these sensitivities, ask your doctor for an Anti-gliadin IgA Antibody test.

This information is not intended to treat, cure or diagnose your condition. Suzy Cohen is the author of "The 24-Hour Pharmacist." For more information, visit dearpharmacist.com.

I don't think that it agravates MS unless you have some sort of intolerance to it. Then your body starts fighting the what ever is in the wheat and your immune system becomes more active and then you get more demylenation. But that is just an opinion.

All I know about wheat & wheat flour is that my stomach will bulge & my slacks won't fit right after I eat it. So I don't!

i heard that glueton was bad for m.s. so i eliminated it(which is not easy)and i continued to get worse???

I think that if you had a problem with wheat you would have other symptoms like the gas and bloating that was mentioned. I went off wheat for almost two years and am starting to reintroduce it to see if I can have it now. I do know that the bloating and gas problems largly subsided when I went off of it. Some research suggests an organisms in the bowels could cause this and that by eliminating it for a time will get rid of it or keep it in balance. Truth is no one knows for sure. It is a discovery process that is unique to the individual.