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Bipolar disorder is not just a single disorder, but a category of mood disorders marked by periods of abnormally high energy and euphoria, often accompanied by bouts of clinical depression. This is the place to talk about your experience with bipolar disorder, learn from others' experiences, and find support.

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Hi there and food making BD worse?

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Hello everyone. I've been looking at these forums for a good few weeks now and figured .. hey i might as well join. I thought that this site would be a new expierence for me. Since honestly i really dont know anyone with bipolar. Ive had to rid of many people in my life, my loves, my best friends, mainly because they were depressed and i would fall into that. I needed to get my self better. I'm better person now because of it. But, yes, i really dont know anyone that would honestly relate to this sparratic mummble jummble in my head going on 24/7. I hope this site can bring me some help.


I've been doing a significant amount of research latley on my bipolar "soul searching" I suppose would be a good word to describe it. I've been looking into how I really think the food I'm eatting makes my bipolar worse. I really think the GLUTEN in my food is to blame!

The funny thing is.. i dont eat bad. But i still feel fatigue, exausted, and never satisfied after I eat.. even a good meal. So with this information I starting eatting terrible.. ive been really good with my food for a while im an "emotional eatter". Right now im sitting here eatting cookie dough ice cream and I dont even care. Haha. but anyway.. I guess my question I want to post is does anyone else find that certain foods make their bipolar worse? Processed foods I really belive are to blame here?!


thank yoU!
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Food is not to blame for BP!!!
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im with you
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no no im not blameing food for my BD.. im just curious if it is hindering to mymoods.. making me feel more tired .. etc.. which i really think it is

ive been researching celiac disease
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Haven't read much on it or heard anything from my doctors other than avoiding caffine which is sometimes difficult for me. Coffee & Ocassional Diet Coke. As far as the Gluten thing It has being linked to other Mental Health disorders. Mainly tests on its effects in children relating to ADD ADHD and others. SUre it applies to adults as well. I will say the most stable I felt was after I was diagnosed and ran ALOT to control racing thoughts and ate VERY healthy, almost no processed carbs. Then I went into a dark depression and went to junky foods now trying to work my way out of it. I think I will try a gluten restricted diet for a month and see how it goes. The health food store could get me on track.
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PS Frye, welcome and watch you do not isolate your self to much from others. That can create another set of problems.
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i agree scott i am also trying to get myself out of this "depression eatting". which is hard. but yeah im planning on going to my doctor and asking her about it. ive been working on slowly changing my foods into gluten free but its harder than i thought. i think thats why ive been eatting so bad latley because i know that if i go gluten free i wouldnt be able to eat them again!
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Food is not to blame for my bp, but I do know that food effects my body in different ways phisically, not mentally. For instance, red meat makes me tired, processed food upsets my stomach,etc.
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