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My asthma worsened considerably when I went GF.  I've been GF since
April.  Recently my asthma has decreased so that I need albuterol
only about twice per day.  It's still decreasing.  So is some weird
arthritis-like pain I'd begun to experience in my shoulder.  These
changes began when I accidentlally went about 3 days without dairy
products.  My hay fever decreased significantly at the same time.

Last night I stumbled on a site authored by a veterinarian with
celiac disease who has researched the literature much more
extensively than most of us.  He related that these improvements
often happen after removing dairy products from the diet  His site
is dogtorj.com, and it's pretty interesting although a bit long-
winded.  I'd been wondering if my cat was also sensitive to wheat.
According to dogtorj, the answer is 'probablyvyes'.

Good luch with your allergies.

Sarah
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Date:    Wed, 24 Sep 2003 17:46:54 -0400
From:    Lacustral <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Allergies get better, not eating the wrong foods?

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Two people have now told me their inhalant allergies went away after
they
went gluten-free, after a while.  One person said it took a few
years.

i've been strictly gluten-free for 5 months, i had a couple of
accidents
with other grains.  My inhalant allergies have gotten worse if
anything.
i have 24 skin-test allergic reactions.  My allergies started when i
was
20.

So how likely is it that all this would spontaneously clear up, now
that
I'm not eating foods i'm intolerant to?

I'm getting allergy shots.  They take time to get.  They are
expensive.
They make me sick, often for a day or two after the shot.  I have to
deal
with cranky doctors.

Laura

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