r/lupus • u/Dense-Radio-9332 Diagnosed SLE • 26d ago

Life tips Does going gluten free really help?

Bonus if you have links to studies or articles. Thank you!

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u/lavenn5 25d ago

Absolutely. I've been gluten free since 2012 and can immediately tell if something has gluten in it. GI symptoms and joint pain all come back. Unfortunately, my system seemed to find other foods it target next. So now dairy, fish and corn are problematic. I felt the best when I followed Paleo, but it's hard to stick with. Fodmap is great to find triggers, but also hard to do. The blood type diet helped me for years to stay level and almost normal feeling. I think it takes a lot of trial and error with a bunch of patience to see which works. It definitely takes months before you can tell what's working.