Angela S.
Angela, a patient of mine, wrote in with the story of her path to a gluten-free lifestyle. The journey she undertook, and how radically her life changed as a result, is proof-positive of the overwhelming health benefits of a gluten-free diet. -Dr. Perlmutter
For over the last 10-11 years I have spent a great deal of time in and out of
doctor’s offices, trying to figure out why I was having so many health issues.
At 16, I was diagnosed with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), at 21 I was
found to have severe candidiasis, at 22 I had to have my tonsils out, 23 I had
an emergency appendectomy, and most recently I had a 10cm cyst removed
from my ovary. Health issue after health issue and diagnosis after diagnosis I
began to think I was a medical mess and there was no hope. I went to see Dr.
Perlmutter as my PCOS seemed to be getting out of control and I thought much
of it was stemming from my hormones. I explained the following symptoms to Dr.
Perlmutter: severe fatigue; foggy-headed; difficulty losing weight; discoloration of
the face and acne; craving sugars and a high carb diet; muscle aches that hurt to
touch; constipation or irritable bowel-like symptoms, etc.
Dr. Perlmutter placed me on an experimental gluten-free diet/low carb diet
(as he stated carbs/sugars may be the culprit), took blood to check my gluten
tolerance, candida, as well as vitamin and mineral deficiencies. The gluten-free/
low-carb diet was difficult at first but I began eating more proteins and changed...
Source: Renegade Neurologist - A Blog by David Perlmutter, MD, FACN - Category: Neurologists Authors: gbadmin Tags: Success Fatigue Gluten gluten free Source Type: blogs
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