Someone suggested that I start out by eliminating wheat, dairy, and sugar for two weeks and see how I feel. I've eliminated probably 90% of those things in the last two weeks and I feel different but definitely not better. If anything my mood swings are intensifying. I was told that I may get worse before I get better and that may be what is happening as my body protests the loss of those foods and the mind altering chemicals in them. If I understand this correctly the gliadamorphins and casmomorphins in those foods suppress neural activity and the glutamate and aspartate intesify neural acitivity so it's hard for one's body to get used to not having them, even if they are making you sick. Of course that's the definition of addiction.


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Hi Aaron, it's ok, I know it's overwhelming. I have a lot of empathy for you. You can only do so much as far as you are able.

The dietry changes dont have to be done at once. People can gradually limit their intake. E.g. I used to do a limited candida diet and I was still eating gluten free grains, some fruit, milk with my cereal and teas, acidophilus yoghurt, nuts, meats, eggs etc. I mean at that stage even that helped (then).

I just made sure I ousted the sugar basically and gluten/yeast. But I still ate all of the other stuff. It's not the best, but it's a start if you wanted to try doing that.

But otherwise, it's up to you. I hope that someone might be able to help you further. And your symptoms now may well be to do with withdrawal from what you have already removed.

It's awful to have to handle so many things at once.