I am not a doctor. I am only sharing with you what I have found to work for me.
One of the things I find interesting is that many people are on a gluten-free diet to keep the weight off. I will admit that is one of the benefits. Taking out all processed grains that contain gluten do limit your diet selections. You can kiss those donuts, cookies, cakes, bagels, breads, crackers, and pastas good bye. Now, I do know that there are some replacements. Honestly, they aren’t that good (unless you like sandy hay).
Then comes the question, has this really helped me with all my conditions. Honestly, I believe so. If I do have something with gluten, I pay for it a day later or earlier. I could have digestive issues. Usually it manifests itself as tingling lips (the immediate reaction) or a rash (delayed- sometimes up to a day).
So, in the interest of finding out if there was any research about it, I ran across an article in Everyday Health by Carol Eustice. Here is the link.
I have had such success with my conditions with avoiding gluten, I was a bit surprised about the lack of evidence. Take a minute and read the article I have put above.
Personally, it has been one of the best things I have done. Now, understand that I do not have Celiac disease, but I am allergic to wheat and I have tested positive to being gluten intolerant.
The article mentions about needing additional supplements when you go gluten-free. Since I have always had such a limited diet, I didn’t really need to add anything new to my supplement list.
Changing to gluten- free was just the beginning of my diet changes. God has led me to using paleo diet guidelines and now He added Low-FODMAP. My diet has become extremely restricted. But, I feel better.
All I can say, when dealing with illness diagnoses of Lupus, Sjogren’s, RA, OA, GERD, and so on, please do your own research. Try different diets that help with inflammation reduction. Adjust your eating to keep you functioning. Invest in good vitamin supplements to help with any deficits. Again, do your research to make sure that the vitamins do not interfere with your medications.
May God keep you healthy.