I've been seriously considering trying a gluten free diet and would like to know if anyone has advice one way?

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Going gluten-free can be very healthy if you do it right. Fresh fruits and veggies are gluten-free naturally so eat as many of those as you'd like. Unprocessed meats are also gluten-free.

If you are eating plenty of the fruits and veggies, you don't need a vitamin but may choose to take one to make up for all the things your body hasn't been absorbing for years. Just make sure the vitamin is gluten-free. Many manufacturers list the gluten status on the bottle or on their web-site.

The only "supplement" you may want to take is a fiber supplement. Again, check the supplement closely to make sure it is gluten-free.

Personally, I would only gluten-free if I had to. I've been on the diet for just over a year because I tested positive for celiac disease through a blood test and biopsy. Going gluten-free is hard because it expensive and limiting. I could never stay motivated to stick with the diet if I didn't have to. It is an all-or-nothing venture to do it right. You can't share a peanut butter jar with someone that spreads it on bread. You can't make gluten-free bread in a bread machine that has held wheat flour. You can't just take a hamburger patty off a bun and eat it. Everything you eat and drink has to be checked to make sure it is ok. You even need to check your chapstick and lipstick. If you can't convince yourself to go all in, don't bother....Show more

By all means try the gluten free diet for a few weeks to see if it fixes whats ailing you. If it doesn't work, you haven't lost too much, but if it does, your life could well be transformed.

I always advise anybody to take a good one-a-day multivitamin and mineral combination (look for one with selenium), and a high dose fish oil capsule every day, and in particular when changing your diet, as it takes a while to get used to how to balance it properly. From some comments I've read, some never do!...Show more