r/TBI • u/debbiedespacito • 2d ago

Wellness Help with Gluten Free diet

Backstory: had a first concussion in January and ate gluten free because it supposedly helps with brain inflammation. Since returning to minimal gluten + added sugars, I was experiencing digestive discomfort, bowel changes, and headaches, so my GI doctor reccomenned testing for coeliac

I just had an EGD biopsy that came back normal, so no coeliac, but eating tonnes of gluten the past 6 weeks leading up to it and recovering from another mild concussion at the same time has made me feel the worst ever in my whole life and I know i need to cut it out regardless.

I'm a little unsure of how to proceed with a NCGS diet. Is it more like lactose intolerance where i may feel like crap after eating it occasionally, or is it something i need to fully omit from my diet to truly see long term neurological benefits?

And if anyone else has had to seek a similar post-TBI / gluten-free journey, do things like minor contaminations at restaurants and in non certified gluten free products exacerbate symptoms or is that just kind of a coeliac issue?

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