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Millet Or Related Disorder?

Eliza13

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Eliza13 Contributor
Eliza13
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Hey everyone...

I've been gluten free for a few years. One of the great things that happened when I first went off wheat/gluten was that I started getting my period (after many years of not getting it since the age of 12). I actually got it within weeks of going gluten free so I knew instanty that there was a connection b/w the amenorrhea and gluten.

After a while the periods stopped again and I wasn't feeling so good. I checked my diet and there was no wheat in it. I was disappointed and thought that maybe I could just have a related disorder.

Then I started thinking that maybe my periods would only come when I barely ate anything and thought that perhaps I have a related disorder like Addison's. It seemed that whenever I barely ate anything my periods would come...

Well recently the periods returned. The only thing I've changed is that I stopped eating millet bread and switched it to a flax bread which is also gluten free. This got me really thinking that maybe I'm also reacting to millet. Anyone think this is possible, or is it all a coincidence? Thoughts?

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BRUMI1968 Collaborator
BRUMI1968
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I have heard that millet plays havoc on the thyroid.

dilettantesteph Collaborator
dilettantesteph
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Your millet bread may have been contaminated with gluten. Was it made in a bakery that also makes wheat products?

cruelshoes Enthusiast
cruelshoes
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What was the brand name of the millet bread? Several brands have been shown to have astronomical levels of gluten contamination.

Eliza13 Contributor
Eliza13
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Thanks for replying guys....It's called El Peto bread. I was eating the stuff every single day. Unbelievable. In addition to the return of my periods, my skin also looks much better.

I'm thinking of going on an elimination diet to identify problem foods. Anyone know of any good ones? I'm pretty sure that the Millet bread was the trigger, but there could be other problems. I was seriously thinking that the only way to get my period was via starvation...I'll be really happy if it's just the Millet bread so that I can actually eat rice and other things!

I must be very sensitive to gluten for it to make my period stop....and now add Millet to the list!

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home-based-mom Contributor
home-based-mom
Posted

Someone at church brought this issue up. If you put millet and thyroid into the same search engine search, you will find all sorts of information regarding what millet can do to the thyroid.

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Mother of Jibril
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If you're still having problems, a good basic diet is the SCD. There are lots of threads about it on this forum... look in the "leaky gut and related disorders" section. You can also go to this website: www.pecanbread.com or read "Breaking the Vicious Cycle." Basically, the goal of the SCD is to give your digestive system a break so your body can heal. It's a lot healthier than starvation! ;) After a while you can add other foods back in to see how they affect you.

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mommida
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Yes you can have reactions to millet. This is being discussed in the nephrotic syndrome thread.

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