Wheat and CP/CPPS
Are chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) and Interstitial Cystitis (IC) the "asthmas" of the genitourinary tract?
Here's an interesting message from the forum:
With regards to the story below, I'd like to make a personal observation. I gave up wheat years ago, mainly because of the loose bowels it caused me. I also noticed that my two bad CP/CPPS flares since "conquering" my CP/CPPS were both associated with periods of re-introduction of wheat, oats and barley to my diet.
I have just proved, this last two weeks, that this phenomenon is real. I started in on the bread again. I went from next to zero symptoms to noticing, when crouching, an immense upwelling of pain in my groin. Needless to say I am going back on the wagon again as of today.
There have been a number of men who have reported a tremendous response to wheat exclusion diets before on this group. Here's a typical posting:
Now after being on a wheat free diet for 4 months my irritable bowel syndrome, urinary problems, and best of all, sexual dysfunction have all abated. (Viagra wasn't even working for me before.) My uro can't believe how firm my prostate has become.( Just had a check-up today.) No trace of bacteria before or after massage! I was resigned to the fact that I would probably have a lousy, prostatitis-burdened life for the rest of my life. Now I am feeling normal, energetic and healthy again.
BTW, I was tested and don't have celiac disease, but certainly IBS with inflammation, and after wheat ingestion I get very sleepy, depressed, irritable, headache, diarrhoea, skin rash.
In my case wheat is a trigger, but in yours it may be some other, as yet undiscovered item in your diet or environment. What underlies this painful immune system reaction to certain allergens? Is it genetic? Is it because of an insult to the immune system, such as a prior toxic exposure? I'm sure time will tell...
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Wheat allergy, "brain fog", prostatitis: