スーザンの慢性便秘の原因は小麦でした
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こんなご質問がありました。
「私は便秘がひどくていろいろ試しているのですが、ほとんど効果はありません。最近、ある人から便秘の原因は小麦だと聞いたのですが便秘と小麦は何か関係があるのですか？」
たしかに、慢性的な便秘は小麦の日常的な摂取が主な原因の一つだと言われています。
「ウィートベリー（Wheat Belly）」の著者ウィリアム・デービス博士が自身の記事でブログ読者の話を掲載しているので参考にしてください。
【要約】
小麦摂取を止めた多くの人の腸の健康状態が改善し便秘を解消するのを見てきましたが殊更便秘については話しませんでしたが、ウィートベリーのブログ読者のスーザンさんが便秘について次のように話しておられます。
《スーザンさんのお話》
今日は私が小麦を断ってから40日目です。私の人生が、小麦を断ってからの40日間で、どれほど劇的に変わったかということを皆さんにお話します。
私は何年もの間、数週間もお通じの無いようなひどい便秘に悩まされていました。果物の他にも便秘に効くというものを次々と試しましたが、お腹がますます膨れるだけで下剤以外何の効果もありませんでした。
私の排泄物は接着剤で固められているかのように硬かったのです。長い時間、腸に滞留しているからだと思っていましたがグルテンのことが気になってグーグルで検索してウィートベリーを見つけました。
結論から言うと、小麦摂取を止めて3日目にお通じが始まり私の便秘は解消しました。私のように何年も慢性的な便秘に悩まされている者にとって、この事実はまるで奇跡のようなものでした。小麦食品を食べるのを止めてからガッチガチだった下腹は日増しに柔らかく小さくなりました。体重は小麦を止めてから20日間で9㎏減り、今も週に約0.9㎏づつ減っています。
便秘解消の他にもミラクルはあります。以前のようにイライラせずに爽快で落ち着いた気分になり集中力が増しました。小麦を止めるのは、便秘解消だけでなく他にも様々な健康改善につながります。小麦食品摂取は便秘や情緒不安定を引き起こすだけではなく他の諸症状を誘発する原因にもなっていると思います。小麦摂取を断って、お腹の膨満感が消えた時期を同じくして膝の炎症も起きなくなりました。小麦摂取が原因で長い間、不必要な悩みを抱えていた私にとって、この事実は驚き以外の何物でもありません。パンのような小麦食品がこれほど健康に悪いとは夢にも思いませんでした。
＜原文＞
The Wheat-free Movement
By Dr. Davis November 7, 2011
I have seen bowel health improve in the majority of people who say goodbye to wheat.
But one observation I have not purposefully tracked is constipation. I have indeed seen constipation improve in many people, but it’s simply not part of the conversation in much of what I do. I hate talking about bowel movements.
But Wheat Belly Blog reader, Susan, left this fascinating comment about, yes, constipation:
<Susan>
I must say that coming across this information (wheat as we know it today – and it’s effects) has absolutely changed my life over the last 40 days.
I have suffered from extreme constipation for many years to the point that I would not eliminate for weeks. My stomach got bigger and bigger as I tried one diet after another, endlessly. Mostly fruit and liquid fads to loosen and discharge what was surely in there somewhere. Nothing really worked, though, except laxatives.
I did note than when I did eliminate – it was very hard and covered in “glue.” I assumed that to be because it was in there for so long. However, it got me thinking about gluten, so I googled on that subject and up came Wheat Belly.
Long story short, I eliminated wheat and as a result (beginning on the third day) I began eliminating more than I ate – daily. I don’t think I have to explain how that is a miracle to somebody who has been chronically bunged up for years. My hard, bulging lower stomach is getting softer and smaller by the day now. Weight dropped 20lbs in the first 20 days and now drops about 2 lbs each week.
The other miracle is that I am not manic and miserable, including confusion, short attention span, etc. I could correlate that to the elimination success, but I know it’s more than that. I feel now that the wheat was causing that as another symptom. My knee doesn’t get inflamed anymore either since the general bloating ended. I am simply thrilled to have discovered this information after decades of suffering needlessly. Who would have thought that bread (wheat), etc., could be THIS harmful when I was led to believe that whole grains were my constipation saviour.
Susan added an addendum: I figured I would aid in cutting through the buildup of “glue” in me by eating a whole grapefruit every morning. I feel that has helped in conjunction with the wheat-free diet.
Although this has worked spectacularly, I now plan a phase two which is to reduce other carbs and sugars as Wheat Belly recommends. I can’t imagine how I can improve on my already amazing results, but I’m very excited about seeing how much better things could get.
Today was day 40 and I’m not sure how to say this so I’ll just say it plainly: I had a BM today that I (nor my husband) could believe. It seemed to be a section of my intestine. My husband is of the opinion that it is the inner lining. It was basically a wall of sticky mucous.
Two years ago, my doctor ordered a colonoscopy to see why I was chronically constipated. I was half awake for the procedure and I was sure he was going to comment on how much matter was in there. He reported nothing unusual. Later I asked him where the 1,000 meals could be then and he didn’t have an answer. Now I know. It’s been building up on the walls and I hope to see the rest in the near future. I should add that during about day 25 I had a slip where I ate a sandwich and a bagel. I immediately felt tired and miserable and then it took two full days to start eliminating again (yes – two days of constipation from just that). That was all the evidence I needed to know that wheat is certainly my bane.
Now when I see a protruded belly on a miserable person I feel like sharing my story because I know how miserable they feel. When people google constipation, Wheat Belly should be the first thing that appears. God bless.
Wow. I can just feel Susan’s relief.
Just how many ways can there be that wheat wreaks havoc on the human intestinal tract and body? How many other conditions are there that are nothing more than a peculiar relationship with wheat consumption?
CONSULTANCY M&K INC. USA Jemie Elizabeth Spencer