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I've seen several posts where people go on NSD and have significant relief. Then, they stop for a few days, eat a lot of starch, and remark that "nothing happened" (ie. the starch didn't hurt them).
I've experienced that this week. The last few weeks I've been flaring off-and-on despite trying to stay as strict as possible on NSD. I'd kick myself for accidentally consuming something that turned out to be starchy, like the seeds of a cucumber, an unripened pear, some shellfish, etc. Then finally during business travel, I was stuck at a hotel with few food options. I said "to heck with it" and ate spaghetti, pizza, sandwiches, low-fat ice cream with starchy filler, etc. For 3 days I ate nothing but wheat and dairy and strangely - no AS pain.
I understand that this isn't an open invitation to start consuming starches en masse. I'm back home and back to a clean diet. But I'm wondering how this can be possible? ie. how does the leaky gut theory explain that sometimes large quantities of starch can go through your gut and you "get lucky" and it doesn't trigger a reaction?
Didier
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