Kerri, I have suspected wheat and/or gluten of irritating me for a long time. Most notably, whenever I replaced white pasta with whole wheat, I was in agony with bloat and nausea and general malaise for days afterward. I called it wheat belly. Basically she had been off it for awhile and was feeling really good, so I decided to try it. It helps me avoid white, fast, and processed food in favor of veggies and other grains. I have stopped getting the nasty mucus loogies (sp?) after eating that I ALWAYS got (TMI?) when I ate wheat. I’m not rabid about it, but it really seems to be helping. I’m going to test oats soon and see how that goes.