I have had PN for almost 15 years, slowly worsening, as I had one doctor after another give up and tell me to just get used to it. The part that bothered me most, other than the painful symptoms, was trying to understand why this happened to me. I tried all kinds of diets, supplements, treatments, etc., to no avail. The problem was not finding the reason in the first place.
Finally, after all these wasted years, a doctor asked the gluten question. I have gone fanatically gluten free for almost 5 months. I understand that gluten burns out the B vitamin receptors in the gut, causing the deficiency at the root of the problem, and that it takes usually about 6 months to grow them back. I also understand that it can be a couple of years then to grow back the nerves.

So far, I am very encouraged. I have lost over 35 pounds of unwanted weight, and I am able to move much better than before. I still have the painful tingling in my feet at night, but I can go longer without problems, and I no longer have to pop ibuprofen to get through a day of work. Skin problems, like psoriasis, are gone, and I no longer have the pre-diabetic food cravings I had. I'm almost 66 years old, and feel like I've taken 10 years off how I look and feel; in only 5 months.

I know there are many causes of neuropathy, but I have learned that gluten is a major cause; it's also a major cause of diabetes, which is itself, a cause of neuropathy. It's hard for me not to be angry at the doctors who made thousands of dollars shooting electricity through me, and didn't care enough to walk across the hall to their own medical library, to read about celiac and neuropathy.

For anyone interested, there are several good references on this. The one I recommend is "Wheat Belly," by William Davis; about $15 from Amazon. I believe this can change lives.

I wish the best for all who are suffering from this; I'm convinced it can improve.

Steven