Do I even need to be gluten free?

Guys. I’m frustrated. I originally went gluten free in advice from my holistic dietician, to go gluten and dairy free for the sake of GI issues, skin issues (eczema), and chronic fatigue.

RIGHT after cutting these things out, my digestion improved. This was amazing….until it wasn’t again. Maybe for two weeks 8 Id found relief, and it transitioned right back into the same constipation and bloating. I am not celiac, i do not have a wheat allergy, in fact my blood work showed 0 food allergies at all after growing up with a severe nut allergy.

Shortly thereafter I was found to have SIBO, so I did the low fodmap thing for about 8 weeks. Same thing, I didn’t feel ~cured~. Digestion overall wasn’t great. But every time I slipped up and ate a tiny bit of dairy or gluten, I felt like shit. Bloated, itchy, constipated, tired….

Fast forward to now. It’s been almost two months since I stopped my low fodmap. Once in a blue moon, i’ll eat dairy or gluten and FEEL FINE. Dairy more often. I was brutally hungover last week and ate a very gluten filled BAGEL with very dairy full CREAM CHEESE and felt fine. Zero pain, bloating, etc.

Am I wasting my time and energy being “gluten free”? Has anyone else been through this cycle of questioning? What did you do..?