[sethil]

I can take a Cialis and it will start working within an hour.

I can take a Cialis and it might not work Day 1 or Day 2, but work great Day 3.

Viagra with the shorter action than Cialis either works or it doesn't. I never know.

I have tried taking them on empty stomach, Full low-fat stomach, and full higher-fat stomach. That doesn't seem to have change the outcome.

Is there anything that may be blocking these from working 1 time or something that may be causing them to work another.

I just never know if they are going to work or not.

[sethil]

I do want to add that the cause of my ED is not known. I am 38 now and it began when I was 19. I went to see a top specialist at Mayo Clinic Rochester at 19 and continued to see same doc when he moved to Medical College of Georgia.

He was unable to determine cause after going through several vascular and neural tests. NPT studies in sleep lab show no AM erections. I have lived with this for problem for almost 20 years and never have known cause. He believes neurotransmitter problems.

[merrilee]

Gluten can affect stomach motility.

My husband found that his ED meds (samples of cialis, viagra and levitra ) did not work reliably during his 3 month "gluten challenge" for celiac disease. His celiac test was negative, but he decided to go on a gluten free diet anyway. It has been 3 months and his ED has improved significantly. The ED meds are now optional!

He has other food intolerances as well (Dairy, soy possibly eggs). I am not aware of any research linking other foods to motillity though.

He used Enterolabs.com to find his intolerances. He had the gene tests done there as well, but other labs will do the alpha as well as the beta units, so if he had it to do over, he'd try else where for the genes.

There are many gluten sensitive people on the celiac boards and on boards like Neurotalk or Gluten Free and Beyond that report neuro type issues related to gluten.

Here's a paper on the neuropathy of ED http://www.nature.com/ijir/journal/v14/n6/full/3900907a.html

I mention the paper because another thing that can affect motilty is gastroparesis which is caused by damage to the vagus nerve. This can be caused by high blood sugars over a long period of time.

gluten can cause blood sugar problems. My husband appeared to be pre-diabetic, but now he can eat all sorts of carbs (as long as those carbs are gluten free)

Check your postprandial blood sugar - see www.bloodsugar101.com for details - to rule this out.

You could also try a food diary to see what you are eating on the days the meds are and are not working.

Good luck to you, post back if you have questions about gluten.