I'm working through a probable glutening as I type. Although I have been fortunate not to have gotten glutened too often in the past 8 months I've been gluten-free, I have noticed that it takes anywhere from 6-12 hours for me to register any sort of symptom.
As far as I can tell, my metabolism is a bit sluggish -- always has been. I know some of you can tell very quickly when you've been glutened; does anyone else get an unpleasant surprise much, much later???
Within minutes, I get indigestion and a few hours later I feel as though I have a "rock" in my stomach. Then within 6 - 12 hours, I can get a headache, abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, body aches, fatigue that lasts for a week. Ugh! I've also started to experience extreme itching on my forearm, but no rash. Applying an ice pack seems to help. I'll even wake up scratching. That's a new symptom that has lasted longer than the week of being ill.
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Some people react very quickly and for some it can be a few days. Effects from gluten can also last for weeks. I don't know of any correlation between metabolism and time of symptoms.
Hope you feel better soon.
Colleen
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In about 10 - 20 minutes I am in the restroom with severe pain and the big D. All I can say is the restroom better be close when it hits me!! Then I get all shaky and my energy is sucked right outta me!!
Takes about 2 hours to hit me. When it does, I just have to fall asleep immediately. I literally cannot stay awake. It's very dangerous if I'm driving. Usually the big D doesn't hit me until the next day.
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Blood tested 8-11 positive, Biopsy 9-11 negative (long story, most gastro drs. are morons)
gluten-free 7-11, Dairy Free (mostly) 8-13 - Everything but butter. Can't live life without butter....
DS - negative blood test, just diagnosed with ADD and other learning disorders, DNA test positive - high risk
Issues related to gluten: depression, low iron, hair loss, positive ana test for lupus, low vitamin D, headache, sinusitis, environmental allergies, brain fog, GI problems, weight gain....the list goes on....
From the one 'glutening' experience I have had since diagnosis it took well over 12 hours for me to have the obvious effects (I get D and stomach cramps).
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Jamie
"We can't help everyone, but everyone can help someone." Ronald Reagan
Diagnosed Celiac via blood test 8-22-13
Dairy & gluten free in 8-22-13 then did gluten challenge in October
Endoscopy/Biopsy Oct-26-13 positive for Celiac
HLA-DQ2 positive
Vitamin D insufficiency confirmed 12-6-13
Dairy Added back in successfully 3-1-14
Normal Antibody Levels 3-19-14!
Egg, sugar alcohols Intolerant 5-2014
Dairy removed again 10-2014 due to ongoing diarrhea symptoms
Diagnosed with Microscopic Colitis after colonoscopy 12-1-14
I'll usually start feeling odd within a few hours, but I can't tell if it was actually a glutening (as opposed to accidental soy/dairy, or just something that didn't agree with me) until the next day, but sometime you think you're in the clear and then it hits you 2 or 3 days later.
Everyone will have different reactions over a different time period.
Hope you feel better soon!
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- Gluten-free since March 2009 (not officially diagnosed, but most likely Celiac). Symptoms have greatly improved or disappeared since.
- Soy intolerant. Dairy free (likely casein intolerant). Problems with eggs, quinoa, brown rice
- mild gastritis seen on endoscopy Oct 2012. Not sure if healed or not.
- Family members with Celiac: Mother, sister, aunt on mother's side, aunt and uncle on father's side, more being diagnosed every year.
Takes about 2 hours to hit me. When it does, I just have to fall asleep immediately. I literally cannot stay awake. It's very dangerous if I'm driving. Usually the big D doesn't hit me until the next day.
Same with me. I get so drowsy I can't keep my eyes open. The pain is mild the first day but it seems to really hit me the next day. Then a day or two later I get a rash on my stomach. Yep good times :-/
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Lori age 40
GERD diagnosed Feb 2012
acute adult onset asthma diagnosed April 2012
celiac diagnosis July 2013
osteopenia Sept 2013
Dysautonomia: POTS (autonomic nervous system dysfunction)
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