basilicious

Hello everyone.
I have been experiencing joint/muscle stiffness and foot pain resembeling a stress fracture (right on the top of my foot). It is very noticable when I stand from sitting and it will hurt at times while Im resting. I have been gluten free for approx 2 weeks.(I have made some wrong choices as I am just learning, so my diet hasn't been 100% gluten free).I was wondering if anybody else has experienced this same discomfort, and if it improved after going gluten free?
Thanks!!

I had random stabbing pains and muscle cramps in my feet shortly after going gluten-free. It would happen when i was just sitting there. I found that massaging my feet and rubbing them over a tennis ball seemed to help, at least with the cramps.

I'll definitely be following this thread. As a newly-diagnosed celiac with a new job, I am conscious of the all the newness...It's tough moving along two learning curves at once, and it's particularly challenging to know how much information to share. In my case, I have needed to mention it to my manager because there were several instances when she or someone else brought in snackfood as an act of friendliness, and I didn't want them to think I was snubbing them. Now, have I opened myself up to an HR issue because of that? Who knows. I doubt it. If anything, celiac is covered by the American Disabilities Act, so I would hope there would be protections granted to us.

Also, in my case, I will have to travel several times a year for about a week at a time. On those occasions, like you, I will be working longer hours. There's the added challenge of traveling to an unfamiliar city...with coworkers...and I am nervous about it. I am a nice person and try to go with the flow, but when you can't eat at a restaurant with coworkers, what do you say? Sure, we can go there, but I won't eat...or just opt out and miss the bonding time? Eat rice cakes and peanut butter at midnight in my room? Having a protein drink would be a big boon in case dinners end up being less than satisfying.

Good luck to you, and please do try to get some rest!

Have you looked into using a face mask and protective glasses or goggles in high-risk areas?

Thanks for the update. That will be one I will avoid also. I do tend to go to Pepsi most of the time except for an occasional root beer float.

I never drink soda but I had  a Virgil's root beer while on vacation and oh boy--did that taste great.  Gluten free. No HFCS...(but pure cane sugar) I bounced off walls for an hour or so from the sugar buzz

Raven and IH, I thought I had already replied to your follow up posts but I was wrong...

As it turns out, I was seriously craving a root beer float when I got that root beer...but you can be sure I will get Virgil's next time.  

Really?

I wonder if the beer gives the rb a little extra somethin' somethin'??

I know, right? Sort of surprising.