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How Do You Know When Glutenend?


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floridanative Community Regular

I'm looking for people to respond to this who did NOT have gastro symptoms prior to being diagnosed. Others are welcome but I need help from someone in my situation if they're out there. I have unexplained anemia - that's what led to my testing for celiac disease. My question is - what happened to you when you went gluten-free? If I can eat gluten now without problems, how will know if I get 'glutened' accidentally once I start the diet? Will I even know? :unsure: Maybe once all the gluten gets out of my system and I take some in without knowing, it will really make me sick, even though it didn't before. Sort of like someone who really drinks a lot (alcohol) and if they stop for a long period and then have a drink it will hit them much harder than when their tolerance was higher. Anyone out there with answers?

Thanks in advance for sharing.


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Everyone is different as far as reactions go. If you don't have symptoms now it is very possible you may get them once you go gluten-free. Alot of people become more sensitive after starting the diet....like you described. You also may never experience symptoms...this can happen as well. If you have celiac disease you just need to follow the diet 100% regardless of whether or not you experience symptoms.

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I didn't have significant symptoms - certainly nothing that would originally have had me thinking celiac. A bit of bloating, and some gaseous pains. Nothing really that big - could have been lactose intolerance symptoms. Once I went gluten-free, however, the symptoms were easier to identify if I had been glutened. So, just because you don't currently notice symptoms, doesn't mean you won't, in the future, be able to figure out the symptoms you will manifest. But every body is different, and you'll have to see how it goes for you (while avoiding gluten as best as possible!).

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I am like you, no GI symptoms at all. I accidentally licked cake batter off the side of my hand a few days ago (baking cupcakes to send to my kids schools for Halloween). As soon as the taste hit my tongue I freaked, I was so mad at myself for making such a rookie mistake! Really, it was just one of those absent-minded things I've been doing for so long, sigh. Anyhow, I was right ticked that I just blew 2 months of hard work on my diet. Not a single symptom. My GI actually plans to follow me with scopes to make sure things are healing (at my request) because I don't want to go to all this effort and not know what the heck is going on in there.

floridanative Community Regular

Thanks everyone.

Skoki-mom - so can you feel it when you get glutened now? I couldnt' tell your your note - sorry. Just so confused at this point.

p.s. sorry I reread your note and see you didn't have a symptom from the cake batter. Thanks!

skoki-mom Explorer

Thanks everyone.

Skoki-mom - so can you feel it when you get glutened now? I couldnt' tell your your note - sorry. Just so confused at this point.

p.s. sorry I reread your note and see you didn't have a symptom from the cake batter. Thanks!

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