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Cross-Contamination Worsens After gluten-free?

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hazelnutty42 Rookie
hazelnutty42
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After going gluten-free, do you notice that you are even MORE sensitive to gluten?  Last night I made my kids tacos and I can't recall if I used my knife to cut their flour tortilla but I must have because I was sick the rest of the night. I was not usually so sensitive before but now I think I should be more careful. Anyone find this ultra-sensitivity happening? 

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GFinDC Veteran
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Yep, sure seemed like I was more sensitive to gluten after I stopped eating.  I am not sure if that was it or I was just noticing the symptoms more.  It sure doesn't take much gluten to get our immune systems attention.

Cara in Boston Enthusiast
Cara in Boston
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Yes, it is not uncommon to become more sensitive to even smaller amounts.  Your symptoms can change and become more severe too.

nvsmom Community Regular
nvsmom
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I don't think I became more sensitive, but I think my reaction became more obvious.  Before I was diagnosed I was constantly feeling poor - it was my normal. After being gluten-free for many months, illness was no longer my normal so if something bothered me, it was much more obvious.  KWIM?

 

For example, when I had a stomach ache after almost every meal, some major cramping was not unusual.  Now, if I get that pain, it really stands out because I don't have that high background pain level.

 

I don't think my gluten sensitivity changed, just my reaction and/or how I perceived that reaction.

linen53 Rookie
linen53
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From what I've read, when you go gluten-free your body no longer produces antibodies for gluten so the answer is yes, you do become more sensitive.

nvsmom Community Regular
nvsmom
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From what I've read, when you go gluten-free your body no longer produces antibodies for gluten so the answer is yes, you do become more sensitive.

I'm not sure I understand what you mean... Do you mean that the autoantibodies are starting at near zero so the will go higher when you eat gluten?

luvs2eat Collaborator
luvs2eat
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Oh heck yeah... I can count on one hand the real glutenings I've had over the last 10+ years. They got progressively worse until the last one where I swore I would NEVER make the CC mistake again!!

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linen53 Rookie
linen53
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nvsmom, If you don't eat gluten, your body no longer needs to produce antibodies since you are no longer consuming the gluten.  Short answer to your question.  Yes.

Nikki2777 Community Regular
Nikki2777
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Yes.  Same here.

cap6 Enthusiast
cap6
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You can become more sensitive.  It's motivation for not taking any chances!

BoJonJovi Newbie
BoJonJovi
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I am fighting that now. I was pretty much asymptomatic. Now anything set me off. Like you, I generally have no idea what it is. It seems each time gets worse. 

fran506 Newbie
fran506
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Same here. The longer I go gluten-free the more sensitive I become and the more severe my symptoms.

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