Two Years gluten-free And Now New Issues

[julissa]

I have been gluten free very strictly for almost 2 years. I know I am not getting glutened because I don't eat anything I didn't make myself, with the exception of a restaurant that is completely gluten, dairy and soy free. I found out 2 months after going gluten-free that I was allergic to dairy and soy. I felt so much better after cutting out gluten - my symptoms were severe brain fog and dizziness. but when I was still nauseous and had horrible heartburn, I went to an allergist and she did food testing, which resulted in food allergies to the dairy and soy. so once I cut those out I was golden. 

 

so fast forward to now.. I have been getting extreme bloating and low level symptoms. I feel like it may be corn, or white potato related. so

 

here is my question, can this sensitivity occur after 2 years gluten-free? I read alot that the gut heals and more foods might be tolerated, but this is going the other way. I'm completely fine cutting out these foods and giving it a whirl to see if it improves, but I am just surprised by it. 

 

 

 

Thanks for being here! 

[Zebra007]

Brain fog

itchy eyes

bloated stomach

rashes

dry mouth

swollen ankles

 

These are all symptoms of Candida...just something to think about.

[bartfull]

Elimination diet. You know the drill. Cut out the corn and potatoes. If you feel better after a while, add one of them back and see if it gives you problems.

 

Potatoes are a nightshade so perhaps you should cut all nightshades too for a while. I have found that if I eat nightshades in limited amounts I'm OK, but if I eat them for several days in a row I have trouble.

[1desperateladysaved]

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I would consider corn and potatoes for sure.  They bloat me.  You might also try low foodmaps.  The link is to show symptoms and diet help for foodmaps diet.  This helped my bloat to subside.  You might also consider enzymes and probiotics if you don't already do those.

 

Dee

[julissa]

thanks for the responses.

 

I am going to do this, I have already cut out corn. not hard at all since I don't eat anything processed. so far so good, the low lying symptoms seem to be alleviating but I still feel belly bloating. I guess it's a process. thanks again

[icelandgirl]

Do you drink almond milk or coconut milk? I'm asking because I was using these in my smoothies and having so much bloating and D. One day I read an article about additives in food that cause bloating and #1 on the list was carrageenan. Sure enough it was in both of my milks. I cut both out and my bloating went down a ton. Still searching for something else that may be causing it as well...but this helped me a lot. Good luck...I hope you feel better!

[julissa]

thanks icelandgirl, yes, I use almond milk.  I use it in my oatmeal every morning, and after that I start to bloat up. I couldn't imagine bloating up after what seemed like such a healthy breakfast. I will look into this, who knew??

[icelandgirl]

You're so welcome. Another thing to look for is inulin...Also called chicory root fiber. That really bothers my system. I had no clue it would be in my probiotic...but there it was. I switched that up and it helped also. Other places to look for carrageenan is yogurt, ice cream, cream...it's listed as an ingredient om Costco rotisserie chicken. Bummer on that. Anyway...Some people are fine with it...I am not.