Feeling sick after eating

[seerwatch77]

Hello all! I was diagnosed with celiac and went gluten free two months ago. I'm feeling a little better (no brain fog for finals! Hurrah!), but I'm feeling sick after eating pretty much everytime. My doctor said its related to celiac and I'll just have to tough it out for the next few months, but I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions about stuff to do to help reduce this. Thanks!

[Ennis-TX]

I assume you read the newbie 101 thread? You have to decon a the kitchen a bit with appliances and cook ware, and get new condiments jars, etc.
https://www.celiac.com/forums/topic/91878-newbie-info-101/
https://www.celiac.com/forums/topic/121148-gluten-free-food-alternative-list-2018-q2/
There is a learning curve, few tips, eat whole foods only first few months, remove dairy, soy and oats. Cook everything so it is super soft to ease digestion. Soups, stews, omelettes, roast, crock pot meals, simple baked meats and steamed veggies. I suggest bland really as some spices can cause issues. Keep a food diary and ROTATE your foods, eat only 2-5 ingredients in a day, and rotate them. This way you can keep track of what foods cause you to feel sick or fatigued and which ones you can tolerate for now. Build your diet on this, many of us end up with food intolerance issues and sensitivities that prevent us from eating certain foods for while. Some go away as we heal.
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[ch88]

Hi, I am glad you are feel better on the gluten free diet. 

Two months is a really long time for the digestive problems to go away. A lot of people with celiac disease recover quickly (maybe a week or two) on a gluten free diet. Other medical problems could slow down the healing process. 

Some people make a food journal and rotate foods to see if there are certain foods that they don't digest well.  Some people don't digest dairy very well, do best if they avoid high fat foods/sugar, or avoid consuming too much fructose. 

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I take a little bit of gluten free glutamine powder daily. It is available in walmart along with other protein powders.  Glutamine is the primary food of the cells that line the gut.  There is evidence that it may help with repairing stomach after an h-pylori infection. 

A whole foods, grain free diet has helped some people with celiac disease.  It might be worth a shot. Dairy and rice were allowed in this diet, but they can be problematic for some people. 

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[seerwatch77]

Thanks for the suggestions! I think I'll try to keep a food diary and eat only a few things each day. I have a little bit of dairy from butter and may have some soy from the few cookies/chips I eat, so I'll see if cutting those out makes me feel better. I have read the newbie 101 thread and I mostly eat whole foods. I was tested for h-pylori a few months ago and it came back negative.

 

[cyclinglady]

Welcome!  

Two months into the gluten free diet is a really short time.  There is a huge learning curve to the diet and that can slow down healing (getting accidental gluten exposure due to mistakes).  Most celiacs here can take up to a year to heal depending on the collateral damage.  

Eating almost anything can hurt to digest when you are first starting.  Best to eat foods in whole form.  Avoid processed foods and eating out until you are well.  Foods like stews and soups are good when your celiac disease is active.  Leaky gut is common with celiacs due to Zonulin.  Watch this video about it.  Dr. Fasano, a leading celiac expert out of Boston, give it:

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Leaky gut may also contribute to food intolerances that may or may not resolve once you have healed.  For example, I was lactose intolerant, but no longer.  I still have issues with garlic and onions.  

Stay the course and your gut will heal.  I just had an endoscopy after five years on the diet and I have healed!  So, it is possible!