Suspecting gluten intolerance

[pjg]

Hello.

I was trying elimination diet due to pimples I get on my chest and back but not face. I visited numerous dermatologists and whatever I tried nothing worked. They told me it is foliculitis and that there is nothing to do really. I get something like numerous red/light red bumps close together and some take even a month to clear. I tried quitting sugar and coffee and had some effect. However I noticed that after eating pasta/pizza after some days it gets worse. So I am trying to figure whether I have some kind of gluten intolerance.

Some of my symptoms I have.

• I remember that I used feel tired after eating cornflakes and miserable without reason
• Generally feeling fatigue and sometimes severe
• Severe brain fog
• Some days depression and thinking about how to suicide
• Before cleaning diet used to burp too much and have gas
• Abdominal pain especially after drinking coffee
• Smelly stools sometimes especially after drinking coffee
• Not normal stools but sometimes soft or breaking

I visited a doctor about my fatigue and these but he was angry that day and just made fun of me. He said 'you were born tired'. I think that probably I should find a better doctor.

Am I susceptible to being gluten intolerant?

[cyclinglady]

You could be susceptible to a gluten intolerance.  The only way to find out is to get tested.  

Learn more about testing for celiac disease.  You must be consuming gluten 8 to 12 weeks prior to the blood tests or the results will be negative.  

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Find another doctor.  Your current doctor does not seem too compassionate.  

I wish you well.  

[Ennis-TX]

Might be bit of a combo problem, many with celiac develop issues with dairy.
SO in addition to celiac tested as mentioned above remove dairy for a few weeks, replace your milk with almond, cashew, or coconut milk.
I used to get the pimple outbreaks from dairy years ago....all through child hood I would get them til I developed lactose intolerance and a whey allergy later then removed them to find that my skin issues cleared up with it.
 

[pjg]

Thanks for the replies. Actually this is how my pimples look Open Original Shared Link now . These are without pus but some evolve with pus. dermatologists tell me it is folliculitis without any details. I don't shave since I have sensitive skin but I do trim sometimes like now to see changes with diet. I noticed that with changing diet I no longer get big pimples with pus. I started somewhat glutten free this week but  quit sugar/processed foods a month ago.

It guess I may have issue with milk because drinking coffee with milk I get abdominal pain most of the times and kind of diarrhea. About greek yogurt I am not sure whether it is a trigger. 

[pjg]

My skin seems a bit better I am doing gluten free diet not checking for cross contamination though.

I haven't closed a week yet. But my stomach seems lot better no pain and black coffee doesn't cause me pain and diarrhea. Probably it makes gluten thing worse. But I could be lactose intolerant too because when having coffee with milk I have hard time. Greek yogurt and cheese doesn't seem to have big effect but I am not sure yet. Also noticed better mood and decreased fatigue.

[Ennis-TX]

  On 8/27/2018 at 7:09 AM, pjg said:

My skin seems a bit better I am doing gluten free diet not checking for cross contamination though.

I haven't closed a week yet. But my stomach seems lot better no pain and black coffee doesn't cause me pain and diarrhea. Probably it makes gluten thing worse. But I could be lactose intolerant too because when having coffee with milk I have hard time. Greek yogurt and cheese doesn't seem to have big effect but I am not sure yet. Also noticed better mood and decreased fatigue.

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Yeah with celiac lactose intolerance is common. The enzymes to break down the lactose are introduced to your system by your villi, and celiac destroys these so you get lactose intolerance. Some cheeses, and Greek yogurt are lower lactose so you get less issues. Removing all dairy for a few months til they grow back will make you feel better.

[Wheatwacked]

  On 8/25/2018 at 5:16 PM, pjg said:

I may have issue with milk because drinking coffee with milk I get abdominal pain most of the times and kind of diarrhea.

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I had the same issue with milk in my coffee. I only recognized the pattern after being gluten free for several months. I would start the day with lots of milk in my coffee and by the end of the day I was drinking it black. So I went lactose free milk, and that was better for a while. I tried the other milk, Holstein vs Jersey, milk protein A vs. milk protein B. Same as before.  Then I switched to Dairy free coffee creamer, which by the way states in the ingredients list that one of the ingredients is made from diary, and my ratio of coffee to creamer stayed consistent throughout the day. Then I started eating home made dill pickles (salt, water, dill, garlic, Kirby culcumbers) because the vinegar pickles seem to bother me. After a short time I discovered that I can now eat and drink as much milk and milk products as I like with no after effects. I believe it is the lactobacillus from the pickles. Remember those jokes about pregnant women wanting pickles and ice cream? Maybe pickles are the original prebiotics.

Depression: once I increased my vitamin D to 10,000 iu. per day my sadness, grumpiness and longtime, sometimes morbid, recurring depression has departed. Several friends and family members have had the same results. One friend found his cholesterol levels improved dramatically after he started on vitamin D. He expects to come off the statins after his next blood lipids test in a few weeks.

In general, if you have celiac or any other weird gut issue, you are likely to have vitamin and mineral deficiencies across the board. The RDA put out by the NIH is the MINIMUM of each required for good health. You really want to be somewhere in the middle between the RDA(recommended daily amount) and the UL(upper limit). As I raise my intake to where I get enough of each, I find another improvement in my health.

 

[pjg]

I had some blood exams (year ago)they were ok, I have hypothyroidism though slight. Also when tested had low vitamin D about 19. Sounds good that lactose intolerance isnt permament. My biggest issue is pimples I get mainly on chest and back. They are somewhat better but others say that they clear within a day or two. At morning they are better than night. I am not sure whether it is gluten related but it isn't acne.

Edited August 27, 2018 by pjg