Pain in my hands

[Daphne do]

I was wondering if any one else noticed that if they eat gluten does things hurt worse like I just found out I have arthritis in my thumbs and I have carpal tunnel and tendonitis in both my arms and hand I keep getting this feeling like the inside of my hand is tearing like the tendons in my palm are ripping so I guess does any one else feel like things get worse or new weird pains in their hands or wrist?

[CJ Russell]

My main gluten symptom is migraine, but that doesn't start until about an hour after eating. My first symptom is often inflammation. I have osteoarthritis in my right knee and very serious nasal sinus allergies. At 15-20 minutes after eating even a small amount of gluten (not on purpose, when the restaurant is not careful enough) my sinus cavity starts to feel like it's filling and expanding and my knee begins to be more sensitive to walk on. At that point I know to take a migraine pill.

Yes, if your issues are with your hands and wrists, I can see gluten causing more pain in them.

[RebekahLynn]

I was glutened by extreme carelessness at a restaurant last night and my knee is bothering me. My knee is my inflammation barometer. So your hands hurting makes sense to me.

[Daphne do]

Thank you the stupid Drs won't listen to me it's driving me crazy like they think I'm imagining it they won't even listen about where it hurts it's like they don't hear me talk and it's not just one Dr it's more like 5 different ones I've seen since December when my hands started hurting bad  one gave me cortisone shots in my wrist for carpal tunnel and arthritis and wow that made it way worse for 6 days the pain was intensified I'm sure it's from getting accidentally glutened like you both said hopefully now I can't stop having accidentally getting gluten one thing I thought was ok and is not is rice I had minute rice it's grown in Texas ate three times over the last three months just found out it's not ok only rice from Thailand is safe because they don't grow anything with gluten in it thank you all for your help if it wasn't for this site I would not be able to do this life so again I just want to say how much I appreciate your reply?

[Awol cast iron stomach]

Sounds like you got your answer. I can get knuckle pain, toe pain numbing, my fingers and knuckles and feet also swell with inflammation with cc. So as other said yep- we get many symptoms including hands/knucles/ fingers. My Dr saw once during testing for me the impression my shoe left on my swelling foot. So did my mom. She is a retired nurse. I believe mom was a bit surprised how fast I swelled and that I felt/knew it.

I hope you feel better soon and glad to hear you are sticking with Thai rice. I find quinoa or cauliflower can often be a good fit alternative to rice if you want to switch it up on occasion. 

Best wishes.