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Attacks may be linked to wheat?

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Ang72 Newbie
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I’ve been gluten free going on 14 years and as you all know accidents happen along the way especially when you are eating at someone else’s house or restaurants. ive been getting these attacks throughout the years and after having another one yesterday I’m wondering if it’s connected to wheat. I start out dizzy and and my heart isn’t beating fast but feels like it’s beating hard. This lasts for about an hour, laying down helps lessen the symptoms then I have a bowel movement. Just realizing now that the last two attacks I’ve had there has been wheat in my system, accident. Anyone know if this is connected to the wheat?

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You should talk with your doctor.  Celiac disease is systemic and it is triggered by the Gluten found in wheat,  barley and rye.  Maybe you have a wheat allergy or a FODMAP issue.    That is something you can test for without going in a full, daily gluten diet for 2 or three months.  

I wish you well.  

 

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6 hours ago, cyclinglady said:

No wheat allergy and I’ve been following the FODMAP diet for a year now. I love it. I was just wondering if anyone has had something similar happen. I’ve always had stomach aches, heartburn and diarrhea associated with wheat. Until now never thought that maybe these dizzy spell attacks were as well.

 

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Fenrir Community Regular
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These are not the most typical symptoms for Celiacs but because Celiac Disease is systemic it can affect just about anything in your body in a round about way. 

To me what you describe could be many different things, so you should see a doctor. However, it could simply be from anxiety and lack of physical activity as well. 

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