Glutened?

[will4318]

Hi Everyone, 

I have been gluten free for about 6 week and been feeling so much better. 

Last night I went out for a family meal, I wasn't keen on going but they picked a place that is accredited by coeliac UK so that helped. I had a gluten free pizza which was good and it was square to show it was gluten free, Everything seemed fine. 

Last night I felt abit run down but thought nothing off it, however this morning I feel terrible, I'm very gassy (more than before diagnosis), I have bad stomach cramps and I'm extremely tired.

Does this sound like I have had gluten? Part of me thinks it does but then I'm kind of in denial about it too as it was an accredited restaurant. 

 

Thanks 

 

Will 

[docaz]

3 hours ago, will4318 said:

Hi Everyone, 

I have been gluten free for about 6 week and been feeling so much better. 

Last night I went out for a family meal, I wasn't keen on going but they picked a place that is accredited by coeliac UK so that helped. I had a gluten free pizza which was good and it was square to show it was gluten free, Everything seemed fine. 

Last night I felt abit run down but thought nothing off it, however this morning I feel terrible, I'm very gassy (more than before diagnosis), I have bad stomach cramps and I'm extremely tired.

Does this sound like I have had gluten? Part of me thinks it does but then I'm kind of in denial about it too as it was an accredited restaurant. 

 

Thanks 

 

Will 

It is a real challenge to answer your question because these symptoms could certainly be related to gluten ingestion but people who do not have celiac disease experience occasionally these symptoms for many other reasons. Unfortunately, there is a constant second guessing every time something does not feel right and often it is not possible to identify if gluten is the culprit or not. 

[MisterSeth]

i would guess lactose intolerance before glutening. but yeah it could have just been too much grease in the pizza

[will4318]

Hi both, 

Yeah I get that it's hard to know especially when it hasn't happened to me since being gluten free. Today is the first day that the pain and my stomach seem better so I think it was gluten from something but I have no idea if it was the restaurant or not. 

I do get some gas after lactose and my Dr said its common in new coeliacs but it's normally just a a few hours never days. 

Thanks

 

Wi

[Fenrir]

I would definitely think the most likely source of the problem is lactose. For about 6 months after I was diagnosed I couldn't tolerate lactose. Now, years later and healed, I can eat dairy no problem. 

[Awol cast iron stomach]

I ate at a mixed restaurant a few months after diagnosis that had gluten-free pizza. My neuropathy and left arm numbing told me I was cc about 30 minutes later. The GI symptoms arrived a bit later.

We can be cc even if it says gluten-free on the menu if it is shared kitchen.

Hope you feel better soon regardless of cc or lactose.