Fatigue after accidentally eating gluten

[CeeGee123]

Hi there, 

Quick question I wanted to ask...

I find there’s lots of things out there for people with Coeliac in regards to info but finding forums with sufferers too is pretty hard. 
 

I just wanted to ask if anyone else suffered the same symptoms as I do? 
 

recently I accidentally ate some wheat (absolute nemesis!) I can handle tiny bits of barely but wheat ruins me. 
 

We hadn’t realised this meal contained gluten until after I’d eaten it and I swelled up like a balloon. I was at a point thinking “okay I can’t bloat anymore unless I pop” being fully Coeliac it’s very rare now that I accidentally eat anything with gluten in and wheat has been a very long time. I seemed to suffer so much worse than I ever remembered. 
 

6 days on and the bloating has gone but I’m left exhausted. Does anyone else get this severe tiredness days later? 
 

just wondering if it’s normal? 
 

Thank you :) 

[cyclinglady]

Hi!  
 

Everyone’s normal is different.  For me the reaction can last for weeks.  Besides bloating, it hurts to digest anything — whether it is gluten free or not.  So, I consume soups and stews for breakfast, lunch and dinner.  I can become lactose intolerant again and that really makes me 😡.  Fatigue?  Yes, my body is on the attack.  No wonder there is fatigue.  Worse thing?  My last gluten exposure triggered autoimmune hives and a new Diagnosis of Chronic Autoimmune Gastritis which was found after I had a repeat endoscopy.  By the time the procedure was done (almost a year later, my small intestine had healed but not my stomach.  So, I developed ANOTHER autoimmune disorder (also have Hashimoto’s).  
 

I hope your recovery is faster.  Take it easy and avoid gluten at all costs.  Even if you do not react the same with barley, you can still be doing damage.  

[Scott Adams]

This article might be helpful:

 

[Awol cast iron stomach]

My last cc incident I had the rash flare for 7 weeks. Unfortunately always lasts longer than I would like. My orthostatic intolerance also gets triggered by gluten cc and a variety of other triggers that extends the fatigue cycle. So for me fatigue and lightheadedness can last for quite some time as both get triggered.

I must stay hydrated and usually find acupuncture helpful. I must listen to my body to keep the symptoms manageable. As cycling lady says it a food flares us or we have sub par digestion we go real basic.

Good luck