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SLPMom85
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I’ve been gluten-free for three weeks and overall feeling much better!! So amazing in many ways! But since going gluten-free my stool has become very dark and green-ish..... is this part of the detox. Has anyone else had this? Could it mean I still have a little Glen sneaking in my diet it is it just my gut?? Thank you!!! I’m such a newbie!!!

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SLPMom85, 

Welcome to the forum!

We often recommend keeping a food/mood/poo'd journal.  You may find changes in diet might have results like you describe. New healing intestines might not digest everything consistently.  Have you added extra green veggies?

Iron supplements can make bowel movements rather green or dark.  Grape soda can do the same thing.  

On a scarier note, dark, grainy bowel movements that resemble coffee grounds can mean intestinal bleeding.  This would warrant a call to your doctor.  

Do keep us posted on your progress!

SLPMom85 Newbie
SLPMom85
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Good to know!! I was severely Anemic at the time of diagnosis so I was started on Folivane which is iron and vitamins! This sounds like it could be a cause!! 

knitty kitty Grand Master
knitty kitty
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Glad to know it's the iron supplements!  

Make sure to take iron with Vitamin C supplement or foods for better absorption of iron.

Happy to help😺

Bebygirl Apprentice
Bebygirl
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15 hours ago, SLPMom85 said:

Good to know!! I was severely Anemic at the time of diagnosis so I was started on Folivane which is iron and vitamins! This sounds like it could be a cause!! 

I was severely anemic also, but I also have a lot of grey and loose stools whenever I accidentally ingest gluten. I take Now Gluten Digest from vitacost they are only $10.73, I would make sure I was taking some sort of digestive enzymes so you get the full benefit of all the supplements you are taking, as well as help aid in the normal digestion you have been without for years, or in my case, decades. I too am undiagnosed celiac, and after three months of intense iron therapy and gluten free, I was finally no longer anemic, as well as tons of other symptoms. Please invest in yourself with good supplements, you won’t need them forever, it’s just your body is starved. I also lost my hair due to a vitamin d deficiency which it started growing back on day two of 10,000IU twice a day....that’s a ton and it shows you just how sick I really was.

Scott Adams Grand Master
Scott Adams
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If you were diagnosed with celiac disease, which it sounds like you were, then you are in the very early stages of recovery. The good news is that you should continue to feel better and better for months to come, as your gut heals and you absorb nutrients better.

Bebygirl Apprentice
Bebygirl
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21 hours ago, SLPMom85 said:

I’ve been gluten-free for three weeks and overall feeling much better!! So amazing in many ways! But since going gluten-free my stool has become very dark and green-ish..... is this part of the detox. Has anyone else had this? Could it mean I still have a little Glen sneaking in my diet it is it just my gut?? Thank you!!! I’m such a newbie!!!

It can be from anything you are eating that is green, as well as iron tablets. I keep an FSS journal, Food+Supplement+Symptom book so I can pin down any changes to anything within a few hours, yes, that’s how often I write in it, and before adding anything new. I also wait two hours after adding anything new before I continue, I have been able to find out other items that were making me sick this way, such as eggs, canned fish, etc. in the beginning I could tell within 3-30 minutes what it was, but now on month 6, it takes longer, which for me is a sign of healing. I inadvertently missed a hair vitamin and just found out the Tocopherol acetate in it was from a gluten source, so the first five months wasn’t 100% gluten-free, it was 90% and thus why I wasn’t feeling as good as I now am. I also missed cinnamon, it wasn’t gluten-free certified, and it too was making me sick.

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On 2/18/2021 at 4:32 PM, SLPMom85 said:

I’ve been gluten-free for three weeks and overall feeling much better!! So amazing in many ways! But since going gluten-free my stool has become very dark and green-ish..... is this part of the detox. Has anyone else had this? Could it mean I still have a little Glen sneaking in my diet it is it just my gut?? Thank you!!! I’m such a newbie!!!

i’m on week 5 gluten free - i started feeling better in weeks 2-3 just in the sense of no punching under ribs and the upper right abd pain i was feeling - i had a little hiccup with some night shade veggies in week 4 and so far in week 5 i’m feeling more energetic - for sure but still have those stomach twinges on each side of my stomach under ribs - not so much pinchy but more like little aches - don’t know if that’s what it feels like to heal or what - however my bowels change color with the iron i take and the veggie and fruit supplements i take as well as the food i eat - initially it was darker but i think it all goes with the flushing out of your digestive tract - curious... anyone experiencing those twinge under rib pain in their first few months of gluten free? 

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Kathryn W
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Hi. I’ve been gluten free since November 2020.  It only took days to experience a notable difference.  So glad this was suggested by my doctor.  I wanted to address your twinges under your ribs.  I experienced that when I had an infected gall bladder.  It might be worth talking with a doctor about this.  

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26 minutes ago, Kathryn W said:

Hi. I’ve been gluten free since November 2020.  It only took days to experience a notable difference.  So glad this was suggested by my doctor.  I wanted to address your twinges under your ribs.  I experienced that when I had an infected gall bladder.  It might be worth talking with a doctor about this.  

my gall bladder was checked via ultrasound a week before diagnosis -all looked clear including kidneys and pancreas!  i think it’s just the gut healing - i’ve heard it takes a lot of time for this to go away but i appreciate the feedback 

Bebygirl Apprentice
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On 2/21/2021 at 8:28 PM, MADMOM said:

i’m on week 5 gluten free - i started feeling better in weeks 2-3 just in the sense of no punching under ribs and the upper right abd pain i was feeling - i had a little hiccup with some night shade veggies in week 4 and so far in week 5 i’m feeling more energetic - for sure but still have those stomach twinges on each side of my stomach under ribs - not so much pinchy but more like little aches - don’t know if that’s what it feels like to heal or what - however my bowels change color with the iron i take and the veggie and fruit supplements i take as well as the food i eat - initially it was darker but i think it all goes with the flushing out of your digestive tract - curious... anyone experiencing those twinge under rib pain in their first few months of gluten free? 

 

3 hours ago, MADMOM said:

my gall bladder was checked via ultrasound a week before diagnosis -all looked clear including kidneys and pancreas!  i think it’s just the gut healing - i’ve heard it takes a lot of time for this to go away but i appreciate the feedback 

I get those twinges when I eat something that I have become temporarily intolerant to, such as eggs, canned fish, smoked fish for instance. To combat this issue I take Gluten Digestive enzymes that also contain enzymes for breaking down other foods. If I know I am going to have something with those items above, I willl take an enzyme tablet and I don’t have any issues with the offending food. I found that along with being celiac or gluten intolerant, I have developed issues with other foods, and I am certain it is just temporary since I don’t experience any of the main symptoms you would with if those items were causing an allergic response, it definitely hits my gallbladder.

Gloria L Enthusiast
Gloria L
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On 2/19/2021 at 1:43 PM, Bebygirl said:

I was severely anemic also, but I also have a lot of grey and loose stools whenever I accidentally ingest gluten. I take Now Gluten Digest from vitacost they are only $10.73, I would make sure I was taking some sort of digestive enzymes so you get the full benefit of all the supplements you are taking, as well as help aid in the normal digestion you have been without for years, or in my case, decades. I too am undiagnosed celiac, and after three months of intense iron therapy and gluten free, I was finally no longer anemic, as well as tons of other symptoms. Please invest in yourself with good supplements, you won’t need them forever, it’s just your body is starved. I also lost my hair due to a vitamin d deficiency which it started growing back on day two of 10,000IU twice a day....that’s a ton and it shows you just how sick I really was.

@babygirl    hi, can you take this digestive enzyme even if you are not eating gluten, I'm trying to get a good gluten free digestive enzyme.

Scott Adams Grand Master
Scott Adams
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I'm not sure if that one has AN-PEP in it, but from all the research I've read the best one to break down small amounts of gluten in the stomach is GliadinX (they are a sponsor here), or one with AN-PEP. 

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