Can effects of glutening be variable over time? Or is it separate glutenings?

[marcel g]

Hi, apologies in advance if this has been asked before:

I went out for sushi with my wife on Saturday, and I accidentally dipped one piece into the soy sauce and ate it, due to old habits. As well, I put a piece of cake in my mouth thinking it was egg omelet. I spit it out (my wife was horrified) but I think I did ingest some of it.

On Sunday morning I felt pretty rough and thought it might be because I stayed up a couple of hours past my normal bed time. We went out shopping in the morning, and then came home for lunch. After lunch I felt pretty crappy and took a 1 hour crash nap. Sunday night I got a good solid sleep, and on Monday I felt pretty good. First day in months I didn't need a nap. (I have a fatigue issue that I haven't figured out yet.) Then on Tuesday (today) I again felt pretty crappy. I struggled through work and needed another 1 hour crash nap. And more naps after that. I also had a pretty loose BM, which is something that has become a lot more rare since cutting out all gluten.

My question is, can the effects of a glutening be variable over time, with good days and bad days? Or did I somehow get glutened a second time yesterday?

Or maybe it's something else altogether, I might have reactivated EBV, and I might have ME/CFS too. I haven't been diagnosed as celiac, but I'm definitely sensitive to gluten. (I'm going to do the gene tests first before trying a gluten challenge in a couple of months. Not looking forward to eating gluten every day.)

TIA,

Marcel

 

[Scott Adams]

I'm sorry you got glutened! The article below may be helpful, but it's likely too late for this episode.

Just like symptoms for celiac disease can vary greatly from person to person, so can the symptoms of glutening. For some they have few symptoms, and sometimes none, but for others the symptoms can be almost immediate and severe. It is quite common for them to last days, and for those with the DH skin condition, even weeks.