Previously asymptomatic, celiac diagnosis, now symptoms after going gluten-free?????!!!!????

[Willa E.]

Recently diagnosed with celiac in November. Never had any of the typical symptoms. Severe weight loss and many, many tests and finally a diagnosis after an endoscopy.

after eating gluten free for 3 months, I’ve been feeling awful for about 10 days with what could be “typical” gluten exposure symptoms. Has anyone else become symptomatic after going gluten free? Maybe it’s just a stomach bug????

 

 

[trents]

What you describe is common. Here are some possibilities:

1. CC (Cross Contamination). Things that do not purposely include gluten as an ingredient come in contact with gluten containing grains during production, transportation, storage and/or processing. Classic examples would be oatmeal and lentils.

2. There has been a change in the formulation of some processed food item that used to be gluten free.

3. You have developed an intolerance/sensitivity to a non-gluten food. This is very common in the celaic community due to the immune system dysfunction/leaky gut syndrome. Common ones are oat protein, dairy, eggs, soy, corn.

4. A stomach bug.

[Scott Adams]

If I were you I would examine my diet very closely for anything you might have added recently. Do you eat in restaurants? If so, this is the most common source of contamination.

You may also want to keep a food diary for a while to see if you can find a connection with something you are eating and your symptoms.