Glutened?

[Charisma-1630]

Hi all, 

I was diagnosed about 3 or so years ago now and I think last week I made me first major mistake… 

I was diagnosed early so I never really had symptoms and had assumed I was silent coeliacs.. I had gluten a couple of time in early diagnosis and didn’t have much reaction but been super strict since then…. Well last Friday (10 days ago) I went to a bar with some friends and had a draught coke… the next day I felt nauseous and have done on and off ever since.. I’ve also had gurgley tummy and cramps, toilet troubles on and off since then.. is it possible that the draught Coke was a cheap version and could have had gluten in?! Not sure what else it could be.. And when will I stop feeling so awful Id hoped it would be gone by now!! 😭

[NoGlutenCooties]

On 4/24/2023 at 5:14 PM, Charisma-1630 said:

Hi all, 

I was diagnosed about 3 or so years ago now and I think last week I made me first major mistake… 

I was diagnosed early so I never really had symptoms and had assumed I was silent coeliacs.. I had gluten a couple of time in early diagnosis and didn’t have much reaction but been super strict since then…. Well last Friday (10 days ago) I went to a bar with some friends and had a draught coke… the next day I felt nauseous and have done on and off ever since.. I’ve also had gurgley tummy and cramps, toilet troubles on and off since then.. is it possible that the draught Coke was a cheap version and could have had gluten in?! Not sure what else it could be.. And when will I stop feeling so awful Id hoped it would be gone by now!! 😭

So sorry to hear you've been so sick!  I can't speak to "cheap versions" of soda, but I never order anything that comes through a hose that could potentially be cross-contaminated with other fluids.  For example, I don't ever trust draft gluten-free beer or cider.  I'll only drink it if it comes in a bottle.  I'm a bourbon drinker myself and always order it straight-up, on the rocks.  I never get it mixed with soda, because all soda in a bar comes through a hose.

There's also always a chance it was something else that made you sick.  And everyone gets different symptoms that can last different lengths of time.  So I can't speak to how long it will last for you - hopefully by now you're feeling better!

 

[Scott Adams]

In general a vast majority of sodas are gluten-free and made with corn sugar, but without knowing exactly what it was it is difficult to say for sure. However, eating large amounts of sugar can cause changes to your gut flora, and cause bacterial overgrowth in some cases. Do you drink sugary sodas often?