Popcorn pain

[JenFur]

I love popcorn but it doesn't love me.  Right now my gut hurts and I am bloated and passing gas.  Am I just super sensitive. I thought popcorn was gluten free 🤔 

[trents]

Welcome to the forum, @JenFur!

You must be relatively new to the celiac journey.

I wish it were as simple as just having to cut out gluten and all our gut issues magically disappear.

It is very common for those with celiac disease to develop intolerance/sensitivity to other foods. Often it is because the protein structure of some other foods resembles that of gluten. Sometimes it is because damage the damage done to the gut lining by celiac disease wipes out cells that produce enzymes needed to break down those foods. Sometimes it is because the "leaky gut syndrome" associated with celiac disease causes the immune system to incorrectly identify other food proteins as threats or invaders.

The two most common non-gluten foods that cause trouble for a lot of celiacs are dairy and oats. But soy, eggs and corn are also on that list.

Sometimes these non-gluten food intolerances disappear with time and the healing of the villous lining of the small bowel.

Edited February 1 by trents

[trents]

@JenFur, if this is microwave popcorn you are using, check for added ingredients that could be causing a reaction such as flavorings which might be hidden sources of gluten.