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How Do I Know If I Have Other Intolerances?

sparkles

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sparkles
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I have seen other posts about other intolerances...like corn and rice...etc. So how do you know if you have them? Is there a test or is it by trial and error? I have been gluten-free since summer 2002 but lately have been feeling like I did before I went gluten-free...nausea, stomach pains a little while after eating.... I have been really careful about gluten and have not eaten anything where I thought there might be even the slightest question. I really feel awful!!!!! Any suggestions???? For about a year after the diagnosis, I ate only meat, fresh veggies and fruit. I have been adding gluten-free processed food into my diet for the past few years so I don't know if that has anything to do with it. Anyway, any suggestions as to how to go about finding out if I have other food intolerances. I am also diabetic and have a milk allergy....and I must admit I am tired of reading labels and the thought of having to eliminate more stuff really frustrates me. I have gotten used to being able to have a "sandwich" and "pasta" gluten-free, of course...but it makes my diet more interesting...etc. So help!!! I know that there are lots of you out there coping with all kinds of food intolerances besides just gluten! Thanks....

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Which gluten free processed foods have you been introducing? Some people with celiac disease have reacted to Bob's Red Mill and Amy's.

I have seen other posts about other intolerances...like corn and rice...etc. So how do you know if you have them? Is there a test or is it by trial and error?
You can get a blood allergy test done for a lot of different foods. I'm not sure if there is a test for intolerances. I would like to know myself actually!
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Two ways to track down if you have other food intolerances. 1: Get an IgG food intolerance test through one of the testing labs--York, Great Plains Labs (I used this one). (I can give you websites). 2: Probably the most popular way, do a rotation diet/keep a food and symptom journal. I did testing but the food journal is what really confirmed to me the effects milk was having on my body. Rotate suspecting foods in and out of your diet one at a time for several weeks at a time and track each day how your body reacts--GI symptoms, head aches, rashes, whatever you notice, as well as what you are eating. This enables you to detect patterns and connections between symptoms and foods. Good luck!

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THANKS FOR THE REPLIES...I WILL TRY THE JOURNAL APPROACH FIRST....LAST NIGHT I WAS REALLY FEELING SORRY FOR MYSELF AGAIN WITH THE THOUGHT OF RE-EVALUATING EVERYTHING THAT I PUT IN MY MOUTH..BUT GUESS THAT IT IS THE ONLY WAY TO REALLY FIGURE IT OUT. I WOULD LIKE THE SITES FOR LABS THOUGH AND THANKS

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