Respiratory Symptoms Too?

[kimz]

OK I am new to this board but I have tried to be gluten free for about 3 years. I had a lot of stomach symptoms after my son was born and gave up gluten after all else failed. It seemed to work and I never was officially diagnosed, although I had a lot of the symptoms and risk factors. I figured if I felt better, do the gluten free diet. I think I am sticking to it pretty well.

Now, after 3 years, I tried a Claussen dill pickle after checking the label for bad stuff and about an hour later I started sneezing and wheezing. I took a Benadryl and hoped that would do it, but then the stomach pain started and lasted for 3 hours. The pain was awful, worse than giving birth!

My question is...do pickles (vinegar) pose problems for celiacs? Also, do gluten reactions involve sneezing and asthma symptoms? I don't remember the last time I had a pickle prior to this night, but it bugged me a lot!

Anyone else have these problems?

[Kaycee]

Kimz,

sometimes when I am glutened I get a cough that lasts for about an hour or so, that is about an hour after eating the offending food. I don't know why I would get a cough, and once at the same time I had a blocked up nose at the same time. Then after about two hours I end up with stomach pains and feeling bloated. The daihrea starts in the next day or two. I do identify the cough with being glutened, it is not all the time. Maybe it just depends on what I glutened myself with.

Actually I glutened myself today, but without the cough, just the horrible stomach pains, and the I want to go home. I seemed to go from up in the air, to way down low.

The vinegar in the pickle can be a problem if it is a malt vinegar. So watch that.

Hope you are feeling better soon.

Cathy