Man This D Is Getting Old....

[JerryK]

Feeling fine this morning.....everything ok.

Bam 10:45 stomach rumbling hits and here it comes.

Only thing I can think is it's something in Chinese food that's doing this.

I seem to get sicker from eating Chinese food than anything else. I'm guessing

it's pretty pervasive in this cuisine...

Here's the question. If I have Celiac would it make my stomach tender so that

many things might make me sick...i.e. not just Gluten Intolerant but have trouble

digesting other things too?....

[Mango04]

Here's the question. If I have Celiac would it make my stomach tender so that

many things might make me sick...i.e. not just Gluten Intolerant but have trouble

digesting other things too?....

The answer to that question is YES!

There's all sorts of gluten in Chinese food. Soy sauce is mostly wheat (you'd think it would mostly be soy - but no )

[CarlaB]

First of all YES on the Chinese food!! If it has soy sauce, it's loaded with wheat!! Most soy sauce has wheat as one of the first ingredients. Many of the sauces will have wheat or soy sauce in them.

Secondly, you can have other problems. My Enterolab tests had come back with a high number for casein. I ignored it because I was feeling so much better gluten-free. It got to the point the past couple weeks that I've had terrible brain fog -- I feel high much of the time to the point that my family has to make things real simple for me. I also have had no energy; fortunately, I have six kids and am very good at delegating! I got off casein two days ago and am having terrible withdrawal from it. This is the same thing that happened when I eliminated wheat (not gluten) from my diet four years ago! I am so lethargic I have spent most of the day in bed. Oh, the d has been there, too. It's the fog bank that's bothering me though. I am not getting hidden gluten, I know this is from the casein. I just hope I finally get better and it's not something else, too.

[Mango04]

Sorry if my post didn't make sense - I meant that gluten intolerance can definitely make you more sensitive to other foods. You could have additional food intolerances, or, when you gut heals, all that might go away.

[JerryK]

First of all YES on the Chinese food!! If it has soy sauce, it's loaded with wheat!! Most soy sauce has wheat as one of the first ingredients. Many of the sauces will have wheat or soy sauce in them.

Secondly, you can have other problems. My Enterolab tests had come back with a high number for casein. I ignored it because I was feeling so much better gluten-free. It got to the point the past couple weeks that I've had terrible brain fog -- I feel high much of the time to the point that my family has to make things real simple for me. I also have had no energy; fortunately, I have six kids and am very good at delegating! I got off casein two days ago and am having terrible withdrawal from it. This is the same thing that happened when I eliminated wheat (not gluten) from my diet four years ago! I am so lethargic I have spent most of the day in bed. Oh, the d has been there, too. It's the fog bank that's bothering me though. I am not getting hidden gluten, I know this is from the casein. I just hope I finally get better and it's not something else, too.

Thanks for your kind responses. I keep thinking I don't have a problem then wammo...it's back!!

[mouse]

After your trip and testing, there is a gluten-free soy sauce. PF Changs has a gluten-free menu and they use the gluten-free soy sauce on those dishes. Don't forget to take the anti-D stuff on your trip. You don't want to spend all the time in the bathroom instead of enjoying the trip. I would just take it all the time and not wait for the D to hit.

[JerryK]

After your trip and testing, there is a gluten-free soy sauce. PF Changs has a gluten-free menu and they use the gluten-free soy sauce on those dishes. Don't forget to take the anti-D stuff on your trip. You don't want to spend all the time in the bathroom instead of enjoying the trip. I would just take it all the time and not wait for the D to hit.

Thanks, you can bet immodium is at the top of my medicinal list.

[Guhlia]

Jerry, you still have time to get the test before you leave. You won't have the results back until after the trip so you won't have to worry about the diet on the trip. Then you could start your gluten free diet (if required) as soon as you get back home. The sooner you go gluten free (if you have celiac) the better the chance of less damage. Have fun on your trip!!!