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Help, Am I Looking At An Intolerance? Confused

Rachel13

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Rachel13
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Hi everyone, ok, so heres the thing. Ive pretty much had zero energy my whole life which i put down to iron even though i take iron suplements on occasion and multivitamins, and im constantly plagued by mouth ulcers.

I started on the Atkins Diet 3 weeks ago which cut out all forms of carbs(bread, milk, pasta, sugar ...) except from green vegies.

I felt great on this diet, thing is 2 days ago i had some jelly with cream for dessert and felt a little sick, gassy and bloated but just shrugged it off, the next day i had 1 slice of bread and jelly & cream, couldnt eat for the rest of the day, major gas and bloating and feeling like i was going to be sick all day.

I thought it may have been the jelly and cream, didnt have any today, have had 1 slice of bread and all the symptoms are back. I remember before starting this diet that every time i ate pasta i felt really crap afterwards.

Im a little concerned and confused, am i looking at a food intolerance/sensitivity here.? Please any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks for listening :)

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AndreaB Contributor
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It sounds like you could very well have an intolerance to gluten. The first day you had cream did you have any bread or anything with that. Dairy could be another thing. Atkins diet is good for the short term but you do need some carbs, just not the white flour etc. Brown rice is good. You may want to add in some dairy and no more gluten for a week or two and see how you feel. Then cut back out dairy and add back in some gluten and see how you feel. If you feel bad right away obviously don't continue but it may tell you whether you have a problem with one or both. The other think is testing. There is allergy testing which may or may not tell you what you are allergic to and/or there is enterolab which does stool tests for gluten/dairy/soy/egg/yeast if you want to pay for all of them. www.enterolab.com

You may be able to talk you doctor into a celiac panel if you notice obvious problems with ingesting gluten. From reading others posts there are a total of 5 tests for the celiac panel.

Welcome to the forum. You've come to the right place. There are a lot of people on here who can help you. :)

loraleena Contributor
loraleena
Posted

Absolutely!!!

BRUMI1968 Collaborator
BRUMI1968
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I had perpetual canker sores before quitting gluten; and was very tired much of the time, from not being able to walk up a slight hill w/o getting winded, to sleeping four hours in the middle of the day on top of a ten hour night of sleep.

Quitting gluten totally helped the first, and I'm in the process of feeling better from the second. I also was itchy a lot, and now I'm hardly itchy at all.

It sounds like gluten intolerance to me. (Dairy might be a problem, too. IF you have Celiac, the villi in your intestines have been gummed up, and that is where you get lactase, the stuff you need to digest dairy.)

-Sherri

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Mia H
Posted

You sound exactly like my husband! Mouth sores and life long tiredness.

L-lysine 500mg, 1 tablet 1 to 3 times a day cured his canker sores. (my naturopath told me about this and it works great for him).

The tiredness is definately a symptom of celiac and gluten intolerance. After pasta for lunch I would sleep in the afternoon.

If someone hasn't said it yet, if you suspect celiac don't go off gluten too long before having your Dr test you or it can screw up your blood test.

Good luck and welcome.

Mia

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