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Antihistamines Help?

L.A.

By L.A.
in Coping with Celiac Disease

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L.A.
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Has anyone tried taking antihistamines? The reason I ask, is from 2002-2004 I did not have any serious gluten reactions--I was on antihistamines then for my allergies. Last year, I went off them and had a number of really bad gluten episodes...the problem has carried over to this year. A week ago, I started back on the antihistamines (Doc ordered) and started to wonder if this may help in the celiac disease department... <_< Thoughts?

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I seem to get gluten reaction regardless of whether I take antihistamines or not. They do help with some of my nasal symptoms though. The gluten-free/dairy-free diet has really helped in that regard, so I don't have to take the meds as much, but I do still have to take them ocassionally. I still get other symptoms though when I eat gluten while taking antihistamines.

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aaascr
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Has anyone tried taking antihistamines? The reason I ask, is from 2002-2004 I did not have any serious gluten reactions--I was on antihistamines then for my allergies. Last year, I went off them and had a number of really bad gluten episodes...the problem has carried over to this year. A week ago, I started back on the antihistamines (Doc ordered) and started to wonder if this may help in the celiac disease department... <_< Thoughts?

Sounds more like an allergic reaction to a food which can be additional to

celiac (I have both food allergies and celiac). Your body could still swell

and bloat from the allergen

and the antihistamines could help ease that particular reaction.

I take antihistamines occassionaly but do not

notice any difference in symptoms if I get "glutened".

just a thought...

wolfie Enthusiast
wolfie
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Sounds more like an allergic reaction to a food which can be additional to

celiac (I have both food allergies and celiac). Your body could still swell

and bloat from the allergen

and the antihistamines could help ease that particular reaction.

I take antihistamines occassionaly but do not

notice any difference in symptoms if I get "glutened".

just a thought...

I agree. Antihistamines shouldn't help with glutening b/c Celiac is not an allergy.

taz sharratt Enthusiast
taz sharratt
Posted
Sounds more like an allergic reaction to a food which can be additional to

celiac (I have both food allergies and celiac). Your body could still swell

and bloat from the allergen

and the antihistamines could help ease that particular reaction.

I take antihistamines occassionaly but do not

notice any difference in symptoms if I get "glutened".

just a thought...

yeah your deffinatly right there, i get similiar raections when ive had lactose. i cant ake any antihistamines they all have lactose in them, didnt realixe it untill i got gluten like symptoms and then cheched the packet and found lactose so you need to be very carefull on this one. i use nasal spary and eye drops.

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