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Sick In The Morning


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Been gluten-free for about two weeks now, but for about the past week I've been getting sick in the morning after I eat. I've been eating either cereal or pancakes (gluten-free, of course), and pretty soon after I eat I just get so nauseous to the point where I can't move. I sometimes also get really hot. I usually end up having to go to the bathroom like 3 times during all this, and it usually takes several hours for me to start feeling better. Anyone experience this? I'm supposed to start a new job on Monday, and there's no way I'll make it to work in the morning feeling like this!


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AndreaB Contributor

You could have other allergies or intolerances going. I have felt that way before.

Are you still eating dairy or soy?

I hope you're not using Rice Dream milk....it is not gluten free.

Some people also have problems with some of the alternative grains.

Chrisser Explorer
Are you still eating dairy or soy?

Yes, still eating dairy and soy. I thought it might be the milk I usually have along with my breakfast, but one morning I had a bowl of cereal without milk and still felt the same way. I've been eating either Barbara's Puffins cereal, Nature's Path Honey'd Corn Flakes, or Pancakes made with gluten-free pancake mix.

It usually takes a while for me and my stomach to wake up, but sometimes I get that I have to eat NOW feeling and don't really have a choice. I don't know what else it could be, as later in the day I feel fine.

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I've been eating either Barbara's Puffins cereal, Nature's Path Honey'd Corn Flakes, or Pancakes made with gluten-free pancake mix.

It usually takes a while for me and my stomach to wake up, but sometimes I get that I have to eat NOW feeling and don't really have a choice. I don't know what else it could be, as later in the day I feel fine.

The cereal stood out to me. Not all puffins are gluten free. Double check the ingredients. It could also be cross contamination. The corn flakes should be ok. The pancake mix....which brand, what ingredients.

Yes, it could be a morning thing. I can't eat right away in the morning. A lot of times it's because I don't feel like trying to figure out everything. I'm not real cereal fan so I've found it easier to go to two meals a day (except on the weekend when my husband will figure out something for me for breakfast), and a snack if I get hungry otherwise. This doesn't work for everyone and if you are trying to gain weight would be much more challenging. Try having a lunch or dinner type food for breakfast. Maybe your stomach is rebeling over the traditional breakfast choices. Mine does with cereal and I don't stay full very long. I find I'm hungrier through the day if I eat three meals when one of them is cereal in the morning. I do better with rice and something in the morning.....eggs, some kind of meat, fruit. Maybe you could try that. You could make up rice and freeze in portion sizes that you like, pull a package into the frig at night, get up, throw the rice in an oven proof container and throw it in the oven with a little water (so it doesn't dry out), get ready and then come back and cook up an egg or two, some meat, add whatever seasoning you like and grab a piece of fruit or two.

jenvan Collaborator
Been gluten-free for about two weeks now, but for about the past week I've been getting sick in the morning after I eat. I've been eating either cereal or pancakes (gluten-free, of course), and pretty soon after I eat I just get so nauseous to the point where I can't move. I sometimes also get really hot. I usually end up having to go to the bathroom like 3 times during all this, and it usually takes several hours for me to start feeling better. Anyone experience this? I'm supposed to start a new job on Monday, and there's no way I'll make it to work in the morning feeling like this!

You're not pregnant, right? What pancake mix?

Chrisser Explorer
You're not pregnant, right? What pancake mix?

No, definitely not pregnant. Pancake mix is Gluten-Free Pantry.

Also, the Puffins cereal is safe according to the ingredients...wholegrain brown rice flour, dehydrated cane juice, rice bran, honey, expellar pressed hugh oleic oil (canola and/or sunflower), sea salt, natural flavors, natural vitamin E...made in peanut-free facility, made on equipment that manufactures products containing dairy, soy, and tree nuts.

elonwy Enthusiast

I've never been able to eat in the morning. When the hunger pangs hit around 11am, I have a little bag of nuts of a small piece of fruit to hold off till lunch. If I eat a big breakfast or a lot of carbs in the morning it makes me feel really ill. I've been this way since I was a kid, and gluten free has made me even a bit more sensitive I think.

Try smaller meals with less carbs.

Elonwy


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jerseyangel Proficient

I have a hard time with breakfast--between my food intolerances and the fact that I'm not too hungry then.

What is working well for me now is--I slice a banana into a bowl, add blueberries and sliced almonds.

You may have to experiment with different combinations/foods to see what sits best with you :)

Chrisser Explorer

Thanks for the suggestions. I guess I am just going to have to experiment...problem is I only have 2 more mornings to do so. Plus, I can't not eat in the morning...I get low blood sugar symptoms (even though my blood sugar is technically normal...whole 'nother story my doctors don't have an answer to).

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No, definitely not pregnant. Pancake mix is Gluten-Free Pantry.

Also, the Puffins cereal is safe according to the ingredients...wholegrain brown rice flour, dehydrated cane juice, rice bran, honey, expellar pressed hugh oleic oil (canola and/or sunflower), sea salt, natural flavors, natural vitamin E...made in peanut-free facility, made on equipment that manufactures products containing dairy, soy, and tree nuts.

Make sure that box says gluten free on it. The puffins cereals that are safe clearly say gluten free on the box. The others are wheat free but not gluten free. Also check all your toiletries etc. for gluten you may be reacting to something you came in contact with a day or two before, gluten is a delayed reaction for many. I hope you get some relief soon.

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I found I do better with nothing but fruit before noon. Sometimes yogurt too, but I keep it really simple. If I get hungry, I just eat more fruit.

I used to get really nauseaus every morning. Turned out MY COFFEE wasn't gluten free!!!!! It was a generic brand and when I contacted the mfr. they said "oh our lines are dusted with flour to keep things from sticking" WHA!!!" Anyway, I would have just a SIP and I'd get so nauseaus I'd puke.

Also, when you make your pancakes are you using a new non stick pan or an old pan that had gluten in it before? Stainless steel pans are fine to hang onto, but if you had an older non stick pan, or cast iron pans, those hold onto gluten.

tarnalberry Community Regular

If it's hypoglycemia type stuff, the pancakes or cereal could be the problem - too many carbs (and fairly simple ones) and not enough fat and protein... If I eat too much sugary stuff after an extended time not eating, by the time I'm done with the meal, the dramatic change in blood sugar makes me feel very ill.

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