How Long Does It Take?

[alamaz]

Hi Everyone-

I was just diagnosed last week with a blood test that came back so positive when I asked the dr. if she was sure she said based on my results it was very clear that's what it is.

I know it's not going to take a week but over the weekend I felt the worst I've felt in a long time. Saturday night I thought my body was going to shut down Is it possible that you get worse before you get better? How long does it take to start feeling better? It has taken me five years to get a diagnosis so I'm not expecting to be healed in a day, I just didn't expect to feel WORSE. Any ideas?

Thanks,

Amy

[johnsoniu]

Hi Everyone-

I was just diagnosed last week with a blood test that came back so positive when I asked the dr. if she was sure she said based on my results it was very clear that's what it is.

I know it's not going to take a week but over the weekend I felt the worst I've felt in a long time. Saturday night I thought my body was going to shut down Is it possible that you get worse before you get better? How long does it take to start feeling better? It has taken me five years to get a diagnosis so I'm not expecting to be healed in a day, I just didn't expect to feel WORSE. Any ideas?

Thanks,

Amy

Hi Amy, and welcome!

Unfortunately, we all heal at different speeds, depends on your body and how much damage has been done. Fortunately, you WILL start to feel better eventually.

Assuming you were on the diet before this weekend, you might have been glutened by cross contamination or from a hidden source that you thought was gluten free but wasn't.

If you've been having problems for 5 years and were still consuming gluten, chances are your intestines are pretty messed up right now. You might want to go lightly (or eliminate)high fat foods and diary for now since they are very hard on an inflammed digestive system.

Keep your head up, you will get better on the diet. This is a great place to come for info and support, glad you found it. Hope you're feeling better soon.