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Gluten Accident, I Feel So Stupid! What Can I Expect?

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I hope I'm not the only one to make a mistake like this...

For the past 13 days I've been so careful with gluten-free and I've definitely seen an improvement in symptoms. I'm still waiting on my Enterolab results to confirm.

Today my husband and daughter and I ate at PF Changs and we all ordered off the gluten free menu so that we could share everything.

Then, at the end of the meal, the waitress brought out fortune cookies. I went on total autopilot... opened one, read the fortune, and took a bite. I immediately realized my mistake and I don't think I ate more than a quarter of the cookie. Please tell me someone else has done something this dumb!! I really am TOTALLY committed to feeling better!

So.... assuming gluten is my issue, what can I expect from such an obvious glutening? (I know everyone's different but what would this kind of glutening do to you?)

Also, is there anything at all I can do to minimize the damage? Drink more water? Take a laxative? Anything? :(

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Don't beat up on yourself, you are still learning and old habits are hard to break. Yes, I think it has happened to all of us at the beginning, me being no exception.

You might get diarrhea, stomach pain, whatever symptoms you used to have. Try taking immodium (the pills, the liquid isn't gluten-free) to ward off the diarrhea, eat non-irritating foods and drink plenty of water.

There really isn't too much you can do but wait it out. Consider it a learning experience.

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