I Need This Answered, Majorly Much

[Liz92]

Hey guys!!! SO I gotta question...... I only get lopy and major mood swings when I'm on gluten, so if I on accidentally had some gluten,is there no problem with eatin more wheat right then, cuase you've already had gluten???!?!?!?!??!! that would be awesome... in a not coo, way of course....

[tarnalberry]

no, for two reasons. one - the damage to your system and the full effect of gluten on you cannot be determined by symptoms alone; think about how many asymptomatic celiacs there are. two - the more and longer you ingest gluten, the larger and longer the reaction that causes intestinal damage will be.

[psawyer]

Listen to Tiffany. She speaks the truth (not just on this topic )

[blueeyedmanda]

Tiffany hit the nail on the head, just cause you had it accidently does not mean you should continue, it is doing damage even if you don't see it.

[GeoffCJ]

Tiffany hit the nail on the head, just cause you had it accidently does not mean you should continue, it is doing damage even if you don't see it.

It's tempting thought, isn't it! I agree with the above posters, but I know where you are coming from (Liz92).

When I get accidentaly glutened, I'm always tempted to go eat a big pizza, to make the sickness "worth it".

I don't.

Too much risk.

Geoff

[mamatide]

When I get accidentaly glutened, I'm always tempted to go eat a big pizza, to make the sickness "worth it".

If you're anything like my daughter, she has varying degrees of symptoms of being glutened. A few crumbs/cross contamination leads to 6+hours of wet farts and urgency. Actually eating gluten leads to 3 days of diarrhea, bad mood, and lots of pain.

Intolerances are unpredictable - the next exposure could be really violent.

Not worth it, as Geoff said.

mamatide