I Have Belly Symptoms Today

[bakinghomesteader]

I have stuck the the gluten free diet as far as I know. Have been feeling pretty good until yesterday eve. Yesterday eve I had extremely bad stomach pain. It was hard to walk. I was really tired and felt horrible. This is what I had different yesterday---blue bunny big fudgsicle and a few bites of a regular hershey bar. Also, today I took some generic Mestinon for my Myasthenia Gravis (was just feeling pretty tired and weak) Today I am so bloated, couldn't go potty today, heartburny, tired, fogged, etc. Could the generic Mestinon have gluten in it somewhere? It is Pyridostigmine Bromide (probably really misspelled) Or is it the other things?

I just can't pinpoint it. All I know is I HATE this feeling!! Could someone help?

Bakinghomesteader

[happygirl]

I don't have any info on the other products you used, but keep in mind that you have been on the diet for a very, very short amount of time. If you have Celiac, your body hasn't healed, and hasn't started absorbing nutrients, etc. You *may* be eating gluten free, but your body is still having trouble digesting certain things.

This is all just something to remember, if you rule out that you had some gluten in something, etc. I was still having symptoms and it wasn't the gluten that was the problem, it was the lack of healing.

Hopefully someone else will chime in with some other suggestions. And, of course, hope you feel better!!!!!

[AndreaB]

I'd call the pharmacy to see if anything in the generic meds could be the problem. Is this generic new? Do you normally not have the generic brand? Some people don't do well with generics.

[bakinghomesteader]

anyone know about the blue bunny or hershey's

Thanks

[angel-jd1]

anyone know about the blue bunny or hershey's

Thanks

I use both blue bunny and hershey's frequently. Blue bunny will clearly list any ingredients on their label. Here is the statement from their website reguarding gluten:

Information about Gluten

Federal Definition of "Gluten-Free"

The January 23 edition of the Federal Register contained a notice of proposed rule making to define the use of the term "gluten-free" for voluntary use for food labeling, to mean that the food does not contain any of the following: An ingredient that is any species of the grains wheat, rye, barley or a crossbred hybrid of these grains, an ingredient derived from them and that has not been processed to remove the gluten, or that has been processed to remove the gluten but more than 20 ppm remains. In addition, a food made from oats that bears a gluten-free claim in its labeling would be deemed misbranded if the claim suggests that all such foods are gluten-free or if 20 ppm or more of gluten is present in the food.

Gluten Content of BLUE BUNNY

[bakinghomesteader]

Thanks for the reply. I didn't have the urge to go. I just haven't gone. I am usually like that. For instance, before being gluten free I would not go for 3-5 days even a week. But after starting the diet, I was going 1 to 2 times a day normal consistancy. I just feel like something aggravated it now. It could be dairy, I never thought about that. I will eliminate it for a while and see what happens.

I had a colonoscopy and it was fine except for some irritation or inflammation in parts. I really couldn't tell ya, because he told me while I was sedated and I don't even remember him telling me. My mom told me. He just sent me on my way. I do drink plenty, too. Thanks for the input.

Bakinghomesteader

[costellosfriend]

Hi baking:

I've been on a gluten free diet for a couple of weeks. I haven't been diagnosed with celiac or gluten intolerance. I just wanted to see if the gluten-free diet would help with some "issues" I'm having. After a short improvement in my problems, I started having a lot of tummy pain, gas, D, strong urge to defecate - more than I had been having before the gluten-free diet.

I am in the habit of eating Blue Bunny vanilla ice cream with Hershey's chocolate syrup every night before going to bed. I eliminated that - and the minimal amounts of other dairy I eat - two days ago and haven't had tummy problems since. I read that lactose intolerance can accompany celiac but that some people can tolerate dairy after being gluten-free for 6 months or so.

If this diet resolves the problems I'm having (and it seems to be working for me), I'll try adding dairy back in later.

Good luck!