Newbie Requesting Advice

[Sunnytrigal]

Hi - I just found this forum this evening. I have been gluten free for nearly a month (after being sicker than a dog for the better half of the last year). I suspect there was gluten in the salad dressing at dinner and I immediately had a flare up. Aside from rolling up in a ball in bed for 2 hours - does anyone have advice for getting thru the backlash of my stomach? Any home remedies? Please feel free to point me to an older post, but I've not been able to find advice on this.

Thanks all and I am so excited to feel this support. As you all know, it's an emotional ride to acceptance and I'd appreciate any advice you have.

Thank you, Sarah

[Yellow Rose]

Hi Sarah and welcome. There is wonderful advice on any subject you care to ask about. For me I have found nothing that helps with glutening. I just ride it out and grip a lot. Hope you are feeling better and read all ingrediants.

Yellow Rose

[Guest j_mommy]

I have taken probiotics in teh past. I should take them every day but I am terrible about remembering! They help cut teh length of time if I get CC'd

[Welda Johnson]

Hi,

I've learned that once you realize you've been glutened, the best recourse is to just stop eating, find a spot to relax, maybe read a good book or listen to soothing music, and sip soothing tea. The sooner you can let the gluten move through your digestive system the better.

The following morning, try eating fresh pineapple only. It digests any gluten and moves it right out of your body. I often eat fresh pineapple for breakfast and lunch if I feel clogged up. Then try waiting 3 hours before you eat again, and ingest only starchy foods (no fruit or protein). Three hours after that eat your protein. The key is to read each and every label and list of ingredients, then take note of your feelings after eating each and every meal. Not mixing fruit with starches, or starches or fruit with protein, makes life a lot easier.

Have you been told that casein and whey are ingredients you should avoid, as well as maltodextrin and modified food starch? I have to avoid all grains, all milk & dairy, egg whites, yeast and meat, and it has taken years to learn this, usually the hard way, so I hope that you will be blessed to realize quickly how very good you feel when you eat the right foods. Best wishes. Welda

[Lisa]

Have you been told that casein and whey are ingredients you should avoid, as well as maltodextrin and modified food starch?

[BallardWA]

Hi Sarah,

Having just recovered from an inadvertant glutening, I can tell you that I feel for you. I have been off gluten for 4+ months, and still manage to have unexplained episodes. Drink lots of water, and ride it out. I'm finding that as I am able to identify the symptoms of a glutening earlier, I am more mentally prepared for what follows. Pepto helps me to sleep.

Be Well,

Karen

[marisaerin]

Hi Sarah,

The only thing that helped me get through a flare up is Imodium AD(advanced) caplets...that is if youre having diarrhea from consuming gluten. I dont know what i would do without it. Also, I take GI Revive...a supplement which really helps your intestines. I just mix a teaspoon into a fruity drink.

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[katebuggie28]

I have SEVERE pain, but I do have 2 things that help. #1 peppermint tea relieves it a lot and #2 I lay on my stomach. It tends to hurt worse for a minute or so, but then it begins to become bearable. It takes me 4-8 hours to get through it. I won't eat after 5pm in case I have an adverse reaction. I hate having that pain and being up all night. If the pain radiates to your back use a heating pad.