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Eating Wheat For A Day

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FlourShopGirl
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I've been at this a few months. I know my first month I wasn't totally gluten-free but now I feel confident I have been. I decided to eat wheat all day today and see what would happen. I mean, I ate bread, fried chicken, cupcakes, etc and not one reaction.

I didn't have to run to the bathroom, I didn't feel sick. The reason I did this was because I am speading extra money being gluten-free, I haven't noticed a huge difference. My anxiety is still up there. Just very small changes. I think even my IBS has been cut down due to my how I normally eat now- no friend foods, etc.

My question is, should I have been very ill eating all this wheat today? I had blood tests that had my IGA borderline and with all my stomach problems I went gluten-free. Any advice is appreciated.

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Lisa Mentor
Lisa
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I've been at this a few months. I know my first month I wasn't totally gluten-free but now I feel confident I have been. I decided to eat wheat all day today and see what would happen. I mean, I ate bread, fried chicken, cupcakes, etc and not one reaction.

I didn't have to run to the bathroom, I didn't feel sick. The reason I did this was because I am speading extra money being gluten-free, I haven't noticed a huge difference. My anxiety is still up there. Just very small changes. I think even my IBS has been cut down due to my how I normally eat now- no friend foods, etc.

My question is, should I have been very ill eating all this wheat today? I had blood tests that had my IGA borderline and with all my stomach problems I went gluten-free. Any advice is appreciated.

Everyone is different. If it were me, I would have to consume gluten products for several days or more to create the damage where I would be symptomatic.

psawyer Proficient
psawyer
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Reactions vary. My first indication is usually in 8 to 12 hours when my blood sugar level crashes. Cramps and diarrhea follow and last for at least another 24 to 48 hours. It takes about a week for visible symptoms to disappear, but I know that the autoimmune reaction takes longer than that to fully subside.

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jewi0008
Posted

I really hope you don't regret your day of fun!!! I thought the same thing as you last weekend. I started with the gluten on Saturday night and had it all of Sunday. I was doing fine...until late Monday, with everything the worst on Wednesday! It has not been a fun week, that's for sure.

Good luck....

I've been at this a few months. I know my first month I wasn't totally gluten-free but now I feel confident I have been. I decided to eat wheat all day today and see what would happen. I mean, I ate bread, fried chicken, cupcakes, etc and not one reaction.

I didn't have to run to the bathroom, I didn't feel sick. The reason I did this was because I am speading extra money being gluten-free, I haven't noticed a huge difference. My anxiety is still up there. Just very small changes. I think even my IBS has been cut down due to my how I normally eat now- no friend foods, etc.

My question is, should I have been very ill eating all this wheat today? I had blood tests that had my IGA borderline and with all my stomach problems I went gluten-free. Any advice is appreciated.

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Blessings
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I have had to test this out twice with PIZZA. My weakness. Both times on the 3rd day I broke out with canker sores, tonsil stones, brain fog, depression that lasts for about 2 weeks and finally at 3 weeks felt better. My test this week was to put a shampoo with wheat on one leg and one arm. We'll see. So far only a light itch but it was yesterday.

Thursday I made a yummy gluten free pizza from a premade frozen gluten-free dough from the Natural Groceries Store. Don't rememberr the brand. I won't have to cheat for pizza anymore. :D

Now my craving is China Buffet. My hubby keeps saying don't do it.

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GlutenGalAZ
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There are soooooo many foods you can buy at the grocery store (normal brands) you just need to read the lable. I buy flours and snacks off and on from the health food store but pretty much all of our shopping is done at the normal grocery store (i.e. WalMart/Smith's).

Last year when I went on the diet stupid me I read in one of my books that you can "treat" yourself once in a while with gluten....ha!! Big mistake. I do not know any other person that does not eat gluten so I didn't really know that much last year, so I figured Friday will be my gluten day once in a while that way I would feel sick that night and be hopfully be okay by Monday for work. Well that turned into pretty much every Friday for almost a year till one day it just hit me to STOP doing this. My anxity was bad (which I NEVER had growing up) I wasn't able to go in any stores for very long b/c I would start getting anxity. My husband and I were not able to go on any day trips b/c I had anxity about if there would be a bathroom and how far away from home we were going. Even if I knew those things I still had anxity and did not understand why.

I went completely gluten free Feb '08 and about 2 weeks ago my anxity started to improve A LOT. I was able to push myself into going on a day trip and then did pretty good then another day trip and did really good. My parents are visiting this weekend and they have even noticed a great change in my mood and anxity, with being able to go to stores and car trips again.

I guess my point of telling you the above is that you may miss wheat products a lot but it is not worth it. I am a BIG pizza fan and fast food hamburger person (the buns yumm), I get tempted all the time almost slippy but then I remember how I felt and all the running to the bathroom and curled up on the bed time I had. I cannot begin to tell you how gluten played an awful part in my life/marriage (being able to go out and do stuff together) I am so happy that it finally hit me to cut it out completely. My depression and anxity have improved greatly.

--If you want to read something crazy...couple years ago after I got married If I were to get constipated and it got to a certain point (this is before I knew the existence of being gluten intolerante) I would eat a pizza b/c I knew for some reason if I ate pizza that my stomach would get upset and I would no longer be C. Looking back at that ha crazy.

Sorry this is so long -- Hope it helped some in you decision to stay gluten free and not test yourself with wheat products to see if you are going to have a reaction :)

Good luck with everything.

parla Newbie
parla
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Great thread!

--If you want to read something crazy...couple years ago after I got married If I were to get constipated and it got to a certain point (this is before I knew the existence of being gluten intolerante) I would eat a pizza b/c I knew for some reason if I ate pizza that my stomach would get upset and I would no longer be C. Looking back at that ha crazy.

It's so funny how easy it is to think poison is medicine just because it gets results :) I craved spaghetti and always thought it was the tomato sauce that helped.

I'm just getting started with a gluten free diet. it's amazing how many of these seemingly unrelated reactions that I've been living with only happen when I eat wheat. But each reaction comes at a different time, first I break out (I'm in my 30s and have the complexion of a teenager), then I get really irritable (lots of mood swings) and then I can't concentrate. I don't feel as good as I can.

When I get a craving, I take one of my friends with me or invite them over for dinner, I treat it like my last supper. I get the best verison of the food I can find, and then I just enjoy the fact that this is the last time I'll eat it. The first bite is always really slow. I try and taste it as much as possible. I usually notice after the 2nd or third bite, I don't taste anything that special anymore, then I give the rest to my friend :). It's a nice way for me to make peace with that food. I try never to binge eat when I'm saying my goodbyes to the food. I always make sure to order something else I can eat, like a huge salad, and then I eat that until I'm full.

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lenjac
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Hi there. Some of glutened reactions do vary, but most are predictable. My husband has become more conscientous in regards to dealing with sickness with the more predictable ones. I've been gluten free for over 2 years nows, but when I would sucumb to a craving and cheat I really suffered. My most recent attack was accidental and I thougt I was dying! A couple bites of an ice cream that had brownies in it. We all knew I was going to be sick, and like clockwork it hit me in three hours. I was out of commission for five days, with two trips to the ER. I've never had it this bad. The infuriating part is going to the doctor...everyone is responding and tending to me until they run blood work looking for all these other grave things and then look at me like a hypocondriac. This past time was the worst, I got SEVERE abdominal pains, diahrea, vomiting, dehydrated quickly, so lethargic I would collapse.

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Cynbd
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I have had to test this out twice with PIZZA. My weakness. Both times on the 3rd day I broke out with canker sores, tonsil stones, brain fog, depression that lasts for about 2 weeks and finally at 3 weeks felt better. My test this week was to put a shampoo with wheat on one leg and one arm. We'll see. So far only a light itch but it was yesterday.

What are tonsil stones?

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