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christine d

By christine d
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christine d Newbie
christine d
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I was diagnosed 3 months ago and have been on the diet ever since. I get severly and instantly sick if i eat it by mistake. The last few days it seems to be getting worse even though im eating the same foods. Could i suddenly be developing a problem with lactose? thats the only thing that i can think of that i am having out of my normal foods. Anyone know? please help im tired of being sick....thanks christine :(

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I was diagnosed 3 months ago and have been on the diet ever since. I get severly and instantly sick if i eat it by mistake. The last few days it seems to be getting worse even though im eating the same foods. Could i suddenly be developing a problem with lactose? thats the only thing that i can think of that i am having out of my normal foods. Anyone know? please help im tired of being sick....thanks christine :(

You are among good company!

Once you master the gluten free diet and gluten is removed, then you can hear some other voices of issues.

It's often recommended to you illiminate dairy along with gluten.

Try to give up dairy for a month or two. After some time, I easily reintroduced dairy and I have no problem now.

It might also be helpful to keep a food diary.

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christine d
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You are among good company!

Once you master the gluten free diet and gluten is removed, then you can hear some other voices of issues.

It's often recommended to you illiminate dairy along with gluten.

Try to give up dairy for a month or two. After some time, I easily reintroduced dairy and I have no problem now.

It might also be helpful to keep a food diary.

Thankyou i will try that. i didnt realize that dairy can also be a problem.....

Erin Elaine Newbie
Erin Elaine
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Just don't get discouraged. I've been gluten free for over a year and it's a learning process. You might still be ingesting something with gluten without realizing it - medications, cosmetics, etc. It took me 4 months on the gluten free diet to realize that low fat sour cream often has gluten. Who knew?

Another thing to remember is if you add something new in excess to replace gluten, you might develop an intolerance. After 6 months on the gluten free diet, I started getting sick again and I couldn't figure out what it was. Then it occurred to me that I had doubled dairy in my diet (I'm in my 20s and I have bone loss - that's how I was diagnosed). My doctor told me to double up on diary for the calcium, but I've discovered on my own that your body is really sensitive after so many years of gluten related damage. Try not to eat too much of one thing, but rather a little of everything (except gluten). I now can't tolerate dairy at all and I had no problems with it before so I really wish I had slowly built up to eating it more frequently. I'm trying not to make the same mistake with soy since that is now my dairy replacement.

Good luck and remember, going gluten free is like learning a new language. It takes time.

ShayFL Enthusiast
ShayFL
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And that lactose is a good bet. You might try cutting it out for a few months and then try again. You may heal enough to tolerate it by then.

rsm Newbie
rsm
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Lactose is a major offender. I had to give up dairy about 6 days into my gluten free diet. Even some oils and other foods may be a problem. Keep track and you can weed out the offenders. For me, no gluten, no dairy, no cottonseed oil. 18 months, I feel much better, not 100% yet but getting there. It takes times. Hang in there.

I even take lactaid with some of my medications that are lactose coated. It helps.

I'm lucky I can tolerate soy, soy ice cream, not bad. Try it!

mslee Apprentice
mslee
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Hi

I'm about on month 3 too,

Had to take dairy out of my diet after going gluten free, have tested it a couple times and got really sick so you might want to consider that....I'm not sure if it is the lactose or casein in dairy that bothers me but my GI said to give it 6 months and try re-introducing it.

I have noticed some of the replacement flours bother me I think it's the soy.

Keep a diet diary, it really helps you will start to notice which foods make you feel sick.

I've had to cut out anything greasy too that helped alot!

good luck!

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Dairy can be harsh. I feel mildly uncomfortable if I ingest too much. I'm fine with small amounts though.

It certainly is possible that this could be adding to your troubles but also I imagine you may be accidentally

ingesting small amounts of gluten still. It took me a long time to start learning to be 100% free. There is gluten in so many things I had no clue about. It really is a process of going free and you can't do it overnight.

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I was diagnosed 3 months ago and have been on the diet ever since. I get severly and instantly sick if i eat it by mistake. The last few days it seems to be getting worse even though im eating the same foods. Could i suddenly be developing a problem with lactose? thats the only thing that i can think of that i am having out of my normal foods. Anyone know? please help im tired of being sick....thanks christine :(

I can really relate!!! Isn't this "healing process" the most confusing anf frustrating pain in the butt??? AAUUGGHH!!! Good luck to us "healers" and especially God speed!!!

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