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Hey guys, I've been gluten free for a few weeks now (aside from a few cross contaminations and a mistake or 2) and I'm having a lot of problems with dairy and sugar. If I drink soda or eat candy that is gluten free and processed away from wheat or other contaminants I get digestive symptoms as if I've eaten gluten. I can eat a little cheese on a taco or on a burger, but if there's too much I go off. What's the deal? I'm not lactose intolerant.

This leads me to my next question, which is how big of a setback in the recovery process is a glutening incident or a dairy trigger? If I'm still recovering from 4 months of not knowing about this condition, will eating a crouton set me back a day? A week? Is there any way to know?


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Hey guys, I've been gluten free for a few weeks now (aside from a few cross contaminations and a mistake or 2) and I'm having a lot of problems with dairy and sugar. If I drink soda or eat candy that is gluten free and processed away from wheat or other contaminants I get digestive symptoms as if I've eaten gluten. I can eat a little cheese on a taco or on a burger, but if there's too much I go off. What's the deal? I'm not lactose intolerant.

This leads me to my next question, which is how big of a setback in the recovery process is a glutening incident or a dairy trigger? If I'm still recovering from 4 months of not knowing about this condition, will eating a crouton set me back a day? A week? Is there any way to know?

Hello! Time frame,setback? Not sure......On the the other deal you mentioned, there is a host of other things that could be a problem,dairy, sugar, CC on and on, but what stands out to me is "corn" as in corn syrup.....Soda, candy, a lot of it is made with corn. Corn intolerance and/or allergy is a huge issue in this country. I speak from experience. I had this "other nagging issue" and just could not figure it out until I was tested for "the big 8". I would really think about getting other food

testing done. Hope this helps! Mike

P.S. Did you know that table salt with iodine has dextrose (corn) in it? I didn't.

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If it is sugar or cheese that makes you have digestive issues. I would look into candida. It can cause lots of terrible digestive issues that sometimes feel similiar to an gluten reaction.

paula

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