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Craving Gluten

msmini14

By msmini14
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msmini14
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Ok guys, I have been sick now for 3 weeks. Not that bad though compared to how I was last year. I know gluten has been sneaking in some where and I can not locate the souce. I have gone back to basics with food for the moment and I am not healing.

Anyway, I am craving gluten so bad right now! Omg I just want to stuff my face. I know I shouldnt, I know I wont do it. I needed to talk about this. I want to eat gluten even though I know it will kill me.

I know I am craving it because it is in my body right now. This is horrible bad, I cant stand this craving. I havent ever had this before. hmmmm this to shall pass, this to shall pass.

Thanks for listening to me

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Sorry that you're having a hard time. Sometimes cravings can be psychological and sometimes physiological.

Have you had a full metabolic panel done to check your minerals and vitamins levels to make sure everything is not out of wack? Your body may be telling you that it needs something.

...just a thought. :)

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Takala
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You're craving carbohydrates because your blood sugar and blood calcium levels are low.

To assuage this immediately, eat some fruit like raisins to give it a little boost. But then you MUST start taking a calcium supplement, some magnesium, and a gluten free B complex multi, because you're experiencing symptoms of malabsorbtion. When your blood calcium gets low, the kidneys pull it out of your bones but the body interprets this as a sugar/carbohydrate craving.

Don't eat a high carb diet like regular people. Eat more protein and fat, esp. the good fats like olive oil, nuts, coconut oil or coconut milk, avocado, etc. These will provide long lasting slow burn fuel that will last all day and you won't get the weirdo cravings. You also must eat vegetable for the fiber.

I keep a jar of pricey special gluten free peanut butter in the fridge and dip out a spoonfull when I need some fat real quick. But a plate of (safe) bacon and eggs right now would do you good.

msmini14 Enthusiast
msmini14
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Yes I am craving carbs right now, really bad. I dont have pb with me so I cant eat that lol. I had 1 bora bora for a snack after breakfast then one after lunch, that worked so far. I have a spoonfull of pb every night, so looking forward to that after work.

Thanks all, just got me down today not sure why. Then the service manager sees me making lunch and says I should eat a donut, grrr of all days to say that to me. I was not pleased.....

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dilettantesteph
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Kinnikinnick makes very good gluten free donuts. Glazed and cinnamon. I think gluten is addictive. You crave it because you got some and are going through withdrawal. That's what happens to me. I have been craving butterfingers like crazy because I got them for my daughter for Halloween as I do every year. This is the first year I couldn't have any. It is a bit dangerous to have them in the house. I have been eating the donuts to help me resist the butterfingers. It just isn't the same though. Hope you feel better soon.

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msmini14
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I had no idea butterfingers has gluten.... I thought most was safe. Have been staying away from the candy

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dilettantesteph
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I just looked at the ingredients. Maybe I could have a butterfingers after all. They are still in the pantry.

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