Sensitivity / Celiac Recovery Time

[coldnight]

Ok, so one more question... I've been gluten free for several months, and was feeling waaaay better. (Dx'd with IBS, but through process of elimination went gluten light, then accidentally gluten free, then re-challenge(s) seemed to point to gluten.)

Anyway, Saturday I ate some gluten filled food. Other than that incident, I have not eaten gluten that I know of in at least two months. So, now I feel bad again. I'm leaning heavily towards gluten, waiting for gene test, obviously don't want to eat it for several months for blood work. But I'm wondering, how long should a slip up like this take to be over with. I mean, it's Wednesday afternoon now, I ate gluten Saturday night and have felt pretty bad since, the same old IBS symptoms, which had pretty much been gone for a month plus.

I'm curious, because it could be that it's a normal unexplainable IBS fluctuation, or is possible that the gluten can cause me to feel badly for this long?

So, if a gluten sensitive person eats it, how long does it take to feel better?

If a celiac eats it, how long does it take to feel better, generally speaking?

From what I've gathered from the IBS folks, if it is problem with just too much starch or something, the problem should be done with by now, the diet I am on has been working for months with really no issues and tons of improvement, which is really amazing considering how much medicine I was taking and that I don't have to take now. But it sucks to feel sick again. I don't want to start the whole cycle over and do blood tests for painful reasons i'll spare you, so I'm just trying to gather anecdotal information, and hope to draw my own conclusion, especially once the genetic testing comes back. (I hate waiting...)

Thank you all again for indulging my questions, and putting up this very helpful forum.

[SGWhiskers]

I'm Celiac, and it takes a full week to feel decent again. I've not made it past 2 weeks without accidentally glutening myself yet, so I don't know if I have longer after effects. I hope you feel better in the next couple of days.

[coldnight]

Thanks, I am slowly feeling better. This is going to be quite a challenge, assuming it is the gluten that is doing it. Being off it for a while, and then every time I get sick, I can tie it directly back to eating gluten. This has happened several times, so it has to be something. I need some answers after about 10 years of this... anyway... good luck, I think I basically have to not eat anything unless I have checked and re-checked it's contents carefully.