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Food Poisoning Or Glutened?

foodiegurl

By foodiegurl
in Coping with Celiac Disease

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foodiegurl
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I am not sure what happened to me last night, but I felt like complete crapola!

I have been gluten-free for a week yesterday, as far as I know though I would not doubt if i had some unintentional gluten this past week by mistake. Anyway, these next few days and last night, we are staying at a friend's, because we are getting our floors redone, and have to be out of our house.

Last night for dinner, they made me...spinach salad with goat cheese, craisins, strawberries, kiwis, olive oil and balsamic, and some shredded cheddar cheese. I also had a glass of red wine, and some gluten-free brownies for dessert that I baked. Oh, and before dinner, I had some slices of a port wine hard cheese.

I didn't watch my friend make dinner, but they have a severe peanut allergy in the house, so I know they understand basically about cross-contamination, and they didn't have any obvious signs of gluten around that I could see.

Anyway, about 30 min after eating, my stomach started gurgling like never before, and I was in pain for hours. I spent a lot of time in the bathroom. My only symptom before getting shockingly diagnosed with Celiac would be constipation and gas...but last night I was having the big D...which I can't even remember when I had that last.

The pain I felt last night felt like when I had food poisoning 8 years ago from a tomato on a hamburger..but it happened like 12 hours after the fact, not 30 min like last night.

I took some pepto last night and finally feel asleep, and woke up this morning and feel OK. I had a banana so far and will see how that goes.

Could I already get severe sensitivity when just last week I had a regular birthday cake, and only started going gluten-free? I mean, I didn't even get this before? But no one else in the house had tummy issues after dinner.

thanks.

anne

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I also wanted to add, I have an avocado allergy..I get an itchy ear and mouth, and was tested last year which confirmed it.

Last night, there was avocado, but not in my salad, and they said they cut it after they made my salad..but i have never had tummy issues before from any certain food. it was horrible. today, my stomach is much better, still a bit sensitive, but not in pain (knock on wood), and other wise, I just went for a 2-mile walk, so i have energy and stuff =)

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I highly doubt it was food poisoning. Like you said yourself, it takes usually around 6-12 hours for food poisoning to start effecting the person unless it's severe.

Did you start feeling better on the gluten free diet? It's possible you are just extremely sensitive and even I noticed that I never had diahrea before going gluten free, but once I eat gluten now I sometimes have it. I also get pretty bad cramps depending how much gluten I eat.

Keep in mind that sometimes while going gluten free some other allergies might pop up that were being masked by the gluten. Maybe someone else can elaborate because i'm not sure on the timeframe for people on how long it takes to get better and how long you have to be gluten free to start feeling worse when accidentally eating gluten. For instance most people avoid dairy products (cheese) for a few months at least when they start the diet.

chasbari Apprentice
chasbari
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I know that within a short amount of time after going gluten-free I began to experience difficulties with soy, corn and dairy that I had never had a problem with. I had my first real glutening Monday and can say that it is far more painful than anything I had experienced prior to going gluten-free and I was a steadfast gluten eater for most of my 48 years up to then. I was shocked at how drastic the reaction was. Granted, my timeframe is longer than yours but you might have had a problem with soy, dairy or even the wine. I have a very short list of safe foods for now and very cautiously try a new thing every now and then. The trick is to make sure you have a balanced diet even with the restrictions.

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RiceGuy
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I think there's a recent thread about some wines being a problem.

If it happened to me, I'd be thinking it was either the vinegar, cheese, or the wine.

Here's a thread about balsamic vinegar:

https://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/index.php?showtopic=18566

sbj Rookie
sbj
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Maybe you got food poisoning from something you had for breakfast? What did you eat for the previous meals - the ones before dinner?

Also, perhaps you had a lactose/dairy issue with one of the cheeses? Three different cheeses (goat, cheddar, and port wine!) is quite a bit even for someone with a strong tummy . . . combine that with the acids from the wine and vinegar and it seems that you stressed your digestive system even without the possibility of glutening or food poisoning.

Hope it's all done with now.

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