Celiac And Horrible Food Cravings

[prayin4achange]

Hey fellow seekers I went off of gluten between 2 and 3 weeks and saw a little bit of change, but not a lot. I decided if I want to get the blood work done again I better be eating gluten (last time I hadnt been eating it for about a week when I did the test). So, about 4 days ago I ate my first gluten item (chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream!) It was too tempting to pass up haha... I have an issue with dairy I think.. so im not sure if it was the gluten or the dairy but that whole night in the bed I felt so sick to my stomach!! Since that day I have had these HUGE FOOD CRAVINGS!!! Before I got off gluten this would happen quite frequently. I would eat a meal and still be hungry and eat more.. then it was like i was just craving all these things high in suger, carbs, and fat. When I went of gluten that never happened. Not even one time! I was weaker prob from less food and less calories but I never had the cravings. I had stopped soy, dairy, gluten, and nuts. Now I am allowing everything but dairy since that episode sunday night. This morning was a crazed food fest. I hate it! It feels like my body wont listen to my brain saying.. umm maybe u should stop now even if u do feel hungry still. has this happened to anyone else?!?! Could it be related to added back these things into my diet and an intolerance or allergy?!? PLEASE HELP! Thanks so much.

jenn

[ang1e0251]

Wow, before I went gluten-free, I was starving all the time!! My stomach would feel full but I still needed to eat. No wonder, even though I was overweight, I was malnourished. I was taking in the nutrients but most of them were passing through. Now I can be satisfied. But if I'm glutened...Look Out!! I'll eat everything in sight. And I allow myself to eat all I want as long as it's gluten-free. The body needs what the body needs.

You are having a typical reaction IMO. Keep eating gluten if you want to be tested. If you decide not to test, get back on the diet.

[prayin4achange]

Wow, before I went gluten-free, I was starving all the time!! My stomach would feel full but I still needed to eat. No wonder, even though I was overweight, I was malnourished. I was taking in the nutrients but most of them were passing through. Now I can be satisfied. But if I'm glutened...Look Out!! I'll eat everything in sight. And I allow myself to eat all I want as long as it's gluten-free. The body needs what the body needs.

You are having a typical reaction IMO. Keep eating gluten if you want to be tested. If you decide not to test, get back on the diet.

Thanks so much for saying that! I thought I was going crazy. It's good to hear someone else has gone through the same problem.

[samcarter]

Oh, yep. I suspect I've had issues with gluten all my life, because I developed a compulsive eating disorder as a child, which developed into bulimia later on. I would eat a meal, and then an hour later want more food.

Now I can eat a meal--say scrambled eggs and fruit--and be fine. No cravings. Or at least, not when I'm not PMSing.

You'll have to keep eating gluten if you want the most accurate tests possible. Bear in mind, though, that up to 20 percent of celiacs can be negative on blood testing. I'm one of them. But my reactions to gluten are, to me, the "gold standard" and I don't care what the doctors say.

[prayin4achange]

Oh, yep. I suspect I've had issues with gluten all my life, because I developed a compulsive eating disorder as a child, which developed into bulimia later on. I would eat a meal, and then an hour later want more food.

Now I can eat a meal--say scrambled eggs and fruit--and be fine. No cravings. Or at least, not when I'm not PMSing.

You'll have to keep eating gluten if you want the most accurate tests possible. Bear in mind, though, that up to 20 percent of celiacs can be negative on blood testing. I'm one of them. But my reactions to gluten are, to me, the "gold standard" and I don't care what the doctors say.

Wow. This is truely incredible. I never would have thought the two problems go hand in hand. Thanks for sharing. I have another question for ya though. How soon after you started the gluten free diet did you begin to feel improvement? and Did you get the gene test done? Man, physical problems are so lame and really disturb your day to day living, ya know? Im so happy for you that you are doing much better! Praise the Lord!

[Gfresh404]

I know this might sound strange but I actually crave the foods I don't digest well, or at all - once I start eating them of course. I have found my triggers to be foods with oils, like cookies, gluten obviously and most other fats. I don't know why this happens but I have realized that it's not actually a craving, well it might be, but I have learned to conquer/avoid them for a while until I begin to digest fats ok again.