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My Tummy Feels Worse Now.

Jackie927

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Hi my name is Jackie and I've recently found out I am IGA deficient and my Dr. also thinks I have Celiacs. No test done. She said to eat Gluten, cheese and milk free and I will know in 6 months to a year if I have Celiacs. I've been quite not well most of my life but was getting weaker and more fatigued in the last few months. My question is.........my belly didn't bother me before as much as it bothers me now that I am eating the way I should. Is this normal? I've been trial and error eating gluten, cheese and milk free for 3 weeks now and I'm feeling worse each day. How will I be able to do this when I feel worse than I did? Any insight would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time.

Sincerely,

Jackie

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I've been trial and error eating gluten, cheese and milk free for 3 weeks now and I'm feeling worse each day. How will I be able to do this when I feel worse than I did? Any insight would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time.

Sincerely,

Jackie

I think the key may be in the sentence I bolded. Gluten is sneaky and it is hard to ferret out hidden gluten at first. Your body will try to protect you once you have gone gluten free and will tell you by an increase in symptoms that it really doesn't like it when you accidently get a bit of gluten.

The best way to go gluten free in the beginning is to eat only whole unprocessed foods. Shop the outside aisles of your store and go for meats, veggies and fruits etc. that are in their natural form. There is a lot to learn with the gluten free diet and it can be a bit overwhelming at first but you have come to a good place to learn about it. Read as much as you can here and I hope you feel better soon.

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I think the key may be in the sentence I bolded. Gluten is sneaky and it is hard to ferret out hidden gluten at first. Your body will try to protect you once you have gone gluten free and will tell you by an increase in symptoms that it really doesn't like it when you accidently get a bit of gluten.

The best way to go gluten free in the beginning is to eat only whole unprocessed foods. Shop the outside aisles of your store and go for meats, veggies and fruits etc. that are in their natural form. There is a lot to learn with the gluten free diet and it can be a bit overwhelming at first but you have come to a good place to learn about it. Read as much as you can here and I hope you feel better soon.

Thank you so much for your insight ravenwoodglass. I will continue to read and try to learn what I am doing incorrectly. I so appreciate your answer.

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