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Feel Like Im Gonna Explode

sharkmom

By sharkmom
in Coping with Celiac Disease

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sharkmom Apprentice
sharkmom
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I have been gluten, soy, dairy, and egg free for a week, but I still have a tremendous amount of gas, although definately less smelly :huh: . Could this be from the fruits & veggies? I thought the bloating and gas would have decreased. All I have been eating is chicken, fish, fruits, veggies, gluten-free cereal in am

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Lisa Mentor
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A food diary might be helpful to pin-point some issues.

psawyer Proficient
psawyer
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If you are in the early stages of recovery from celiac disease, you may still experience reactions to "safe" foods. It takes time for damage to the intestines to heal--one week is not enough--and while you are healing the effects of malabsorption will continue. Undigested food passing into the colon will lead to gas. The carbs did not get absorbed, so they feed the bacteria in the lower gut, who in turn produce gas.

Give it some time and things should get better. My own recovery showed positive signs quickly, but took about three months before things really became "normal."

SLB5757 Enthusiast
SLB5757
Posted

I sympathize with you and feel your pain. I was going to ask a similar question myself. I went gluten-free on 5/19 and was feeling pretty good until I challenged the gluten-free diet with a Subway sandwich yesterday. It was my first gluten in about 3 weeks and I have had the dreaded stomach bloat ever since. Yesterday it was at least twice it's size. I am praying that remaining gluten-free will eventually make it go back to normal.

Veggies could be an issue but from what I am hearing we have to give it adequate time to make substantial progress. Just remember it took longer than a week for you to start feeling bad.

I hope you feel better very soon.

ang1e0251 Contributor
ang1e0251
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You may not be able to digest the grains in your cereal at first. You may want to back off that for a little while. It just takes time for the whole system to calm down and start to heal. There is a lot of healing to do and just like it didn't become damaged overnight, it cannot heal over night. Imagine that a broken bone takes six weeks in a cast, your intestine and digestive system takes time too. A cast gets you off the bone completely but you are still running food through your body so it has to work and heal at the same time. It's amazing really that it can do that! It will, but not over night.

GFinDC Veteran
GFinDC
Posted

You might try eliminating sugar and sugary foods for a while also. Many fruits have lots of sugar and could cause gas because of that.

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