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How Quckly Can Reactions Occur Post-ingest

Guest eatinglotsofsushi

By Guest eatinglotsofsushi
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Guest eatinglotsofsushi
Guest eatinglotsofsushi
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I am 3 mos. post-diag and doing phenomenally well. My wife cooks 100% gluten-free with marvelous tasting recipes and I have never had the urge to cheat on my diet. My diarrhea has been completely elminated (no pun intented) except after 2 or 3 accidental, 'learning-curve' ingestions. Yesterday, following a normal, complete morning BM, I had lunch at a Red Lobster, after telling the GM about celiac disease and the need for the broiled lobster chops to be segregated (no dustings, fresh tongs, etc.) He agreed to convey the info to the chef and we had a good discussion about the benefit to his restaurant to offer a celiac disease menu and post it on the net. It was a great lunch but about 30 minutes after the end of the meal I had an attack of severe, 100% watery diarrhea, the worst since my diagnosis.

I had no breakfast in the a.m. and no contamination the day before. Could contamination at lunch caused such a severe bout of diarrhea that quickly?

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KaitiUSA Enthusiast
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Yep that could have been from the lunch. I get reactions right away and then they last for 2 weeks. Everyone varies with reaction times though. Some have long reactions while some don't get sick at all.

Looks like they might have had something in the meal that contaminated you. Even though the food may have been gluten free, they may have cross contaminated.

I'm sorry to hear you are sick now...feel better soon

amyfeistel Newbie
amyfeistel
Posted

Hi!

Sounds like lunch is the culprit. I usually react with diahrrea within 30 minutes of ingesting even trace amounts of gluten.

Hope you feel better soon!

-Amy

MySuicidalTurtle Enthusiast
MySuicidalTurtle
Posted

Sometimes I react by the end of a meal or even during it. Other times it takes days!

tarnalberry Community Regular
tarnalberry
Posted

I don't get intestinal symptoms that quickly, but I'm not very symptomatic. I feel the effects (disorientation/dizziness) within 15-30 minutes, bourbourygmi (intestinal noises) within about 4-6 hours, and stool changes (not terribly severe) within 12 hours.

Generic Apprentice
Generic
Posted

I get a reaction any where from 30 minutes to 2 days later....never any rhyme or reason to it. I can get sick from just one reaction all the way up to 6 weeks later.

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