Possible Glutening. Crap!

[AmandaD]

Hi guys:

It's AmandaD. Need some tricks to help me get back on my feet.

On both Friday and Saturday afternoon we had to eat out. I was very careful and tried to explain everything to everyone, but last night in the middle of the night I woke up with the Big D and feeling like vomiting. I seem to have reacted to something I'm guessing (?) because it's been a seriously long time since I've had a good old gluten accident.

I need to be healthy this week. I have a job interview and tons of work. What can I do (or maybe what do you do?) to make myself get better faster. The gut cramps and nausea is really irritating - it's even made me tired!

Thanks as always (as a reminder I have biopsy diagnosed Celiac Sprue. Blech!)

Amanda

[K8ling]

Ask your doctor for a prescription for melt away tabs of Zofran (Ondansetron), it's an anti nausea, and a pain killer. It doesn't do anything for the D but it DOES get the cramps to lessen enough so I can move out of a ball, and gets the nausea under control. MY doctor gives me Loritabs for when I get hit because it has a tendency to constipate which helps a tiny bit for the D. When I get hit I take a zofran immediately and then a half a loritab and it helps me return to somewhat normal. I actually pretty much lived on this the past week because of all the wheat eaters who kept getting me!

I sincerely hope you get better soon, people are not understanding of what we deal with a lot of the time.

[AmandaD]

Thanks K8ling!

Lord, how long do your reactions last...I keep trying to remember but I think mine run their course in about a week...

(Loritab - that reminds me of the name of an allergy med...)

Ask your doctor for a prescription for melt away tabs of Zofran (Ondansetron), it's an anti nausea, and a pain killer. It doesn't do anything for the D but it DOES get the cramps to lessen enough so I can move out of a ball, and gets the nausea under control. MY doctor gives me Loritabs for when I get hit because it has a tendency to constipate which helps a tiny bit for the D. When I get hit I take a zofran immediately and then a half a loritab and it helps me return to somewhat normal. I actually pretty much lived on this the past week because of all the wheat eaters who kept getting me!

I sincerely hope you get better soon, people are not understanding of what we deal with a lot of the time.

[Skylark]

Ugh. Sorry to hear you got CC'd.

I use Immodium for D, and once its settled I switch to Pepto Bismol for the nausea. I don't know a way to settle down the autoimmunity so I just take things that help the symptoms.

[jerseyangel]

Hi Amanda, sorry about the reaction

I use Immodium for the D, try and keep well hydrated, and also I feel better if I eat smaller amounts of food more often. A little something in my stomach seems to help the queasiness--bland things like banana, baked potato, etc. Whatever sounds good to you.

Hope you feel better soon!

[AmandaD]

Thanks (as always, Patti!!!)

You know what's funny...i felt tonight like making minute rice, some cheddar cheese and ground sirloin all in a skillet as a make-shift casserole. I might have an upset stomach but when this happens I actually FEEL like eating, which always surprises me!

I just realized that this is the same type of food I make for my dog when they get stomach upset )!

Hi Amanda, sorry about the reaction

I use Immodium for the D, try and keep well hydrated, and also I feel better if I eat smaller amounts of food more often. A little something in my stomach seems to help the queasiness--bland things like banana, baked potato, etc. Whatever sounds good to you.

Hope you feel better soon!

[K8ling]

Thanks K8ling!

Lord, how long do your reactions last...I keep trying to remember but I think mine run their course in about a week...

(Loritab - that reminds me of the name of an allergy med...)

I just realized I wasn't exactly clear with that.. hang on let me try this again:

Ondansetron (Zofran) is an anti nausea.

Loritabs are pain pills. I take both of them when I get hit. Sorry, was typing with a 2 year old on my lap lol.

My gross part is about 5 hours of laying around on the bathmat balled up, or in a HOT bath. Then I spend the next few days in bed or on a couch sipping chicken broth. Luckily (or unluckily) my reactions got more severe when I went gluten-free BUT they don't last nearly as long, they're over far quicker. I got glutened Thursday afternoon and then was back to almost normal food by Friday at lunch (Still had cramps but I the loritabs work for about 8 hours so i was able to take a book out on the deck).

I hope you feel better soon! Also, a hot heating pad helps.

[jerseyangel]

You know what's funny...i felt tonight like making minute rice, some cheddar cheese and ground sirloin all in a skillet as a make-shift casserole. I might have an upset stomach but when this happens I actually FEEL like eating, which always surprises me!

I just realized that this is the same type of food I make for my dog when they get stomach upset )!

When you think about it, we are conditioned to think: stomach troubles = not wanting to eat, as in a stomach virus or food poisoning. Seems counter-intuitive, but I always suggest trying to eat at least a little something.

Your casserole sounds good

[Coinkey]

I use bentonite clay- the liquid one that you mix with water. It's got strong magnetic properties and your body doesn't absorb it, so it goes straight through pulling all the toxins from the bowels as it goes. It doesn't fix the symptoms but it gets the gluten out much faster making the symptoms go away faster. I haven't used it for diarrhea and nausea but I have used it when I get painful gas, fuzzy brain and anxiety. You can find it at the local health nut store. Make sure you take fibre with it because it can cause constipation.

[knittingmonkey]

I use bentonite clay- the liquid one that you mix with water. It's got strong magnetic properties and your body doesn't absorb it, so it goes straight through pulling all the toxins from the bowels as it goes. It doesn't fix the symptoms but it gets the gluten out much faster making the symptoms go away faster. I haven't used it for diarrhea and nausea but I have used it when I get painful gas, fuzzy brain and anxiety. You can find it at the local health nut store. Make sure you take fibre with it because it can cause constipation.

Gasp! That's what I do!!!

Thank goodness now I've read someone does that same thing. You have made my day! Mmmmmwaaaah! Mmmmmmwaaaah! I'm not crazy!

It's especially effective on food poisoning, and there's nothing that can beat it for treating diarrhea. It's healing for the small intestine and colon, and can neutralize stomach acid faster and better than any other remedy. I take a tablespoonful of it four times a week now as I inch the dose towards daily, my skin is lovely, my hair is thick and curly again... I think it cures almost everything! All those minerals and other goodness. Sigh.

[AmandaD]

Bentonite clay? NEVER heard of this - going to go read about it right now!!!!!!!!!

Gasp! That's what I do!!!

Thank goodness now I've read someone does that same thing. You have made my day! Mmmmmwaaaah! Mmmmmmwaaaah! I'm not crazy!

It's especially effective on food poisoning, and there's nothing that can beat it for treating diarrhea. It's healing for the small intestine and colon, and can neutralize stomach acid faster and better than any other remedy. I take a tablespoonful of it four times a week now as I inch the dose towards daily, my skin is lovely, my hair is thick and curly again... I think it cures almost everything! All those minerals and other goodness. Sigh.