Vomitting Way Too Often,why?

[JennChicago]

I need this to stop. I Started feeling sick about 10 month ago with constant low grade nausea all day and night- not pregnant again, so what then? I had to go to ER twice, once in Sept then again in Jan because the nausea grew into 3-4hrs of non-stop D and V. They called both times "could be anything" and after an IV of fliuds dismissed me with a bottle of Promethazine tablets to stop nausea in the future.(still dry heaving as I left the first visit)

I eliminated foods I thought had Gluten in them and kept a food log. I actually felt much better in about a week - this was in March. I have lost about 15 lbs in this less than a year. Here's my question. Is it possible that because I felt soooo good in May and June that when I did ease some foods back in that I should not have- for example the breakfast burrito at McD's and Pringles that I love, do these build up slowly and that's why I was sick again 3 nights ago and still feel the low grade nausea today? It would be so helpful to me if a food I eat would immediately make me sick - then I would NEVER touch it again. I can't tell you how much Pepto I have had total, since the very beginning of this 10 months ago maybe 4 bottles. That can't be good for me.

My doc says "probably are gluten sensitve". I am going to call him again and stress to him how VERY SICK I really do feel and try to get some serious attention. Sorry this is so long. I don't know what's wrong with me. I am just beginning to put 2 and 2 together.

I am curious, does it sound like I have Gluten sensitvity? I thought I was doing great- then BOOM! Super sick again after eating my regular Fri night Mex taco salad. Why didn't it bother me every Fri night? Can gluten accumulate somewhere then strike you down when you least expect it? Or do I have something totally different wrong with my insides? I don't like getting old- I turn 40 this year and thought I was in great shape inside and out-WRONG!

[GlutenFreeManna]

Many find they are more sensitive to very small amounts of gluten after they go gluten free. And yes the reaction can occur anywhere from immediately to up to 72 hours later (it's different for everyone). Did your doctor run any tests at all?

[Skylark]

If you felt better on the gluten-free diet and your GI symptoms went away, you are probably gluten-sensitive if not celiac. Have you been blood and biopsy tested for celiac? It's hard to get good test results gluten-free, so you need to get it done right now while you're eating gluten and symptomatic.

Yes, damage from gluten builds up slowly. If you are celiac/gluten-sensitive, the gluten triggers an autoimmune reaction in your body. More and more damage happens until you end up with a bunch of symptoms. Some gluten-sensitive people have immediate, unpleasant reactions from eating wheat, but others don't have symptoms from eating it once. Either way, you cannot eat ANY gluten at all if it builds up and damages your body like that. Every time you eat some, your immune system will attack you from the inside.

If I were you I'd get celiac testing and then go on the gluten-free diet for a while for real, no cheating. Your body will tell you if it's the answer.

[Darn210]

Yep . . . I have to say that a build-up can occur. I mistakenly let my daughter have some chips that I thought were safe. I couldn't tell you how many times she had them. It wasn't very often but may have been long term. It was finally too much and set off a reaction that has taken months to get over.

Have you tried the Lay's Stax instead of the Pringles? Very comperable and Stax are gluten-free.

[Mari]

Do a search for 'nausea reflex', there are lots of hits. I sometimes curl the back of my tongue up to the roof of my mouth. It may be that the food you ate is backed up in the small intestine so pull down with your fingers from your breastbone - this will probably release some gas and then sit up straight. Try taking digestive enzymes and betaine HCl with meals. Although you feel burning with the acid reflux the stomach is not acid enough to start the digestion of food. Sit up straight when you eat and when you feel nauseous as the food will pass more easily down to the intestine. If you are interested look at the Curezone Liver Flush Forum, cleaning the gall stones out of your liver and bile ducts often works marvelously. If your stool is light colored, not dark brown you may have this problem and if it contains undigested food the pancreas is often blocked when the common bile duct is blocked.