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Gluten-Free 2 Weeks And Counting

Marz

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Marz Enthusiast
Marz
Posted

Wow, so I'm finally feeling great. It's kinda been only gluten-free for 1 week, because I did 1 week free, challenged with some gluten, and then another week free.

It's so weird what foods I'm reacting to now! It looks like dairy is actually ok! I thought it was a problem because I kept getting nauseous in the afternoons. Turned out *that* was the green pepper I was having with my "healthy" salad at lunch! I also get nausea from potatoes, so I'm avoiding the nightshade family for a few weeks.

Seems like corn is ok, had some maize porrige this morning - so much better than rice for breakfast!

And finally... soy... It seems that soy doesn't agree with me at all. In small amounts it seems ok, but just had some soy milk and about ready to throw up. Oh, and I was having a maize cereal for breakfast for a while - Pronutro - it's a blend of maize and soy. I always had a sore stomach afterwards, and wondered if it was the maize. Now I know... it's soy!

So I'm still not 100% sure if I'm gluten intolerant, for all I know I have had a leaky gut-type reaction, which has made me intolerant to certain foods, and maybe cutting out egg is really the thing that's stabilised my stomach. Will challenge with gluten in a week's time when I'm over my soy poisoning, and see how I feel!

Thanks for all the advise and support, guys - I'd never have tried doing an elimination diet like this without your encouragement!

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GlutenFreeManna
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I'm so glad to hear you are feeling better and making progress! When you challenge with gluten again be sure to try it with something that doesn't contain soy or other possible problem foods.

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Skylark
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Glad to hear you're feeling good! I hope you sort out the diet issues without too much confusion. It can be so hard to track down things like soy!

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ravenwoodglass
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I would wait at least two weeks after you are feeling better to do a gluten challenge. When you do it is best to do it with something like cream of wheat or triscuits or something that has just gluten. Eat the food you are challenging for at least a week before you assume you have no issues with it as reactions can be delayed.

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torimuse
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Congrats on feeling better, Marz! I'm glad you're finding out what you can and can't eat. :)

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