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Hate Looking 'pregnant'

S<3

By S<3
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S<3 Rookie
S<3
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I was recently diagnosed with celiac disease, And have been ALMOST gluten free for over a month. I recently had a sandwich though and my stomach is now huge and hard! I was even asked when I was due. Has this happened to anyone else? On top of that I have been in the worst pain of my life.. I have constant cramps and lots of pressure on the bottom area of my stomach. Is this normal? Has it happened to anyone else? I'm freaking out.. PLEASEEEE HELP!

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K8ling Enthusiast
K8ling
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This happens to me if I get glutened. My husband says I look 5 months pregnant. Usually as soon as I *ahem* get cleared out It goes away. Your intestines are inflamed, and your body is confused, give it some time. Hope you feel better!!

sickchick Community Regular
sickchick
Posted

Probiotics...Probiotics...Probiotics :)

S<3 Rookie
S<3
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Thanks so much! It's nice to know i'm not the only one with these problems.

Wolicki Enthusiast
Wolicki
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I second the probiotics. I looked 8 months for 3 months solid. After a year, I decided maybe I didn't need the pro b's daily, so I stopped. Within 2 days I was back up to 5 months. I think I will need them for life. Hang in there!

K8ling Enthusiast
K8ling
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are the PBs in yogurt supposed to...ah...clean you out? Im just wondering, I had some vanilla yogurt yesterday and I was in and out of the bathroom all day. Not glutened, just...self cleaning, maybe?

sickchick Community Regular
sickchick
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YES! Yogurt is a wonderful source...if you can do dairy! :)

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K8ling Enthusiast
K8ling
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ooooh that explains a lot LOL

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Coinkey
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HAHA! I left for England when I was 18- they serve ALOT of gluteney products. I lived there for 4 years. So when I left, I was super skinny, when I came back my mother was CONVINCED I was pregnant. I would assure her NOPE not pregnant. Now I live in the same province as her. I see her every few months and she is still greets me with the look of "I swear you are pregnant". Nope, apparently all those years of appearing pregnant, turns out I'm a little tubby from eating all those fattening foods and bloated from the gluten. The bloating has gone away with the gluten free diet, still tubby but that will go away in time. I was daft and ate a sandwich on Canada Day. On the weekend, I went out to a bar wearing a nice dress and one of the guys had the nerve to ask if I was pregnant. The shame :ph34r: The tummy problem has had ME convinced I'm pregnant soooo many times my fiancee doesn't even blink when I suggest I could be pregnant to him. (I HAD super irregular periods, does NOT help with the preggers paranoia. Nor does the anxiety and paranoia that comes with eating gluten.)

It'll go away.

polarbearscooby Explorer
polarbearscooby
Posted

When I get glutened I go up 5 pants sizes and I swear I look 8 months preggie. This is not good as I'm 19 and single :P

I have to keep cloths in two diff sizes...Kinda annoying

vbecton Explorer
vbecton
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When I get glutened I go up 5 pants sizes and I swear I look 8 months preggie. This is not good as I'm 19 and single :P

I have to keep cloths in two diff sizes...Kinda annoying

OMG! Me too!!! I have clothes sizes from 4-8 in the closet. It's crazy. I am pretty consistent these days, but before going gluten-free I stayed so bloated I needed bigger pants. And not just bigger pants, but bigger belly pants...like the kind with the elastic banding for pregnant ladies. :o

polarbearscooby Explorer
polarbearscooby
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OMG! Me too!!! I have clothes sizes from 4-8 in the closet. It's crazy. I am pretty consistent these days, but before going gluten-free I stayed so bloated I needed bigger pants. And not just bigger pants, but bigger belly pants...like the kind with the elastic banding for pregnant ladies. :o

I know!! It sucks!! I'm very small framed (only 5' 2") so it looked awful! And now whenever I get glutened I swell up the same way....I have my regular pants and my 'glutened' pants

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twinkle-toez Apprentice
twinkle-toez
Posted

Is there anyway to make the pregnant appearance/ feeling go away quicker? I'm already doing the probiotics and they're not really having any effect. And I can't do dairy - Gah! I hate this!!! I dance ballet and it's just awful!!! I can't imagine being like this for months... any advice? :(

FooGirlsMom Rookie
FooGirlsMom
Posted

Gluten doesn't just swell up my stomach; I swell all over. My face, hands, joints, you name it. It's awful. It goes away again. For me, the longest it's ever taken is 3-4 days.

The fastest way I have ever found to debloat is to low carb it. Meat & greens only. No sugar, dairy, or grains. 3 days tops no matter how bad it's gotten. I've done it dozens of times.

Hang in there,

FooGirlsMom

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sandsurfgirl
Posted

I swell all over too. I got glutened and then went salsa dancing. Some guy came up and asked me if I was pregnant and when I got upset he kept insisting! It was horrific.

I am all swollen now from my awful glutening last Friday and I have my monthly so it's even worse.

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