After Drinking A Jones Soda?

[revenant]

I've been gluten free for a week now, 3 hours ago I ate a lot of organic corn cakes, and then a couple of minutes ago I was drinking a Jones Soda when I was overcome with body sores, a fast/loud heartbeat and diarrhea??

I've heard people are sensitive to corn, and sometimes sugar, but how do I know whether I was sensitive to the corn, or something in the Soda? Is it possible that I get those effects immediately while drinking it, like 2 minutes after? Is it more likely that it would be the corn seeing it would have made it to my intestines?

God, this is getting so hard!!! Now it's gluten, milk, and either corn or sugar.... how do you people manage? My family is quite poor and it's really impossible to buy quality, gluten free foods while maintaining fruits and veggies in the house. SIGGH.

On the up side I did find some amazing soy free milk free icecream made only of coconut milk, cocoa, and agave nectar. :]

[ravenwoodglass]

What were the ingredients in the corn cakes?

[revenant]

What were the ingredients in the corn cakes?

Organic corn, sesame oil, sea salt.

[ravenwoodglass]

Organic corn, sesame oil, sea salt.

There could be a couple of things going on. First not all sodas are gluten-free, most are but not all. You are also early into the diet. If you made the corncakes yourself were they cooked in pans that had been used for gluten breads? Gluten residue may have been present in the pans or on the utensils you used especially if you use cast iron or wooden utensils. You also mention you ate a lot of them, it may have been to much for your system handle. If you are only a week into the diet you are far from healed yet. Many of us have ups and downs at first. If the corn meal was processed in a plant that also processes wheat flour it also could have been cross contaminated in the factory. Another thing may be that you are reacting to something you ate yesterday or even the day before. As you can see it may be hard at times to really pinpoint what 'got' us, especially in the beginning.

[Takala]

Was the corn product specifically marked "gluten free ?"

Oh, and how do we do it ?

Trial and error, and a lot of research/experimentation, but it gets easier.

I find a lot of processed things marked "organic" but not "gluten free" can be problematic. Normal vegetarians eat a lot of bread and the "healthier" labeling is often designed to appeal to them.

You may be able to handle some lactose free dairy once you are healed up. I can eat a lot of stuff now that I couldn't go near before, once I got rid of the real culprit.