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Confused About Symptoms

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sinfield Newbie
sinfield
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So my doctor finally confirmed that I have celiac disease about 5 weeks ago, and I completely went gluten free right away. I started to feel better almost immediately.

But sometimes after I eat I still get really bloated, but no feeling of sickness or anything else. Has anyone else ever have this, or am I just eating too much at my meals. I still don't eat a lot at my meals either, after a few bites I'm full.

Also last night I finally couldn't take it anymore and broke down and had a cannoli. It was like heaven eating something normal again and afterwards I didn't feel sick at all. I just got a bunch of cankers in my mouth. Before I was on a gluten-free diet I would get really sick after eating cannoli's, so I found it wierd that I felt fine afterwards. Has this happened to anymore else? I'm tempted to push my luck and have a big mac for dinner tonight too.

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lucia
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If you ate a cannoli and didn't feel symptoms, don't think you "got away with it". Eating gluten triggers the antibodies that destroy our small intestines. Whether or not you were aware of this process going on, you made your body sicker and set your recovery back. If you continue to cheat, you'll set yourself up for all the long term effects of untreated celiac, including malnutrition, infertility, and malignant cancers.

That said, I know it's not easy and sometimes it just plain sucks. Try looking into gluten-free sources of your favorite foods, and know you're not the only one who wishes she could cheat once in awhile.

I started getting bloated again after eating when I developed secondary food intolerances. The number one culprit is lactose intolerance, but celiacs can also develop intolerances to all kinds of things including commonly soy and corn.

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Ewwwww. If you're going to destroy your body do it with something better than a Big Mac! :P I mean come on, a nice steak and a baked potato is better and gluten free!

Seriously, if you've been diagnosed celiac it doesn't matter whether you react much to wheat. Your body will go right back to destroying itself and as Lucia said you risk intestinal cancer, osteopenia, and other autoimmune conditions. Trust me, I went most of my life undiagnosed and autoimmne thyroid disease is no fun.

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