Possible To Be Sensitive To Only Certain Gluten Sources?

[sparrow526]

Hi all,

After about 2.5 months of constant migraines, fatigue, brain fog,and drowsiness, especially after eating, I'm thinking that I might have a food intolerance. I've eliminated gluten for the past 10 days, with some slip ups.

Overall I've been feeling more alert, and I do seem to get drowsy and feeling out of it a couple hours after accidentally eating wheat, with the drowsiness lasting quite some time and turning into a headache eventually.

I have a couple questions.

First, is it too soon to be feeling a little better? Cutting out sugar, which I tried first, did absolutely nothing as far as I could tell. I'm lactose intolerant, but cutting out dairy didn't do a whole lot other than helping my skin a little (I've had itchy acne along my jaw and on my back for over a year). Cutting out gluten seems to have helped with my skin and my other issues, but maybe I'm just crazy!

Second, is it possible to be more sensitive to some types of gluten than others? One of my slip ups was one beer, and I didn't get the horrible foggy feeling afterward. For my 2 other slip ups, I could barely get out of bed the next morning.

Thanks,

Mary

[Skylark]

Hi, Mary

I'm glad you found something that helps your migraines. You're not crazy about your skin. Almost anything in your body can be affected by a gluten intolerance. Yes, you can feel better quickly if you stop eating a food you're intolerant to. Before you go gluten free for long, you need to decide if you want to get tested for celiac disease. You have to be eating a "normal" amount of gluten for the tests.

All gluten from wheat, rye, and barely is pretty comparably toxic. Some celiacs also react to oats. Beer does not always have a huge amount of gluten but it has enough to make a celiac sick. Reactions to slip-ups can be different from time to time, and also your immune system is still settling down so a small amount of gluten may have "slipped under the radar" so to speak.

[sparrow526]

Thanks, that all makes sense. I've got a doctors appointment this week and I'm going to discuss celiac screening.