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Dairy & Soy

LauraBeth

By LauraBeth
in Coping with Celiac Disease

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It is so worth it if I can finally feel better, but I know it will be hard- especially at first. I'm noticing things that I didn't prior to going gluten-free. Basically it's been almost 6 weeks and my symptoms are not improving a whole lot (severe fatigue is my main one). I am noticing after eating lunch I feel horrendous- I have always felt my worst after eating and/ or in the afternoon but it is becoming more obvious now. I usually have just coffee with a bit of half and half in the morning with something small to eat (handful of gluten free crackers, a banana, or something else about that size). I usually feel decent in the morning (not great, but functioning).

Today at lunch I had a sandwich on Udi's bread with a slice of havarti cheese and a container of greek yogurt. It was about 15 minutes after lunch that I started feeling terrible. Headache-y/ weird heavy sensation in my head, bloated and rumbly tummy, acidic stomach, and the worst part- HORRIBLE bouts of hot flashes/ sweating/ racing heart. I know I didn't eat any gluten. Could this be a dairy and/ or soy reaction? I don't believe I ate any soy today. I see a GI on Friday so we'll see what she has to say about all this. I never would have suspected all of these issues with food even though I probably should have. My symptoms have always flared up after eating but I just never put two and two together. Just hoping to get everyone's thoughts on this. I swear I feel like I am always either on crack or sedatives, there is no in between! (Not that I know what taking crack feels like, but you know what I mean!)

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Or, like I am taking crack and sedatives simultaneously! Loads of fun.

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My severe fatigue started going away when I finally got my vit.D where it needs to be and started taking fish oil and B-Complex and weened myself off of prozac. The dairy you are eating migh be upsetting your stomach. I know when I eat the breads it feels like a heavy brick sitting in my belly.

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It sure sounds like avoiding dairy would be a good experiment :)

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Headache-y/ weird heavy sensation in my head, bloated and rumbly tummy, acidic stomach, sweating/ racing heart.

I had these symptoms for many years. Blood testing showed OK with lactose so kept on eating dairy over the years, never putting everything together. Testing a few months ago showed I am sensitive to casein, and since I have eliminated all dairy in any form, those symptoms are 98% gone. Also had the same symptoms (just a little milder) with soy when I first went gluten/casein free. I haven't tried in months and I'll be fine waiting a bit longer before I try soy again. Just as with gluten, I have no plans to try casein again.

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Skylark
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I was dairy & soy free at first. Took probably six or nine months of gluten-free until I could eat them. For me it was flat-out stomachaches and sometimes D. I still remember challenging with edamame during my elimination diet. Ow! Now it's one of my favorite foods.

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I was dairy & soy free at first. Took probably six or nine months of gluten-free until I could eat them. For me it was flat-out stomachaches and sometimes D. I still remember challenging with edamame during my elimination diet. Ow! Now it's one of my favorite foods.

Hearing that is so encouraging to me, since the ONLY thing I missed dairy-wise is cheese on a pizza. So far, I'm just eating natural foods, but when I'm ready to try gluten free goodies, like pizza dough, it would be nice to see if I can tolerate a little melty mozzarella cheese...just a little!

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