Recovery After Being Glutened?

[nannyb]

How do you ease your symptoms when you have been accidentally glutened?

Are there vitamins, minerals, OTC drugs or certain foods that you have found to be helpful in easing symptoms of gluten ingestion after being gluten-free?

My symptoms tend to be IBS related, gas, water retention, stiffness in the joints and severe brain fog. This last weekends' camping trip resulted in some contamination and I, trying to polite, ate something I ordinarily wouldn't have and now am paying dearly. Serves me right but I have some important meetings at work and can't afford to be in the bathroom.

I didn't find anything recent that was posted on this subject. If there is please point me to it.

[KaitiUSA]

Well you have to let a reaction run its course. There may be things you can take to help relieve symptoms. Probiotics, enzymes, and liquid vitamins help me tremendously with reactions. I take those all the time though. Maybe there are over the counter drugs that can help relieve some symptoms.

My reactions last a good 2 weeks.

[celiachap]

I believe that I got glutened Saturday night at a diner - from french fries. I totally forgot that they can be contaminated. I had reactions last night (Sunday), and took some imodium - I feel better today.

I also take an enzyme preparation every day for IBS, and forgot to take it on the day I got sick and the day before (the french fries). I don't know - maybe it would have helped somewhat.

Hope you feel better soon!