Totally Confused

[dragon]

i have monitored what i have eaten over the last 24 hours to see what effect it has on me yesterday breakfast 2 slices of brown toast no symptoms dinner 2 x steak and ale pies with chips(fries)bloated in alot of pain /discomfort for 3 hours

today no breakfast(up early for work)dinner 1/2 a sandwich,ham, lettuce,cucumber,mayo bag of crisps(full of gluten) mars bar heartburn type chest/top of intestine pain lasted all day pepto bismol did not help rennies did(eventually!)supper tin of meat balls in tomato sauce(full of gluten) with brown toast 3 x pieces (n0 symptoms)i also smoke which is not helping and drink lots of coffee with semi skimmed milk i have noticed lager/beer makes the symptoms worse so try to avoid alcohol is this normal or should all wheat/gluten effect me?

[ravenwoodglass]

Yes it could be normal. For years I had symptoms sporatically as far as tummy issues went. In my instance I might have stomach pain but only had D every few days for years although it did eventually become an after every meal thing. How long before your testing is done?

[Skylark]

It was really sporadic for me. Also, I found I reacted worse to fatty meals. Toast wouldn't cause me nearly the trouble as steak pies with chips. Again, that lunch with the crisps and mars bar also would have had me queasy while meatballs and toast wouldn't be as bad. Lager has gluten in it as well, and alcohol and carbonation are not easy on upset stomachs.

I shied away from rich foods for a long time because they would often go right through me. Things like fettucini alfredo were the worst. I had always figured I couldn't handle the sauce - being sensitive to the pasta never occurred to me! Not too long after I went gluten-free, I realized I could eat chips (from a dedicated fryer) or cream sauces on gluten-free foods without problems.

[dragon]

Yes it could be normal. For years I had symptoms sporatically as far as tummy issues went. In my instance I might have stomach pain but only had D every few days for years although it did eventually become an after every meal thing. How long before your testing is done?

22nd September but i dont know how long before i get the biopsy results

[GlutenFreeManna]

22nd September but i dont know how long before i get the biopsy results

Right after you have the biospy done you can start a gluten free diet trial. You don't have to wait for the results. As far as your original question, some people have delays in when the gluten effects them. 24 hours of recording your food and reactions, is not long enough, IMO, to see a pattern. Sometimes gluten gives me symptoms within 20 minutes and sometime it's as long as 72 hours later depending on the amount and type of gluten I'm getting (I'm gluten free now so I'm not eating any on purpose, but I have noticed the reaction time varies when I get accidental gluten).

[ravenwoodglass]

22nd September but i dont know how long before i get the biopsy results

You don't need to wait for the results to start a dietary trial. Your body may give you the answer before you even get the results.