I Think I Got Glutened?

[The Horticulturalist]

So I'm still waiting for Enterolab results, hopefully next week, I posted my full story a few days ago here if you're interested

Anyway about 2 weeks ago (about 1 month into gluten free diet) we went on a trip to Atlanta to see Dave Ramsey Live, I'd booked this way back before I got sick and had been looking forward to it for a long time.

We had sushi for lunch (no soy sauce) when we arrived, and then ate at a restaurant with a gluten free menu. I had no immediate symptoms that I was aware of, we went to the movies but I started to feel just generally unwell and we left the movie theatre early.

back at our hotel I still felt bit off but no GI symptoms to speak of. Went to sleep and woke a few hours later with the worst headache I've ever had. I'm not someone who's prone to headaches, so this was a bit of a shocker. I'd also not taken any medication with me that would work for a headache so I suffered on for a few hours.

The next day I felt like I had jetlag, it was really grim. We left mid afternoon on the long drive home, by nightfall (about 1 hour from home thankfully) I started to feel REALLY off in the car, slightly nauseated, GI symptoms and a lot of anxiety with it. It was awful, and lasted all the way home. I felt rubbish the next day also, nothing acute just tired and groggy.

So today I had been thinking about the trip and had a lightbulb moment when I realised that I'd eaten sushi made with those fake crabsticks which are just gluten and fish mush I think.

So do you think that eating a couple of these sushi rolls would be enough to make me ill over a few days? And the headache, could that be part of it? I should add that I had a cheeky wee glass of white wine that night before I went to sleep, but that's not normally a problem

Thanks,

[WheatChef]

Surimi is not always made with wheat but often is. It is definitely something to be avoided.

[Lisa]

I have always heard that imitation crab meat contains gluten. I have never eaten it, nor bothered to check...since we live in crab country (real crab).

Not knowing your personal history, I would say yes if you were diagnosed with Celiac or a gluten intolerance. It's generally not the amount of gluten consumed, but the autoimmune reaction to the gluten that causes the symptoms/destruction.

Hope you feel better.