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Glutened - But The Result- Constipation

kim307

By kim307
in Coping with Celiac Disease

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kim307 Newbie
kim307
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Hi everyone,

I am only 2.5 months into being diagnosed...and so far, things have gone well. I made a beginner mistake this weekend and took a few bites of chicken picatta...which def had flour (although the waitress said no). Being Italian I should have known this...but I was caught up in the moment.

Here's the weird thing...instead of getting the "d"...I became VERY constipated and in so much pain, and just fatigued. Could this even be possible??? I thought the opposite would happen. I wish it did. Any thoughts? Now my stomach is still in a knot. Ugh!

Kim

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GFreeMO Proficient
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Hi everyone,

I am only 2.5 months into being diagnosed...and so far, things have gone well. I made a beginner mistake this weekend and took a few bites of chicken picatta...which def had flour (although the waitress said no). Being Italian I should have known this...but I was caught up in the moment.

Here's the weird thing...instead of getting the "d"...I became VERY constipated and in so much pain, and just fatigued. Could this even be possible??? I thought the opposite would happen. I wish it did. Any thoughts? Now my stomach is still in a knot. Ugh!

Kim

That has happened to me several times. I usually get the d 3 or 4 days after if that happens. You could try drinking some warm apple juice or eating some canned fruit or raisins to get things moving along. Hope you feel better soon.

kim307 Newbie
kim307
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Thanks! I will try that:( I didn't know what to expect...but my stomach is in a knot and I can't "snap out of it". Honestly, I didn't really believe I would be able to tell I was "glutened". And I was considering cheating this summer on my favorite pizza, guess not. I expected to be running to the bathroom if I was glutened, but not this.

cassP Contributor
cassP
Posted

Hi everyone,

I am only 2.5 months into being diagnosed...and so far, things have gone well. I made a beginner mistake this weekend and took a few bites of chicken picatta...which def had flour (although the waitress said no). Being Italian I should have known this...but I was caught up in the moment.

Here's the weird thing...instead of getting the "d"...I became VERY constipated and in so much pain, and just fatigued. Could this even be possible??? I thought the opposite would happen. I wish it did. Any thoughts? Now my stomach is still in a knot. Ugh!

Kim

yes it's definitely possible... for me (and so many members on here)-> "C" is usually what i get from gluten. way more than "D".

Jenbeans77 Newbie
Jenbeans77
Posted

This is also the case for me. I very rarely get "d".....but every time I get "glutened"....i always get extremely bloated and have a case of the "c"... I got glutened last weekend...and am just now starting to get things rolling so to speak. i take probiotics, and drink aloe juice to help. but no matter what i do, it usually takes at least a couple of weeks to get back to feeling somewhat better...

rustycat Rookie
rustycat
Posted

Same here. I'd say about 90% of the time, I get the "C". It's like my colon just seizes up and it's very uncomfortable.

Probiotics usually work well and sometimes I take a small amount of psyllium to get things moving along. It can take several days to get things back to normal, though.

Hope you're feeling better by now.

jazzbaby Rookie
jazzbaby
Posted

yes it's definitely possible... for me (and so many members on here)-> "C" is usually what i get from gluten. way more than "D".

same here, have never had "d" through all of this but "c" is always the problem

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plantime Contributor
plantime
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I get constipated if I consume wheat, diarrhea if I consume barley, and I don't want to know if I eat rye. Celiac reactions can go either way, and they both hurt.

ElseB Contributor
ElseB
Posted

I have NEVER gotten D, not once. Its ALWAYS constipation. And one tiny crumb of gluten results in 4-6 weeks of constipation. Try magnesium pills. Magnesium draws water into the intestines which will help reduce constipation.

shopgirl Contributor
shopgirl
Posted

Sorbitol helps too. Apples, pears, prunes. Drinking juice warm, like someone suggested, helps. Hot anything helps: straight water, tea, even coffee because it stimulates the muscles. Olive oil is good too: either over a green salad or straight from the bottle with a spoon.

If worst comes to worst, Miralax is a very gentle, easily tolerated medication that is definitely not a stimulant and always safe to take.

cassP Contributor
cassP
Posted

OMG i wish i could eat pears (but cant cause of fructose issues :( ) cause PEARS always gave me the best results the following morning!!! i hope i can eat those again in the future

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beefree11 Newbie
beefree11
Posted

Hello everyone, I am new to this site and it is my 24 yo daughter that is gluten intolerant (same blood work in 2009 also showed wheat allergy, egg white, soybean, egg yolk, casein/cow milk, maize/corn, gluten). She is also Hashimoto's, hypothyroid, PCOS and symptoms of a parasitic infection to name just a few ;-0).

This am (4:30) she woke me up due to extreme abdominal pain. She claimed to have a huge knot in her stomach and was up all night tossing and turning. She claimed she was having significant worrisome and negative thoughts, that truly were frightening. All she could think of was all the things/decisions she had done wrong recently. ???

Have any of you experienced this? She has been "c" for a week. We have tried them all - am thinking of some type of message to help intestines MOVE? I can only think that she was glutened at work and it was extreme!!! She was laying on the floor of the bathroom, praying to God for a miracle and asking if I would take her to the hospital. It was bad. Of course on New Years Day! arrghhhhh. I offered to take her,or call ambulance but she said she could NOT stand. She was also complaining of feeling stuffed in head and had difficulty breathing!

We stayed like that for an hour until I began reminding her of all the good she has done and kindness she brings to people and animals. How compassionate she is. That she is a wonderful human. The severity of the spasms ceased and she returned to bed. I had her drinking lots of water, I feared dehydration which is BAD, too. I put a damp cloth on her forehead for she claimed that she felt secure with it on...and she relaxed enough to fall asleep. She is feeling somewhat better, but is still bed bound. I am a mess.

Should the C be the main concern? Could it be poisons leaking thru her gut and getting into her bloodstream? (Her blood pressure was 107/60) No fever.

With her not having health insurance, I really don't know what to do. Of course if things become worse for her, my credit card has a huge limit and I would not let her go without care...but the doctors around here don't actually recognize gluten intolerance without a biopsy. I am sure that is where it would be headed but she has been gluten free since 09/2009.

Is this the beginning of many more to come? I would love to stop it or alleviate these occurrences as soon as possible and my next question: Are there more frequent attacks of this "type" when constipated? Is remaining as "regular" as possible the goal to relieving some of the more confusing symptoms? Of course not eating any gluten is the main priority - but would you agree that keeping sluggish to non-working bowels would be the next most important factor in alleviating symptoms and/or attacks??? Thank you sooo much.

  • 2 months later...
hockeymomofceliacchild Rookie
hockeymomofceliacchild
Posted

My kids are always constipated my 2 year old actually asked for a supository she was in so much pain. I give my kids lactulose to help them out. If it wasn't for my son being consitpated his DH would not have flared the doctor prescribed more fibre and we were putting bran buds in meatloaf and spagetti wow did his rash flare and thus concluded he had celiac.

All my kids get constipated so it will be interesting if they all have celiac or not.

A nice warm cloth on there bum and massage their bellies helps alot. I also give them ribena juice which is a natural laxative. However I havent checked the label to see if I can give it to my son with celiac I can't see why not but of course you have to check everything :)

missj Rookie
missj
Posted

The knotting is exactly how I feel. I used to be able to feel the digestion process after I ate. Now I eat, there is no movement and when it's time to go, it's TIME! Find a bathroom NOW!

Even though I have no dx yet, this is my exact problem and I'm glad I was directed to this thread. I am on magnesium oxide pills (by the doc) and a high fiber diet that is NOT helping. I'd like to know about this Aloe Juice...I have been drinking hot teas everynight, although I don't know if I can see a difference.

shopgirl Contributor
shopgirl
Posted

I have been drinking hot teas everynight, although I don't know if I can see a difference.

What kind of teas? Black tea can be constipating in some.

missj Rookie
missj
Posted

Sleepytime Tea is my favorite. Chammomile blend I think is what that one is. I also drink Yogi brand Kambucha and Detox. Plus just your typical Lipton stuff but that is usually of the iced variety! Mmmm.

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