New Diet Problems

[brewers5465]

I have always had digestive issues and believe that both mine and my wife's health issues can be perfectly explained by a gluten intolerance. So for almost a week now we have been eating gluten free but we both seem to be suffering from additional stomach discomfort and it almost seems like Im not digesting my food properly. I know this is a symptom of of celiac but it didnt start until after I changed my diet. Is it possible that Im detoxing the remaining gluten from my system? Or maybe its just a reaction to a change in diet? Im very perplexed by this and I want to continue but I feel something may be wrong. We mainly just stopped eating grains by replacing it with alot of fruit, veggies and dairy. I stay away from food that comes from boxes and tend to go all natural. Has anyone else experienced anything like this? We cut out soy too

[Wolicki]

It's likely your body adjusting to the diet. It takes a while to purge the poison from your system. It would be a good idea to lay off the dairy for awhile, as most have a hard time with it at first. I felt a lot worse before I felt better, because my system had to "re-learn" how to process food. Since I had severe malabsorption and malnutrition, it had been quite some sometime since my body had been absorbing nutrients.

Hang in there, and you might like to keep a food journal to be able to track reactions. It's sometimes hard to tell because reactions can be delayed.

[tarnalberry]

You said you added a lot of dairy. Were you guys eating a lot of dairy before? Lactose intolerance is not uncommon in the general population at large, and is even more common in celiacs, particularly early in their gluten-free diet experience. You may want to try cutting out dairy or using lactose free products or lactaid.

[brewers5465]

Thanks for the comments. We have both always ate dairy, not a great amount but at least some everyday. We have begun to eat slightly more but only about an extra yogurt a day and there have been times in the past that I have eaten much more than I do now. I guess it could be a lactose intolerance but these symptoms to me seem to be from the change in diet. I am having a hard enough time going gluten and soy free and the thought of cutting out dairy is a nightmare. Im hoping there is another cause like Woliki mentioned and it could just be an adjustment period.

[srall]

I also think it's your body detoxing/adjusting esp since you're eating pretty healthy. I had to lose the dairy. You may want to just test that. I think I was pretty sick for a couple of weeks while my body seemed to get rid of all the poison.