Whats Next After Cutting Out Gluten?

[Rachel W]

So i have been gluten free for a year and feeling much better(finallllly).. But i still have some issues, not near as bad as eating gluten and sleeping on the bathroom floor for 2 days, but cramps, upset sour stomach and gas that would clear a room full of firemen LOL

My brother is lactose intol, so i am going to start there, and i also eat alot of corn, so i was thinking about cutting that out too..I dont eat alot of processed food either.. So my question to those of u with dairy and corn allergies..What do u eat??

Thanks for the help

[Skylark]

Gas is probably lactose, raffinose (the sugar in legumes and cabbage family plants), or fructose malabsorption. You might try some Lactaid milk and there's a gluten-free version of Beano called Bean-Zyme. Fructose malabsorption is a little tricker with the diet, but there is some info here. Open Original Shared Link

[jny1179]

I would start with one thing at a time. You are good with the gluten, I suggest dairy next. And I wouldn't just cut out lactose dairy, I'd cut out all cows (& goats) dairy at least for a few months and see how you feel. After that, start adding back in hard cheese and pure yogurt that are lactose free and see how you feel. Many gluten-free items are also dairy free but be sure to check everything. Also dairy hides in a lot of things the same way that gluten does so be careful. A great website to check out is godairyfree.org

There are many great dairy free substitute products out there, including coconut milk products, almond milk, rice milk and so on.

[Rachel W]

Thanks !!! I appreciate it ! I believe i will try dairy first, i love almond milk anyways ! Another question is , when u have problem with lactose too, and say u eat something with milk in it ( just say a piece of choc candy)..will the effects be like if i ate gluten ?? I know it prob just depends on how bad ur body reacts and everypne is different..just wondering

[Skylark]

Thanks !!! I appreciate it ! I believe i will try dairy first, i love almond milk anyways ! Another question is , when u have problem with lactose too, and say u eat something with milk in it ( just say a piece of choc candy)..will the effects be like if i ate gluten ?? I know it prob just depends on how bad ur body reacts and everypne is different..just wondering

Lactose intolerance is dose dependent. A little like milk in a piece of chocolate candy will be OK for most folks with lactose intolerance. A big glass of milk will pretty much always cause trouble. The amount you can tolerate is different for everyone and the only way to find out is to experiment a little. Lactose will not silently damage you like gluten does; the effects are simply the obvious ones of cramping and gas.

[FooGirlsMom]

Ditto Skylark. I am off dairy but if I don't eat too much of it, I can eat gluten-free chocolate.

I started with dairy and then realized while it cleared some symptoms it didn't clear all. I then discovered I was really reacting to soy. BADLY. I can't even eat soybean oil like in Best Foods Mayo. It makes me feel nauseous within minutes & then I have painful joints for 24 hours. Corn was 3rd and seems to be the last offender for the time being. It causes the least amount of symptoms.

Good luck

FooGirlsMom

[T.H.]

will the effects be like if i ate gluten ?? I know it prob just depends on how bad ur body reacts and everypne is different..just wondering

I think it depends on what symptoms you have. My father has all the gut symptoms that could be dairy OR gluten. He doesn't notice anything else.

If you've got a DH rash, neurological symptoms, joint pain, brain fog and the like, I would think that this would be more gluten specific. Although there are some intolerances/allergies that do seem to cause joint pain and brain fog, too, so it's a possibility.

In the future, if you do decide to avoid corn? I would suggest checking out some of the websites put up by people with corn allergies. We avoided corn, and I was getting it all the time until I did that. I was STUNNED by where I was finding it. Like my salt - seriously, who knew?

Good luck! Hopefully the dairy will do the trick. :-)

[Rachel W]

Well I havent had any dairy since I first posted this, and i have had a big drop in my err, "issues".. So i think dairy was the problem ! Of course i have also ate strict no additive no nothin food in the past few days as well, so i feel better from that too i am sure ~ Have a date with the hubby this weekend ! So hopefully that goes well, we will be eating at Outback, which is usually safe

Thank you soo so much for your help