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Whats Next After Cutting Out Gluten?

Rachel W

By Rachel W
in Coping with Celiac Disease

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Rachel W Apprentice
Rachel W
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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 :blink:

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 :):D

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Skylark Collaborator
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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 Newbie
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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 Apprentice
Rachel W
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Thanks !!! :D 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 :ph34r: ?? I know it prob just depends on how bad ur body reacts and everypne is different..just wondering

Skylark Collaborator
Skylark
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Thanks !!! :D 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 :ph34r: ?? 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 Rookie
FooGirlsMom
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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. Community Regular
T.H.
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will the effects be like if i ate gluten :ph34r: ?? 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. :-)

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Rachel W Apprentice
Rachel W
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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 :rolleyes:

Thank you soo so much for your help

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