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BamBam Community Regular
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Do you think after a certain amount of time being gluten free, that a body can become more regular? I get tired of being "un-regular" for so long. Just wondering.

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jenvan Collaborator
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I think for most improvement comes after being gluten-free for a while. Although some notice immediate improvement. It took me a while to notice... How long have you been gluten-free for?

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Just looked at your signature :) So you've been strictly gluten-free since August of last year?

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BamBam Community Regular
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Hi Jenvan

I have been, I would say a good 95% gluten free. I've had a few slip ups with a couple of things. When I have absolutely no gluten, I feel absolutely wonderful, mind, body and soul, but a little bit sneaks in and it just wreaks havoc with my mind, body and soul. I am getting better and better at it all the time.

Can you suggest some shampoos and conditioners that are gluten free. I have access to a Wal-Mart and an Albertsons Grocery Store.

Thanks

BamBam

KaitiUSA Enthusiast
KaitiUSA
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Yep, that little bit can just cause your body to go all out of wack.

As far as shampoos/hairspray/conditioners/bar soaps-I use Dove. Dove has a policy like Kraft does and will not hide anything on labels. I know some people on here use some different brands though.

Softsoap has liquid soap that is gluten free

Also, make sure makeups are gluten free(especially lipstick) The whole Bare Escentuals line is gluten free

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jenvan
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I switched to Bare Escentuals lipsticks/gloss after diagnosis--they are great! Benefit says their lipsticks are gluten-free too. Pantene is gluten-free, and suave is mostly gluten-free--look at their label, they will list gluten ingredients if present. I used to use estee lotions, but switched to neutrogena. They have a lot of gluten-free products. Go here to see their gluten-free list: Open Original Shared Link Clearsil's total control and original blue line are both gluten-free. I use their face washes. Products can be hard. It took me a long time to weed through my lipstick and lotions. And I love makeup and products, so I had to part with a lot of stuff--think I threw away like 15 tubes of lipstick !! Good luck--your work will pay off!

Carriefaith Enthusiast
Carriefaith
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If everything is gluten-free and uncontaminated you may notice an improvement. I didn't start to notice hudge GI improvements until 10-11 months into the diet. But this only only after I had re-evaluted my diet and found that I was eating gluten-free Humpty Dumpty corn chips produced on the same line as gluten chips. Once I quit the chips I got better. I have also reacted to suncreen, so make sure you check that as well, Banana boat is fine.

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BamBam Community Regular
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Carriefaith and GenVan and KaitiUSA

What symptoms do you get if you accidently eat gluten? I know it is different for all of us.

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Carriefaith Enthusiast
Carriefaith
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I have only had gluten through contamination or accidents since going gluten-free. When I get contaminated I'll have GI trouble (gas, bloating, D), fatigue, lack of energy, brain fog, dizziness, mild-severe upper abdominal pain, and just recently dh (Dermatitis Herpetiformis).

KaitiUSA Enthusiast
KaitiUSA
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When I get glutened I get nausea, anxiety, fatigue, brain fog(completely out of it/lack of concentration)and constipation

Carriefaith Enthusiast
Carriefaith
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brain fog(completely out of it/lack of concentration)
:lol: I know it's not funny, but I get the exact same thing... so I can so relate, I just had to laugh. I don't even trust myself to drive!
jenvan Collaborator
jenvan
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I echo Carrie and Kaiti--major fatigue, loopiness, headache, just feel really out of it, constipation or diarrhea sometimes too...

BamBam Community Regular
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KaitiUSA - I am paying more attention to my shampoos and things, and they all have wheat. I was using a Tresemme conditioner - wheat, one of the Suave sets of shampoo and conditioner - both have wheat and my St. Ive's lotion has a wheat oil in it. I really didn't think these things made a difference. So I went to the store and bought some other items that have no wheat. I always get water and stuff in my mouth when I am showering. I never would have thought there was wheat in these things. I also called AVON and they are sending me a ingredient list for their foundations, lotions, lipsticks and hair care products.

KaitiUSA - GenVan - Carriefaith

Now for the symptoms gals. I was on a camping trip. I ate some marshmellows that had modified food starch in them. I do not remember the brand name. I also ate in a Chinese restaurant, I ate Fried Rice and Pork. Shen said there was no wheat involved in the cooking of the fried rice and pork. But I totally forgot about soy sauce, and so am not sure what I ate. ANYWAY, yesterday, horrible abdominal pain, several trips to the bathroom, bloated and burping, and I am tired, fatigued, feel like crap and just do not have a good spirit about things. So I could basically guess that I have been glutened? How long will this last do you think. I have lots of traveling to do this week, and I would like to get my energy back before I go.

It is so hard when I get glutened. I work in a customer service type job and many times I am by myself and it is hard to run to the bathroom every 20 or 30 minutes until I get it out of my system.

Hopefully I am on a better track right not, I threw away all those wheat filled shampoos conditioners and lotions and have some better stuff. Besides the words wheat, barley, rye and oats, are there some other words that I need to watch for?

Thanks for all your help you gals, I really appreciate it. Here I thought I had most everything figured out, and actually I think I am back to first or second base!

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Carriefaith Enthusiast
Carriefaith
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Yes, it does sound like you have been glutened and it was probably the soy sauce in the chinese food. It takes me about 2 weeks to feel better after a contamination.

Here is a list of things to look out for: https://www.celiac.com/st_prod.html?p_prodi...-50105590050.a4

jenvan Collaborator
jenvan
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BamBam-

Go here to read a list I posted of gluten-containing ingredients in makeups/products. It makes it easier to spot things. Open Original Shared Link

As for your symptoms, it certainly sounds like you may have been glutened. I think its more likely by the chinese than the marshmallows, but you never know. Remember the brand name on the marshmallows? As for chinese--I've never heard of fried rice made w/o soy sauce, so its probably a safe bet that meal wasn't gluten-free!

I can relate on thinking you have it all figured out, and then realizing you don't! I have been gluten-free for a little while before I realized my MAC lip conditioner had two kinds of wheat ingredients in it! Good luck girl!

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Hi Bambam,

Another thing you can try that helped me is if you don't already, take daily fiber. I take Citrucel clear mix and it helps keep me free of diarrhea/constipation.

Of course if you're being glutened, that's a different story. But if you're not ingesting gluten and still not regular, try the fiber (if you don't already.) Hope this helps!

jennifer

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Hi, I am just now reading all these posting...I didn't realize that I needed to be careful with hand soaps, etc. What about laundry soap? Softener? Just when I think I am understanding the scope of this thing...I see something else I didn't even think of. CarrieFaith...you said something about dizziness. Is this a sympton of celiac disease? I have spurts of dizziness all the time. Sometime it feels like I'm going to faint. I was afraid it was my heart or something...Kathleen

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