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Im New To This Whole Gluten-Free Thing. Any Advice?

SusieQ

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SusieQ Rookie
SusieQ
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im 13 and i recently found out that i have celiac disease 2 weeks ago. so i have tried my best to not eat it but i do by acciedent a few times. yesterday i had one bite of gluten and i think im getting a lot more sensitive to it since i haven't had it at all, for a week since i ate the gluten. is this possible? and i get joint pain when i have gluten, but is it possible for my joints to start hurting only an hour after accidentally eating gluten? thats what happened to me yesterday and my joints still hurt today.

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Welcome SusieQ. The same thing happens to me within an hour or 2 after I accidentally consume gluten(achy joints, grumpy mood, brain fog, stomach issues)-Sometimes the side effects can last a few days from my personal experience but they do eventually go away and I get back to normal again. I am glad to see someone learning about gluten intolerance at such a young age. I have had symptoms of gluten intolerance/celiac disease since I was your age-I only wish that I would have known back then about this disease. Consider yourself one of the lucky ones who does not have to live with it for 30 or 40 years before we got diagnosed. Good luck and watch out for those accidental glutenings.

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My son is 10 and also gets joint pain right after he accidentally gets even a tiny amount of gluten. Joint problems were the symptom that let us finally figure out what was wrong.

It takes some time to really understand all the foods that could have gluten in them. It also takes some time to learn how to make sure you don't get gluten on accident from things you touch or that touch other foods with gluten.

At home, if other people are still eating gluten, you can make sure you are safe by making sure any kinds of dips or spreads either come from a squeeze bottle or that you have your own. (People could dip a contaminated knife in and cause you trouble). Also, cooking utensils and pans shouldn't be shared between foods with gluten and foods without.

At school or other places, you can make sure to wash your hands a lot with soap and water (not just sanitizer). Before eating, make sure your food didn't touch anything with gluten. Make sure you don't set your food down on tables or dishes that have had gluten on them.

My son hasn't been glutened in months, since we've really learned how to avoid it. It sounds like you are on the right track! Good luck getting healthy and staying healthy!

SusieQ Rookie
SusieQ
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Welcome SusieQ. The same thing happens to me within an hour or 2 after I accidentally consume gluten(achy joints, grumpy mood, brain fog, stomach issues)-Sometimes the side effects can last a few days from my personal experience but they do eventually go away and I get back to normal again. I am glad to see someone learning about gluten intolerance at such a young age. I have had symptoms of gluten intolerance/celiac disease since I was your age-I only wish that I would have known back then about this disease. Consider yourself one of the lucky ones who does not have to live with it for 30 or 40 years before we got diagnosed. Good luck and watch out for those accidental glutenings.

wow. 30-40 years?? the symptoms began 2 years ago for me. i guess i am pretty lucky, but never really realized it. do you know if someone is born with it? or can they develop it? because id be surprised if i were born with it.

SusieQ Rookie
SusieQ
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My son is 10 and also gets joint pain right after he accidentally gets even a tiny amount of gluten. Joint problems were the symptom that let us finally figure out what was wrong.

It takes some time to really understand all the foods that could have gluten in them. It also takes some time to learn how to make sure you don't get gluten on accident from things you touch or that touch other foods with gluten.

At home, if other people are still eating gluten, you can make sure you are safe by making sure any kinds of dips or spreads either come from a squeeze bottle or that you have your own. (People could dip a contaminated knife in and cause you trouble). Also, cooking utensils and pans shouldn't be shared between foods with gluten and foods without.

At school or other places, you can make sure to wash your hands a lot with soap and water (not just sanitizer). Before eating, make sure your food didn't touch anything with gluten. Make sure you don't set your food down on tables or dishes that have had gluten on them.

My son hasn't been glutened in months, since we've really learned how to avoid it. It sounds like you are on the right track! Good luck getting healthy and staying healthy!

thanks for the info! it really helped. and do i NEED to be that careful about it? not trying to be rude, im just asking. because im not sure if im that sensitive to it. i haven't had anything that has gluten touch my gluten-free food. how do i know if im that sensitive?

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You do need to be that careful about it. The reason is that celiac disease is different than an allergy. With an allergy you can tell right away if you are having a reaction. If you are "not that sensitive" you just don't get a reaction. If your reaction is not very severe, it's not doing damage to your body. Your body is attacking the thing you are allergic to, not you.

Forgive me if you know this already, but celiac disease is called an autoimmune disorder. Your immune system is what attacks invaders and "auto" means self. So with celiac disease, gluten tricks your body into attacking itself!

With celiac disease, even a tiny bit of gluten can make your body react and start attacking itself inside. Even if you don't notice the reaction, damage can be happening. Some people notice small amounts of gluten, others don't. But all celiac people have autoimmune reactions to gluten.

Really avoiding all gluten is tough, but you can do it!

SusieQ Rookie
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You do need to be that careful about it. The reason is that celiac disease is different than an allergy. With an allergy you can tell right away if you are having a reaction. If you are "not that sensitive" you just don't get a reaction. If your reaction is not very severe, it's not doing damage to your body. Your body is attacking the thing you are allergic to, not you.

Forgive me if you know this already, but celiac disease is called an autoimmune disorder. Your immune system is what attacks invaders and "auto" means self. So with celiac disease, gluten tricks your body into attacking itself!

With celiac disease, even a tiny bit of gluten can make your body react and start attacking itself inside. Even if you don't notice the reaction, damage can be happening. Some people notice small amounts of gluten, others don't. But all celiac people have autoimmune reactions to gluten.

Really avoiding all gluten is tough, but you can do it!

thanks for your support! do you know if any pizza places sell gluten free pizza?

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GFinDC Veteran
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Z-Pizza has gluten-free pizza. I am sure there are other chains that have it but I don't remember them at the moment.

You can also buy pre-made frozen gluten-free pizza crusts by Kinickinick to make your own pizza. Many gluten-free breads are kept in the freezer section because they usually don't have any preservatives and would go bad too fast on an unrefrigerated store shelf.

Many stores mark their gluten-free food items with a special tag, often it's a green tag with gluten free written on it. Some stores keep all their gluten-free products in one section but others spread them all through the store.

If you do a Google search on the store name and gluten free you can usually find some info on what they carry.

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Debbie B in MD
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Unos has gluten-free pizza. My daughter is 15 and we just discovered her celiac. You can do it!!!

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txplowgirl
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Hi SusieQ,

I am 46 yrs old and I have had these symptoms since I was 7 or 8 years old. Didn't find out about the gluten until I was 44. That's like 35 years I was sick all the time. I haven't tried any gluten free pizza so I can't help you there. But you are a very lucky young lady to have found this so early. You won't spend years of feeling sick and helpless like a lot of us.

Good luck,

Txplowgirl

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