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I've Been Glutened

Eliza13

By Eliza13
in Coping with Celiac Disease

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Eliza13 Contributor
Eliza13
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I've been gluten-free for a couple of weeks now, but I'm pretty sure I've been glutened tonight. Seems like the longer I go without the junk/poison, the worse I feel when I have it.

I feel like throwing up and I can feel the acid burning. When I throw up now since going gluten-free, the acid is really strong...burns my nose and mouth really bad. Is it possible that I have something else happening (gallbladder, pancreas), or is throwing up part of having celiac.

Skar.

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Guest nini
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I get that burning vomiting when I've been glutened...no fun... especially when it comes out my nose!

sorry you are feeling badly

Eliza13 Contributor
Eliza13
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I swear I'm gonna stick to fruits and veggies. Went to the store to buy kale and spinach. I won't get glutened this way, and I'll finally lose that 35 lbs. Not sure what caused it, but I did buy some pork tenderloin and am wondering if it was hidden in it somehow....there was a weird ingredient...will have to retrieve the label.

You know it really sucks when we even have to worry about meat.

Skar.

Guest nini
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we do have to be so freakin careful!!!

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happygirl
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Take care!

KaitiUSA Enthusiast
KaitiUSA
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Yea, the longer I was gluten free the more sensitive I became. Now when I am glutened I get nausea along with some other symptoms but I do not get vomiting so I do not know exactly what you are going through but I know how it is to feel bad.

Feel better and just be careful with reading labels and so forth. You should get the lists available...the 79 page list of foods and products gluten free status, and the mainstreams brands that will not hide anything and clearly put wheat,rye,barley,oats on the label or be safe...they will be extra helpful. You need the safe/forbidden list too if you have not got that yet.

Eliza13 Contributor
Eliza13
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Thanks guys for the kink words. This is not something to take lightly. I swear to never have gluten knowingly again, and I am going to be extra vigilant so that this doesn't re-occur. This is scary stuff....

My aunt just had surgery for barrett's ring....two of my aunt's have major hair loss...another one has fibromyalgia and bi-polar, my bro has schizophrenia, my mom and aunt have hypothyroidism....and the list goes on and on. They are all on my mother's side of the family. My mom says she was told 30 years ago that she has an "allergy" to wheat, but I am wondering if she even understood what she was told (she immigrated to Canada at that time, and did not and does not speak the best English). Then there is me with all of my health problems. I don't intend on being like my mom and aunt's at their age...I'm stopping this now. I've tried to tell them that they need to get tested, to no avail. At least I know that I can help myself.

B)

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skar-

hope you feel better soon!

cornbread Explorer
cornbread
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Feel better skar! :( I got glutened SO many times when I was just starting out gluten-free. For me it was cross-contamination every single time - I'd pick something that was safe but because I was eating out every day I got sick about once a week. The solution I've found is to stock up on good healthful fresh food (veg, meat, fish, eggs, fruit) and cook at home. Nothing but basics get into the house, nothing that's been basted or marinated, just plain meat and fish. Then I spice things up (safely) using ingredients I know are safe. A good side-effect to this new necessity of life has been becoming a decent cook!

It's a shame your relatvies won't get tested. It's incredibly frustrating when you *know* this is what someone has (esp. a relative because gene-wise they most probably do have the same thing as you...) Why don't people at least want to try to feel better?

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nettiebeads
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Thanks guys for the kink words.  This is not something to take lightly.  I swear to never have gluten knowingly again, and I am going to be extra vigilant so that this doesn't re-occur.  This is scary stuff....

My aunt just had surgery for barrett's ring....two of my aunt's have major hair loss...another one has fibromyalgia and bi-polar, my bro has schizophrenia, my mom and aunt have hypothyroidism....and the list goes on and on.  They are all on my mother's side of the family.  My mom says she was told 30 years ago that she has an "allergy" to wheat, but I am wondering if she even understood what she was told (she immigrated to Canada at that time, and did not and does not speak the best English).  Then there is me with all of my health problems.  I don't intend on being like my mom and aunt's at their age...I'm stopping this now.  I've tried to tell them that they need to get tested, to no avail.  At least I know that I can help myself.

B)

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what's barrett's ring?

I'm glad you are trying to mend your body. Maybe when they see the new improved you with your new improved health they might consider it. You can't force them, but try to gently, continuously persuade them. Here's to health! :)

Eliza13 Contributor
Eliza13
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Long-term GERD can sometimes lead to Barrett's esophagus, a condition in which the color and composition of the cells lining your lower esophagus change because of repeated exposure to stomach acid.

Barrett's esophagus is uncommon. Only a small percentage of people with GERD develop Barrett's esophagus. But once Barrett's esophagus is diagnosed, there's a greater risk of developing esophageal cancer, which often spreads from the esophagus to lymph nodes and to other organs.

As far as healing goes, my stomach is as big as a house today and full of gas. Hope I feel better tomorrow.

SKAR

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Skarlet,

I hope you feel better. Do you have any zantac, prevacid or anything like that? That heartburn/reflux pain is miserable.

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