sister golden hair

I have been bothered with urinary tract infections and candida alot lately and am now wondering if it could be due to using tampons during my periods. I noticed it had cleared up but when my menses started, I began to have symptoms again. This is getting to be a viscious circle with antiboitics first and diflucan next. Not exactly a healthy diet if you ask me. Has anyone else been botherd with these kind of symptoms? Thanks for those who responded to "Dusted!" I am having the genetic blood test done for celiac as I have not been officially diagnosed yet but am pretty sure of it. Mainly this is for my peace of mind and my family who is very sick and in total denial of the whole celiac issue as they just refuse to change their diets. I really don't want my grandchildren to grow up sick. Thanks for your help , sis

I've heard of people reacting to wheat flour in the air. It gets breathed in and ingested that way. I suppose it could have been in your coffee as well, but I think the air is sufficient.

When one uses a mixer, the flour does fly into the air. Also, the flour could have gotten on your fingers as you baked and cleaned up and you inadvertently touched your mouth or whatever before thoroughly washing your hands. I won't bake with the gluteny stuff anymore just to be safe. My relatives are going to have to make my signature Thanksgiving dessert for themselves from now on if they want it.

I hope you get feeling better.

Just curious -- why are you getting genetic testing now, if you've been gluten-free for 3 years? Obviously you have reacted positively to the diet. If one believes Dr. Fine of Enterolab, at least, about every gene out there except one usually found in Asians is either a celiac gene or a gluten intolerance gene. You have to have more than the genes to know if gluten is a problem. Since you have been gluten-free for 3 years, I don't know that any test can tell you that. Unless you go back on gluten ...

Has anyone had this happen to them? I was baking choc. chip cookies for my boyfriend, you know the kind we all miss with all that bad gluten in them, anyway I was drinking a cup of coffee while doing so. I became really sick later that evening. I am wondering if because flour is so dusty if it could have flown into my coffee at some point while using the mixer. What do you think. I am just getting ready to have a genetic blood test done but thougt I have been gluten free for at least 3 years but now I have to wonder!!!