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Thanks all for your support and replies. I did break down and make an appt with the doctor. The past few days I've been feeling pretty awful which doesn't seem due to gluten exposure. Also as I've been thinking about the past few years, I've realized that the gluten-free diet has helped a lot but overall I feel like my health is sliding downhill again...

I've been on a gluten-free diet for 2 years now. I orginally started because my baby daughter had severe colic and I eliminated gluten from my diet to see if it helped her colic. (It did! She's severly allergic to gluten.) I found out as a side-benefit that I also felt great off of gluten and many nagging health problems seemed to start to heal. Here...

Thanks Merika, nice to know I'm not alone. What is the EC List?

Just wondering if any other nursing moms have noticed that before they went on a gluten-free diet or when they accidentally ingest gluten it affects their breast milk's supply and quality? I really think my daughter's colic was a combination of her gluten allergy and also that eating gluten caused an oversupply and fore-milk/hind-milk imbalance. Back when...

Amica's Mom, There is not much medical research on this but as a mom with gluten-intolerance who has nursed two babies who also have gluten-intolerance, here is some info that should help. I've noticed that when I eat gluten, it affects my breast milk supply and quality. So not only did I have a problem that my extremely colicy, gluten-intolerant baby...