Pocah
-
Posts
9 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Pocah's Achievements
-
For me, the rash is rather handy. It serves as an indicator that I have exposed myself to gluten. With about 1 teaspoon of wheat based product ( bread etc ) I will come out in a rash somewhere within about six hours or so, and it will be itchy for about 24 hours then disappear. It gets worse the more gluten I consume. But looking on the bright side, it lets...
- 13 replies
-
- 1
-
-
- dermatitis herpetiformis
- dh
- (and 1 more)
-
ARCHIVED Degrees of gluten sensitivity?
Pocah replied to BarryC's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
I would be very careful here, and mindful of long-term damage not short-term symptoms. I had no immediate symptoms, when I consumed gluten. The first I knew about it was when I developed an intestinal ulcer. So take care here. Just because people may not react immediately to gluten does not mean there there is no damage occurring. Rather it may well be just... -
ARCHIVED Gluten issue OR ms??
Pocah replied to Rosemilyd's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
I have never been diagnosed officially as having Celiacs, because the blood test failed to show anything, but I can tell you most certainly I do have it! My symptoms are textbook. Unfortunately because the blood test didn't work I did considerable damage to my intestines before I realised what was wrong and changed my diet..which immediately changed everything... -
I would be concerned about possible long term damage rather than short term symptoms. Not everyone gets a response within hours of eating gluten. I certainly didn't. Even at the peak of trouble for me it took many weeks for things to change not hours. Certainly it's feasible in my mind that symptoms could take months when in the early stages.
-
ARCHIVED Recurring stomach pain?? Celiac or Ulcer?
Pocah replied to Mermaid's Mom's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
I used to get frequent intestinal pains due to gluten and the way it worked was always the same. The consumption of gluten eventually resulted in intestinal ulcers which can be in all sorts of strange places, but in my case they were very specific point pains. Twinges are a pre-cursor, a sharp stabbing pain is an ulcer. I gather that some people, though,... -
ARCHIVED Gluten sensitivity to full blown celiac?
Pocah replied to BarryC's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
It's certainly the way it worked for me. I first showed minor signs of sensitivity to gluten some 15 years or so before it really took off. In my case the very first sign was a mild Iron deficiency that just wouldn't go away. I would strongly advise you follow the advice of the last poster though because when it really took off with me I nearly died. I guess... -
ARCHIVED Non Celiac Gluten Intolerance & Family doesn't believe me!!
Pocah replied to Celina's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
Do what I did. Lie. Lol. I passed the initial blood test. I was at a much more advanced stage than you, in that I was suffering very bad abdominal pains and had already had several intestinal ulcers - to name just a few of the symptoms. On the suggestion of one doctor ( who, rightly or wrongly said that the test was somewhat unreliable ) I gave up eating... -
Gluten damaged my intestines pretty badly in several places. Those places are now very, very sensitive to acidic food. I am pretty much constantly in pain, but its minor compared to the horrible pain I get if I start eating gluten.
-
People seem to be very different. I get abdominal pains for about two weeks after I have eaten gluten which slowly fade to nothing. Some symptoms remained indefinitely, they have never gone away.
