Deepak

I can well understand your anxiety & agony.

My tale is somewhat similiar-i'm 72 now, and discovered i was a Celiac only ten years or so ago. But, i've had stomach related issues all my life,except that nobody diagnosed it correctly. The usual theories-IBS, Tropical Sprue, etc.etc.. followed by invasive tests led nowhere. My weight dropped to 35kg, and i was passing loose watery stools a dozen times a day.

I developed Tetany (spasms) and ended up carrying my intravenous Calcium shots with me, always looking for an emergency clinic to give me a life saving injection, but whose effect wore off within the day, & i was back to my miserable state.

Finally, i was diagnosed by a young Gastro Dr. in a Govt hospital who put me on a 100% gluten free home cooked diet. Within a few months, my symptoms reversed and i'm now 66kg!!

My experience has been that "Celiac disease is the hardest to diagnose but the easiest to treat".

My advise is to strictly follow the list of gluten free foods, but try to restrict yourself to home cooked food made from fresh ingredients (nothing out of a can & nothing with a preservative). Eating gluten free food in restaurants is tricky & avoidable, due to cross contamination with other foods & utensils in the common kitchen.

Best of luck..

My experience when i've been glutened as a result of eating out,  is that there is nothing you can do afterwards, except to take it easy & restrict yourself tohome food only. Take it easy for a week or so, and the symptoms should gradually recede, leaving behind a lesson to be extra careful in future!!

Best of luck..

Vodka & Gin also give the same kind of reaction. Rum doesn't

Having been a celiac, off gluten for many years, i recently realised that after drinking wine (white/red) i developed acute rash, itching & swelling on my face along with redness. I was told that sulphites in the wine, may cause this reaction, but it's harmless except uncomfortable, and subsides after three or four days.

Not wanting to believe this, i checked myself out over a number of weeks, and sure enough, the wine was actually causing the rash!!

My question to the forum is..does this make wine unsuitable for us celiacs? and is there any antidote other than taking an anti allergy tablet after it occurs?