Ten Things to Try if You Accidentally Eat Gluten

Ginger, ginger, ginger Mint, Tumeric, Ash waganda Activated Charcoal, Food Grade Bentonite Clay, Psyllium Husk, Apple Cider Vinegar, Lemon Water, Nettle Leaf, Fasting the next day helps 10 fold!!

Thanks for the tips. I've maintained gluten-free eating for nearly 9 years. Last night at a Mexican restaurant I was given wrong information in response to my question about their ingredients, then when the food arrived and I was 95% sure it looked to have wheat in it, the owner came out and bold-faced lied to me that their entire kitchen is gluten free, so I ate it. Well, you can lie to my face, but you can't lie to my stomach. After eating gluten I tend towards constipation, among other issues, and I just want to get it OUT. Today I tried a salt water flush (1 liter warm water with 2t salt and juice of 2 lemons--drink it all in 5 minutes, and wait at least 30 minutes before using the bathroom--meanwhile lie down on each side 5 minutes each and massage your belly). So far the salt water flush is "working." This is the second time in 6 months that I've had a gluten disaster with a restaurant; I'm wishing to NEVER eat out again. Emergency.

Quercetin and Myrrh!!! 2 myrrh capsules every 6 hours, 1 quercetin capsule every 12 hours. game changers, my inflammation is gone the day after being glutened when I take these. Then vitamin b shots help with fatigue 

Thank you for some great advice.  I stupidly ate some glutem foods without thinking.  I guess I was beginning to feel too good on my gluten free diet.  I had forgotten the extent of unpleant symptoms that hit me when I slip up and eat gluten.  I will not be so casual about what I eat in the future. 

The advice here is pretty good - thank you all for reducing my discomfort. 

I don't understand why Dr's don't understand, glueten causes an "allergic" reaction in the body therefore, the range of symptoms can be endless as my symptoms almost seem to be. My symptoms are not always the same each time. Fasting and flushing the system always helps. In severe cases it takes approximately 3 days to relieve me sympyoms. It would be too difficult to list all the symptoms i have experienced with glueten reactions here. 

I agree with Jeannette and am surprised to not see Activated Charcoal capsules on the list. If accidentally glutenated, I get cramps and diarrhea two hours after ingestion, in addition to nightmares if I'm asleep, followed by headaches and arthritic pain.  If I realize I've eaten gluten ("I'm sorry, I served you the wrong cake," see 'roni in my rice, or visible crouton crumbs on my salad), I take 2 charcoal caps immediately and usually don't have any reaction. If I realize at two hours that I've been glutenated, I take 2 charcoal caps on my way to the toilet, and again every two hours til it settles down - which can be 10 hours if I've eaten an entire serving of something I believed to be gluten-free.  I am extremely careful but travel often so it happens occasionally in 17 years - usually when well-meaning friends/hosts/hostesses serve me something they insist is gluten-free.  We're often in regions with contaminated water and foods where charcoal caps also work well for recovery from food poisoning. The charcoal binds with the "bad guys" in one's digestive system, but also with nutrients and medications so frequent use is not advisable. In addition, a daily regime of probiotics, apple cider vinegar, digestive enzymes, and lemon ginger tea keep my system happy and resilient.

On 7/6/2015 at 5:16 AM, Guest Jonathan Stinson MD said:

"Officially, beyond simply waiting it out, there is no clinically accepted treatment for people with celiac disease or gluten sensitivity who accidentally eat gluten. "

 

I think the article should have ended there. There is too much folklore and "anecdotal medicine" out there already. We need to stick to medically proven facts.

Here' my 2 cents Dr. Stinson.

How about you be proactive and help, instead of tell people not to try these anecdotal remedies that seem to work for some people. How would you know what to put in a research study to get your "proven facts" if no one tried anything at all?

People try things, if they work they tell others, and if you are personally inclined and have the money backing you, you can use those tried  remedies in a clinical trial. Just because Big pharma hasn't created a synthetic drug to profit from, doesn't mean that there aren't worldly cures that people discover for themselves.

How on earth did mankind survive without your clinical trials and "proven medicine"? Scurvy was curved with vitamin C and it didn't take a clinical trial. "The soy beans were of particular importance. All the ships carried open tubs in which the soy beans were sprouted in sunlight, developing large quantities of riboflavin, niacin and, most importantly, vitamin C. Daily consumption of sprouted soy would provide more than enough vitamin C to prevent scurvy." (from Open Original Shared Link) According to you, this anecdotal trial of eating sprouted natural foods is worthless and shouldn't be tried. If you really want to help your patients with medical problems, stop waiting for a drug company to  invent something.

The FDA process to patent and license a drug is corrupt anyway. All those on the vaccine licensing committee, for example, are all insiders anyway, who work for the same drug companies that are asking for approval. The government has already determined this. There's no scientific testing and long-range, randomized double blind placebo control studies going on with those drugs! Have you not seen all the commercials on TV for suing drug companies for things like faulty hernia mesh, and the side effects that Lipitor did not actually lower cholesterol? Even Monsanto has finally been sued 3xs in the last year for causing cancer with their RoundUp weedkiller Glyphosate that is sprayed on over 80% of America's crops, yet the FDA hasn't banned it in America.  

Another example of human greed and anecdotes is the company Monsanto, which has a history of making DDT for the military. It wasn't a clinical trial that halted DDT manufacturing in the USA, though. It was more anectdotal. According to the EPA, Open Original Shared Link "... regulatory actions in the late 1950s and 1960s to prohibit many of DDT's uses because of mounting evidence of the pesticide's declining benefits and environmental and toxicological effects. The publication in 1962 of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring stimulated widespread public concern over the dangers of improper pesticide use and the need for better pesticide controls. In 1972, EPA issued a cancellation order for DDT based on its adverse environmental effects, such as those to wildlife, as well as its potential human health risks. Since then, studies have continued, and a relationship between DDT exposure and reproductive effects in humans is suspected, based on studies in animals. In addition, some animals exposed to DDT in studies developed liver tumors. As a result, today, DDT is classified as a probable human carcinogen by U.S. and international authorities.  DDT is: known to be very persistent in the environment; will accumulate in fatty tissues; and can travel long distances in the upper atmosphere." Did you noticed how Rachel Carlson used "mounting evidence" and not a clinical trial? In your view, is "mounting evidence" synonymous with "anecdotal" as in your skepticism of anecdotal medicine? Gee, if we get rid of everything anecdotal that doesn't meet your approval, people and animals would all be dead.

And since regulatory agencies are all run by humans, we have to be careful which ones  to believe and which ones to ignore because many  are driven by greed. Even the ACIP Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, which is the department of the FDA that approves more and more vaccines be added to the childhood vaccine schedule, has been found to be in complete financial conflict of interest, although this knowledge isn't being spread by anyone - not the FDA, the pharmaceutical companies, nor the media. Yet, it's true:  Open Original Shared Link , which states, "A House Government Reform Committee staff report published this week criticized the FDA and the CDC for routinely allowing scientists with conflicts of interest to serve on two influential advisory committees that make recommendations on vaccine policy....The FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) makes recommendations on the approval of new vaccines. The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunizations Practices (ACIP) makes recommendations on guidelines for the administration of vaccines. The Government Reform Committee staff report found that the majority of members of both committees have financial ties to vaccine manufacturers or hold patents on vaccines under development....The Committee found that three out of the five full-time FDA advisory committee members who voted for the vaccine had financial ties to Wyeth Lederle or tow companies developing rival rotavirus vaccines…Merck and SmithKline Beecham. Four out of eight CDC advisory committee members who supported the vaccine had conflicts with the same companies. The staff report concludes that the committees demonstrated a “lack of vigilance” in their review...One physician who voted to recommend the rotavirus vaccine on the FDA’s advisory committee received $255,000.00 per year in research funds from the maker of the vaccine, Wyeth Lederle....Another member of the CDC’s advisory committee held a lucrative patent on a rival rotavirus vaccine under development by Merck. Despite this conflict, the doctor voted three times on recommendations regarding Wyeth’s vaccine. It was not until the committee voted to rescind its recommendation of the rotashield that he recused himself because of a “perception of conflict”.

The name of that last guy is Paul Offit. He sold the patent on the rotavirus back to the drug company and made millions of dollars that he won't disclose. I ofund this online: “Dr. Paul Offit of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia earned millions of dollars as part of a $182-million sale by the hospital of its worldwide royalty interest in the Merck Rotateq vaccine. The amount of income distributed to Offit could be as high as $46 million. Offit has refused to say how much he made from the vaccine.” 

Yet, Offit's interviews and articles are all over the Internet stating how wonderful and safe the vaccine is, when he stands to make money off every rotavirus vaccine made. Here's one such example - Open Original Shared Link. You think it's a regular article touting the safety of vaccines and pooh-poohing naysayers, until you get to the bottom and see that Paul Offit, himself, wrote it! Why should your patients trust a guy who makes millions of dollars off of the so-called health of children, and can't even disprove anything bad that is said about his product? Why should people trust drug companies or the FDA when there are no scientific studies for safety going on, and  approval of drugs and vaccines are all about the profits for drug companies that the ACIP can get them?  Take the profits out of health care, and start caring for people's health.

Wake up, doctor!  

How long do the symptoms last after a gluten exposure?  

I suspect a gluten exposure and have had problems for about 2 weeks. 

On 7/6/2015 at 6:59 AM, Guest Naz said:

Ginger Ale - the strong "stuff" like Reeds Ginger Beer or Trader Joe's is my "go to" when I accidentally get gluten - but, also, I up my Curcumin/Tumeric intake for a couple days. Seems to calm my system down. Then, of course, the old standby of lomotil/immodium for the other unpleasantness of gluten ingestion! Yikes!!

Not sure if anyone is still following this thread - but according to the manufacturer, immodium is not gluten free, and never has been. 

20 hours ago, Jenna1028 said:

Not sure if anyone is still following this thread - but according to the manufacturer, immodium is not gluten free, and never has been. 

Personally... Kevita probiotic drinks, aloe vera juice inner leaf filet (not whole leaf) and preservative free, heathers tummy tamers peppermint oil, ginger and chamomille tea. Hope this helps somebody...

What works for me is a tablespoon of honey with cinnamon in it.  It triggers a system flush to move the gluten out of my system.  Then I do the peppermint to sooth the gut and promote healing.

On 7/6/2015 at 8:16 AM, Guest Jonathan Stinson MD said:

"Officially, beyond simply waiting it out, there is no clinically accepted treatment for people with celiac disease or gluten sensitivity who accidentally eat gluten. "

 

I think the article should have ended there. There is too much folklore and "anecdotal medicine" out there already. We need to stick to medically proven facts.

Yeah make sure the Docs get every dime possible and people suffer unless they go to their localdrug pusher/doctor.😁