How do I know if I was glutened?

[MisterSeth]

I was diagnosed with celiac disease late november via blood test. I had anemia and malnutrition symptoms intermittently lately and I guess I've been having diarrhea my whole life. I cut gluten and started to meticulously read ingredients. I haven't had diarrhea but my stools have been green and black and huge and tiny and I don't know wtf is going on. I think I feel better in general but is a storm coming?

[GFinDC]

Hi MisterSeth,

I've had the green stool before.  I had it for a while after an illness years ago.  I don't think it is automatically a major problem.

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/311377.php#factors-of-poop-color

You are pretty new to the gluten-free diet.  So things should be changing a lot in your digestive system.  Your gall bladder and liver may be working better now.  New villi should be growing and lots more bacteria should start inhabiting them.  Gall bladder and liver issues can happen with celiac disease but most times they are resolved by staying gluten-free.  It may help to take some pro-biotics once in a awhile.

Edited January 14, 2020 by GFinDC

[MisterSeth]

  On 1/14/2020 at 12:19 PM, GFinDC said:

Hi MisterSeth,

I've had the green stool before.  I had it for a while after an illness years ago.  I don't think it is automatically a major problem.

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/311377.php#factors-of-poop-color

You are pretty new to the gluten-free diet.  So things should be changing a lot in your digestive system.  Your gall bladder and liver may be working better now.  New villi should be growing and lots more bacteria should start inhabiting them.  Gall bladder and liver issues can happen with celiac disease but most times they are resolved by staying gluten-free.  It may help to take some pro-biotics once in a awhile.

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i went through a few 1.5kg tubs of greek yogurt since diagnoses. was a little worried about lactose intolerance but I think yogurt is low lactose anyways

[Fenrir]

  On 1/14/2020 at 1:39 PM, MisterSeth said:

i went through a few 1.5kg tubs of greek yogurt since diagnoses. was a little worried about lactose intolerance but I think yogurt is low lactose anyways

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Yogurt can vary from 4-17 grams of lactose, Milk has 9-14, so it may be slightly less than milk but not by much. I know that shortly after I was DX'd with Celiac I was lactose intolerant for about the first 5-6 months of gluten-free diet. Now I can eat dairy without much issue unless it's a large amount. 

However, when you're new to gluten-free diet the body takes time do adjust and your bowl habits will probably be a little strange for a while.