Does Everyone Feel Sick Right Away?

[gointribal]

After being glutened does anyone else find that they don't feel or get sick right away? I tend to get bloated and have gas within 30 mins but I don't have the serious D that seems to affect everyone else. I usually feel really sick about 4 to 8 hours later and then its just down hill. However I still don't the D, I get blurred vision, bloating, chills, gas, sleepy, hurting all over, wanna throw up but don't and I feel like I should be having D but I'm not. Sorry to get graphic but when I try to go to the bathroom all have is gas but my butt feels like its going to blow up! I know everyone is different but is this like anyone else? A little help!?

[jerseyangel]

You're right--everyone is different. Some people get symptoms right away--others get them a day or more later. I get symptoms after about 2 hours. I begin to get cramping, gas, and then D. It will go on for 5 days to a week--with nausea, stomach pain, feeling depressed and anxious, foggy thinking, fatigue, etc. At the beginning, my symptoms lasted longer--now, they're more predictable and don't persist as long.

[flagbabyds]

I never get sick right away. It is usually the next day, or even the day after that. Reaction times can vary greatly.

[amybeth]

Yep - we're all different. I generally react within an hour, but the D comes and goes...then (lucky me) I get the bloating.....

sometimes I get blurry vision, sometimes long, dull headaches...seems to vary.

[Lisa]

I have been doing my best to be gluten free since August.

When I was highly symptomatic, it would take me about 30 minutes to release my lunch totally indigested, with the most horrible acid that my body could produce. I was basically home bound for two months until I got the hang of the diet. After that I ventured out a bit with the help of immodium.

Now 8 months later, if I get glutened it may take about 24 hours to feel the effects.

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[Carriefaith]

Every time I get contaminated I seen to have a slightly different reaction. I typically notice the brain fog within a few hours. My other symptoms don't usually start until 12 to 72 hours and then they may continue for up to 1-2 weeks. Some of your symptoms seem similar to mine. I usually feel like I am coming down with the flu since I can get dizzy, achy, nauseated, clammy, ect. But the rash and hives that I usually get confirms that I've eaten wheat/gluten.

[Rusla]

If I have been glutened which is an immediate injested amount of any quantity, I know within five minutes. If it is do to other glutenings and not directly eaten but injested through crubms etc. It can take an hour or two, but the dh can show up within a half hour.

[schuyler]

My reaction times tend to vary. I usually notice that something isn't right within the hour (not necessarly feeling bad, just not "right"). Sometimes the full reaction happens within one hour and sometimes it takes up to 48 hours to start. Basically it starts with bloating, then comes the severe cramping and "D", followed by nausea, vomiting, and dizziness. I pretty much get all of the flu symptoms, just more severe. My reactions tend to last between 2-10 days, it all seems to depend on what and how much I consumed.

Danielle

[Rusla]

If mine is due to makeup then it can take hours or even a day depending on the makeup.

[Felidae]

I reacted about 10 hours after glutening, first with D, nausea, vomiting, and brain fog over many many more hours.

[Laura]

I've had two different kinds of reactions. Well, I should start by saying that when I was first dx'ed, I didn't have noticeable reactions, and I've actually gotten more sensitive. Or just learned better to hear what my body is saying. Then for about a year or two, if a tiny tiny bit trickled into my diet, I didn't notice gastro symptoms, but I had hemorrhoid flareup and emotional reactions, from depression to panic attacks, for a couple of weeks. By now, 3.5 years down the road, the D starts maybe 3 hours later. But what's nice is that since that started as a symptom for me, I've actually had a lot less of the long-lasting reactions. Sucks to have to make a run for the bathroom in a store or train or whatever, but it's kind of worth it not to be having panic attacks, you know?

[whitball]

Before I was diagnosed I did not have the effects that I have now. Just today I was glutened from a "gluten free" lunch at a conference. I felt like a match was tossed down my throat. I usuallly feel bloated and a few hours later I get the "trots" One lesson learned today: Do not eat anything at a conference but the food that you bring from home.