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Increased Sensitivity To Gluten?

Mike44

By Mike44
in Coping with Celiac Disease

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Mike44 Apprentice
Mike44
Posted

Hi everybody,

Again I reiterate, I'm newly diagnosed. I just wondered - if one eliminates gluten from the diet, and then, inadvertently eats food containing gluten, is there an increased sensitivity to it?

What are your thoughts?

Mike.

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Corkdarrr
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I went gluten-free 5 months ago, and found that I've definately become more sensitive to small amounts of gluten. Something like your body is finally getting a chance to heal and so it notices smaller amounts...It seems a lot of people have this same reaction.

Courtney

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Nantzie
Posted

That's how it happened with me too. Went from eating tons of gluten to not even being able to use my old wooden spoons. Very odd. But very common here.

Nancy

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happygirl
Posted

Yes, I am now extremely sensitive. For me, I think part of it was that I was so sick, all the time, that it became normal. So after getting better, it was SO noticeable for me. But I think I am more sensitive to smaller and smaller amounts now (2.5 years since dx).

On the other hand, there are board members who didn't have horrible symptoms, until after they went gluten free, and then reintroduced gluten. Go figure. :P

breann6 Contributor
breann6
Posted

i think this is true also, atleast for me it is as well. i also react faster to smaller amounts of gluten, and it takes longer for larger amounts (i.e. peice of biscuit versus cross contamination). i was glutened by a kiss and my three year old drinking after me (while eating a roll) and was sick around an hour later- however eating a bite of a biscuit- didn't get sick till much later- nearly 12 hours for any symptoms and three days for the havoc to totally settle in- and it took a week to stop feeling bruised in the belly.....strange....

~breann

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Looking for answers
Posted

I've been wheat-free for years but just started adhering to a strict gluten-free diet about a month ago. This past weekend I drank my normal smoothie from the mall and got glutened big time. I can definitely attest that for many of us the symptoms get worse. I was sick for the remainder of the weekend and felt like I was hit by a train. Not fun!

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lovegrov
Posted

It depends on the person. Many people get more sensitive. I have, but just a very tiny bit more sensitive.

richard

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