Dehydration

[minton]

Prior to diagnosis I had many hospital trips and all of them said my electrolytes were off. I'm telling you that since I was about 10 my electrolytes have been off despite drinking gatorade and plenty of water daily. My own mom stopped believing me that I was drinking enough. Since diagnosis, I have only had one attack of electrolyte related chest pain (the cause of the hospital visits) and that was about 3 months after starting the diet. Is it possible that my intestines were so damaged I wasn't even getting the water and electrolytes I needed?

Sidenote: those of you that have read my genetics thread-my mom has mentioned to me on several occasions that my grandmother often had "off" electrolyes. perhaps there is a genetic thing. Will look into that.

[trents]

I'm assuming your electrolytes are too low. That is the more common problem with electrolytes. If this is true, then you may be diluting them with excessive fluid intake. Also, Celiac disease damages the small intestine whereas fluid uptake is accomplished in the large intestine (at the other end).

[RiceGuy]

I've really had to concentrate on electrolytes, such as potassium and sodium. Otherwise I'm just constantly thirsty. Avoiding certain foods has helped a lot too. It has taken a lot of trial and error to figure out what to avoid and what to eat.