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Could This Be Gluten?

MissJayme

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All of my life I have always had an upset stomach after eating. I have always had to burp really loud after meals in an attempt to make my stomach feel better. I have also always had weird bowel habits, cramping when I have to go, alternating C&D.

Recently I did the HCG diet and cut out everything, except saltines, that contained gluten. When I moved into the phase where you follow an atkins stlye diet I held my weight loss from the previous phase and actually dropped a few more lbs. When I moved into the phase where you introduce sugar and starch all of my problems started. The first day I could eat starches I had a donut for breakfast withing 2 hrs I had the worst headache ever and my stomach was grumbling and eventually I had to run to the bathroom. I kept having to run to the bathroom the rest of the day and my stomach was sooo bloated it hurt and felt like I was sticking it out and coulcn't suck it in to save my life. The next day I weighed 3lbs more than I did the day before. I had learned from HCG message boards that if there is a sudden spike in weight after adding something you probably have a sensitivity to it. I continued to watch myself for the rest of the week and every time I ate something with gluten in it I felt sick,tired, had a headache,was moody had the worst gas ever ,couldn't concentrate and I continued to have to run to the bathroom. I also gained 6lbs in the week i ate gluten.

Last week I went gluten-free and by the 3rd day I had no more headache I didn't have to run to the bathroom as often and I felt more alert and had more energy. I also lost the 6lbs I had gained. I re-introduced gluten on Sunday and had pizza for dinner. I got a headache within 2hrs and my stomach started to grumble. I woke up yesterday morning and I weighed 3lbs more than I did Sunday morning. I had a brownie for breakfast and I had the worst gas pains all day, I felt like I couldn't breathe and I needed to go to the bathroom but I couldn't. I made waffles for dinner, I figured if it's guten causing it and I need to eat it for the tests I might as well have my favorites, and I spent an hour on the toilet after dinner. I woke up this morning and I have the same gas pains and yesteday morning and my stomach is bloated and feels tender to the touch.

Here are my symptoms from the week I added gluten plus the last 2 days:

tired

gas/bloating/diarrhea or constipation/floating stools that are sometimes oily

headaches

weight gain

cant concentrate/moody/mood swings/anxious

Does this sound like gluten or could it be wheat? I just really want the stomach upset/pain to go away. I will be calling my doctor in the next few days but I'm sure I can't get in until after thanksgiving which is fine since there will be plenty of gluten for me to eat.

Thanks for taking the time to read this!

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Does this sound like gluten or could it be wheat?

1) Yes, this definitely does sound like gluten. 2) You can try eating wheat-free rye bread or something else containing rye/barley but not wheat to see if it is gluten or just wheat you are reacting to.

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