graciebear

I Don't know what I'd do without my essential oils! Severe Gluten attack today 5/12/2014 I was not able to go to work. I Began with drinking an extra dose of Ningixia Red. Did a detox bath with Apple Cider Vinegar, Ginger essential oil and lavender to help calm me and Epsom Salt. (Ginger increases your heat level to help sweat out toxins). Be sure your drinking lots of water to help flush and hydrate.

Applied DiGize and peppermint to abdominal area and kidneys. Took Essentialzymes-4. I made a morphine bomb (balsam fir, copaiba and frankensce mixed with coconut) rubbed on joints for the pain. On my way to recovery. If your living with Celiac Disease or know someone with this disease I hope you share! I don't sell oils I buy them wholesale online for myself. I don't get glutened often but when I do I can recover faster with oils. Make sure your getting pure oils not synthetic.

I have narrowed down that the bread is making me sick as well. two weeks ago I had Udies Hot Dog Buns, last Sunday a peanut butter & jelly sandwich on Udies bread and yesterday an pizza made by Udies...each time Bingo I was sick the next morning. Symtoms are not as severe but still tough to get through the morning. Im thinking it might be the Xtham Gum but not really sure as Ive only been Gluten free for 2 months.

Anyone receive word from Obagi? Wondering if there gentle cleanser is gluten free?

This week seems to be much better using all the above advise seems to be paying off! Ive eliminated dairy and went strickly with fresh food options -vs- gluten free products. Dr. started me on a b12 shot too! Making a few adjustemnts has me ready and anxious to begin my new Job Monday!Still have fatige but feel like things are turning around and feelings of despair and fear are subsiding. THanks for the heplful advise and support!

Hello graciebear....I was in your shoes 8 years ago so am sorry you are this sick but know exactly what you are going through.  A few things......unfortunately, no one bounces right back from a Celiac diagnosis so you will have to become a patient person.  Healing can and will happen and you'll feel better than ever but it does take time and that is an individual thing.

I have a good job and know the desire to return to work right away.  I ended up taking only 1 week off from work but I have a sedentary job so that was extremely helpful.

 

Sorry for the TMI but.....I had the explosive, watery diarrhea also and after only 3 days of being really gluten free, that stopped.  Once gluten is out of your system, the diarrhea should cease, although you still have a long way to go as far as healing is concerned. Are you sure you are very gluten free and aren't being cc'd somewhere?  If not, then it may be something else besides Celiac but hear me out.  Microscopic colitis is another condition that occurs often in Celiac's and the one big symptom of that is diarrhea that doesn't go away.  Your large intestine has inflammation going on at a cellular level.  They usually do a biopsy during a colonoscopy to verify this. What it will do is keep water from being re-absorbed into your system and that's the major job of the large intestine. That is how you end up with solid waste.  19 days is a long time to have diarrhea after going gluten-free but I don't want you to panic and think you are dying....I am not trying to scare you!  I think the treatment for microscopic colitis is anti-diarrheals for awhile, to give your large intestine time to heal.  Once you calm your immune system down from Celiac Disease, then other healing follows.  I was in your shoes as far as eating and weight loss so understand your fear and concern.  I think you need to go back to the doctor and bring this up because you cannot have diarrhea for long before it really wears you down, as you well know. 

 

You will have to accept that healing does not happen in 2 weeks but you should be able to get a handle on the diarrhea enough to go back to work as you heal.  Do you have a doctor you can really talk to about this?  Some are such idiots.  There could be another food intolerance going one here also.  It can be hard to tell.

 

I would definitely take digestive enzymes also...I do and they helped enormously for me.  I still take them with a heavier meal.  I am one of the thin Celiacs and still have a problem digesting fats. The ones I use are called Digest Gold and are gluten free but you can use any good one as long as they are gluten-free.  Do you use probiotics?  They are worth taking to populate your GI tract with all that good bacteria you may be missing due to your inflammed gut.  But you really should see a GI doctor to address the diarrhea...19 days is too long to have it.  Please do not freak out about this....these problems are common with celiac and it will just take awhile to get everything under control.

 

Why do people always get sick when they have a new job to start?     I feel for you but hang in there and we'll try to help you through this!

Hello graciebear....I was in your shoes 8 years ago so am sorry you are this sick but know exactly what you are going through.  A few things......unfortunately, no one bounces right back from a Celiac diagnosis so you will have to become a patient person.  Healing can and will happen and you'll feel better than ever but it does take time and that is an individual thing.

I have a good job and know the desire to return to work right away.  I ended up taking only 1 week off from work but I have a sedentary job so that was extremely helpful.

 

Sorry for the TMI but.....I had the explosive, watery diarrhea also and after only 3 days of being really gluten free, that stopped.  Once gluten is out of your system, the diarrhea should cease, although you still have a long way to go as far as healing is concerned. Are you sure you are very gluten free and aren't being cc'd somewhere?  If not, then it may be something else besides Celiac but hear me out.  Microscopic colitis is another condition that occurs often in Celiac's and the one big symptom of that is diarrhea that doesn't go away.  Your large intestine has inflammation going on at a cellular level.  They usually do a biopsy during a colonoscopy to verify this. What it will do is keep water from being re-absorbed into your system and that's the major job of the large intestine. That is how you end up with solid waste.  19 days is a long time to have diarrhea after going gluten-free but I don't want you to panic and think you are dying....I am not trying to scare you!  I think the treatment for microscopic colitis is anti-diarrheals for awhile, to give your large intestine time to heal.  Once you calm your immune system down from Celiac Disease, then other healing follows.  I was in your shoes as far as eating and weight loss so understand your fear and concern.  I think you need to go back to the doctor and bring this up because you cannot have diarrhea for long before it really wears you down, as you well know. 

 

You will have to accept that healing does not happen in 2 weeks but you should be able to get a handle on the diarrhea enough to go back to work as you heal.  Do you have a doctor you can really talk to about this?  Some are such idiots.  There could be another food intolerance going one here also.  It can be hard to tell.

 

I would definitely take digestive enzymes also...I do and they helped enormously for me.  I still take them with a heavier meal.  I am one of the thin Celiacs and still have a problem digesting fats. The ones I use are called Digest Gold and are gluten free but you can use any good one as long as they are gluten-free.  Do you use probiotics?  They are worth taking to populate your GI tract with all that good bacteria you may be missing due to your inflammed gut.  But you really should see a GI doctor to address the diarrhea...19 days is too long to have it.  Please do not freak out about this....these problems are common with celiac and it will just take awhile to get everything under control.

 

Why do people always get sick when they have a new job to start?     I feel for you but hang in there and we'll try to help you through this!

Thanks Gemini for the encourangement! I am on anti-diarraheals (lomotil). I am with a new doctor who seems to be much more concerned but I realize I cant call him every day and most of our contact is through the nurse.

I did begin probiotics today and the b12 along with a multi that I began last week with magnesium.

I feel certain I am gluten free as Ive stayed home and cooked only fresh and basics (meat,fresh veggis and fruit) Trying to eliminate any chance of "cc:" ..but wondered if its in my products. So im taking time today to go through shampoos, makeup etc.

Reaching out on the site is another new step for me in educating myself with this disease and hearing that I am not alone.

I will ask Dr. about my colonoscopy and inquire about colitus. As i agree this daily "d" is tough! Glad the pain is gone and I am so much better than I was 2 weeks ago. But still have a jorney

I am on here today asking the very same quaetion. I was diagnosed with Celiac 2 weeks ago. I have been gluten free 19 days today. I am feeling so much better as the stomach pains are gone...but stll lots of "D"! I lost my job 30 days ago as I was so sick I could not even drive let alone work. Now that I have a diagnosis and feeling beter I have found a new job and begin work June 3rd however....I am terrified since I cannot control the morning "D"!

I have been reading blog after blog and called BOTH Dr. & dietician to find out what can be done to keep me out of the bathroom.

I have been keeping a food log and am glutten free, caffening free, lactose free. But, I look so malnurished and was curious if its a viatmin deficiancy. So last week I becan a muti-vitamin and magnesium (gluten free) and Dr. suggest I begin with Vitamin B12 yesterday. Are the Disestive enzymes a route to go??

I am so desperate for help as I am single and have to get back to work in order to pay my bills and take care of myself! THis has been a terrifying ordeal and I need to bouce back fast! I am still haveing insomnia too ...is the answer time??

I am also fearful that I have something else w/ my Celiac and not sure where to turn. The Dr. has me on steroids to jump start my brain to want to eat agian as I lost over 20 lbs and truly stopped eating. So the Dr really does not want to see me agin in his office till May 30th and I begin work June 3rd so I want to take advantage of these 2 weeks to heal my intestines. Any words of advise and wisdom?

Desperatly seeking answers

Thanks in advance to all!

G