Gluten Free

i think i might be. im not totally for sure because i havent been checked but i get some wicked heartburn some days.

what kind of reactions do u have to differnet foods?

wheat, oats, granola, grits- all make me get really bad heartburn

i think i might be. im not totally for sure because i havent been checked but i get some wicked heartburn some days.

what kind of reactions do u have to differnet foods?

wheat, oats, granola, grits- all make me get really bad heartburn

There is a difference in Celiac and a Gluten allergy as well. First off, Gluten is: Wheat, Barley and Rye. If for some reason you feel as though these foods are causing you issues, try an Elimination Diet (removing them ENTIRELY from your diet for three weeks) and then after that decide if you feel any different. If you do, great! You've figured it out and now need to continue to keep those out of your diet. If not, try something else: perhaps corn, or oats.

i recommend adding Dairy as well in your GF Elimination Diet. Those who are Celiac have issues with digesting dairy due to the villi in your small intestines becoming damaged. The longer you are not contaminated with gluten, the more time your villi have time to heal and then eventually they will begin to work properly.

As far as how gluten affects individuals, it varies. For me, the doctors couldn't figure it out. I was tested for SO MANY THINGS. They were pretty convinced that i had Lupus, or Hashimoto's Disease. I was getting so sick that my muscles and my joints were giving way. My legs were giving out on me constantly. My doctor was to the point that he was going to hospitalize me so that we would have active research to figure out what was destroying my body. I had had a CAT scan done and all they found was a upper sinus infection. My husband was on the phone with my doctor talking about the results and asked the doc if he thought the drywall dust would have caused the infection. My doctor then asked how long we had been working with drywall (months) and told us that drywall is primarily gluten. To then remove me from the environment immediately as well as all gluten from my diet. It took me a while to regain strength in my legs, but I started to notice a difference on the third day of being gluten free!! I was then diagnosed with Celiac Disease. Food is my medicine! I don't have to take a pill for the rest of my life! I have never respected food the way I do now!

But that's just my story, I just heard about a gentle man who breaks out in horrid hives when ever he is contaminated. So it really is different for different people.