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Is It Possible To Go From Eating Gluten Every Day To Suddenly Being Allergic?

Maya — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:37:18 +0000

This supposedly happened to my roommate. Apparently she gets panic attacks and doesn’t feel good after she’s eating gluten now. She already has chronic back pain, depression, has been suicidal, and was vegan. Is she just trying to add to the list for more attention? She is VERY dependent on her parents (that go along with everything and give her attention) still even though she’s in college. I don’t want to be mean but her dad has a gluten allergy and I feel like it would be an easy thing for her to make up. She says she can’t even have a salad if 1 crouton touched it (even if she picks the crouton off).

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Either is possible I think.
She could be looking for attention. Although it’s tough to live a strict gluten free diet. For example, no wheat, no rye, no barley, no oatmeal, no pre-made soups (most have hydrolyzed vegetable protein or food starch which is wheat or gluten), many dressings and cereals and chips use wheat to “bulk up” their content since it’s cheap. You have to carefully read every box to make sure there is no gluten. I mean, living gluten free means a lot of time in the kitchen. Not sure if she knows that, but if she does thats a lot of work for attention. Maybe for her it’s worth it though.
You could encourage her to get tested, otherwise there is no way to take merit in what she says.
If her dad has a gluten intolerance or Celiac’s Disease there can be a genetic link.
And before I got diagnosed with a gluten intolerance I suffered with a lot of symptoms that wouldn’t necessarily be thought as related. For example as well as stomach aches, gastritis, and heartburn I had a lot of depression, headaches, joint pain, and eczema so I mean, who knows? Its tough to say.
I would hope that as a college student she could at least cut the umbilical cord lol…it’s got to happen sometime.

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Help! How Can I Tell If My Husband Is Allergic To Wheat, Gluten Or Something Else?

Maya — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 09:37:47 +0000

I’m at a loss on what my husbands allergic to. At first I was thinking it was wheat, or yeast or gluten but now i’m lost again. He can eat tortilla shells and grapenut cereal, but can’t eat 100% whole wheat bread. He seemed fine with white bread last time he ate it, but yet he’s allergic to baked ritz crackers.
I’m so confused and I’ve looked many things up and checked labels trying to find the one ingredient that he’s allergic to just to find it on the list of ingredients in something he can eat which brings me back to square one….again.
We have gone to an allergist but he was of no help with my husbands food allergies. He refused to do a food allergy test. And yes we’ve done the writing down what he eats for a week and checking ingredients. I’m lost, i’m frustrated and I’m rather angry because i’m not getting anwhere on figuring any of this out. I’ve checked out many web sites but still haven’t been able to find much. Please help. Serious answers only. Thank you.

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Your doctor sounds too proud… Go to a general practice doctor. I went to a new one, and she did a full workup of allergies in the form of a blood test. I found out I’m allergic to shrimp (and all its relatives). Good thing I stopped eating it as a kid!
This may sound totally nuts… but have you checked for hypoglycemia (or something related)?? I used to wheeze really bad EVERY time I ate wheat, dairy, fruit, sugar anything. I have to exclude all sugar ingredients (i.e. sugar, dextrose, maltodextrin, honey, etc). My doctor had me do a food diary of all my food and reactions. I was literally having a reaction to EVERYTHING I ate. She looked at it… told me I was having trouble digesting gluten and milk sugars. Now, I’ve been on a perfect hypoglycemic diet, gluten-intolerant diet, and lactose-free diet. My symptoms are pretty much gone… I do still wheeze when I eat too much starch at once.
Everyone’s reactions to their blood sugar messing up are different. I’ve heard of people sneezing (like I wheeze) when their blood sugar changes… some just get really sleepy. Everyone’s bodies different.
I’ve got two books I think would be really helpful. They’ve helped improve my life drastically:
“Hypoglycemia: The Classic Healthcare Handbook” by Saunders & Ross (dr reccomended this book)
“Never Be Sick Again” by Raymond Francis (amazing book! every health topic in one book)
If diabetes runs in your husbands family… hypoglycemia might not be too far off. It means you are going to develop diabetes. Its basically your bodies way of flashing a neon warning sign. I was born with mine (hypoglycemia, gluten-intolerance, lactose-intolerance). My mother ate wayyyy too much sugar when she was pregnant with me.
I hope this helped!Contct me if you have any more questions. = )

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Maya — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 09:35:16 +0000

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