Anyone developed a gluten intollerance?
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Guys,
Have been having 'digestive' issues for a couple of months.
I'm due to have a colonoscopy next week to try and 'get to the bottom of it' (pun intended as if I don't laugh about it at the moment I'd probably cry......).
I had a light bulb moment earlier today after seeing the consultant on Monday.
Back in my running days I used to carb load on pasta etc. before a race.
Pasta used to give me tons of energy - where as just lately it makes me feel the opposite and have no energy and also seems to trigger 'toilet moments and gas'.
Have noticed this with a few other things too (breakfast cereal, bread etc.).
Now the consultant hasn't mentioned gluten yet as he wants to rule out anything internal.
Anyone developed this later in life?
I'm 40 and feeling like I crap!!
Chris
Have been having 'digestive' issues for a couple of months.
I'm due to have a colonoscopy next week to try and 'get to the bottom of it' (pun intended as if I don't laugh about it at the moment I'd probably cry......).
I had a light bulb moment earlier today after seeing the consultant on Monday.
Back in my running days I used to carb load on pasta etc. before a race.
Pasta used to give me tons of energy - where as just lately it makes me feel the opposite and have no energy and also seems to trigger 'toilet moments and gas'.
Have noticed this with a few other things too (breakfast cereal, bread etc.).
Now the consultant hasn't mentioned gluten yet as he wants to rule out anything internal.
Anyone developed this later in life?
I'm 40 and feeling like I crap!!
Chris
I was diagnosed with Coeliacs Disease just after my 20th birthday. I'm now 40 and on a strict gluten free diet. It is getting a lot better these days to find gluten free products as nearly all the supermarkets and manufacturers are producing loads of new products. I would recommend having a look at the coeliac society website for more info on how it might affect you.
h and I think everyone would be healthier without it especially when you consider what most of the produce that contains the stuff is like.My g/f's father was diagnosed coeliac earlier this year at age 50something. He did have an inkling for a while that he was gluten intolerant, though. Best get on it as he subsequently found he had osteoporosis because of it.
And then my girlfriend found out she is coeliac too!
As others said it can be quite a beneficial thing. They both eat very healthily now due to the need for calcium etc. Gluten free beer is also indistinguishable from regular beer! (But pricey)
And then my girlfriend found out she is coeliac too!
As others said it can be quite a beneficial thing. They both eat very healthily now due to the need for calcium etc. Gluten free beer is also indistinguishable from regular beer! (But pricey)
True but also bear in mind that your gluten problem may not show up in a blood test-mine didn't.
Also it sounds a bit obvious but now that you've stopped eating gluten, if you're going to have a blood test done, you need to get back on it for a week or two otherwise your reaction to it will have even less chance of showing up.
Also it sounds a bit obvious but now that you've stopped eating gluten, if you're going to have a blood test done, you need to get back on it for a week or two otherwise your reaction to it will have even less chance of showing up.
My OH was diagnosed intolerant about a year ago, it can be a pain & occasionally she'll say 'sod it' and eat or drink what she likes knowing she'll pay the price later, she has tablets to take but I couldn't tell you what they are without asking.
GF is rapidly becoming 'trendy' so it's less of an incovenience than it used to be, more food stuffs etc available now.
Good luck with it.
GF is rapidly becoming 'trendy' so it's less of an incovenience than it used to be, more food stuffs etc available now.
Good luck with it.
Just to update this- had the colonoscopy a couple of weeks back (not the most pleasant experience I've ever had....).
Initial results came back with nothing untoward, they did take some biopsies as a standard procedure - waiting for the results of that.
Strangely since the procedure I've been pretty much back to normal - nothing seems to be causing me a problem.
Not sure whether I'd had some sort of gut infection or something - will see what the consultant says when I go for my follow up appointment.
Initial results came back with nothing untoward, they did take some biopsies as a standard procedure - waiting for the results of that.
Strangely since the procedure I've been pretty much back to normal - nothing seems to be causing me a problem.
Not sure whether I'd had some sort of gut infection or something - will see what the consultant says when I go for my follow up appointment.
I had the same, small flare ups then nothing, then in my late thirties was really bad, kept being told it was IBS, lost weight which at first I thought great, but when it got down to 7 stone 7,the doctor finally sent me for the camera test, came back positive coeliac disease, turns out my auntie was a coeliac and now so is my mum and dad, who was only diagnosed couple of years ago. The coeliac association is really helpful so worth joining them, only £24 a year membership but you get excellent tips, gluten free recipes, products and tips on gluten free places to eat and stay, well worth the annual membership and they do a lot of work on awareness in restaurants and research
The thing they do reiterate is how easy it should be for doctors to diagnose coeliac disease, but the truth is people usually suffer for years before correct diagnosis, must admit once diagnosed and with all the information on food felt so much better, thing is people just think you can't eat bread or cakes, but its so much more than that, if we are round a friends and they bring out the garlic bread, will sometimes have a slice without any bad side effects but when not being too careful over time would definitely pay the price.
Good luck you will certainly feel the difference in your stomach and yourself
Oh and ref previous post 1 in every 100 has coeliac disease so does effect a few!!!!!
The thing they do reiterate is how easy it should be for doctors to diagnose coeliac disease, but the truth is people usually suffer for years before correct diagnosis, must admit once diagnosed and with all the information on food felt so much better, thing is people just think you can't eat bread or cakes, but its so much more than that, if we are round a friends and they bring out the garlic bread, will sometimes have a slice without any bad side effects but when not being too careful over time would definitely pay the price.
Good luck you will certainly feel the difference in your stomach and yourself
Oh and ref previous post 1 in every 100 has coeliac disease so does effect a few!!!!!
Edited by Mexican cuties on Friday 5th June 06:43
Headline in today's Telegraph:
While 40 per cent of people claim to have a food allergy, only five per cent actually do.
While 40 per cent of people claim to have a food allergy, only five per cent actually do.
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