Well, I let my guard down and ended up getting glutened over the weekend. DH and DD and I went to DH's favorite restaurant Sunday after church and I ordered a piece of "lightly fried cod" instead of my usual rice based veggie burger. I hadn't had anything fried, except for french fries, in months and since this said lightly fried I thought it wouldn't have too much oil, which has been a problem for me. I was 2/3 of the way through eating it when I had a major DUH!!! moment. DUH!!! This fish is breaded!!! What was I thinking??? Since I was in so deep I went ahead and ate the rest, hoping that since my MC was NSAID induced and since I've been in remission since stopping the NSAIDS, that I wouldn't have a reaction. Well, so much for hoping! It hit me mid morning yesterday and I went down hard. Had a bit of D, not as bad as it could have been, but the body aches and brain fog was flu level. Ended up going home early yesterday and napped most of the afternoon and went to bed at 9:30 pm. Woke up today feeling much better but the brain fog continued till mid day today. This has been a great reminder lesson to me that I cannot let my guard down anytime I'm eating away from home! Live and learn!
Katie
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Katie,
I'm so sorry that you got glutened. I guess you have your answer about whether it was the NSAIDS or gluten causing your reactions.
We've all done something similar. I ate at a Brazilian restaurant after going CF and ordered a lime drink as I did before MC. When I got hit with symptoms afterward, I realized that the drink included milk. What was I thinking? I wasn't, obviously, and learned a valuable lesson.
I hope you're back on track quickly.
Gloria
I'm so sorry that you got glutened. I guess you have your answer about whether it was the NSAIDS or gluten causing your reactions.
We've all done something similar. I ate at a Brazilian restaurant after going CF and ordered a lime drink as I did before MC. When I got hit with symptoms afterward, I realized that the drink included milk. What was I thinking? I wasn't, obviously, and learned a valuable lesson.
I hope you're back on track quickly.
Gloria
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Katie,
I also fall into that "is it meds, or is it gluten?" category. I was on Zoloft for 6 years or so, and for the last 5 my GI symptoms got progressively worse. After going GF/DF a couple of months ago, I was still having D, so I weaned myself off the Zoloft. For about a month I had no D, thought that must be it. Last Friday I challenged gluten, and though I didn't have D, I felt absolutely awful for several days, felt like there was something crawling around in my belly. Then yesterday I went out to lunch with a group from church, thought I could handle a little cheese on my GF burger. WRONG! Had D within a couple of hours. SO....I'm learning that the meds might have started this whole thing, but now that it's got momentum, the food sensitivities seem determined to keep it going.
Hope you're feeling better today!
I also fall into that "is it meds, or is it gluten?" category. I was on Zoloft for 6 years or so, and for the last 5 my GI symptoms got progressively worse. After going GF/DF a couple of months ago, I was still having D, so I weaned myself off the Zoloft. For about a month I had no D, thought that must be it. Last Friday I challenged gluten, and though I didn't have D, I felt absolutely awful for several days, felt like there was something crawling around in my belly. Then yesterday I went out to lunch with a group from church, thought I could handle a little cheese on my GF burger. WRONG! Had D within a couple of hours. SO....I'm learning that the meds might have started this whole thing, but now that it's got momentum, the food sensitivities seem determined to keep it going.
Hope you're feeling better today!
Cynthia
"Can we fix it? YES WE CAN!" -Bob the Builder
"Can we fix it? YES WE CAN!" -Bob the Builder
Katie,
Sorry that you had a reaction, but I'm glad that it's subsiding after a couple of days. The thing that I find most interesting about your reaction is that it apparently took over 20 hours to begin. That's longer than average, but of course, not all that uncommon. I have a hunch that such a delayed reaction suggests that only your colon is involved in your response, unlike many of us who respond much sooner, because of small intestine, or even stomach involvement. That's just my theory, though, so it certainly isn't chiseled in stone.
Cynthia,
IMO, you're right on target with your assessment of the etiology of your MC. Drug-induced MC is quite common, (probably the primary cause, in combination with stress), but as Dr. Fine points out, the genes that predispose to MC also predispose to gluten-sensitivity, so when MC is triggered, food-sensitivities are also triggered.
Tex
Sorry that you had a reaction, but I'm glad that it's subsiding after a couple of days. The thing that I find most interesting about your reaction is that it apparently took over 20 hours to begin. That's longer than average, but of course, not all that uncommon. I have a hunch that such a delayed reaction suggests that only your colon is involved in your response, unlike many of us who respond much sooner, because of small intestine, or even stomach involvement. That's just my theory, though, so it certainly isn't chiseled in stone.
Cynthia,
IMO, you're right on target with your assessment of the etiology of your MC. Drug-induced MC is quite common, (probably the primary cause, in combination with stress), but as Dr. Fine points out, the genes that predispose to MC also predispose to gluten-sensitivity, so when MC is triggered, food-sensitivities are also triggered.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Thanks to all for your kind words of encouragement. I am feeling much, much better and am resolved to not make THAT mistake again. I'm sure I'll make other dietary mistakes, but not that one!
And Tex, even when I was reacting fully there would be a 20-36 hour delay, which helped make it harder to figure out what was causing it. I like your theory that my only involvement is in the colon.
Blessings to all,
Katie
And Tex, even when I was reacting fully there would be a 20-36 hour delay, which helped make it harder to figure out what was causing it. I like your theory that my only involvement is in the colon.
Blessings to all,
Katie