UGH. About 1x a week I get feeling bad at work. This has been going on for at least a couple of months, but the last 3-4 weeks have been worse. Today, I ended up with D, 3 times in an hour, so I came home.
Observations:
1. I think I might have had gluten on Sunday at lunch out (the restaurant has changed their rice). This would have been 48 hours. Last Monday I started feeling ill almost exactly 48 hours after I know I ate gluten the previous Saturday night out.
2. I had a Special Dark Chocolate bar with lunch and a rootbeer. Otherwise I had the same home cooked lunch I ate yesterday. The D started 1/2 to 1 hour after lunch.
3. My muscles, particularly in my feet have been cramping all afternoon. (not just sore, but charley horse type cramps).
4. The D was worst while I was having some pain in my back, kind of under my left shoulder blade. As I drove home, the pain dissapated and my stomach started feeling better (not as nauseous).
I did make an appointment with my doc for Monday. I can't keep going like this. If its a gluten reaction, I'll have to be extra vigilant. I really don't want to go back on drugs for anxiety, because I suspect they were masking the underlying symptoms, but I will if that is how I can feel better.
I'm afraid they will just say "anxiety" because of the fact that they don't understand food sensitivities.
I see the chiropractor Thursday. I am disappointed with him because at our first session he said it sounded like a mineral imbalance and that we'd talk about nutrition. At the second he said he's going to treat it as structural. I think the back has been problematic because of the tight muscles and poor posture at work and home computer. I cancelled last week because my stomach was doing flip flops. I will try one more appointment this week, but then if he says its just structural, I think I'll not keep going and shelling out $20/week. Does anyone know how long chiro treatment should take to make something better? I'm skeptical. He did get rid of the really bad back pain, but the neck and shoulder muscles are still as tight as ever.
UGH. It's like a full time job figuring this out and my full time job, and my family are suffering in the meantime.
Katy
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kate_ce1995
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Hi Katy,
It sure sounds to me as though you're having food intolerance reactions during those episodes. I suppose it's possible that anxiety might be complicating the issue, but it's pretty likely that a food intolerance is at the core of the problem.
Now that you're "weaning" your body off gluten, you're probably more sensitive to it, (and to other intolerances), than you were previously, and, as you say, you may have to be extra vigilant for trace amounts that sneak into your meals and snacks.
It's possible that the chocolate bar could have caused the reaction.
I think your other observations are right on target, also.
Tex
It sure sounds to me as though you're having food intolerance reactions during those episodes. I suppose it's possible that anxiety might be complicating the issue, but it's pretty likely that a food intolerance is at the core of the problem.
Now that you're "weaning" your body off gluten, you're probably more sensitive to it, (and to other intolerances), than you were previously, and, as you say, you may have to be extra vigilant for trace amounts that sneak into your meals and snacks.
It's possible that the chocolate bar could have caused the reaction.
I think your other observations are right on target, also.
Tex
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artteacher
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Hi Katy,
I get the big D from both root beer and dark chocolate (unless it's one special brand - Green & Black's Dark 70% chocolate). Lindt and Hershey's have the an almost identical ingredient list as Green & Blacks, but I know there must be undeclared ingredients, or I wouldn't get sick.
I think it's not unheard of that those things would make you sick. Maybe you just haven't found all your triggers yet. I'm sorry you're feeling so bad.
Love, Marsha
I get the big D from both root beer and dark chocolate (unless it's one special brand - Green & Black's Dark 70% chocolate). Lindt and Hershey's have the an almost identical ingredient list as Green & Blacks, but I know there must be undeclared ingredients, or I wouldn't get sick.
I think it's not unheard of that those things would make you sick. Maybe you just haven't found all your triggers yet. I'm sorry you're feeling so bad.
Love, Marsha
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barbaranoela
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Katy sorry to hear of all your issues cropping up---
I really cant diagnous ---
I do eat dark chocolate often--high in cocoa contants---no problems--
I do have,at times, cramping of the toes----they actually curl UNDER??
Calling the GI when it had started and I was told----I was lacking in SALT???
The suggestion was to nibble on a few salted pretzels????
Someone said--charley horses~~~~~~ nope different than that--
It seems to have dimished over the years---just hits every now and again-
hope U feel better and find out the cause--
luve Barbara
I really cant diagnous ---
I do eat dark chocolate often--high in cocoa contants---no problems--
I do have,at times, cramping of the toes----they actually curl UNDER??
Calling the GI when it had started and I was told----I was lacking in SALT???
The suggestion was to nibble on a few salted pretzels????
Someone said--charley horses~~~~~~ nope different than that--
It seems to have dimished over the years---just hits every now and again-
hope U feel better and find out the cause--
luve Barbara