We’ve been there. It could be the “gluten free toast” that tasted too good to be true, or the cookies that your coworker swears are safe to eat. Either way, within a few minutes or seconds, you find out the truth and it’s too late. It’s inside you.
I don’t know about you, but those panic filled moments when you’re waiting for the inevitable make you feel powerless and doom-stricken.
Has anyone ever tried throwing up right away to try to minimize the damage or lessen the reaction? Has it worked? This is strictly in a “get the gluten out of the system” way and not in an eating disorder way.
I asked some of my teachers whether or not I can be sensitive to gluten without having celiac disorder, they said that you can't have a allergic reaction to gluten unless you have celiac disorder. I can't eat any wheats except for oats, anything else causes me stomach pains, gas problems and minor diarrhea. Rye bread is also the one that is the worst for me, so maybe that helps?
Also if anyone has some reliable sources on the topic then the help would be appreciated!
haven’t been tested for celiacs but i have a lot of the symptoms and a increased likelihood of having it (according to 23andme so…take that lightly…)
for the past few days i have been getting sudden hives out of nowhere and it’ll go away really fast, like 30mins -2hrs
i’ve noticed that they come whenever i have eaten noodles. first time - spaghetti second - bread crumbs third-mac and cheese
the first time it was a few hours afterwords i was getting hives, but beforehand i had a terrible stomach ache and bloating, they pain mostly coming from the intestines near my pelvis. and that bloating lasted for days. i didn’t have anything to eat that day before that meal.
second time it took longer and it was less severe. i had like a 1/3 cup of bread crumbs and i have eaten a lot before i ate that. it took 14 hrs or so for them to show and they went away pretty quick
third time, i hadn’t eaten anything at all that day, i had a snack cup size of mac and cheese. the hives came two hours afterwards. really bad. all over my thighs, neck, my hip (that i was laying on) and my left eyelid (which i rubbed with my hand that touched my food). i took a hot shower and it went away by like 70%.
would the amount of food in my digestive system affect how fast hives come abt? and how bad it is?
(off topic question, what easy and cheap foods would be gluten free? i’m a broke college student with no microwave or kitchen so….i’m kinda limited)
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/health/post-pandemic-stress-disorder-heart-conditions-covid-london-physicians-b969436.html
>“I’ve seen a big increase in thrombotic-related vascular conditions in my practice. Far younger patients are being admitted and requiring surgical and medical intervention than prior to the pandemic."
>“I believe many of these cases are a direct result of the increased stress and anxiety levels caused from the effects of PPSD."
>*PPSD is a mental health condition induced by the pandemic. While it is not yet officially recognised, many experts believe it should be.
>Mr Rayner added: “Everyone has heard of PTSD but we really urgently need to get our heads around PPSD."
“The pandemic and the resulting lockdowns it’s brought have had a massive effect on the mental health of the whole nation.”
“We also have evidence that some patients have died at home from conditions such as pulmonary embolism and myocardial infarction. I believe this is related to many people self-isolating at home with no contact with the outside world and dying without getting the help they needed.”
*can you believe this shit... Its like the plot of a bad movie
hi everyone!! 💛
i’m interested in nudism, & have thought it’s a pretty cool thing ever since i’ve heard about it! i think i’d like to try it some day.
the only problem is: i have so much trauma related to my body (SA, anorexia, SH, & i’m a transgender person on top of all that!! 😅), & the idea of showing it to anyone - let alone a lot of everyones- makes me want to die.
a lotta people suggest nudity to help with these things & the feelings they cause - especially with being a trans person, & being a survivor. like, everyone’s like “oh, you’ve been SA’d? damn. you should try nude portrait modeling!”. i want to try nudism, bc i wanna feel better about my body after a lifetime of pain & trauma, but i’m not sure where to start or if it would traumatize me further.
any thoughts? thank you so much!! 😅🌼
EDIT: i’m being downvoted, so i just wanted to say i’m sorry that i’ve said or done something upsetting/offensive. please tell me what i should fix or if i should delete the post, & i totally will!
Hi everyone, I am wondering how closely related DID is with Maladaptive Daydreaming (MD.) MD is a relatively newly discovered disorder where people feel like they are addicted to the worlds in their heads. They know these worlds are not real and they enjoy them, but they feel addicted to them and often feel like they prefer them to real life. So, it's not the same as DID but some people definitely have both. https://maladaptivedaydreamers.com/newsletter/ I created some resources about MD as well as this free newsletter created by 5 members of the MD community. We are thinking about doing an article on the relationship between MD and DID in an upcoming issue of the newsletter. You can sign up for the newsletter at the link above. I would also be interested in hearing people's thoughts on the relationship between MD and DID.
I have been observing my own family, families of friends and acquaintances for many years. It seems many people have similar set of issues growing up - Abusive, manipulative environments, dysfunctional families.
This might be anecdotal, but I noticed that once some of the people started therapy they realised they had underlying mental disorders (like ADHD, Bipolar). I have seen some of my family members have similar behavioral traits too that have been passed to their kids. Has there ever been a study on this? I have looked up any related studied but most of them point to non-Indian data.
Hey guys
I’ve been contemplating going gluten free for months now… because a number of people on this sub and elsewhere (internet , YouTube etc) have reported chronic rashes going away entirely (or improving like 80-90%) after cutting gluten for several weeks (Though I hear you should not give up after only 2 weeks if you do not see dramatic improvement , it can take 90 days to truly see results of your body’s recovery )
I’ve suffered with sebderm on my face since early 2019 also I have had lower back pain for about a year
So it dawned on me today, is there a correlation with gluten sensitivity/ intolerance and back pain?
Did a quick google just now and it seems that yes… others have cut gluten out and noticed major improvements in lower back pain
So, if you’re like me and have facial sebderm and back pain… maybe give it an honest try
I’m thinking I really need to give it an honest try
If successful, the long hardship of finding a solution for clear skin will be done
If it doesn’t solve my issue, then I can enjoy gluten again , not feeling like it’ll maybe cause issues
But I’m almost certain I get flares after having a lot of bread the day before
LINK: Thousands facing heart problems due to ‘post-pandemic stress disorder’ | Evening Standard
>Up to 300,000 people in the UK are facing heart-related illnesses due to post-pandemic stress disorder (PPSD), two London physicians have warned.
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>This could result in a 4.5 per cent rise in cardiovascular cases nationally because of the effects of PPSD, with those aged between 30 to 45 most at-risk, they claim.
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>Mark Rayner, a former senior NHS psychological therapist and founder of EASE Wellbeing CIC, said that as many as three million people in Britain are already suffering from PPSD, thanks to stress and anxiety caused by the effects of Covid-19.
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>He fears this could result in a dramatic rise in physical health issues, such as coronary heart failure***,*** if cases are not detected or treated early.
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>Mr Rayner said: “PPSD is a very real problem on a massive scale. As well as the condition itself with all its immediate problems, one of the biggest collateral issues is the affect it can have on heart health.
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>“It is widely recognised that reducing stress and mental health problems is crucial to the prevention and recovery of cardiovascular events such as heart attacks and strokes.
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>***“We are talking about as many as 300,000 new patients with heart issues.”***
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>Mr Rayner warned that without at least doubling the current funding, the NHS will not be able to tackle the “trauma timebomb”, which could have potentially fatal consequences for those suffering with long-term PPSD.
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>Meanwhile, Tahir Hussain, a senior vascular surgeon at Northwick Park Hospital in Harrow, said he has seen a significant rise in cases where he works.
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>He said: “I’ve seen a big increase in thrombotic-related vascular conditions in my practice. Far younger patients are being admitted and requiring surgical and medical intervention than prior to the pandemic.
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>“I believe many of these cases are a direct result of the increased stress and anxiety levels c
I've been in recovery from an eating disorder for years (back and forth between anorexia and orthorexia), with lots of ups and downs along the way. At this point, eating is difficult not because of body image issues (mostly... let's be honest, it's still there to some extent), but because of GI discomfort. I get constipated so easily, probably due to a combination of EDS slow motility and messing up my GI tract by my disordered eating. I'm on Miralax 2x day and Colace 1x day, but I don't want to take any stronger laxatives because I'm afraid of backsliding and undoing my ED recovery. My doctor just prescribed Linzess, but I've been reading on this reddit that a lot of EDSers have adverse reactions to it.
Anyone else struggling with EDS and ED recovery? Do you find that the GI symptoms make it more difficult to meet a meal plan or eat challenge foods? Any tips or advice? Or just other people going through the same thing who can help me feel less crazy??
I am a man over 300 lbs. I am completely disgusting fat disgrace of a human, I look like a nasty fucking dumpster fire.. i removed my mirror so I dont have to look at myself. In high school I was hospitalized for starving myself, afterwards I used starving as both means to get what I wanted and to punish myself. I wasn't that big in hs, got into herion and just gave up on caring. When I got clean I gained so much weight like almost 100 lbs. Either do to a medication or thyroid problems. I stopped the meds and started thyroid meds at the same time. I have lost weight since that time. I haven't tried to do anything to lose any at this point. Started about 6 months ago I stopped eating breakfast and lunch. About a month ago I was struggling with eating dinner. Now I am going three weeks without eating an entire meal at once. Some times its day between food. I'm not obsessing over not eating. I am weak and don't care anymore. I do take vitamins and eat protein bar so I can at least work. But now I want to vomit while eating anything at all. Not vomiting on purpose, body is rejecting all food. Luckily I can drink. Idk what to think is my bi-polar causing it? Do I have a disorder? Or am I just trying to kill myself without doing it drastically. No one see what I'm doing nor have I said it to anyone. Sorry to all of you who are suffing from real problems i don't mean to undermind the problems your dealing with. I know that this is pointless post but I need somone to hear.
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Hello,
This is a bit of a cross-post from r/celiac: https://www.reddit.com/r/Celiac/comments/q8zs0i/diagnostic_markers_differing_between_countries/
This is my medical history & some conclusions that have been drawn. Still looking for more answers as I still feel terrible & I am very frustrated with doctors not listening despite scientific arguments.
- Stunted growth & difficult eater from the age of 2 onwards. Diet with a lot bread & breakfast cereals.
- Had to quit doing sports around 12-13 years old due to muscle pain, occasional fatigue & headaches.
- Diagnosis of IBS-D at university (age 19) when I started having postprandial diarrhea. Started having non-debilitating fatigue & muscle pain (in my legs)
- Throughout the following years, symptoms gots worse with hypotension, tachycardia, worsening fatigue, nausea, flushing after certain foods & beer, night sweats. I spent most of my weekends in bed. Figured it was all due to an irregular lifestyle. Treatment with metronidazole helped after a period of serious GI pain & bloating.
- Age 25, symptoms got to a point where I started having neuropsychiatric issues: "depersonalisation" (life was like I was watching a screen), couldn't think or talk properly, had troubles with hand-eye coordination, etc. I was diagnosed with depression. Symptoms got better when I traveled around Asia (although I caught typhoid fever in Cambodia).
- At age 30, when I was working in a hospital, I talked to the head of the Department Physical Medicine who actually listened to me (other doctors just chalked it up to stress). The following things were found:
- low vitamine D, low B12, low ferritin-saturation
- low creatine kinase (indicative for muscular wasting)
- exclusion of a bunch of neuromuscular auto-immune issues
- light ataxia
- tongue correlated with gluten problems
- genetics: positive for HLA-DQ2 and DQ8
- wheat allergy excluded
- high steatocrite in stool
- Based on these findings, I was sent to a gastroenterologist:
- anti-tissue transglutaminase antibodies were negative
- anti-deamidated gliadin was also negative
- duodenal biopsy was performed (2 samples were taken): no microvilli atrophy was seen. Normocellular inflammation infiltrates were seen along the stroma-axes of the microvilli & in the lamina propria. This inflammation was ignored as asp
Is it because vitamin A is arguably one of the more dangerous/deadly vitamins when overdone, as not to let non-researchers/medical adepts take that risk?
Gluten is not a FODMAP (repost) -- this link has a discussion of low-FODMAP flours as well.
Regarding "gluten free does not mean low FODMAP", here's a gluten-free brown bread recipe that someone shared in here from /r/glutenfreerecipes.
These ingredients are problems:
- 1 Tbsp molasses (20g): molasses is only green at 5g. 20g is red for fructose and fructans
- 1 Tbsp powdered milk: this isn't listed in the app but it's very unlikely to be lactose free
- 1/4 cup milk: definitely not lactose free
Everything else looks fine, but this recipe would be red for 3 of the 6 FODMAPs, depending on serving size of course. Personally, I'm very sensitive to lactose so I'd avoid this recipe.
