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Withdrawal symptoms from giving up gluten

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threebob · 16/05/2006 09:09

Day 1 of my new gluten free life, I am starving -food seems unsatisfying even though I've had yummy cake and rice pudding.

I suppose I'll feel better about it once I start feeling better in myself - but right now I crave a gluten "high".

Anyone else felt like this?

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TambaTheDragonSlayer · 16/05/2006 09:16

Youve been eating cake at this time in the morning? Grin

No advise personally but my mil is on a gluten free diet and seems to eat alot of baked potatoes, meats and eggs.

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threebob · 16/05/2006 09:29

It's evening here. Baked potato sounds good, I'll do that for lunch tomorrow.

Eggs are banned in the house - ds is anaphylactic.

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clerkKent · 16/05/2006 12:38

I went gf about 15 months ago. I think it is in your mind - gluten apparently takes at least a week to clear your system. Depending on your symptoms, it may be a few months before you fell much benefit (on the other hand it may be a few days!)

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threebob · 16/05/2006 20:07

I also have helicobactor pylori - which won't be helping with some of my symptoms, so I guess I won't see an improvement until that's sorted too.

I do feel as if I've given up something addictive though. Maybe I could get addicted to exercise or something Grin

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Jimjamskeepingoffvaxthreads · 16/05/2006 20:11

ds1 screams and whacks his head for 24 hours 2 days after gluten infringements. Hmmm wonder if he's starving, will try giving extra food next time....

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threebob · 16/05/2006 21:10

I think I might be missing the salt also - as commercial bread is quite salty and I don't add salt to my own cooking.

Had a rice porridge thing for breakfast with yoghurt - will see if this helps as it was hot.

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threebob · 18/05/2006 01:29

Day 3 and I've found out that the weird hungry feeling and lightheadedness were actually me starting with a cold.

I took a piece of GF cake to work with me today and thank goodness - they had a whole spread out in the staff room.

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yawningmonster · 18/05/2006 05:09

Hallo 3bob how are you?
Sounds as though things are not much fun on the health front!! Hope things improve for you.
I have the Freedom Foods cookbook and the Friendly Foods cookbook if interested in getting any recipes.
Simple do quite a nice bread mix that ds really likes (back off gluten again, though we get to retry oats this week to see how that goes). Anyway catch up soon.

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threebob · 18/05/2006 08:14

I just made the worst Simple loaf of bread ever. Even the birds won't touch it!

I have made nice ones in the past though.

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