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Gluten-free mommas

irishblessings916irishblessings916 member
in September 2016 Moms
Is anyone here gluten-free? Whether it be for medical reasons or just general preference. I'm noticing more and more in this pregnancy that I feel super overly bloated when I eat anything with gluten. Even a simple piece of peanut butter bread makes my coat tight. My mom and younger sisters have been diagnosed with Celiac. Is this a possibility for me to be as well? However, I'm not in pain like they are. Just really bloated. I have cut out all bread and gluten in the past, lost a ton of weight (was down to the last 10 lbs of baby weight gained) and then I started cheating here and there. Now I'm back up to if not over what I was before going gluten-free.
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Re: Gluten-free mommas

  • PatrickandBeccaPatrickandBecca member
    I am! I have rheumatoid arthritis and possibly other not yet diagnosed autoimmune disease.

    My rheumatologist has me on an anti inflammatory diet that I'm really not very good at following. Basically, only supposed to eat greens and lean meat. No lentils, grains, sugar, alcohol, dairy, and even limited fruit.

    However, the one thing that has helped decrease the pain and fatigue the most is cutting out gluten, even when I'm not doing so hot on the rest of the rules. Both my mom and my sister also have it so there's definitely some level of genetics involved.

    I'm pretty sure for celiac disease it's a blood test, you might look into it. Or they can do a test to see if you do have a gluten allergy.

    Hope you get some answers!
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  • lickasticklickastick member
    Celiacs runs in my family but i have never been properly diagnosed. It is diagnosed via blood test, but you have to have eaten gluten for some time to have your blood tested for the antibodies. I have been gluten-free on and off for about 3 to 4 years now. One of the things I feel the most when I eat gluten is bloated.

    Loss mentioned
    During my first pregnancy I had mc at eight weeks. During that pregnancy I was eating gluten and I was really really bloated all the time. I thought I had more to do with the pregnancy, so I figured I would just eat what I wanted. But this pregnancy I had been truly gluten-free for two months before getting pregnant, and I feel so much better this time around. I am nowhere near bloated like I was the last time I was pregnant.

    I also did some research and found that being celiacs can cause a miscarriage if you're eating gluten. There's no way I can ever know if I contributed to what I went through because I've never been properly diagnosed, but I much more motivated to stay gluten-free this time around.

    Where I live in California, it's so easy to be gluten-free you can get practically every product in a gluten-free version. It does take commitment and sometimes I wish I could just eat regular gluten-y everything. For me it's worth it not to experience the horrible bloating!!!
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  • RedMarRedMar member
    edited January 2016
    I'm GF! Have been for 6 years. I was really excited to see this post :)! @createillumination - I remember reading that same info regarding miscarriages a few years back.

    There are a series of tests that can be done: endoscopy (to see if there is damage to the small intestine), blood, DNA and stool. I had my stool tested as the other exams I had were not conclusive. I wanted to go directly to the source-lol. They measured my antibodies and they came back higher than those in my family who had already been diagnosed. I had no symptoms other than occasional bloat and fatigue. I actually decided to get tested on a whim because all of the women (5) on my mother's side got diagnosed within a year. It was crazy because they all had different symptoms ranging from GI to skin rashes to stroke, but they didn't show these signs until they were in their 40s. I decided to go GF due to my antibody level and to be pro-active against future ailments. If you are gluten sensitive/intolerant, it destroys the villi (what helps absorb nutrients) of your small intestine, leaving you malnourished. This is why the miscarriage risk makes sense for Celiacs. Your body can barely support itself, let alone another human.

    It is thought to be an inherited disease and more dominant in European backgrounds (I'm Irish and Italian). I would get tested if you're at all skeptical. Remember, though, the exams don't always reveal if you're gluten sensitive. If the tests come back negative, it still may be wise to cut it out for a few weeks to see if you feel better. Gluten can take a year or more to leave your body, so people get pissed and give up when they don't see results right away. Good luck to you and PM me if you have more questions! (Just let me know you sent it bc I don't check it that often :))
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