My doctor has asked me to come off of gluten to see if it is the cause of possible IBS.?

Question

I have done so for three days now, but still have the aches,a nd cramps, and pain near my hip bone. Does it take a while to get out of your system or should the sypmtoms on a 'normal person' go away straight away

Answer 1

Call your doctor right away. He or his nurse should be able to answer that over the phone.

Answer 2

If you have had your gallbladder function checked (I mention that because of your loose stools), then you may indeed have a gluten sensitivity problem. You may want to make sure the gallbladder is working (ultrasound, CT scan, HIDA scan) before you embark on a gluten-free life. If you have gluten sensitivity, you should never eat gluten again. The grains we ate 100 years ago, or even 30 years ago, or even 10 years ago, are not the grains we eat today. Wheat, especially, has been bred to be pest-resistant and high-yield, to the detriment of our digestive systems. I grew up on a wheat farm in the 1970s, and am amazed at the way wheat is farmed now. This is an instance in which self-diagnosis is NOT a problem. You know your own body, and have traced every flareup to a gluten-containing food, and you have done something that makes you feel better already. I had bowel issues for 20 years, then had to be hospitalized for pancreatitis last year. $50,000 worth of medical bills later, my doctor as a last resort tested me for celiac disease. My test was weakly positive. I had lost 50 pounds, half of my hair, and had sores in my mouth. My gallbladder quit working and had to be removed. I had malnutrition and devastating abdominal pain. Fortunately, I did NOT have a lazy doctor. I have been gluten-free since October 3, 2012. Yes, it's difficult. I can tell you aren't in America, where the FDA requires food manufacturers to list wheat if it's in a food (but not barley or rye). I hope your country has similar regulations. The biggest issue with being gluten-free is cross-contamination. If you're sensitive and someone picks the croutons off a salad and gives it to you, it will still make you ill. If someone with flour on their hands chops up vegetables for you, it will make you ill. If you eat a candy bar that was made on equipment that had traces of gluten on it, it will make you ill. I am sorry this is so long, and I am sorry you may have to be gluten-free forever. But if you're damaging your small intestine with gluten (like you suspect), your risk for GI cancers and lymphoma will shoot through the roof. You may want to stay gluten-free for another couple of months to see if all your issues resolve, then make the decision. Good luck!

Answer 3

IBS! ( Inflammatory bowel disease)

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is often characterized by chronic, persistant intestinal inflammation that results in medical sysmptoms such as diarrhea, bleeding, abdominal pain, fever, joint pain, and weight loss. It generally appears in two different conditions: Ulcerative colitis and Chrohn's disease. Both diseases are a result of extreme persistent inflammation of the colon. Ucerative colitis affects the colon and the rectum, while Chrohn's disease affects more of the upper colon. The main thing to remember is that this is an inflammatory response that has been allowed to go unchecked for quite some time. As mentioned regarding indigestion, any gut condition can be related to parasitic infestation, bacterial overload, fungal invasion, and poor dietry habits.

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Answer 4

Some contradictions here. Firstly IBS is not a food allergy diagnosis. If he is interested in gluten as an issue he should do a RAST and a serum transglutaminase (both simple blood tests) It he wishes to make a diagnosis of IBS most primary care physicians will refer to a secondary care gastroenterologist to exclude any other diagnoses. (There are no formal tests for IBS). Diagnosis is made by history and exclusion of other causes of the symptoms.

Answer 5

It can take some time but it could also be something else causing the problem. give it a week to clear out and if you're still having problems, take a food diary to your doctor. He may suggest an exclusion diet, there are lots of different ones for different allergies but he should be able to give you them, if not drop me a line as i have a book here somewhere with lots of exclusion diets in it.

Keep trying, once you pin point the problem you'll find it makes things a lot easier! Good luck!

Answer 6

You will need at least 2 to 3 weeks if you are gluten intolerant for the symptoms to ease, but is your lifestyle very stressful as stress can seriously increase IBS symptoms.. Hope you find out the cause without too much delay. Good luck.

Answer 7

I was diagnosed with IBS seven years ago. The doctors put me on so many crazy drugs and diets it made me dizzy. I moved to Europe last year and surprise surprise within 3 months all symptoms disappeared. I hope they can find a solution for you, but I fear it may be the additives they put in the US food and water. I even went all organic and vegetarian, still didn't help.

Answer 8

My doctor recommended me to keep a food diary and see what makes the pains worse. i got told that grains such as rice, pasta, bread etc, nuts and seeds, onion, chillies, cucumber seeds and other things make it worse. Good luck I know how you feel. It also helps to look up on the net there is lots of sites that have useful info on!!!

Answer 9

To be sure you are not getting any Gluten you must be very care full, go to some of the Cellics Disease web sights for more info.

Answer 10

Try getting some probiotics from the health food shop to help settle your bowel you can get some that you take for just a week.

Hope it settles down soon.

Answer 11

It can take a while. In the meantime keep a food diary so that you can see if any of the flare ups are occuring after certain foods.