Hergbleh, Is there anyone who developed - was not born with - a gluten allergy who can tell me how it started?

Notes: 9 / 5 months ago from gfforbrokecollegekids (originally from senpaichan)

Is there anyone who developed - was not born with - a gluten allergy who can tell me how it started?

gfforbrokecollegekids:

With me, it was sudden. I’m the only one in my entire family with anything like this. It was very sudden, I saw a new doctor for a physical, she noticed that I was vitamin D deficient 2 years ago, and told me about this disease. Then she asked if I had been having any bowel problems, to which I said yes, because I’ve always had horrible gas (which has been present since… being 9 or 10.) and lately had been… irregular I guess. So she told me to try this diet, tried it, and realized “holy cow, I feel BETTER”. I never knew I didn’t feel good to begin with!!! So I’ve been on this diet since June/July of this year, and with it, an allergy to wheat was discovered. I don’t know how I’ve been surviving, but I binged on wheat foods for 3 days and had an anaphylactic response. If I have just tiny bit in an isolated situation, I’ll have hives for weeks. I’ve also had upper GI pain lately when I eat. I have other signs and symptoms too but I have no idea what’s going on most of the time. Contact your doctor :/ What do you mean by on and off?

What I mean is some days I’m fine, but some days - like today and the past couple - I get sick. Now, on the days I’m fine I don’t remember if I was eating anything with gluten, you know? Apparently we’re scheduling an appointment with the doctor to get things checked out and make sure it’s not some other serious condition.

Also: thank you to everyone who’s been responding to this. All the replies are very helpful.
(Source: senpaichan)
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1. senpaichan reblogged this from gfforbrokecollegekids and added:
  
  What I mean is some days...fine, but some days -...the past...
2. alexalgebra reblogged this from livinggfanddf and added:
  
  To the OP: yeah, people can develop gluten intolerance just like they can develop any other...
3. gfforbrokecollegekids reblogged this from senpaichan and added:
  
  With me, it was sudden....the only one in my entire family with anything like this. It was...
4. livinggfanddf reblogged this from senpaichan and added:
  
  Hi senpaichan! For...it was a slow gradual process. It didn’t start
5. aforaffort said: Happened to me when I was about 20, maybe a bit before. Likely it’s a sensitivity and not a true allergy you’ve developed. Forgo all gluten for a month—wheat, barley, rye, beers, etc. Then eat a plate of spaghetti. You’ll have your answer.
6. transveganzombie said: You developed it when you were young, most likely; introduced to it too early, and it got worse over time. That’s just my guess, I cannot know for sure without your medical history or knowledge of food history, etc.
7. senpaichan posted this

Is there anyone who developed - was not born with - a gluten allergy who can tell me how it started?

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