Re: Gluten and weight gain =(

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I was on diuretics for two years before diagnosis - doctor could not

figure out why I had fluid imbalance/retention problems. After 6 weeks

GF, I stopped needing diuretics. Over the next six months of being GF,

the massive amounts of fluid I had had in the belly (due to leaky gut)

went away and I now have a flat stomach for the first time in my life!

But if I get a little gluten by mistake - immediate fluid retention

problems. I can easily retain up to 7 pounds of fluid for several

days, until the gluten effects wear off.

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> Earlier this past week I'd somehow totally glutened myself (don't you

> hate when you have no idea how it happened?) On impulse, I weighed

> myself. I was five pounds heavier than what I'd been for the last few

> months! Since this was only a few days before wearing my slinky new

> dress to a snotty holiday party (just kidding, but it's the first

> mega bash since I'd gone gf and lost those 30 lbs that I wanted to

> lose) this totally bummed me out. I didn't connect it with the gluten

> until this morning when all the headaches and stomach problems I'd

> been suffering most of this last week stopped. I got on the scale and

> the five pounds were gone.

>

> Anyone else notice such a big weight gain when glutened? It's like

> adding insult to injury!

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This happened to me also! I had some gluten and gained about 1-4 lbs. whenever I eat gluten. All my life I had had a belly...not necessarily fat rolls, but it would always stick out... and i guess I was just bloated, but now it's actually normal - it doesnt stick out like Santa's Belly!marcianar@... wrote:

I was on diuretics for two years before diagnosis - doctor could notfigure out why I had fluid imbalance/retention problems. After 6 weeksGF, I stopped needing diuretics. Over the next six months of being GF,the massive amounts of fluid I had had in the belly (due to leaky gut)went away and I now have a flat stomach for the first time in my life!But if I get a little gluten by mistake - immediate fluid retentionproblems. I can easily retain up to 7 pounds of fluid for severaldays, until the gluten effects wear off. > > Earlier this past week I'd somehow totally glutened myself (don't you > hate when you have no idea how it happened?) On impulse, I weighed > myself. I was five pounds heavier than what I'd been for the last few >

months! Since this was only a few days before wearing my slinky new > dress to a snotty holiday party (just kidding, but it's the first > mega bash since I'd gone gf and lost those 30 lbs that I wanted to > lose) this totally bummed me out. I didn't connect it with the gluten > until this morning when all the headaches and stomach problems I'd > been suffering most of this last week stopped. I got on the scale and > the five pounds were gone.> > Anyone else notice such a big weight gain when glutened? It's like > adding insult to injury!__________________________________________________

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This thing about having a " belly " is very interesting! I didn't have

it (though this last week I noticed almost all the weight seemed

settled in my tummy and down) but one of my sisters has a definite

belly that won't go away no matter what she does. She's almost

certain she is gluten intolerant like I am, but hasn't had the

motivation (hmmph) to try going gf yet. Maybe vanity will give her

that push!

Thank you for your responses, too. My husband didn't disbelieve me,

but thought it sounded strange (even for me. Lol!) My eldest jokes

that the root of all evil is gluten (and even blamed two bad grades

on his last report card it. As if!)

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> > Earlier this past week I'd somehow totally glutened myself (don't

you

> > hate when you have no idea how it happened?) On impulse, I

weighed

> > myself. I was five pounds heavier than what I'd been for the last

few

> > months! Since this was only a few days before wearing my slinky

new

> > dress to a snotty holiday party (just kidding, but it's the first

> > mega bash since I'd gone gf and lost those 30 lbs that I wanted

to

> > lose) this totally bummed me out. I didn't connect it with the

gluten

> > until this morning when all the headaches and stomach problems

I'd

> > been suffering most of this last week stopped. I got on the scale

and

> > the five pounds were gone.

> >

> > Anyone else notice such a big weight gain when glutened? It's

like

> > adding insult to injury!

>

>

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I lost 20 lbs after going gluten free a year and a half ago. Every

now and then I accidently eat something with gluten. I gain 3-4 lbs,

but my weight returns to normal in just a few days.

Lake Forest, CA

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> Earlier this past week I'd somehow totally glutened myself (don't

you

> hate when you have no idea how it happened?) On impulse, I weighed

> myself. I was five pounds heavier than what I'd been for the last

few

> months! Since this was only a few days before wearing my slinky new

> dress to a snotty holiday party (just kidding, but it's the first

> mega bash since I'd gone gf and lost those 30 lbs that I wanted to

> lose) this totally bummed me out. I didn't connect it with the

gluten

> until this morning when all the headaches and stomach problems I'd

> been suffering most of this last week stopped. I got on the scale

and

> the five pounds were gone.

>

> Anyone else notice such a big weight gain when glutened? It's like

> adding insult to injury!