Guest guest Posted March 2, 2006 Report Share Posted March 2, 2006 Hi all. This is kind of a crazy question, but does anyone have an upset stomach from sugar? I've been on a diet since October and so have had sugar maybe 10 times since then. Each time that I had sugar, I felt a bit light-headed, which is not new; what is new is that I had all kinds of GI symptoms and I regretted it even the next day. These are all baked goods that I made with little possiblity of CC, so it seems like it has to be the sugar. (The higher fat content possibly, but I've had high fat protein food without problem.) In making three cakes yesterday, I used up nearly all the sugar in the house and much of my flour mixes, and I am trying to convince myself not to replace the sugar for the next two months. Does anyone else get an upset stomach and other GI unpleasantness from sugar? I am not claiming that it is related to celiac, btw. JZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 2, 2006 Report Share Posted March 2, 2006 No, I've never experienced anything like that... I suppose it's possible your sugar was contaminated- was it a reputable brand? What flours were you using? It seems to me even if they are not contaminated by gluten, you may have a sensitivity to one of them.. Just a thought. > > Hi all. > > This is kind of a crazy question, but does anyone have an upset > stomach from sugar? > I've been on a diet since October and so have had sugar maybe 10 times > since then. Each time that I had sugar, I felt a bit light-headed, > which is not new; what is new is that I had all kinds of GI symptoms > and I regretted it even the next day. These are all baked goods that > I made with little possiblity of CC, so it seems like it has to be the > sugar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 2, 2006 Report Share Posted March 2, 2006 I don't seem to have a reaction to small amount of pure sugar, I've had stomache problems from foods containing a lot of sugar. Before I was diagnosed, I would tend to through up if I ate jelly beans! Don't know why! Ellen in land > > Hi all. > > This is kind of a crazy question, but does anyone have an upset > stomach from sugar? > I've been on a diet since October and so have had sugar maybe 10 times > since then. Each time that I had sugar, I felt a bit light-headed, > which is not new; what is new is that I had all kinds of GI symptoms > and I regretted it even the next day. These are all baked goods that > I made with little possiblity of CC, so it seems like it has to be the > sugar. (The higher fat content possibly, but I've had high fat > protein food without problem.) > > In making three cakes yesterday, I used up nearly all the sugar in the > house and much of my flour mixes, and I am trying to convince myself > not to replace the sugar for the next two months. > > Does anyone else get an upset stomach and other GI unpleasantness from sugar? > > I am not claiming that it is related to celiac, btw. > > JZ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 2, 2006 Report Share Posted March 2, 2006 There is such a thing as carbohydrate intolerance, so that might be a possibility. > > Hi all. > > This is kind of a crazy question, but does anyone have an upset > stomach from sugar? > I've been on a diet since October and so have had sugar maybe 10 times > since then. Each time that I had sugar, I felt a bit light-headed, > which is not new; what is new is that I had all kinds of GI symptoms > and I regretted it even the next day. These are all baked goods that > I made with little possiblity of CC, so it seems like it has to be the > sugar. (The higher fat content possibly, but I've had high fat > protein food without problem.) > > In making three cakes yesterday, I used up nearly all the sugar in the > house and much of my flour mixes, and I am trying to convince myself > not to replace the sugar for the next two months. > > Does anyone else get an upset stomach and other GI unpleasantness from sugar? > > I am not claiming that it is related to celiac, btw. > > JZ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 2, 2006 Report Share Posted March 2, 2006 There is also glucose intolerance, I wouldn't think of it as something to upset tummies, but different people react differently. The sweetener that upsets my system is NutraSweet. In fact, what tipped me off to gluten was a little aside in an article about treating epileptic seizures in dogs by putting them on a gluten-free diet. It was something about gluten and NutraSweet having some sort of reaction together. Since it was about dogs, it probably doesn't have much to do with people except it gave me one of those "Aha moments". The wait-a-minute-he's-talking-about -me reaction. What I get from glucose intolerance is that eating sugar gives me a raging foul temper and a big thirst. Perhaps sugar affects what your body is doing with water? Water absorbsion has a lot to do with how fast stuff goes through your system. Chris ----- Original Message ----- There is such a thing as carbohydrate intolerance, so that might be a possibility. >> Hi all.> > This is kind of a crazy question, but does anyone have an upset stomach from sugar?....... Each time that I had sugar, I felt a bit light-headed, which is not new; what is new is that I had all kinds of GI symptoms and I regretted it even the next day. These are all baked goods that I made with little possiblity of CC, so it seems like it has to be the sugar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 3, 2006 Report Share Posted March 3, 2006 The thing with GF baking is that if you are using white Rice flour, tapioca starch, corn starch, and potato starch or potato flour -- you've got a carbohydrate shock to your system with no protein to level off your carb turned to sugar rush. The glycemic index is super high in foods made with these ingredients. I've made my son a few things with just these ingredients and they make me ill. I get light headed, my stomach hurts, etc. It's just like when I use to eat a donut on an empty stomach, it shoots me too high on sugar then I fall. But if I ate some good protien, like meat and then had the donut -- no problem. Protein helps your body regular it's sugar level, to help keep it constant. The rice flour pie crust was actually worse than any donut on an empty stomach, the feeling was almost instant. Also if you continually eat high glycemic indexed foods, over time this leads to Type II diabetes and the time is likely shortened in a Celiac b/c the wheat alternatives are so much higher. I've checked out a few GF cookbooks from the library and they are older and mostly use the rice, tapioca, cornstarch blend. I have a new BH book and she has in those blends that have more protein in them like the bean flours, millet, quinoa, soughum, etc. I would suggest investigating which GF flours have the highest protein and then work on a blend using at least 1 high protein flour, 1 medium to low protein flour and then 1 has to be the starch pure carb. I'm working on this myself b/c I am teaching my son to live with CD for the rest of his life and do so in a healthy manner -- the last thing I want to do is invoke Type II diabetes on him at a young age, he's already at risk for Type I diabetes given the gene and CD. Rejoyce Winchester, VA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 3, 2006 Report Share Posted March 3, 2006 Another ah ha moment... Were you tested for allergies against rice, corn, soy, potatos the stuff replacing wheat? Of course the allergy test (via blood) would not show if you are intolerant because that are looking for the IgE response, but it's a place to start. I like the blood test b/c it gives you a quantitative value. It was standard practice for the pediatrician to run allergy testing against all the replacement foods, good thought IMO. My son is not 'allergic' to any foods, but did have raised numbers for eggs and wheat on the test he took 501 and up is allergic, he was ~396 on eggs and wheat -- hmmm... It may not mean he is " allergic " , but it definitely tells me I need to watch him closely with eggs (wheats out obviously). You may be intolerant to rice or corn etc. I don't think the medical community has blood test that look for food intolerances on the IgG response, but there are " do it yourself " labs that do do this sort of testing. Immunolab is one I think. You could check out the internet for food intolerant testing and then ask your doctor. On occassion I've heard of people getting re-imbursed by their insurance from the 'do it yourself' lab if they have a doctor's order. Rejoyce VA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 3, 2006 Report Share Posted March 3, 2006 > The thing with GF baking is that if you are using white Rice flour, > tapioca starch, corn starch, and potato starch or potato flour -- > you've got a carbohydrate shock to your system with no protein to > level off your carb turned to sugar rush. The glycemic index is super > high in foods made with these ingredients. > > I've made my son a few things with just these ingredients and they > make me ill. I get light headed, my stomach hurts, etc. It's just > like when I use to eat a donut on an empty stomach, it shoots me too > high on sugar then I fall. But if I ate some good protien, like meat > and then had the donut -- no problem. Protein helps your body regular > it's sugar level, to help keep it constant. The rice flour pie crust > was actually worse than any donut on an empty stomach, the feeling was > almost instant. > > Also if you continually eat high glycemic indexed foods, over time > this leads to Type II diabetes and the time is likely shortened in a > Celiac b/c the wheat alternatives are so much higher. > > I've checked out a few GF cookbooks from the library and they are > older and mostly use the rice, tapioca, cornstarch blend. I have a > new BH book and she has in those blends that have more protein in them > like the bean flours, millet, quinoa, soughum, etc. > > I would suggest investigating which GF flours have the highest protein > and then work on a blend using at least 1 high protein flour, 1 medium > to low protein flour and then 1 has to be the starch pure carb. I'm > working on this myself b/c I am teaching my son to live with CD for > the rest of his life and do so in a healthy manner -- the last thing I > want to do is invoke Type II diabetes on him at a young age, he's > already at risk for Type I diabetes given the gene and CD. > > Rejoyce > Winchester, VA > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2006 Report Share Posted March 4, 2006 Actually, you don't need to use any all starch choices when making your flour blend. Whether you do use a starch or not depends on what other flours you have and the total protein and fiber content you want to acheive. > -----Original Message----- > > I would suggest investigating which GF flours have the highest protein > and then work on a blend using at least 1 high protein flour, 1 medium > to low protein flour and then 1 has to be the starch pure carb. --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2006 Report Share Posted March 6, 2006 Thanks for all your replies! I am reassured that I am not so unusual to have an upset stomach from eating too much sugar, and happy that I have an excuse to put it aside for awhile and see how I feel. Since I am trying to lose weight (I'm normal weight, but would rather be at the low end of normal than the high end), it's great if I can just categorically say no sweets for me; as they say, " it's hard to eat just one. " Thanks for helping me think of ways that I could narrow it down, though I think it is more that everyone has their food weaknesses and mine is sugar; other people have weaknesses for different foods. The thing about drinking lots of water after sweets did resonate with me; I will look into it. My inclination is just to say that everyone needs different amounts of water, or at least everyone has different toleration for being dehydrated since I know that you're supposed to drink enough that urine is almost clear and most people don't do that. Among my friends, I know some people who drink tons of water, as I do, and others who don't drink very much at all. I just used up all the sugar in the house by making cakes for a friend's birthday, and I guess that's it for me for awhile. Thanks again for all the thoughtful responses. JZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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