What did you eat for your gluten challenge and how was it?

[Anonymous]

It's just two weeks, but I'm not looking forward to it. Husband and kids aren't either. I don't think I have celiac but I'm getting an endoscopy anyway to look into some swallowing issues so the doctor said it's a good chance to get tested for celiac.

I quit eating gluten last July because I was having really bad fatigue, brain fog, and some other weird symptoms. After six weeks I started feeling much, much better but I'm still experiencing some fatigue, brain fog, etc. I hope my symptoms don't get as bad as they were last July, and I hope it doesn't take me six weeks to start feeling better. For others who have done the challenge, how bad was it and how long was your recovery?

I am looking forward to eating some gluten, though. I was told one piece of white bread a day, but I assume any gluten equivalent will do as well, right?

[Anonymous]

I would double check the directions for the challenge. If you've truly been gluten free for almost a year and especially if you haven't been diagnosed with celiac already, I think that's not nearly enough time or exposure.

We have talked to a couple doctors about this because some of our family are diagnosed with celiac and others have been gluten free as a result. We were told 6-8 weeks and 4-6 slices of bread or equivalent daily. (Which is why we keep punting ... having that much wheat around will be hard with the celiacs around who deserve a clean kitchen and eating that much carb not fun for the adults that just wouldn't eat that much ever, gif or not.)

[Anonymous]

Have you ever had covid, OP?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would double check the directions for the challenge. If you've truly been gluten free for almost a year and especially if you haven't been diagnosed with celiac already, I think that's not nearly enough time or exposure.

We have talked to a couple doctors about this because some of our family are diagnosed with celiac and others have been gluten free as a result. We were told 6-8 weeks and 4-6 slices of bread or equivalent daily. (Which is why we keep punting ... having that much wheat around will be hard with the celiacs around who deserve a clean kitchen and eating that much carb not fun for the adults that just wouldn't eat that much ever, gif or not.)

I am stating the directions verbatim. I was also told that the requirements for the gluten challenge are different for an endoscopy than they are for a blood test, so maybe that's the reason for the disparity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Have you ever had covid, OP?

Yes, about eight months before I started experiencing these symptoms. I do not think this is a long covid issue.