What reaction to accidental gluten if originally Silent Celiac?
Hi, apologies if this repeats questions already asked, but I couldn't find anything sufficiently relevant.
I have never suffered classic Celiac digestive symptoms, but I was dx'd a while back with mild duodenitis of no known cause which presented ONLY as a gnawing back pain, so it took several years to connect it with food, let alone digestive issues. Annoyingly they did just one biopsy for H. pylori (negative), so massive missed opportunity there.
I don't want to be on PPIs (the only solution I've been offered) for life, so I've been trying various things to see what might be causing this. Consequently, for the last month, I've been trying a GF diet.
It's far too early to say for sure if this is helping, but I did immediately notice that chronic back and joint pains that were my normal seemed to diminish for the most part, so I'm feeling positive that this might be a thing for me (whether celiac or some other gluten allergy/sensitivity), however, I want to remain objective and scientific about it.
On to the now: Two days ago I suddenly developed significant abdominal pain as if I'd done sit-ups for the first time in years, without warming up first, and caused my entire gut to seize up. Everything just felt really tender to press or move, with no explanation why. It doesn't feel serious, and it is slowly diminishing, but I'm just confused about what could have caused this. No other digestive symptoms with this.
My two thoughts are:
I did abruptly stop taking iron tablets just before this happened, so maybe my gut is rebounding from the onslaught of those (gradually worsening stomach ache was the reason I decided it was time to stop them), however nothing in the literature suggests anything other than GERD as a withdrawal symptom from iron.
maybe gluten really is a thing for me and I got accidentally hit with some and this is the result?
So my question: For those who experienced silent celiac prior to going GF, how do you present post-GF diet if accidentally glutened?
I hear all sorts of stories about people becoming ultra sensitive after finally removing gluten from their diet, so I'm wondering how this plays out for those who didn't previously have any obvious or immediate symptoms at all. Do digestive reactions become more apparent/acute once the body has finally been given a chance to repair a little?
Thanks All
S