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My mom and I were diagnosed three weeks ago and have been gluten-free ever since. Tonight we went out to dinner. We talked to the chef who would be cooking our meal and she said that we should be ok with our meal (we got the same thing). She made sure to clean the grill before she cooked our meal. Well, a little while ago, I got major stomach cramps and ran to the bathroom and had diarrhea. On my way, I grabbed my cell phone, and when I got setted, I called my mom to warn her. Turns out, she was in the bathroom doing the exact same thing.

It was pretty funny, but we realized that even though we thought the meal was gluten-free (chicken over onions, peppers, and cheese), there must have been something in the seasoning that did us in. Now we know not to get that again!

How long does this last? This is the first time I have had anything with gluten since I went gluten-free. I feel pretty yucky, I am really cold and my stomach is in knots.

Sorry to have to tell you this, but it lasts about a week and gets worse for the first few days. (At least with me.)

It depends on the person. I’m sick for a month, some people for a day. You’ll see hwat happens as things go on.

For me it lasts a month. But I get Dh, not D.

The initial stomach problems last 2-3 days. Then the DH continues to break out throughout the next month.

Sucks. It’s why I basically live in constant fear. And I NEVER eat out. Not worth it. I can’t even enjoy the meal because of the fear.

I have a hard time because I don’t have any symptoms to alert me if I’ve eaten gluten. The only potential symptom I have is bone hypersensitivity, but it hasn’t gotten better since starting the gluten-free diet. I sort of wish I had some immediate symptoms.

You haven’t been gluten free that long. You may find that the longer you are gluten-free, the more you react on the occasion you do get glutened. It happens that way for a lot of people.

To me just cleaning the grill wont work. We will have a cheif prepare our meal in a cleaned stainless still skillet. I just imagine them cooking buns or bread on a grill. During cookouts I will take alum. foil to put down on the grill to cook my meat on and make foil packs with veggies in them. I also can get resturants to grill my food on alum. foil.