Wine reintro and a bad stomachache

[shabs831]

I finished my first whole30 last week. Prior to starting I would get these awful stomaches all the time. Had tests done and nothing was ever found. I do have GERD, which they think could have contributed to the stomachaches. On whole30, I didn't have any. In fact, my stomach rarely bothered me. A first...in years! Saturday night I decided to have some wine. I started off slow, with success. Then after a little bit my stomach started hurting a little. I chalked it up to the reintroduction of alcohol, sugar, etc. Sunday I felt okay, just kind of sluggish and unmotivated. But I have still stuck to whole30 compliant foods - wine has been the only thing I have added. Today (2 days later) I got to work and felt awful. I was dry heaving in the bathroom really feeling like I was going to get sick. It came and went all morning and now in the afternoon, a stomachache came on with a vengence. Just like the ones I would get before whole30. I am going to do another test with vodka at the end of the week, after a few days of clean eating. But could I be sensitive to the sulfates? Or wine? Or alcohol?! I don't drunk much. But I do enjoy a nice glass or 2 of wine on the weekends. It's not something that I am ready to give up just yet...well, unless I have to

Anyone else experience anything like this?

[Gina56]

I have not experienced that yet - !! I finish my whole 30 Feb 6. I do intend to reintroduce wine at some point on my re-introduction schedule so I will see how it affects me. It would be interesting for you to find out if it was the alcohol, the sulfites, the sugar content in wine? Have you tried to introduct other sugar? Not sure if it would be different - Keep experimenting and let us know. Good luck.