Intolerance or Shock?

[pibbylotter]

Hey there, 

I am wondering how much of the reintro is just your body in shock of a food group it hasn't had in a while? For example, I had minor reactions to soy/legumes and non-gluten grains, but had pretty severe diarrhea and intestinal cramping from dairy and gluten. I tried gluten again the following days after day 10 of reintro and didn't have a reaction to whole grain bread or a mini muffin. To my understanding, this is also a lot of spectators' objection to this program. So how do I know if this is shock or if I really should never eat dairy again (my worst reaction)? 

[Chelsea Cooper]

What type of dairy did you reintroduce? I’m allergic to the protein in dairy, so whey is definitely out (my throat gets itchy and feels like it’s closing and I immediately throw up) but I can have butter without any problems. Hard cheese and Greek yogurt doesn’t really affect me but Ice cream and regular yogurt does. So a lot of it is what you eat unfortunately; trial and error. Personally, unless it’s really worth it, I skip dairy for a host of other side effects that are common in people who aren’t allergic. 

Did you eat the same thing when you reintroduced gluten to make sure it wasn’t a shock to the system? 

[AlyMcF]

On 3/19/2018 at 8:57 AM, pibbylotter said:

Hey there, 

I am wondering how much of the reintro is just your body in shock of a food group it hasn't had in a while? For example, I had minor reactions to soy/legumes and non-gluten grains, but had pretty severe diarrhea and intestinal cramping from dairy and gluten. I tried gluten again the following days after day 10 of reintro and didn't have a reaction to whole grain bread or a mini muffin. To my understanding, this is also a lot of spectators' objection to this program. So how do I know if this is shock or if I really should never eat dairy again (my worst reaction)? 

I am currently on day Day 23 of my first Whole 30, so I'm responding from the perspective of a person who learned years ago she was lactose intolerant and had trouble with gluten. My experience is that it can totally vary from time to time whether or not I have a reaction. With lactose from dairy, this is usually easy to understand, because certain dairy products, like nonfat milk and soft cheeses, have a lot more lactose than half and half or hard cheese. And it can also be a matter of amount. As for gluten, I have found that some times i feel horrible after eating it, but if I just have a little bit in soy sauce for example, I'm ok, just a little hungrier than usual.