Coconut oil, Cod liver oil, glutamine casusing digestive upset?
 

In addition to being GFCF, I am a Nourishing Traditions and low-carb kind of gal. This week I started taking coconut oil (in soup or tea), cod liver oil and l-glutamine powder in addition to a multi and cal/mag. Recently diagnosed several months ago, and am trying to heal up my gut.

Well, I've been horribly gassy instead, and bloated again. Than last night, I had a horrible reaction to nuts that I've never had before - I've suspected they were hard on my digestion, but I actually blew up and had pain from them. I think bc my gut was already on alert from something.

So my question to you all is: anyone here have reactions from coconut oil, or cod liver oil? Perhaps I added too many things at once? Or could my l-glutamine have...gasp...gluten or casein in it? I've emailed the company...the one I purchased was given to me after I told the HFS chicky I was GFCF but please, I should know better by now. :rolleyes: Anyone ever get glutened from glutamine?

You definitely added too many things at once, making it hard to tell what you're reacting to. My son Tom has epilepsy. We went dairy-free and discovered it was his major seizure trigger. As a result of going dairy-free, we were able to wean him off his seizure meds (yay!). And, we've been able to determine the trigger of all seizures since then. One of those being *coconut*. Tom has been GF since last February. Gluten seems to be a source of brain-fog, so it's harder for me to tell. We added cod liver oil at some point since going GF and I did not notice any differences (good or bad), although I do believe it's good for his brain and we're continuing it. I *just* started him on a liquid version of l-glutamine yesterday morning. I noticed his legs looked a little rashy last night, but haven't decided if it's a coincidence or not.

I don't know if this helps you at all. I really think you should wait a few days and then add them back one at a time.... preferably a week apart. Good luck, and I hope your stomach settles back down quickly.

Quick add: we got our l-glutamine through our DAN! doctor, so I wasn't worried about the GFDF factor.

Did you mention how long you've been gf?

You really need to eat plain, seeded, cooked food, no grain, no complex sugars, etc... for the first while to give your gut time to heal. Coconut is a fairly advanced food that is fine for most people who don't have damaged guts.

It depends how long you've been sick, what your age is now, how strict you are with your diet, etc... to determine a timeline as to when to try it again.

Sorry it's not gone well. All things come with time. Don't give up, you won't regret becoming more in-tune with your body. There are wonderful rewards that will come to as you heal.

I started having nausea with my fish oil capsules a few months ago. I switched to Fisol (an enteric coated fish oil) and things are fine again.

I definitely agree that you've probably added too much at once and that eating foods that are gentle on your digestion is best for a few months so your gut can heal.

Good luck!

Rachel

I think it's hard to determine what is good for your body when you add so many things at once. It's better to add them one at a time at least 2 weeks apart. It takes at least two weeks to see any benefit, if there is going to be any.

My GP recommended I take l-glutamine, but I didn't see any benefit. My acupuncturist said I didn't need it. He said l-glutamine has good marketing, but that doesn't mean it's good for everyone.

I'm really careful about supplements. I only take ones from certain companies that produce high quality supplements. There may be something in them that is causing your stomach upset.

Do you have any other known food intolerances? I'm ok with coconut but others are not.

BTW, what were you diagnosed with? Celiac disease? Keep in mind that you may have other things going on, like leaky gut syndrome, where you develop other food intolerances because of the damage to your intestines. It's important to identify what is irritating your gut and eliminate those things until your gut heals. Try adding one thing at a time and keeping a journal to track your reactions.

Claire

I thinks she's been offline a few days, I haven't seen her on any of the other sites we both frequent. But I do know she was diagnosed with Casein and Gluten as issues by Enterolab, because I directed her to it. :)

Whoops...I was offline, and then away from here awhile!

Seems it was just too many things at once. None of these things are bothering me anymore! Thanks for all the replies, and sorry I wasn't around earlier to thank you!

Just to throw this in, I've heard that coconut oil can cause "die off". On the SCD list its reccomended alongside GSE and oregano oil as an antifungal/anti candida treatment. So...maybe it was die off too?