i am not 100% certain but i am 90% sure its basically your body not being able to function or cope well with wheat and any thing that contains it like bread etc
it causes tummy upset ie ibs etc andit is one of those things if you have it you should stay away from eating it by getting wheat free food but it is difficult - i dont think i could do it hope everything is ok and you dont have it

thanx hun, i have had ivs for yrs now, i do eat bread but very little. over the past few days i have had wheatabix for breakfast and boy have i been bad. i feel so ill, my tummy feels like i have been kicked in it.

celiac disease is the most common genetic disease known to mankind. 90% of people would benefit from a gluten free diet ESPECIALLY those with sensitive bellies. bottom line. i have tons of information for you. feel free to ask and read my profile. i hope you're well xo

I'm wheat/gluten intolorance so i just follow a celiac diet but i'm not celiac. If you do a search on celiac you may have better luck.

I have joined and unjoined the celiac community b/c I suspect I have wheat intolerance. I don't know what the last straw was... oh yeah, like you, I just kind of felt BAD after eating a big doughy piece of pizza (all that bleached wheat flour). I have now permanently joined that gluten intolerant community. Beware, the celiac blood tests being negative doesn't mean you're not wheat intolerant. think about it. humans only evolved to eat nuts, berries, veggies, meat. wheat is kind of a new development. jacqueline is right, gluten intolerance is very underdiagnosed. go to the library and search for books on this you will def find them and reading them will help you with your resolve not to eat wheat, you probably are wheat intolerant.

I avoid wheat products like bread and cakes etc. They loosen me up quite a bit, so they've been out of my diet for about 5 years or so. My preference is for unprocessed foods like whole potatoes with the skin, brocoli, leeks, rice mixes. I don't miss the bread anymore. I eat organic too.

there is so much info in our own celiac comm on d/s right here. There are so many links on getting started on the gf diet. It's been my 'magic bullet' along with taking out soy, daily, high oxalate foods and now nightshades. there are some thread in the discussion profile for starting.
good luck judyL

thanx all, im gonna look into this a bit more. x