Can it take a few days to suffer after eating gluten

When I finally started clocking it, I realised that I get a reaction the next day, or so. It takes between 8 and 14 hours, and the misery lasts at least a day.

I don't know, but there are degrees of gluten intolerance, as I understand it. For some the effects will be mild, just some gas and cramping, but for me they were cumulative so that by the time I was pressed to figure out wtf was happening I had a lot of severe and weird symptoms that didn't seem to have any connection to my gut. It was only through research that I learned it can cause inflammation throughout the body, in time.

If I go from eating none for at least a week and then eat a significant amount, like a slice of bread, say, I'll be sick the next day and feel it for two or three days after I first get symptoms.

The only thing to do is trial and error, when it comes to intolerance, because it is difficult to qualify except by logging symptoms and time frames. If you get the same pattern every time you eat it after being gluten free for a week, and if you don't have those problems without the gluten, then there is your answer.

Hi Jack

My personal experience after eating gluten is pain accompained by diarroea (sorry)

usually anywhere from 20 mins to 2 hours but can last couple days. Had you been eating a normal diet with gluten in prior to your blood test if not your test might not be accurate as you need the gluten in your sysem to give an accurate reading.

Yes my daughter can get immediate symptoms as well as delayed.

First symptoms - dark circles under eyes,bloating,headache and bubbly tummy

A day or two days later - painful trapped wind, headache

Up to a few weeks - aching in limbs and joints

Thanks for your replies. When I had my blood test I think I was probably eating normal as I had no idea Gluten could be causing my problems but I really couldnt say for certain. I had been suffering stomach pains for months and even though I have had IBS in the past these pains seem different and NOTHING takes the pain away. Once I had the blood test I tried going glten free to see if it helped and it did. It took months to get totally pain free though. If I ask my doctors about it though they seem very unhelpful, in one breath they say its just my colon having spasms or IBS and then in the next breath they are advising me to avoid gluten. I would insist on having the biopsy but I just can't go through the hell for 6 weeks. So just to confirm that gluten or wheat is what is causing my problem I ate a quarter of a slice of bread on the Monday. From Tuesday to Wednesday I felt slightly crampy but not enough to be concerned. At 4.30 on Thursday nmorning I woke up with really bad pain in my lower abdomen (like intense period pain). It continued for most of the day and it made me constipated (it seems to affect me that way instaed of giving me the runs). I have had pain on and off ever since (today is Wednesday) and generally feeling rubbish and tired. What i don't undersatnd is why if it is an intolerance is how long it takes me to react - 3 days on average. Could it still be an intolerance or am I barking uop the wrong tree lol. I asked my Doctor if it could take that long and he said no but then he said i should avoid gluten?????? I am just going to be as strict as I was before this incident as it did make me feel better so I will listen to my body and remain gluten free although I would love a solid answer. Sorry for the long post. 

not negative blood test mean no wheat allergy ? i have 7 years of wheat allergy

but didn't revealed by blood or intestine biopsies so one test i do it by uniqe lab.

CYREX  by using a sample of saliva which more accuret than blood. After that

i stop eating any product containing wheat also stoping rice. after one week  i have improvement and i gradualy eat many types of food that i couldn't ated before. My advice is first at all stop eating bread and rice for two weaks and you will see.

good luke