Paleo Diet and Paleolithic Diet Questions & Answers

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I eat paleo, my roommate does not. I also have celiac disease. Have any other celiacs here (or anyone really) ever had the smell of gluten rich foods (like ramen, currently) make you feel nauseous or queasy?

flag	asked Oct 2 2011 at 14:57 Caleb the Hobbit 4,506●5●24

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i get sick when i smell deep fried food or fast food. and the office when i walk in and theres 2 dozen donuts, ultimate stomach turner – Mallory Oct 3 2011 at 1:14

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Sounds like a psychological association you make with gluten-bearing foods. – Travis Culp♦ Oct 3 2011 at 4:47

Oh damn, that's a bummer.. I'm really truly sorry. When did all that start? Anything come to mind mebbe why? For me, I'd be effed sideways. I live above a bakery so my hallway usually smells like chocolate and my apartment like cake. It doesn't give me cravings or naseau - just smiles as it reminds me of being a kid and baking with my mum and gram all the time. – jesuisjuba - paleorepublic.com Oct 3 2011 at 18:13

NoGlutenEver · Answer 1 · 2011-10-03 00:44:55Z UTC

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I've heard of people feeling ill in the bakery section of the grocery or walking by a bakery. Were you around when the package was opened? Airborne crumbs....?

answered Oct 3 2011 at 0:44

NoGlutenEver
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he was making and eating already cooked ramen. I have to be careful with airborne crumbs (or even flour) as it can inflame my eyes. As soon as the smell was gone, I felt fine. – Caleb the Hobbit Oct 3 2011 at 0:47

I am the same way, and I've only been eating Paleo for 4 months. I walk by the bread aisle and it smells gross. It's great for me, I don't have to deal with the temptation anymore. :) – Kelly Oct 3 2011 at 1:09

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Walking by the bakery down the block from me just makes me want to eat muffins and shit when I walk by:) good ol' days – ben61820 Oct 3 2011 at 1:25

air_hadoken · Answer 2 · 2011-10-03 04:04:51Z UTC

I have a friend who is celiac but owns a bakery. She claims that sometimes she is affected by inhaling too much flour dust. I don't think it's unreasonable that you may be having a physical reaction by swallowing particles that cling to your pharynx and tongue when you smell them, but some of it may also be the placebo effect.

Rhubarb · Answer 3 · 2011-10-03 06:08:58Z UTC

Psychosomatic

1 : of, relating to, concerned with, or involving both mind and body

2 : of, relating to, involving, or concerned with bodily symptoms caused by mental or emotional disturbance

It's possible you're having a physical reaction to a mental association. It happens a lot, to all sorts of things. It's not unlike not being able to drink a certain type of liquor after you've over done it - though you're perfectly fine consuming other liquors. Your mental aversion makes you physically sick.

I get the same with bread and pasta, I used to love both but now they make me feel as if I might gag if I were to put them in my mouth.

I'm of the believe vegetarians develop the same relationship to meat, and thus feel ill trying to eat it.

mth · Answer 4 · 2011-10-03 00:40:14Z UTC

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If you eat something that makes you sick/vomit, you will have a natural aversion to it. That includes sight, smell, and taste. The closer the eating to the time of the reaction, the stronger the aversion. It's a survival mechanism that all animals have.

answered Oct 3 2011 at 0:40

mth
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I wasn't eating the ramen, I can't -- my roommate was. I still felt nauseous. – Caleb the Hobbit Oct 3 2011 at 0:43

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My point was that probably at one time in your life you ate noodles before you were diagnosed as celiac. Your aversion was created at that time. – mth Oct 3 2011 at 16:19

smell of glutenous food making me queasy?

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