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Hi all
I did the oats challenge because i miss oats and wanted to know if i 
actually could eat them.

i bought a cereal that was only oats, but it did process wheat and other 
gains in its facility.

So: i did a control test.  I put 1/4 cup of oats in my regular cereal.  If 
there was gluten contamination, it wouldnt be much in a 1/4 cup, and i 
occasionally eat a small bite of cracker or pizza crust with no ill effects.
If I had no problem after eating this, then I had planned on slowly putting 
more oats in my regular cereal and seeing how i felt.

well, i didnt get past the first day.  afew hours after eating the oats in 
my cereal, the diarrhea hit me.  i figured, well maybe its something else..  
i was in the bathroom ALOT for the next 3 days, and i had stomach cramps 
like i have not had since before i went gluten free.  I was so hungry too, 
like nothing i was eating was being absorbed!

here is something else i noticed:  when people get indigestion, they get 
that acid stuff that comes up in their throat and it burns. well, i had 
that EXACT same burning sensation during those days i was battling my 
horrible diarrhea.    so i concluded, if my food is being mixed with 
stomach acid in my stomach and then going to my intestines to be 
absorbed...but if it doesnt get absorbed and straight to my large intestine 
and colon..it makes sense that there would be some stomach acid in with my 
food.  I could be wrong, does anyone else have any thoughts on that?

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