<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> Now I am totally confused. In the past I have had several attacks, usually after having been out to eat. It usually starts about 6 hours later, I have abdominal cramping that is so severe I have fainted from it, followed by hours of diarrhea until I am sure my system is empty. Occasionally vomiting also. I usually recover in about 24 hours. I don't think this is a type of influenza as I have no other symptons. And it has happened twice in the same week. I was assuming this was a reaction to a gluten accident. Does anyone else have this type of reaction? What are the clinical signs of a gluten accident? I am a biopsy diagnosed celiac, but I never had the continual diarrhea and cramping with weight loss. I had a lot of abdominal pain that resembled gall bladder disease but my gp was unable to find any stones with several ultra sound tests. I finally insisted he send me to a GI specialist, who diagnosed celiac. I still have problems with occasional pain in my ribs and in my upper back. The GI specialist says it is probably arthritis.(I am 50) If there is something else I could be doing to feel better I would be willing to try. My health is a lot better than it was a couple of years ago, but it is far from 100%. I would appreciate any comments members of the list might have for me. Thanks, Linda in Iowa