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"I get very sick from gluten exposure. The initial reaction (minutes) is a gurgling in my lungs that initiates throat clearing, gagging and coughing. The hours to days follow-on changes to the inside surfaces of my GI tract is something akin to a skinned knee oozing serum with lots of bleeding."

I know exactly what you mean. We are just not made for gluten or cows' milk!

My doctor said to try gluten and cows' milk free and see what happens. It hasn't been a week yet but I don't blow up like a beach ball after eating like I do regular food with gluten or milk.

Mr. hummingbird could eat a gluten sandwich with cows' milk with a beer or two and not think anything at all about it because it doesn't bother him. hummingbird, here, is like a hot-house flower. If I followed Mr. hummingbird's diet, I'd probably be in a state of painful perpetual bloat all the time.

I'll give gluten free a chance. Maybe okay for me, maybe not. We'll see!

Best of luck to you, friend, let's keep in touch!

It's a matter of perpetual vigilance. I'll take a boring diet that doesn't make me sick. Chili's "Caribbean salad with grilled chicken" is a good gluten free choice.

If you like hot cereal, the baking section of Walmart has a nice gluten free brown rice cereal. My preferred mix is: 1/2 cup of the dry cereal, 1 1/2 cups of water, a dash of cinnamon, a squeeze of real honey, a handful of chopped walnuts, a handful of raisins. Cook in the microwave for 3 minutes. Stir and let set for a couple minutes. Another 45 seconds in the microwave to finish. I top it with some Silk Soy milk to thin it. No gluten. No lactose. Tasty.

My stock breakfast is built around the Cytosport Whey Isolate (chocolate flavored) from Costco. 8 oz of Silk Soy milk. A tablespoon of freeze dried Nescafe French roast coffee. A tablespoon of Yerba Prima "Colon Care" and a scoop of the when protein. I use a Hamilton Beach drink mixer to combine the ingredients. That avoids clumping of the powdered ingredients. The "Colon Care" is tasteless. It gives the mix a thick body like an ice cream shake.

The chocolate/almond/raisin "Zone" bars have been a safe item to carry for lunch. Walmart has them at a good price.

It takes a few days to shake off the effects of an unintended gluten exposure. It happens. Stick with a reliable diet and the problems go away in time.