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I was diagnosed a couple weeks ago with Celiac so I'm starting my journey with this new life :D.  My test results were :

 

Open Original Shared Link  32.2  >10 being positive

 

Open Original Shared Link 66.5  >30 positive

 

Open Original Shared Link 17.6  >9 positive

 

Open Original Shared Link  23.5  with <20 being positive

 

my biopsy was also positive and I have the genetic pairs so it's a pretty sure thing I guess.

 

So, I go back to the doctor at the end of the month to meet with the GI Celiac team and was told to not stop Gluten until I see them...so, I'm eating all the stuff I love that I won't be able to eat :D.  I'm here to just absorb information and learn about this new way of life.  I bought my first real gluten free food today to try-it was on sale at the grocery store!

 

So, hello to all and I look forward to getting to know everyone here!

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That question is high on my list of questions to ask when I go back.  Everyone here talks about being "glutened" and having reactions right away, will that happen to me, who is fairly symptom free other then bathroom issues, but, after I totally cut out gluten, will the reactions come harder???  I'm also looking forward to the holiday season and if I have a cookie or two after being gluten-free until then, what happens? I am sure everyone is different but I don't run to the bathroom now every time I eat something with gluten so who knows :D.

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Hello!

And Welcome!

Take a look around and let us know how we can help your transition :)

Here is a great start:

https://www.celiac.com/forums/topic/91878-newbie-info-101/

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Welcome to the Silly Yak Club!  Usually with a solid celiac diagnosis, which it seems like you have, they tell you to go gluten-free right away.  Better to follow what was told to you in case they want to do further testing, though.  You can take this time to learn and ease into the gluten-free lifestyle, and once you get the order, it is strictly gluten-free from then on!  We have a great bunch of people here with a lot of helpful ideas, so please feel free to ask anything!  If you read a post that has whether or not something is gluten-free on it, pay attention to the date because this forum has been around a long time,and products can change over time.

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Welcome to the Silly Yak Club!  Usually with a solid celiac diagnosis, which it seems like you have, they tell you to go gluten-free right away.  Better to follow what was told to you in case they want to do further testing, though.  You can take this time to learn and ease into the gluten-free lifestyle, and once you get the order, it is strictly gluten-free from then on!  We have a great bunch of people here with a lot of helpful ideas, so please feel free to ask anything!  If you read a post that has whether or not something is gluten-free on it, pay attention to the date because this forum has been around a long time,and products can change over time.

 

I think they wanted me to wait because there is one doctor doing a study and maybe some further tests???  He is doing a genetic study I think and I was originally tested because I have a relative with Celiac and had a few symptoms, mainly fatigue and bathroom issues :D.  I haven't met with the GI team yet either so some of that scheduling was due to my schedule too.  I have a few other things going on that they are looking at as well and I'm on a restricted calorie diet so that pretty much eliminates a lot of Gluten products, breads, pasta, etc., because of the calorie count.

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