What is wrong with me?

[Murphdawg]

I’m wondering what my next steps should be. I’m struggling, I can’t figure it out, I’ve been dealing with the following symptoms since I can remember. I’ve talked to my GP, but I haven’t had much luck. 

 

Fatigue/sluggish

Brain Fog

Irritable/moody

Anxious

Disoriented at times

No focus

No motivation

Constant Blocked sinus/switches sides

Insatiable appetite

stomach issues/IBS

Reoccurring nightmares

Never feel rested

 

Occasionally:

Dizzy/nauseas

Swollen occipital lymph nodes

 

Where do I start?  Who should I go see?  I’m currently gluten and dairy free, but I haven’t noticed much of a difference.

 

 

 

 

[GFinDC]

Hi,

How long have you been on the gluten-free / dairy-free diet?  It can take months or years to recover from celiac disease damage.  Have you been diagnosed yet?  It is better and easier to get tested for celiac disease before going gluten-free.

[Murphdawg]

I’ve been gluten free for about 3 months. I haven’t been diagnosed yet, and I’ve only had a few conversations with my primary care physician.

I have days where I feel better, and days where I feel much worse. It seems like my good days are a little better and my bad days are worse, especially with fatigue, brain fog and anxiety levels.

My primary care Dr doesn’t seem to care very much, so I’m just wondering who I should go see.  Thank you for any advice! 

[tessa25]

You go to a gastroenterologist to get tested for celiac. Ask for the full celiac panel.

The full celiac panel includes:

TTG IGA
TTG IGG
DGP IGA
DGP IGG
EMA
IGA

You have to be eating gluten daily for 12 weeks before the blood test. A positive on any one blood test should lead to a gastroenterologist doing an endoscopy /biopsies to confirm a celiac diagnosis.

 

[Murphdawg]

I will do that, thank you!

[ch88]

There are other types of digestive problems besides celiacs and you might want to get tested for them.

Mild food allergies can cause IBS in some cases. 

You could get blood test to see if you are deficient in any vitamins.

  Maybe you could try rotate your foods to see if it effects anything? You could try an AIP diet, a foodmap diet, or an elimination diet. 

Those are some ideas.