Having even more food cut out...

[Elizabeth Z]

I was diagnosed with celiac when I was 17. I am a 21 year old female and in the last year, I have been having many more issues than I have ever experienced. I just saw my doctor and he told me to begin a FODMAP diet. A lot of the foods included are ones that I already eat pretty regularly, minus lactose, which I am trying to cut out right now. I feel extremely limited in my diet already and with the holidays fast approaching, I am feeling very lost and frustrated. Truly any advice would be appreciated at this point!

[Scott Adams]

It's true that a low FODMAP diet could help with your issues, so it is worth trying, but are you sure that your diet over the last few years has been 100% gluten-free? Do you eat outside your home, and in restaurants? If so, you may be getting small amounts of gluten contamination, which can build up over time and cause a celiac disease relapse. One way to figure this out might be follow up blood work, so another celiac disease blood panel, and possibly another endoscope to see if your villi healed.

[Elizabeth Z]

12 hours ago, Scott Adams said:

It's true that a low FODMAP diet could help with your issues, so it is worth trying, but are you sure that your diet over the last few years has been 100% gluten-free? Do you eat outside your home, and in restaurants? If so, you may be getting small amounts of gluten contamination, which can build up over time and cause a celiac disease relapse. One way to figure this out might be follow up blood work, so another celiac disease blood panel, and possibly another endoscope to see if your villi healed.

I had blood work done last Thursday and it all came back normal. I haven't even thought about doing another endoscope honestly...

[Scott Adams]

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