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I cannot stop crying right now!

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Hi everyone, I decided to try gluten free almost 2 weeks ago, and so far this has been life altering to say the least! At first the gastrointestinal problems calmed, then the pain let up, now my lifelong anxiety is completely gone and my rashes are disappearing! Everyday is bringing such drastic change, at first I thought I was imagining it, maybe placebo effect . I cannot stop crying today, I think it is finally sinking in that I’m ok after years of mystery symptoms.symptoms I thought I would have to live with forever. It’s so weird having chronic problems relieved so fast, it’s like my mind is being lazy catching up to my body. Mentally I’m still fatigued but physically the pain is 85% gone if not more! I’m just gonna let the tears roll!

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1 hour ago, Jlsnj said:

Hi everyone, I decided to try gluten free almost 2 weeks ago, and so far this has been life altering to say the least! At first the gastrointestinal problems calmed, then the pain let up, now my lifelong anxiety is completely gone and my rashes are disappearing! Everyday is bringing such drastic change, at first I thought I was imagining it, maybe placebo effect . I cannot stop crying today, I think it is finally sinking in that I’m ok after years of mystery symptoms.symptoms I thought I would have to live with forever. It’s so weird having chronic problems relieved so fast, it’s like my mind is being lazy catching up to my body. Mentally I’m still fatigued but physically the pain is 85% gone if not more! I’m just gonna let the tears roll!

Thanks for sharing! Keep the good work up.

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It's great to hear that you are finding relief! As I recall you were diagnosed with Lupus, but were never tested for celiac disease. Given how great things are going for you on a gluten-free diet it's probably too late to worry about celiac disease screening at this point, but you could still get a genetic test for celiac disease if you are curious.

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I feel that it doesn’t matter for me celiac or not, I’m convinced wheat is terrible! I am also sure that my grandmom suffered from this as well, and my aunt is going through it now during cancer recovery, she is done her treatments but her digestive system is a mess. She is going to get tested at her next visit. She is amazed by my recovery but she has it in her head that gluten free is hard to do. I find it simple: no wheat = I feel good.

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