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:( Hello- My name is Andrew. I have been very ill for the past 2 months. I went to the doctor and had them do many different tests and everything came back negative. I went for an ultrasound for my gullbladder and they say it is fine. So I am wondering how do you know if you are allergic to gluten. I have been suffering from vomiting, diarrhea, stomach pain, headaches, fatigue, sore joints. I am wondering if this could be my problem? And how were you diagnosed? Any info will help. Do you know any BIG words to look for while grocery shopping?
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This definately sounds like you could have celiac. Have your doctor do the blood tests for this. You don't want to start eating gluten free until after you've had the blood tests and endoscopy though because it will alter the results. You need to have wheat & gluten in your system in order for the test to be positive.

I had all of the same symptoms (except sore joints), except mine were for about 10 years (vomiting was only for the last few months before diagnosis). But I was pretty much nauseasus for 10 yrs. I kinda just thought all of this was normal and didn't do much to seek medical treatment.

It wasn't until my 1st cousin was diagnosed with celiac after sudden severe weight loss (a common symptom of celiac - although I never had that, but then again I've always been underweight) and the doctor told her that it is a hereditary disease and her family members should get tested. As soon as my dad told me about this (her dad is my uncle - my dad's brother), I knew that explained the last 10 years of my life. Ofcourse all the tests confirmed that I have celiac and here I am today 1 yr. gluten free and feeling great.

Keep us updated on results and how you are feeling.

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:( Hello- My name is Andrew. I have been very ill for the past 2 months. I went to the doctor and had them do many different tests and everything came back negative. I went for an ultrasound for my gullbladder and they say it is fine. So I am wondering how do you know if you are allergic to gluten. I have been suffering from vomiting, diarrhea, stomach pain, headaches, fatigue, sore joints. I am wondering if this could be my problem? And how were you diagnosed? Any info will help. Do you know any BIG words to look for while grocery shopping?

just because your test results were negative it doesn't mean that you don't have it... or at the very least you are gluten intolerant...

click on the link at the bottom of my signature and go to my webpage and download the newbie survival kit, it will help you with lists of safe products to eat...

try the diet, give it a good six months before you decide if it's helping you or not... if you notice ANY improvement in your symptoms on the gluten-free diet, then you are at the least, intolerant and need to avoid it. You may also have other intolerances like dairy, or soy or others... along with gluten or instead of it... good luck, stick around the board and feel free to ask questions. And there are no stupid questions.

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just because your test results were negative it doesn't mean that you don't have it... or at the very least you are gluten intolerant...

click on the link at the bottom of my signature and go to my webpage and download the newbie survival kit, it will help you with lists of safe products to eat...

try the diet, give it a good six months before you decide if it's helping you or not... if you notice ANY improvement in your symptoms on the gluten-free diet, then you are at the least, intolerant and need to avoid it. You may also have other intolerances like dairy, or soy or others... along with gluten or instead of it... good luck, stick around the board and feel free to ask questions. And there are no stupid questions.

Go to the doc FIRST and have the Celiac Blood Panel done. THEN you go gluten-free, following nini's page and newbie kit. But you will want to do the blood work first! That is really important! (Because, if the diet works for you, and you need to get something else done later, and the doc wants "proof" of a gluten problem, they will ask you to eat gluten again, and then have the test. It will mess you all up if you try to eat it again after cutting it out, IF gluten IS the problem).

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