Would You Go To The Gi?

[mike2184]

I am supposed to go the the GI next week, and I am trying decide whether I should still go.

My symptoms before going gluten-free were never too bad, as I only started going to the doctor about 5 months before I went gluten-free. I had D about once a week, tingling in hands/feet, colds about every 3 weeks.

I have been gluten-free for 8 weeks now, and I have definitely had the positive response that I was looking for. I know that I am at the very least gluten intolerant, and I will never knowingly eat gluten again. I feel that my trial has been long enough that I know that gluten is what makes me sick.

I guess I was still thinking of going to make sure nothing else is wrong. I have had normal bloodwork, no unusual stomach pain, no D except when I eat gluten, no blood in stool. My unprofessional diagnosis is that gluten is the only problem and I don't have Chron's or UC, but again that is just unprofessional.

I also wanted to get some advice on supplements. I am currently taking Nature's Made Multi, Vitamin C, B12 and Magnesium (for my neurological symptoms). I still get tingling from time to time that is improving - I know people have mentioned sublingual B12, but I'm not sure where to get them.

So, I'd just like some opinions on where to go from here. Oh, and I'm a 31 year old male if that helps any.

[Mayflowers]

Hi Mike,

If you've been eating wheat for 30 years then it's going to take some time for the body to heal. I read other people had the same symptoms here, tingling in hands and feet. Just make sure you don't have gluten sneaking in somewhere... I just read on the carton of Rice Dream that it contains barley gluten.. I was so annoyed. I had to throw it out!