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Awaiting Test Results

Lindsey

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I am still waiting for my blood test results for celiac (and H.pylori) All my other results for liver function, thyroid and full blood count have come back as negative. I'm hoping the rest will be in tomorrow.

Anyway, I thought i'd post to say that I've been gluten free for 10 days now and in the past few days my brain fog has definitely lifted. I've suffered what I put down as anxiety but this forum has led me to research brain fog and it's been a revelation!

My head feels clear for once! It's a fantastic feeling and i've also tons more energy.

I have no idea whether or not i have celiac at this moment but ive no doubt now that i do have some kind of food intollerance. I was wondering if it could just be wheat? Could I be tested for this if my celiac test is negative? Maybe i just need to cut out the wheat? Im quite happy to continue eating gluten free whatever happens! I'm not a big bread eater anyway and i can live without pasta and processed foods anyway.

Oh well - I'm feeling tons better and that is the main thing diagnosis or not!

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Hi, Lindsey-

I can't answer your question about wheat vs. gluten, but wanted to say "welcome" and glad to hear that you've been feeling better in the last few days...it's GREAT, isn't it!!! :D

Anyway, waiting for test results is never fun, but whatever they say, don't forget to take into account what your body has already told you.

Let us know what happens!

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I agree with the above poster - listen to your body. So many doctors want to treat based on lab results and ignore how the patient actually FEELS. (Case and point my undertreated hypothyroidism for the past seven or eight years...not to mention all the GI issues!)

Welcome to the board, and let us know what the results say!

And per the gluten-free diet, trying it certainly can't hurt. So you might want to consider keeping it up for another few months and see if you notice more improvements. Then do a gluten challenge - if you get sick then that might be as definitive of an answer as you need!

Courtney

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Hi, Lindsey-

I can't answer your question about wheat vs. gluten, but wanted to say "welcome" and glad to hear that you've been feeling better in the last few days...it's GREAT, isn't it!!! :D

Anyway, waiting for test results is never fun, but whatever they say, don't forget to take into account what your body has already told you.

Let us know what happens!

Thankyou both for your replies. I've just phoned the doctors and my H. pylori results are in but the doctor hasn't read them yet so they can't tell me!! Grrrr....it's frustrating!

I will certainly consider trying gluten again after a few months if I continue to improve! Just the once mind! ;)

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