Jump to content
This site uses cookies. Continued use is acceptance of our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. More Info... ×

  • Welcome to Celiac.com!

    You have found your celiac tribe! Join us and ask questions in our forum, share your story, and connect with others.



  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A1):

    Celiac.com Sponsor (A1-M):

  • Get Celiac.com Updates:
    Support Our Content
    eNewsletter
    Donate

$1,000 Worth Of Tests

jasonD2

Recommended Posts

jasonD2 Experienced
jasonD2
Posted

i finally went to a naturopathic doctor and he is gonna be testing me for EVERYTHING...comprehensive stool test, saliva, blood. my biggest fear is that I will have to cut out other foods. As it stands I already have to cut out gluten and dairy, but if I have to cut out even more i really don't know how i will be able to live a normal life and not be completely miserable. My true passion in life has always been food and cooking and throwing dinner parties for my friends...if i cant do that anymore then whats the point? I'm Sorry but a life of eating rice, tuna and carrots aint gonna cut it- if it comes to that i'm just gonna say F%!@ it and eat whatever the hell i want and if i get a disease and die so be it, right?

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):
Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8-M):


Matilda Enthusiast
Matilda
Posted

...

Fiddle-Faddle Community Regular
Fiddle-Faddle
Posted

Are you not improving on a gluten-free casein-free diet? Is that why he wants to order tests?

Seems to me you might be able to figure out any other food problems by doing a simple elimination diet--did your doctor suggest that yet? Of course, that's $1000 that stays in your pocket, not his.

jasonD2 Experienced
jasonD2
Posted
  • Author

i've only been on a gluten-free diet for a week - no he's doing a comprehensive digestive panel, blood chemistry, hormones and food allergies

Fiddle-Faddle Community Regular
Fiddle-Faddle
Posted

Once you are on the gluten-free diet, the blood-tests for gluten will not be accurate....

jasonD2 Experienced
jasonD2
Posted
  • Author

No i was already diagnosed with increased gluten sensitivity- the tests are for other things

ravenwoodglass Mentor
ravenwoodglass
Posted
i've only been on a gluten-free diet for a week - no he's doing a comprehensive digestive panel, blood chemistry, hormones and food allergies

If you have been gluten free for only a week you may want to consider giving the diet a couple of months before any more testing. It does take some time to heal. You may find all your problems have resolved and no more testing is needed.

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):
Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8-M):


dlp252 Apprentice
dlp252
Posted

Keep in mind, too, that often "other" sensitivies are caused by something else going on, so just because you may have to cut out more things NOW doesn't mean it will be for life. I was down to just a handful of foods I could eat safely, but finding out some of the issues that were causing my symptoms (that didn't clear up after a year on the gluten-casein free diet), has let my body begin to do what it's supposed to and I can now eat a few more foods. Still can't eat just anything, but slowly but surely I'm able to add something here and there.

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

Go to topic listing
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A19):


  • Member Statistics

    • Total Members
      129,778
    • Most Online (within 30 mins)
      7,748
    Amsonnen1459
    Newest Member
    Amsonnen1459
    Joined
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A20):

  • Forum Statistics

    • Total Topics
      121.2k
    • Total Posts
      1m
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A22):



  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A21):


  • Upcoming Events

  • Posts

    • trents
      Gluten Free Oats

      By trents · Posted

      Welcome to the forum @Mushroom73!  About 8% of celiacs cross react to the oat protein avenin. That means 92% do not. A likely higher percentage probably cross react to CMP (Cow's Milk Protein) https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1810502/. Corn, eggs and soy are also common cross reactors. It would be impossible to eliminate all foods that some proportion of the celiac community cross reacts to and still be able to produce meaningful products. I would also add that it is not true that companies catering to the gluten free community put oats in all their products. That is a gross exaggeration. It is true that oats are found in many gluten free products. But I understand that you are frustrated in the sense of many of the gluten-free products that you would like to consume contain oats. There are many in the celiac/gluten sensitive community who feel the same way about dairy and soy which are also common ingredients in gluten-free products.
    • Mushroom73
      Gluten free and oat free bars not sugary?

      By Mushroom73 · Posted

      Hi,  I was diagnosed over 30 years ago at the Univ. of Iowa. I also cannot tolerate oats. I find Nugo Dark bars are very good. But, the MOCHA uses real coffee beans and has caffeine. Kind bars with oats are also very good.  Really hope this helps. 
    • Mushroom73
      Gluten Free Oats

      By Mushroom73 · Posted

      I do not understand why manufacturers think everyone that actually has Celiac can tolerate oats. They don't understand that not all of us can. they think it is fantastic and start putting this in all their products making them unusable for me.  So frustrating!!
    • RMJ
      TTG IgA and IGA elevated mildy

      By RMJ · Posted

      Comparing results with different units can be very difficult, or impossible. What are the normal ranges for each result? 
    • thejayland10
      TTG IgA and IGA elevated mildy

      By thejayland10 · Posted

      my ttg iga was 16.5 3 months ago and jumped to 30.1 last week. my iga was 415 and jumped to 455. This was done at a different lab though than the first test for ttg iga one had units as ml the other as cu... so not sure if they really jumped as much as shown. i am so strict on my diet and have no clue why this is happening  thank you for attaching this, could this happen randomly even after being gluten-free for so long ? my ttg iga was 16.5 3 months ago and jumped to 30.1 last week. my iga was 415 and jumped to 455. This was done at a different lab though than the first test for ttg iga one had units as ml the other as cu... so not sure if they really jumped as much as shown. i am so strict on my diet and have no clue why this is happening 
×
×
  • Create New...