Newbie: So Confused !

[Jennileeb1680]

I went to the drs on to tues, because i had traces of blood in my stool. She immediatly said Celiac and drew blood and i had to give stool samples ect. I always went to the bathroom alot my family said I had IBS.

But my dr thinks its more serious, She said to eat gluten free to see if symptoms subside. But i kinda want to wait until im properly diagnosed to start that, bc it is insanely hard !!!!!

Also im nervous about gaining weight! I really could lose 10 lbs and i have been dieting since jan and lost 15 so far ...so if i gain weight that would be horrible to me

Please whatever advice you can give me would be greatly appreciated

[ShayFL]

I know we are a society of "weight obsession" but right now the most important thing is your HEALTH and not your weight. Most who are overweight LOSE weight when they go gluten free. If you are underweight....you will likely gain some.

So you can relax.

As long as you can stand it, you can wait for the results of the test. And if you keep eating gluten, then you can get a biopsy and hope for a gold standard diagnosis.

keep us posted!!