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Find Out Tomorrow About Gluten Intolerance

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helgih88 Newbie
helgih88
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Tomorrow I'll call my allergy doctor to find out if I'm a celiac or not (I hope he tested me, I didn't expect gluten at the time). To be honest, I actually wish this to be true, just so my life will improve (how sad is that?). I don't know when this all started, I've been like this since I've remembered but always suspected something was wrong. So now I'm in college and I just can't focus on anything (I've always been a slow learner but such a nerd). I'm also tired all the time so this has really started to affect me (in college you can't slack off like in high school). I'm this typical goody boy who tries to do his best every time but I just can't meet the demands any more, and as I grow older people will start to expect more of me (I'm 20, male) and I do a lot of stupid mistakes at work (I'm really aware of how stupid I am) and this work is the one that actually gives a lot of room for mistakes (so I feel a bit safe for now). I also do these mistakes when talking to other people, and they probably think I'm ,,special'' or something. Okay, enough with the whining (I get really emotional at evenings, ha ha).

So I strongly believe I'm a celiac. I have most of the major symptoms and I've been off gluten for a few days with much improvements for my bowels. I always thought this was something else (ADD or something, In denial), so I was totally shocked when I found a chart that showed how many symptoms I actually had. I just discovered this website today and I read a lot of your posts. I'm really inspired by you guys (applaud), I hope this will change my life. I've always been this really stubborn guy (damn me) so I've persisted through the years without going to a doctor (even though it's really cheap in my country, denial). I thought to myself, If everything checks out fine, then that just means I'm really stupid and I'll achieve nothing in life. So that's why I'm so excited to continue gluten free diet, to use all of my potentials. Maybe the symptoms themselves keep you away from doctors, like being lazy and cranky all the time and not be interested in getting an appointment. I just can't believe how no one has mentioned this gluten intolerance to me before. I've been to two doctors before and they never even suggested something was wrong with me. I told the first one how I had a hard time hearing what people say and she said ,,it's just a lack of concentration'' like this was some typical teenager thing (maybe she was right about the concentration but I had less than low). If I were a doctor I would at least ask a couple of more question about how I was doing and so on. The next doctor gave me something for my dandruff, which went away but I didn't bother to keep buying this drug she gave me (just really gave my scalp a beating when washing it, that outta do it!). After avoiding gluten, this ,,dandruff'' or cough scalp eczema cough, went mostly away by itself (of course). This doctor never even mentioned this could be food related! I'm losing my faith in doctors fast, they are so narrow minded and never think of doing what helps the patient the most (which should be telling them to see a better doctor).

Okay, I've definitely been whining a lot (happens every time I go online) so I'll get to my point. Through time, I've always had these really weak ankles and I keep hurting them badly when tripping over. I just read from the user One More Mile that he had the same problem. Could this really be gluten related (or from malnutrition)? Also, I've been gaining poorly from the gym over the last 2 years, will this mean my overall strength will be increased? Yeah, and you could also just share your experience about what I've been talking about. Thanks guys (and ladies) for your input.

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ravenwoodglass Mentor
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This is one place where you can 'whine' all you want. Many of us had a long hard road to diagnosis and dealt with clueless doctors so you are not alone. Do keep in mind that the blood testing and even the biopsy process can definately tell you that you have celiac but it can not definately tell you that you don't. Do make sure to stay on gluten until you are done with testing and then after all testing is done go gluten free for a bit no matter what the results. Often it is the response to the diet that is most telling.

I have a condition that causes loose tendons and ligaments and suffered many, many injuries in the dumbest ways, I even 'dislocate' when sleeping on occasion. I did find that once the inflammation from the celiac went down it seems to occur less often. Something else that helped was seeing a PT who showed me excercises to strengthen the muscles around the joints I have the most issues with, my knees and ankles, and also helped me with balance issues from gluten ataxia. Celiac of course effects the nutrients we absorb from our food so it could be impacting your abilities and growth in the gym also.

I hope you get some answers soon.

helgih88 Newbie
helgih88
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Wow, guess what. I talked to my doctor and it turns out, he tested me for wheat allergy but not gluten intolerance (OMG). He didn't find out any other allergies so I'm putting my money on gluten intolerance. Now I have to wait a month to get results. You weren't kidding when you said there was a long hard road to diagnosis.

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Wow, guess what. I talked to my doctor and it turns out, he tested me for wheat allergy but not gluten intolerance (OMG). He didn't find out any other allergies so I'm putting my money on gluten intolerance. Now I have to wait a month to get results. You weren't kidding when you said there was a long hard road to diagnosis.

Try to make sure he does a full celiac panel and also checks for anemia and your B12 levels while he is at it. Also even if tests come out negative be sure to try the diet after they are finished.

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