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Its Been 3 Months


Nicole H.

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Ok so in short, I was diagnosed in Feb. with celiac. My blood test results of the Tga? or Tgg?, I cant remember what its called but anyway the results were 100. So I had a endoscopy to see and it was confirmed. 3 months later and had another blood test and it came out 19. So my doctor said he was encouraged and we will check again in 3 months. Right away after I went gluten free my symptoms went away! Especially the loud gas and being gassy all the time. So today I am experiencing the loud gas again. Just since 4:00. And I had already had gone to the bathroom(#2) twice once in the morning and then in the afternoon and the third time when I got home there was an awful lot in the toilet. I cannot understand because I dont eat that much! but anyway, could this be a cross contamination issue? Or could it have been the 5g of fiber I added to my milk this morning(with FiberSure), and I also had broccoli with my lunch. Am I crazy for looking into this too much?!


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happygirl Collaborator

Nicole,

Did you eat anything different today than normal? Did you eat anything not prepared by yourself?

Is the fiber a new addition?

I hope you feel better soon.

Liveenjoylife Apprentice

I am the same way. Seems to be a lot more of my ummm situation when had gone to the bathroom. :blink: Your b.m will never be like it was when you did eat wheat. I have learned that. It sure does not sound like a contamination issue at all.

lizajane Rookie

well, my pre-diagnosis issue was constipation... but to me, it sounds like contamination because i just took too many risks and ended up in a similar spot as you describe. just with constipation instead of frequent visits to the bathroom. the good news is that after only 2 days of being very careful, the gas has let up. i was super foggy and sleepy on monday, better yesterday, and most of today i felt pretty normal.

Nicole H. Explorer
Nicole,

Did you eat anything different today than normal? Did you eat anything not prepared by yourself?

Is the fiber a new addition?

I hope you feel better soon.

Everything I ate I had made myself. And theres NO gluten in this house! haha...The fiber is a once and a while thing Like when Im feeling like I cant go...So im guessing it was that(but it was only 5 grams thats why I was confused) It has let up and I am fine today so I do feel better! thank you guys!

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