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[conniebky]

Hi everyone! I have been going through weird things since February, which doesn't sound long but it is a long time if you don't feel good

I was DX'd with positional vertigo, and that was all fine and dandy, but then I noticed my legs felt weak and I have this freaky rash on my elbow that burns like the dickens. I was tested ten years ago for MS and that all came back fine. That was for a vision problem.

With this positional vertigo, I became VERY conscious of everything I do. Then I noticed that what was making me really dizzy and weak and icky every morning was the powered creamer I was putting in my coffee and then I decided, to help out my indigestion and constant heartburn, I would start eating everything whole wheat or whole grain (for the fiber) and since then, I have turned into a sick, weak version of my former self.

So I went online and researched gluten allergy. why, I don't know, all I know about gluten is that I see it in stores - gluten free - and I have thought, in passing, "wonder what that's all about". But I have been praying and I asked God to give me some direction or notions or ideas on why I feel this way. Next thing I know, I'm looking up gluten allergies

I've been on this message board for hours and I want everyone who reads this to know how helpful this is. I have some food questions, but I'll hold those until we "meet" - I don't want to come lamblastin' in here!

[Lisa]

Hi everyone! I have been going through weird things since February, which doesn't sound long but it is a long time if you don't feel good

I was DX'd with positional vertigo, and that was all fine and dandy, but then I noticed my legs felt weak and I have this freaky rash on my elbow that burns like the dickens. I was tested ten years ago for MS and that all came back fine. That was for a vision problem.

With this positional vertigo, I became VERY conscious of everything I do. Then I noticed that what was making me really dizzy and weak and icky every morning was the powered creamer I was putting in my coffee and then I decided, to help out my indigestion and constant heartburn, I would start eating everything whole wheat or whole grain (for the fiber) and since then, I have turned into a sick, weak version of my former self.

So I went online and researched gluten allergy. why, I don't know, all I know about gluten is that I see it in stores - gluten free - and I have thought, in passing, "wonder what that's all about". But I have been praying and I asked God to give me some direction or notions or ideas on why I feel this way. Next thing I know, I'm looking up gluten allergies

I've been on this message board for hours and I want everyone who reads this to know how helpful this is. I have some food questions, but I'll hold those until we "meet" - I don't want to come lamblastin' in here!

Hi Conniebky! Welcome to the Board. There is a fine chance that some here has walked in your shoes, before you and can add something to your concerns.

Please feel free to jump in and ask questions or comment. That's why we're here.

[skigirlchar]

Hi & Welcome!

If all my "issues" are connected, then I probably started to be symptomatic @ 5 years ago when i was diagnosed with Migraines & Meniers. Then I was re-diagnosed as "just" having Vestibular Migraines.

Around the same time, I was 1st urged to ditch wheat & dairy from my diet due to gut bloating.

I FELT MUCH BETTER - but after 6 months slowly those foods crept back into my diet.

After a very "toxic" 2 year work situation, last spring my body finally shut down and my GP started looking at a number of disorders, eventually landing on Celiac. While I have tested negative for both the blood titers & during my endoscopy, he and my Gastro both agree that I should continue to eliminate them from my diet as much as possible because when they are out of my system, I am healthier. (I had already been cutting Wheat from my diet before the testing which may have lead to false negatives, or maybe I am "lucky" in that I only have a related issue.)

The vertigo was a life changing issue for me - I had been a ski instructor, and I have had to all but give up skiing. The better I am at keeping to the gluten-free/CF/SF (i have a LOT of allergies) diet, the less I experience the vertigo.

I also only had a few colds and a minor sinus infection this year, where as I typically catch everything.

Good luck!