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5 Weeks Gluten Free

LauraBeth

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I am still not feeling better and I have been so careful. I have an appt. with a GI specialist on the 20th so I'm pretty curious what they will have to say. My question is regarding other sensitivities- I haven't cut out dairy or anything else yet. I'm seeing that lots of you have also cut out dairy, soy, corn, etc. etc. I know that dairy is the main one. My major symptom has always been (and still is!) debilitating fatigue that truly prevents me from functioning normally. It feels like I am taking sedatives, and it's always worse in the afternoon. I haven't done any kind of elimination diet and am wondering if this is something I should do. I don't think it could hurt, but I just have no idea how to go about doing something like that. Any suggestions would be tremendously helpful.

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Oh and just for the record, the title is supposed to say AS bad as ever, not AT bad! Oh well.

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I'm sorry to hear you're still

not feeling better. For what it's worth, I remember still feeling crummy at 5 weeks. My GI symptoms were improving but I still felt enormously fatigued. Eventually I eliminated dairy, soy, corn, some nuts and nightshades (based on allergy testing and my own experiments) and that helped. As my gut slowly healed, I started to feel better thanks to absorption of nutrients. It took me awhile to master the diet (3-4 months) and to weed out all the hidden gluten in the house (dog food, bath products, etc) and to learn how to avoid cross-contamination. It wasn't until 5 or 6 months had passed that I really started to feel good on a daily basis.

So maybe keep exploring what else might be affecting you and give yourself time to heal. I hope those things help!

Chakra2

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Thanks for the reply! I haven't looked at all my skin/ face products yet- I know Vitamin E can come from wheat germ sometimes so I need to contact the companies to find out. Also, I'm in the process of finding out if my BC pills contain gluten, my pharmacist seems to be having trouble finding a definitive answer. My doctor ran blood tests for food allergies and none of them came back positive- I know that doesn't always mean anything, though.

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Thanks for the reply! I haven't looked at all my skin/ face products yet- I know Vitamin E can come from wheat germ sometimes so I need to contact the companies to find out. Also, I'm in the process of finding out if my BC pills contain gluten, my pharmacist seems to be having trouble finding a definitive answer. My doctor ran blood tests for food allergies and none of them came back positive- I know that doesn't always mean anything, though.

the fatigue could also be a result of vitamin deficiencies. this is very common for celiacs. have your doctor run blood work to test all your levels.

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All of my vitamins and minerals have been tested. I was low in iron, D, B12 & B2. I take an Rx vitamin D weekly, liquid iron daily, a B complex daily, and B12 shots monthly. My levels have been in the "normal" range for awhile now since I've been doing all of this but I think they are still too low. I think it will just take time to get everything on track.

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