Waiting For Blood Test

[sarbee]

Hi everyone,

I have been diagnosed with IBS but the more I read about that is just an easy out for DR. I am told that I cannot be celiac because I am obese. that is a quote from a GI Dr. i left.

The symptoms I have are:

• Feeling sick almost all the time
  
• feeling sick almost all the timehttps://www.celiac.com/public/style_extra/post_icons/icon8.gif
  
• had my gallbladder out did not help
  
• high liver function tests and they cannot find anything wrong with the liver. Thank God
  
• I am over weight
  • very tired all the time
    
  • depressed because I feel like I am crazy and maybe it is all in my head
    
  • can go from constipated to diarrhea
    Distention and bloating of the stomach https://www.celiac.com/public/style_extra/post_icons/icon8.gif
    Tingling or numbness in hands or feet
    

  [*]I get migraine headaches

  I am waiting to find out my blood results but I ave read they can come back negative when you really have it I just want to feel human again and not be short with my kids because I do not feel good everyday. Does this sound like it might be celiacs.

  Thanks for any helphttps://www.celiac.com/public/style_extra/post_icons/icon1.gif

[cassP]

u can have Celiac or Gluten Intolerance and be overweight for sure. i always was heavier while eating gluten and usually constipated... i would get the "D" with Milk products... but my body has always been the type to HALT metabolism and swell up when im sick or have "D"... very survival mode..

plus there's other things at play that could make u put on weight with gluten intolerance.. too many grains in the diet (esp wheat) can cause Insulin Resistance.. too much inflammation can raise your cortisol .. and just swell you up.. and if you have any Hashimoto's antibodies in your thyroid-> then Gluten can trigger that- slowing your thyroid down.

good luck, hope u find your answers !

[sarbee]

well I just got the call they say that the test is negative. They said are you feeling better ? I said no I am not. Then they asked me did you just have mono, why would they ask that, I did not. And that I should follow up with a GI doctor. I have been doing this for three years now. I just want someone to tell me what is wrong with me. Thank you for the information. I guess I am back to square one. I will look in other directions.

[hazelbrown10]

Hi Sarbee,

Why don't you just try going gluten free and see what happens. You might feel a lot better!

[mushroom]

Testing is not the total answer to celiac/gluten intolerance. There is at least a 20% error rate of false negatives. There are also conditions known as latent celiac or non-celiac gluten intolerance. Most of the people who do not tolerate gluten well are not celiacs - Dr. Rodney Ford estimates that 30% of the population is gluten intolerant to some extent. Give the gluten free diet a good trial and see if it works for you. You may be surprised. And eliminate lactose initially too because the two often go hand in hand until you are healed from the gluten damage.

[sarbee]

thank you both. I am going to try this.