Need Some Advice Please?

[HopefulMama23]

Hi. Here's my background. I gave birth to my third child four months ago. Prett much since her birth, I have struggled with constant diarrhea, bulky stools, depression, fatigue, and hair loss. I have started the rounds of doctors tests but my paternal grandma has celiacs, her daughter (my aunt) had colon cancer, her son (my father) had late onset lactose intolerance. ALL the members of that family, and myself, have diffusely thin hair loss (not male/female pattern). We also have skin issues. My son has eczema and my daughter was severely lactose intolerant at birth. Can this all be related? It has to be!

So, I am trying a gluten elimination diet, probiotics, and vitamin supplemnetation. Any advice? Should I give up dairy and soyy too? What are the odds my hair, which thinned ten years ago, could recover?

Thanks!!

[curlyq]

If you want to know whether you have celiac or not you MUST continue to eat gluten. The test results will be inaccurate if you have already eliminated gluten from your diet. If I were you I would eat gluten until you can get a proper diagnosis. Because it is genetic it is important that you know exactly what you are dealing with so that you can watch for symptoms in your children.

[okieinalaska]

If you want to know whether you have celiac or not you MUST continue to eat gluten. The test results will be inaccurate if you have already eliminated gluten from your diet. If I were you I would eat gluten until you can get a proper diagnosis. Because it is genetic it is important that you know exactly what you are dealing with so that you can watch for symptoms in your children.

With your family history I would think your doc would be more than willing to do the blood tests for celiac. Have you talked to your doc about it yet?