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CathyG

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Hi, I'm new here.

Yesterday was my first gluten free day and I have to say that I felt exhausted by the end of it - really drained. I'm looking forward to the moment I get used to it and get my energy back.

My GI found lymphocytes in my small intestine so has suggested a gluten free diet and another endoscopy in 6 months. Given my symptoms, I'm sure that he's right about suggesting that it could be a sign of early stages of celiacs.

Anyway, I live in Australia and it's not too hard to be gluten free here - there's loads of products if you look hard enough, and many restaurants now have a gluten free option.

This is an amazing community - I spent quite some time yesterday having a look through the amazing threads. I can't believe how much information there is here. It actually has answered quite a few questions I've been having that doctors haven't seemed to help with.

Just wanted to say hi :D


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Welcome to the board! Glad to know you have a plan towards feeling better.

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Financialman Newbie

Hi CathyG,

You are right when you said this is an amazing community. There is so much good information here that you can't seem to get from the medical community, at least where I currently live. Seems like the good ole US is a little behind in looking at Celiac disease as a real "medical" problem. We should have more doctors join and read this site to get the message out. Good luck with your situation.

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