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Actually, I was really nervous that he would give me the "depressed housewife" or "IBS" diagnosis. Called me to say he wants to do another series of tests. Thyroid, metabolic profile and CBC, just to be sure of things. What's a metabolic profile.

He wanted to make sure I didn't have any gallstones, allthough I can't see how that is relevant. THe word "tissue" made me wonder if that was a biopsy. Thank you for clearing that up. So will they just take a syringe of blood and do the ultrasound and that's it?

Hey all.. been trying to go gluten-free, but accidentally glutened myself the last two days, and I was only gluten-free for 2 days before that. Went to my GP today to tell him what was going on with my body, and before I could even say "Gluten" he said "Have you ever heard of Celiac Disease? I think it could be a definite possibility." THANK GOD! SO he ordered...

Those Fresh Express Salad blends... I got one with chicken in it. Do we know if the chicken is ok? And the dressings?

I agree. I went to Applebee's for my birthday (a place my town has where the manager is actually aware of Celiac) and they were VERY accomodating. I ordered the Fiesta Chicken (no tortilla strips) and they brought everything out separate just to be safe. Sauce in a separate bowl, cheese separate, pico de gallo, rice, etc. My waiter did, however, put croutons...

I haven't had any reaction at all to Vitamin Energy, but Vitamin Water gives me a little grief. I would think it would be the other way around. Any insight on this?

How long will it take for me to feel better? Does anyone recommend drinking detox tea to help clean out my system a little bit? We have so few places here that carry ANYTHING gluten-free. This is going to be more difficult than I thought

Thanks to everyone for the insight. I bought some gluten-free products today, and I'm eager to see if this helps. The more I read about it, the more sure I am that this will help my symptoms. It is really difficult for me to figure out what's "safe" or not. Obviously bread, pasta, etc. But I'm gong out to dinner with family tonight and I don't have a clue...

Ok, so I'm really really new at this and just realized THIS MORNING that gluten could be what's causing all these crazy symptoms that I have. I drank about 8 oz. of Florida's Natural orange juice this morning and had 2 bites of a bagel w/cream cheese and my stomach is so distended that i look 6 months pregnant. I'm bloated to the point of pain after I eat...