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FG in DC "It sounds like you are doing pretty well with avoiding gluten., For eating out I sometimes take my own food with me, or eat before hand and just get a drink or a side dish of veggies. I sometimes take fruit when I go out as it is easy to carry. I think it is harder when you don't have symptoms to be sure that you are gluten-free. Just no way...

I defiantly know how you feel about being put off on the diagnosis, I have had terrible gas and often times infrequent trips to the bathroom most of my life. I would go through spells where I would have 4-6 bowel movements per day for the last 20 years. I was told by to MD's that I had IBS (common mis-diagnosis for celiac) and the symptoms fit so I just...

"It sounds like you aren't cheating (other than your exposure to cc) and it sounds like you are taking precautions when you go to a restaurant. If your symptoms are gone and your blood tests are good, then it looks like to me that you are doing OK. You may want to do yearly blood tests to monitor your exposure to cross-contamination . . . and please please...

In my case yes and no, I was diagnosed in July with Celiac via blood work and endoscopic. I have had gas problems for years and was told for years I had Irritable Bowel Syndrome. After my diagnosis I took it pretty hard and went on a gluten binge for about a week, then I went entirely gluten free. I have been gluten free since my diagnosis even though my...