acurry
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Thank you all for your replies! It's so interesting to see the different stories and how differently it presented in each person!
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Thank you so much for your reply. Sorry to hear you haven't experienced much improvement wrt your symptoms. I think a lot of us underestimate the toll that work stress can take on our bodies... I am particularly interested to see if my anxiety and depression are related to Celiac's (although I don't really think a gluten-free diet will completely eliminate...
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I totally get the excitement. The more I read about celiac's the more I think: "oh my god! That thing could also be related?!?!" My brother keeps telling me I'm being too dramatic with my gluten avoidance (because I'm concerned about cross-contamination...) but I really want to see how things change if I am very strict, otherwise I will always wonder about...
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Thanks for your reply! I'm happy to hear so many issues cleared up. It's funny how many things we attribute to something else... I stopped eating gluten after my first blood test since my doctor said it could be months before I got a biopsy (I'm in the UK) and that given my deficiencies he felt it would be irresponsible to tell me to keep eating gluten even...
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Newly diagnosed celiac I was diagnosed this month at 29. The diagnosis was quite a surprise since I was always told celiacs were scrawny and short and had constant diarrhoea (and indeed the only three celiacs I have met are quite underweight). I am very tall and a bit overweight (and have pretty much always been) and have had some GI issues but more...
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Not sure what this means now
acurry replied to Ellawells's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
Hey Ellawells, I'm in the UK too (Scotland) - just diagnosed a couple of weeks ago. My doctor sent me for a test after we found out I had hypothyroidism and a bunch of nutrient deficiencies, then I was referred to gastro for the endoscopy but they said my levels were high enough (I don't know the actual number) that they would give me an official diagnosis...
