nickra

Hello! My consultant could tell from looking during the biopsy that I didnt have ceoliac. I think sometimes it can be totally obvious one way or another - but in most cases they need to check with the biopsies. he still did the biopsies to make sure obviosly (I didnt go through all that for him to guess!!!!) I saw an endoscopy on the telly (city...

glad your result was normal - i see my consultant again in august so time to get on with stuff until i get results cheers nickra

did you sleep much after it? the nurse told me to lay down and that i would fall asleep soon 10 minutes later i was sat up watching tellky because i was bored and another 20 mins later i rang for the nurse and asked if i could go home maybe i am a freak patient ps - i drooled, gagged, spat, wriggled and basically totally freaked out - i dread to...

hmmm, i can see why you might think its in my head - as you were put out completely i think we obviously had very different experiences. i wasnt given a choice about it - but they did tell me that some people need more sedation than others. however i know for sure it is not in my head. OK - please accept my excuses to anyone who is a wee bit squeemish...

hi i had my endoscopy/biopsy this morning. its obvious that each person can find it quite different to another. i was sedated but i remembered every bit of what happened and i did not sleep at all afterwards. i can feel where they took the biopsies from - which is kind of wierd as today has gone on - i am forgetting more and more about the procedure...

hi thanks for everyones help on these pages my biopsy is tomorrow and im so nervous - ive read different accounts on here, some people saying it was not nice, but most saying it was painless and no problem i hope mine is the latter!!! well, i guess theres only one way to find out, i just want to get it over and done with. cheers everyone

thanks all for the help and advice, my doctor is being reasonable about it - he has not ruled out coeliac and will do the biopsy to check - but he is going to do lots of other tests as well because he is convinced it is something i picked up while travelling. what he is saying makes sense and i did get very sick while in Bali, but having had the positive...

Hello! Just wondered if anyone knows if it is possible to have a false positive blood test? My GP tested me positive for coeliac, but when i saw a specialist to arrange a biopsy he said he doesnt think it is coeliac. he said it may have been a bug i caught while i was travelling in indonesia 2 years ago...he also said i am too healthy to be coeliac...

Hi, Thanks so much for that info - I really found it helpful and will look into the things you suggested. Cheers

lol i find that because i have such a quick reaction to gluten i have to eat really fast because once i feel poorly i dont want to eat anymore and i have to throw away the food and then a few hours later im starvin again! if i eat too slowly i get sick before i even finish the meal - what a bugger that is???

Hello, Have read a bit about bone and joint problems relating to celiac disease, does anyone know more about this? I have severe back, shoulder, leg problems that cant really be explained. i was wondering if it is just another sympton or am i guilty of thinking i have everything i read???

lol - are you havin a laff? i think im the oppositte - my belly is always hungry, although at times when i have been really sick, my body has just repelled all thoughts of food, which is kind of wierd sometimes, but always makes me feel so much better! nicky

Alexolua: lol - I know what you mean, it is kind of twisted that the doc is telling me to eat stuff that is bad for me! I try to see it like i have the best of both worlds - for now i get to eat everything and anything i like (and believe me i am really going for it with some of my fave stuff) and then in the future i get to be all healthy and...

Hello, I'm waiting for my biopsy and my doctor advised me not to start the gluten free diet until after the test. I have already had a positive blood test, but want to make sure. It's a nightmare situation, knowing that cutting out gluten will probably make me better, yet not being able to do it. To make it worse I got a letter from the hospital this...

Emmy, It's so nice to hear someone being so supportive, I don't even tell people about my condition for fear of bad reactions! As regards to how long it takes to get sick, I know within half an hour - sometimes before ive finished the offending meal I know that it has been bad for me. It is a real pain because I cannot come off gluten yet as i am waiting...