terrymarie

Thank you. At first, I thought of this as the farewell tour to gluten and ate stuff I thought I missed. Well, after my challenge reactions my memory has been jogged and I am back to looking at gluten products with fear and anxiety. My friends see delicious soft whole grain bread and wonderous desserts, but I see intense misery and can't wait to go...

I am having an endoscopy on Monday and I had a celiac panel done this week. They are sending it to promethius labs. I've had to eat gluten for the past 8 weeks for the test. Every time I eat it, I have heartburn, overwhelming sleepiness, congestion, spaciness, and my left lower back is killing me. The heartburn has made me feel like my throat is closing...

I think you are right. I don't want to dismiss an intolerance. I am not feeling very well since I started eating gluten for the tests, but I am going to try to hang in there. It does seem counterproductive to eat it in order to verify what you already know. I'd just go gluten free if not for the pain and the thought that my kids may need testing. The...

Hi, I've suspected I have celiac or gluten intolerance for a while due to the symptoms I've had. Additionally, I have Hashimoto's hypothyroid. Lately, I have become intolerant of dairy, as well. I went to a gastric doc on Monday. He's going to do the gold standard test on me and bloodwork to see if I carry the gene. My question centers around eating...