Kendall

I've never actually heard of Candida until you mentioned it and then I read about it. It sounds like it's impossible to get rid of -and very expensive treatments that don't pan out. I'll ask my doctor if that's been tested for in the numerous stool samples, bloodwork, and biopsies. Is that something that is normally checked for when they run all those...

Yes, I guess I'll be going back to the food journal. Just when I thought I was in the clear and didn't have to do that anymore......................thank you for your response

I went gluten free 5 months ago. I felt good after 3 weeks of the diet - got energy back, gut wrenching pain was gone. But the pain has gradually been coming back for the past 6 weeks. It's full blown abdominal and side flank pain again. I realize there is a learning curve on becoming truly gluten free. But, my pain shouldn't be getting better and then...

I have been gluten-free for 3 months, after celiac was diagnosed via biopsy. It took 3 weeks of the diet for the gut wrenching pain in my stomach to go away. I got my energy back, but I still have this dull side/flank pain near where my kidneys are. I thought it was all related to celiac, b/c that was where the pain started before the stomach pain came...