daron5780

thanks so much for the replies. im pretty sure that i read i should go through a difficult time which would be similar to withdrawl, i guess i just needed to hear it from others who have been through it before.

i am new to all this as well, 2 weeks ago today i started a gluten free diet. i felt great for 3-4 days ( besides not sleeping well) until i got glutened...ive been feeling pretty horrible. headaches and irritability are really bad. i dont get intestinial symptoms, but i am hoping patience is the key here. we will see...good luck!

hi,

i am new to the boards here. i do not know if i have celiac or a gluten sensitivity, or what, but i started out on a gluten, sugar, dairy-free diet @ 2 weeks ago, to kind of test myself. the first 4 days were actually really good, i thought i was onto something. one day i suddenly felt horrible. i found that my mother used flour in a gravy the night before, so i became suspicious as to if i really was bothered by the gluten. 2 days later, i made the mistake of having soup in which the chicken stock contained gluten. this was last thursday. i felt absolutely terrible all the way up through today( over a week); there has been no relief. the last 4 days i have developed the worst headaches ive ever had, and ive also become severely irritable and depressed. i am really in bad shape. should i be going through a difficult time like this on my new diet? i do not think i have ever felt this bad before. should i give it more time? thank you so much for any help!

-dave

thank you for the article, hathor. it was very informative. thanks everyone for all the replies!

interesting. hathor, what do you mean by DQ1?

are they definitely credible? any idea of the costs?

thanks alot for the info!

i see this name popping up alot, what is enterolabs and how do they differ from regular docs testing?

yes, i was wrong in calling celiac an allergy. thank you for replying, i will definitely consider your suggestions! i would really hate to go back on the gluten, but i would like an official diagnosis...

hello,

so many queistions!im glad to have found this board.

i recently went to my doc wanting to be checked out for three things; candida, parasites, and gluten intolerance. he was quick to rule out the first two, but had sent me for bloodwork for celiac disease. this was on a monday, but i had already started eating dairy-gluten-sugar free for 2-3 days. so i got my bloodwork that morning done, and had just recieved word now (a week later) that it was negative. i fugred it would be, after reading that it may not show up if you have stopped gluten. Is this true?

I am not one that has stomach problems, everything is mostly in my head or physical. i am 27, and for most of my life i have had a down, not really with it depressed feeling, tired, weak, achy body/joints, get sick or injured easily, social anxiety, concentration/focus is not on, and irritable, vitamins dont work. i feel like i am suffering. i have been diagnosed with add and social anxiety, but i dont think its that. i have a hunch that it is gluten allergy. even things such as dehydration( i crave cold drinks often), strong food cravings, lumbar pain, night blindness, and i also read your bones can become weaker ( i seem to always get contusions from rollerhockey) are symptoms i suffer from. also, i seem to have problems with having to urinate badly throughout the night, but this is not explained by anything i have read...so if you get this too, please let me know!

so after research, i stopped eating dairy, sugar, gluten. i really started to feel really good;' something good was happening, or about to happen. one day, i totally did not feel good. i think you call it "glutened". i found out the next day that my mother had used flour for a gravy the previous night. i really felt terrible. but at least i was learning. a day later, still feeling terrible, i had some soup, thought nothing of it. until i found out the next day the soup contained chicken stock whch contained gluten. this was 4 days ago, and i feel horrible. for some reason, my throat is so sore and dry. my head feels like a mess; like i got hit by a truck. feeling drunk almost.

i was hoping i could get an opinion. should i get bloodwork redone by my regular doctor? should i eat gluten before i redo my bloodwork? or should i see a GI doc? i have a feeling i am onto something; i am not functioning 100% by any means, maybe like 50-60%. my mother had bad stomach problems, and my grandmother, who passed away recently, was known for being a hypochondriac all her life. i want to find the problem. i know that it is not in my head and that something is wrong, and would like to lead a normal life.

thanks for any help in advance!!!

-dave