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Hi, I am sorry you are still suffering. I have followed the diet without fail for just about a year and I am in COMPLETE recovery. My blood results have shown that I am no longer damaging tissue, all vitamin D, calcium levels are back to normal, and I am no longer suffering the neurological and joint issues that I was suffering. When I got this...

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I was 33 when I was diagnosed. I had severe weight loss and neurological issues, all of which resoled themselves since on the gluten-free life.

I was gluten free for 2 months. My Gi dr wanted me to do a gluten challenge for my endoscopy. I ate gluten for 6 weeks, and then all of the blood work and the biopsy taken. All blood work was positive and my biopsy was positive, as well.

hi, I did not get a new coffee maker. I did get a new grinder. You can put the coffee pot in the dishwasher to make sure it gets a good cleaning. Dunkin' Donuts french vanilla coffee is gluten free (sold at BJ's, too). I only make it at home. Starbucks coffees are usually gluten free. Wegman's store brand offer several flavored varieties that are...

Vitamin D and Calcium mal-absorption were my only main symptoms before I was diagnosed. I never had stomach issues, just heartburn for the last few years. I was having joint and neurological issues, getting tested for MS and ALS, and a friend mentioned a cousin of her's that had celiac and had MS symptoms. I told my doctor, he thought I was crazy, but...

Wow, that must be hard to do this diet in college. I am trying to think back to my college days and what I would like to eat. Some of the easy things that I eat (well, used to but my metabolism is not 20 anymore:)) that you may like: baked potato with cheese melted on it, sour cream, too! utz corn chips with the frito lay cheese dip hebrew national...

try Chopin. It was recommended to me since it is a potato vodka with no chance of contamination.

hi, i just called sephora and the rep. assured me that the buxom lips, color dolly, did NOT contain gluten. all colors are formulated differently, all have their own ingredient list. She said is did not have barley of any sort in it. just an FYI in case anyone was interested. hope this helps!

Chick Fil A fries are safe - just make sure you ask the manager to verify that only the fries were cooked in the oil. I asked at the Chick Fil A that I go to and the are safe.... the manager and owner made me feel very confident that nothing else touches the oil.

I had a consult with a wonderful Doctor yesterday, after having had a horrendous experience over the past year and a half. I wanted to share his info in case anyone else is in need. He is located in Trenton, NJ, right next to Capital Health System Medical Center. He sat with me for over an hour, reviewing my file detail by detail, had empathy with what...

The hosting your own BBQ is a good idea! Maybe next year we will give that a shot. I have to say, Saturday's BBQ was not so fun, it was at my husband's friends' house and I was not very comfortable, but then by yesterday's BBQ, I decided to take charge. Yesterday I brought Bob's brownies (with the home-ade fudge icing) and a gluten-free humus with...

Well, this is my first Spring, and BBQ holiday with this disease, Happy Memorial Day weekend. I never even thought it would be hard, but it is! We had a BBQ to go to yesterday and I brought my own food and kept it in the car, in the hopes that I could eat something there...but I am slowly realizing it is almost impossible. The host did ask my husband why...

Hi there, I am sorry you are going through this... it is tough! I was diagnosed by my PCP in December 2007 based on positive celiac blood panel, low blood vitamin levels, and slight scalloping noticed during endoscopy a year prior. I went gluten free for 2.5 months, and PCP referred me back to GI Dr for follow up - he told me tTg was not run, and he...

Thank you everyone for taking the time to reply. This is all so new to me and I really have a hard tim trying to figure out the dr's intentions. My PCP told me "I have 110% confidence" that you have Celiac", yet I didn't know if he really know alot about it. Then, to go to the GI dr, who seemed to really be able to talk about it, questions the diagnosis...