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Balmex helps me too but doesn't address the cause. I think it is either stool leakage or more probably excess bile salts in the stool that are irritating. I think the best strategy is to bulk up the stool with fiber or absorb the bile salts with questran. Unfortunately questran seems to irritate my GERD. Always something
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ARCHIVED Enterolab
PETES replied to concernedlady's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
I tested positive at enterolab. I just saw Dr. Green in NYC to get his opinion. He took blood but did tell me that he feels enterolab is quzckery. Not sure what to believe. I have tested negative for sprue through conventional testing in the past. I will get the results in about a week. I tend to agree with Dr. Green as enterolab doesn't make much sense... -
31608.1 Did anyone have the symptom of constant burping, reflux, and upper bloating prior to their celiac diagnosis? I have these symptoms and as wondering if gluten could be my problem. I tested negative for sprue but decided to try the stool testing at enterolab and they came back postive for gluten sensitivity. My doc says my symptoms are not sprue...
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ARCHIVED Quitting Beer Drinking
PETES replied to faithladene's topic in Parents, Friends and Loved Ones of Celiacs
Why can't you drink absolute? I have a glass 3 or 4 nights a week. I was told all vodka was ok even if it is grain based. -
ARCHIVED Help- Greatly Appreciated
PETES replied to PETES's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
Thanks so much for the replies. Does anyone with Sprue share my symptoms? Thanks -
ARCHIVED Help- Greatly Appreciated
PETES posted a topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
Hi. I would be grateful if anyone could help me. Do these symptoms sound like sprue? I have constant burping, acid reflux, abdominal bloating, tons of gas, rectal itching, dry eyes(blepharitis), and sport injuries that never seem to heal. I have been told that I have a small hiatus hernia but that it should not be giving me these symptoms. I have...