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ARCHIVED Celiac And Attention Deficit Disorder
healthygirl replied to healthygirl's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
Thanks, everyone, for all the input! I am going to try him on the diet and see what happens. It certainly cannot hurt and if it improves the symptoms then great. This is a great forum, I'm new to all of this, so it is nice to have the experience of others to draw on and to share with. Again, thanks! Mary -
ARCHIVED Celiac And Attention Deficit Disorder
healthygirl posted a topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
Hi all, I am in the process of being formally diagnosed for celiac (one weak positive blood test, one negative blood test) and am awaiting an appointment with a gastroenterologist. My son, who is now 12, was diagnosed with ADHD 3 years ago (shows more inattentiveness than hyperactivity). He is unable to stay on task at school and is very forgetful. ... -
ARCHIVED False Positive?
healthygirl replied to kpyoung24's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
Hi, Yes, my situation is that I got a weak positive on the transglutaminase test and my doctor repeated the same test (not sure why) and the second one came back negative. I have an appointment with her in a couple of days to find out why we don't need a 3rd blood test and why she is assuming the first one is wrong, as she seems to think the second one... -
ARCHIVED Help With Interpretation Of Test Results
healthygirl replied to healthygirl's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
Thanks for the information. I did go gluten free over the summer (probably about 3 months) and it was hard to pinpoint whether I felt alot of improvement at the time (other than no episodes of burping and bloating), but what I really noticed is when I went back to eating gluten products I felt generally bloated, tired/fatigued and after meals I would feel... -
ARCHIVED Help With Interpretation Of Test Results
healthygirl posted a topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
Hi, I'm new to this site and my situation is I had mentioned to my doctor I had some abdominal bloating/gassiness and had narrowed it down to occuring when I ate wheat and barley. I also have an aunt who says she is celiac, but I think has never been formally diagnosed. My doctor ordered a blood test and the first result came back weak positive. She reordered...