Judithg

I just read this post about bacterial overgrowth and antibiotics. I had the same experience 3 times in the past year where my symptoms lessened or disappeared while on antibiotics (of course, I was not eating gluten before, during, or after the antibiotics--bad GI symptoms had developed despite my best efforts at avoiding gluten over the past few years)...

I had pretty good luck with an elimination diet that worked as follows: Cut out all of the common allergens (wheat/gluten, dairy, eggs, soy, corn, peanuts, shellfish, chocolate). I'd probably cut out strawberries and tomatoes as well, because they're fairly common. Cut out any food that you normally eat more than twice a week. This usually means finding...

I've had a lot of problems related to bacterial overgrowth. In fact, I went on a regimen of antibiotics (Cipro) and probiotics for a week, followed by daily use of probiotics. This seems to have helped a lot. At the very least, take the probiotics--can't hurt.

Okay, I had blood tests for antibodies and small bowel biopsies done 8 years ago before I was gluten-free and they were negative. Recently I had the tests done again--still negative. But I was gluten-free at the time, so I'm not sure they were accurate. Now I've had HLA tests done, which I believe detect the gene for Celiac. Those were negative. So does...

Terri, I thought Splenda potentially had gluten in it. Is it for sure gluten-free? Thanks, Judith

Hi, I recently got back blood tests, and my cholesterol and triglycerides are high. They've been high off and on since my early twenties. Last year, I finally got cholesterol down to a total of 179. Now it's up to 241 again, my triglycerides are way up, and my fasting glucose is a bit high as well. The doctor thinks it's strange that I continue to...

Thanks for all the interesting responses! I can see that several of you have had similar experiences. I think I may be testing negative because I was gluten-free at the time of testing--or, maybe I haven't developed full-blown celiac disease as yet but will if I'm not gluten-free. Like Isabellamac, when I didn't get a celiac disease diagnosis years ago...

Hi, I'm fairly new here, and I continue to have confusion about my diagnosis (I posted some questions about this on the pre-diagnosis and testing page). I have tried to be gluten-free for years after being tested in routine allergy testing as allergic to gluten. At that time I had the blood tests and endoscopy with biopsy--all were negative for celiac...

I think it's easy to end up with constipation when you go gluten-free--unless you make sure you're still getting plenty of soluble fiber in the form of rice, gluten-free pasta, and other gluten-free products. All my friends who have gone on the Atkins diet, for example, have ended up with constipation, because they're not eating sufficient grains or...

Karen! Wow! I take a lot of Gas-X Softgels. I read on a list of gluten-free products that the chewables were not gluten-free but the Softgels are. Any chance that the Softgels are okay?? BTW, the list of gluten-free products I was using is from Open Original Shared Link Does anyone know of another simethicone product out there that is gluten-free...

Yep, it seems that my doc didn't quite do this right. The day that he gave me the order for the tests, he said just to go ahead and have them done that day. I knew I hadn't had any gluten for quite some time, but he said it wouldn't matter. And the two tests were fairly expensive, even after my insurance kicked in their portion. This is so frustrating...

Hi, I'm new to this board, but not completely new to living gluten-free. Several years ago I tested positive for gluten intolerance during some routine allergy testing. However, when I was tested for celiac disease (blood tests and endoscopy), the results were negative. I went on a gluten-free diet anyway, because I felt better without gluten. But because...