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I have been gluten free three months. Overall my health has improved. I can actually eat without being in the bathroom twenty minutes later. However, I have suddenly developed acne (which I've never had a problem with before) and dandruff (which I usually only have in the winter). I've switched to Nature's Gate Shampoo and Conditioner which is supposedly...

My bloodwork did show elevated antibodies to gluten which is why I had the biopsy. That explanation makes a lot of sense and I greatly appreciate you taking the time and explaining it to me. It would have been nice if the doctor had done so. I hadn't even considered the fact that the damage might not be throughout the intestine.

I am actually really surprised that my biopsies were negative because the problems I was having totally cleared up by cutting out gluten. Except if I accidentally get glutened and then I have a horrible reaction ... 10x worse then when I was eating gluten regularly (is that normal?). Doc is saying biopsies came back with mild gastritis ... but every...

I love Guinness so I will have to check out Dragon's Gold. I did some research and it looks like I can actually get it in Michigan too. At least I'll be able to have some good beer.

This whole cross-contamination thing is freaking me out. I've just been diagnosed (literally yesterday) and I haven't even started to think beyond cleaning the toaster oven. Now I have to think about cleaning my work area!!! How dangerous are those little trace amounts of glutton to people with Celiac? I'll probably not be paranoid enough. I'm...

I have just been diagnosed with Celiac disease. I'm 29 and live in metro-Detroit. My doctors ran me through everything fast - had a Gastro consultation on Monday and the scopes on Wednesday. After the scopes my doctor said he wanted me to start a gluten-free diet immediately. Then he left ... where the hell do I start? There is so much information out...