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Odd - and no, haven't had corn lately in any form. I tend to avoid any product with high fructose corn syrup anyway, and eating natural corn or corn tortillas never seems to bother me. Thanks for a helpful post, bethlany. You do make a good point of the potential damage I do by having a few beers thinking I can "get away with it", but the continued...

I've spent these early morning hours reading through the forum and I see a number of people with Celiac/GI also having intolerance to other foods; namely dairy, soy, and nuts. I imagine process of elimination is the simplest way to determine which food items are causing problems...but there's almost nothing left for me and I'm feeling overwhelmed. I self...

Yes. Feeling despondent and suicidal. Now I can see the connection as the depression comes and goes, but has hit hard in the past couple of weeks while I have slipped off the gluten-free wagon.

Yes, indeed, I know exactly what you mean. Same goes for me. Your mention of nuts, however, is disappointing as I am still dealing with the rumbles of a 1959 Chevy even when I'm pretty sure I haven't eaten gluten.

I know someone officially diagnosed with Celiac who is very sensitive to wheat products (bread, pasta, etc) but is able to have a couple beers occasionally without any bad effects. I'm a big beer lover (or was) and I'm facing the reality that I just can't drink it anymore. The last beer I had was about a week ago - had half a bottle and within minutes felt...

I'm not anorexic but have always been pretty thin for my height and have been accused of being anorexic. The bloating is my #1 problem as well - not only uncomfortable but makes me look 6 months pregnant or like I have a blubber belly, which I don't. Some days I can wear a pair of pants that are very loose in the waist and if I eat the wrong thing within...

And wine! I'm not a huge fan of liquor, but since cutting out beer I've grown fonder of wine. I have a friend my same age who is also suspecting a wheat intolerance and has been gluten free for several weeks now (with major improvements noted). He's REALLY struggling because he was allergic to grapes/wine to begin with and now has cut out beer, too. Big...

The peanuts I mentioned were plain roasted peanuts from Trader Joe's. I looked at the ingredients and they add vegetable oil and salt. Not sure what caused the distress there. Last night I had a bowl of peanuts in the shell and I was ok.

Thanks for all the great input - I've been getting all the replies via email. Like others have also mentioned, I get crap from my husband about my suspicions...the whole "it's all in your head" deal. The last thing I want is to be the center of attention, get special treatment, whatever. The loss of so many food items is a huge blow to me, changes a lot,...

Thanks for the link to vegiac. I've been vegetarian for most of my adult life, and vegan for the past five years. My recent discovery of celiac/wheat intolerance is closing off a significant part of my daily diet and I'm in the beginning stages of being concerned about eating a vegan diet without any wheat products. I've been having thought about introducing...

My awareness of a possible gluten/wheat intolerance finally occurred in August 2007 after four years of increasing, nagging symptoms. For me it was simple - I did a 10 day gluten-free test and the results were obvious. Since then I have been constantly conscious about gluten/wheat consumption and have cut it down dramatically, but here and there I will slip...

Thank you quietmorning01, I just saw your post after posting mine. No, I don't understand the immune system and how someone can suddenly become "allergic" to something that never bothered them before. I will research more about that. Thanks.

Thank you all for the responses and for the links provided - I read through all of those. It sounds like age of diagnosis and the onset of symptoms is all over the place; some have had this since childhood, others have had it start in their 20s & 30s after never before having problems with gluten (like me, I think). I'm still curious over the possibility...

First of all, if there are similar threads related to this please link me - I'd like to read them. This is a personal interest in the rather recent acknowledgement and surge in wheat allergies/Celiac disease and I have a few questions. I understand that it has taken the sands of time to finally determine the exact cause of the symptoms of wheat allergy...

On July 30, I posted the thread Open Original Shared Link I decided to go ahead with a gluten-free trial which I started August 1. Referring to a list of gluten-free foods, I kept a diary of everything I ate. I didn't notice any major changes other than feeling slightly less fatigued, but of course I don't expect magic to happen in only 9 days. Then...