paulstefano

If you are just gluten intorlerant and not Celiac, it could take quite a while for the diet to work. I've found in my case, the diet helps a lot right away, but it takes some time for symptoms to completely go away (or so the theory goes). I actually have never gotten completely better, but have never been Gluten Free for more than a month. I'm hoping that...

There are lots of mail order services available that will send you gluten free foods.

I just had this happen last week. It's got to be a weird coincidence, though. I was carrying a heavy object over my head at the time. All of a sudden, I had a stabbing pain in my back, right between the shoulder blades. It never went away though. I've had back pain ever since, for about a week. I have to think it's a muscle pull, not related to celiac, but...

The Gluten free diet is not lacking in nutrients. In fact, the western diet, so dependent on wheat flour, is what is mal-nutritious. I think you'll find that by following a gluten free diet you'll actually get more nutrients and thus gain weight. Case in point. I used to love to eat pastries for dessert. Pie, cakes, cookies. Love them. In a gluten free diet...

Don't sweat the diagnosis. Any Gastroenterologist worth his/her salt will tell you Crohn's and Colitis diagnosis are very difficult. Even when a diagnosis is positive, it's not always concrete. My situation went that way. From a Crohns diagnosis, (maybe) to Colitis, to complete limbo. The only thing that has seemed to help is a gluten free diet. Bottom...

YES, YES, YES symptoms can come and go. Read my recent post entitled Ulcerative Colitis vs. Gluten Sensitivity in this section. Try the Gluten free diet, even for a few weeks. It's easier than you think. Places like Whole Foods carry everything you could imagine made from Gluten Free ingredients. If you feel better, than you know you can help yourself...

Hello, I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis 4 years ago. Well, I say 4 years ago, but it's not that cut and dry. I was first told I had Crohn's disease by a Gastroenenterologist in 2000. Based on a convenience, I started seeing another doctor. He also told me I had Crohn's disease. After moving, again, I sought out another doctor. He did 2 colonoscopys...