Josephine

Mariann, You must be so worried about your son! I am glad to hear that you are all feeling better on the diet and I hope that, if your son does have an additional health concern, it will be fixed easily. Take care, Josephine

Mariann, I was diagnosed with Celiac in September 2002 by blood work and biopsy. In September 2003, the small bowel follow-through showed total healing and my blood work showed no antibodies to gluten. The gastroenterologist said that damage would have shown on the x-ray. He diagnoses and treats a lot of people with Celiac and he seems to know what...

Hi, Thomas! You're most welcome! I didn't know about the small bowel follow-through until the gastroenterologist ordered it for me last fall. I, too, had assumed the only way to check would be by doing another endoscopy. Regards, Josephine

Thomas, I'm not sure I understand your posting. In most cases, if someone with Celiac follows a completely gluten-free diet, their small intestine does heal. It is possible to determine if healing has taken place while the person is still alive. I was diagnosed with Celiac just before I turned 41 years old. I had symptoms of the illness from early...

Debmidge, I can really relate. Both of your experiences are so much like mine and my husband's. In time, as your husband's body recovers from the effects of long-term illness, he will feel better physically and he will be able to do some activities and hobbies that are interesting and rewarding to him. I hope that he can tolerate the new medications...

Debmidge, Did you see my reply to you in, "Several Years of Illness"? Regards, Josephine

YankeeDB, Thanks so much! I will definitely do some reading about it! Regards, Josephine

YankeeDB, Thank you for your suggestions. I was diagnosed with Hashimoto's thyroiditis about 28 years ago and I've been on Synthroid ever since. Every time they are checked, my thyroid and vitamin and iron levels are fine. I've been on Losec for reflux for several months and that seems to be under control. My digestion seems to be fine. Do you think...

Debmidge, I've read a few of your posts and I can really relate to what you've written about your & your husband's experiences with Celiac. I was extremely ill for many years before a gastroenterologist tested me for Celiac (blood work & biopsy). I've been gluten-free since October 2002 and, although I am much better than I was, I still do...

Tom, Looking back, I had symptoms of Celiac from early childhood but was only diagnosed at the age of 41. I missed a lot of time off school and work. I had a lot of trouble with bosses and co-workers thinking I was lazy because how else could anyone take that many sick days? It was really difficult. The doctors always said there was nothing wrong...