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i know this probably isn't what you want to hear, but i just thought i'd give you a heads up that this is also really common with eating disorders. standing burns more calories than sitting, so ed patients often claim various reasons for needing to stand instead of sit. does she fidget or pace, too? i'm all for privacy, but i'd suggest looking into your...

I just wanted to give you all an update because you were all so sweet and helpful! My new doctor is absolutely wonderful - she worked with me for about two hours (only twenty minutes of which was the actual allergy test, the rest was just talking and asking questions). I've never had such an indepth discussion with a doctor. She tested me for all of the...

Thank you all so much for being lovely! I'm seeing another allergist near my parent's house in a week and a half. My mother was a little concerned that, even after I specifically mentioned gluten being a problem and milk, the doctor didn't test those. Originally, I was having some problems that didn't seem too allergy related - joint pain, itchy eyelids...

So I went to see an allergist today in order to get tested. He looked in my ears and throat, asked me a couple of questions but didn't seem to listen to the answers. He was a bit more preoccupied with an unrelated condition that I've managed since childhood (reynaud's if anyone cares). He promptly told me that it wasn't an allergic reaction which shocked...

thanks so much for responding so quickly! i know i'm probably being really dumb, but i thought that's basically what the test was going to be... putting small amounts of different foods on my skin and then making scratches. wouldn't the flour be the same thing?

I know this isn't really Celiac disease related, but my doctor wants to rule out food allergies based on my symptoms so I'm scheduled to have skin allergy testing done in a little over a week. Do I have to eat gluten to get this test done? also, i take antihistamines a few times a week to help out with symptoms. i know i'm supposed to not take these before...

I have to get scratch testing done soon, so I'm glad to hear it doesn't hurt even though I'm 23 and not 3 Sitting still for twenty minutes, combined with itchy hives, is what I've been told is the most difficult part. Maybe you could bring some books or something that'll keep her distracted but less wiggly?

what is the biocard test? you perform a blood test at home or something? sorry, i've just never heard of it and i was curious i'm sorry you aren't feeling well with all the gluten - at least now you know, right? sometimes, when i first stopped eating gluten, i would think that maybe i was just being crazy so i would eat bread or something. then...

so, my doctor told me that you get diagnosed, and then sometimes they use the tests to confirm the diagnosis because there may be something else going on that might be serious if left untreated. sometimes, a positive dietary response is enough, but that's fairly subjective as there can be a large placebo effect, etc., so they like to have something a bit...

I don't have a confirmed celiac disease/gluten whatever diagnosis yet (apart from feeling better when not eating gluten), but joint pain was the first and worst symptom i ever had. for me, my elbow-area was the most effected, on the right side more than my left. overall, both wrists, both elbows, middle to pinky fingers of right hand, and knees would hurt...

I'm just beginning the testing process, as well, and the idea of eating gluten again seems daunting. I'm sorry you are having such a difficult time with it! I was just wondering that if there might actually be some beneficial medical reason for know if it is celiac disease vs. gluten intolerance vs. gluten allergy, like someone mentioned? I know the...

thanks so much for replying! i know i probably should have gone to the hospital, but because of the symptoms for the last several years and the docs never finding anything, i hate going because, once again, they might not find anything and i'll feel crazy. it's no excuse, though, and i'll go see the doctor tomorrow regardless of how i feel in the morning...

i've been sick with various symptoms ranging in severity for about seven years, around the time i had dental surgery (which also triggered a penicillin allergy. almost all of my original symptoms are explained by celiac disease. i've been holding off on getting tested for a number of reasons. i stopped eating gluten anyway and, when i'm careful, i'm free...