cmorrisaud

Ok, so I have been gluten-free for almost a year now with mostly positive results. However, I saw my doctor last week and she wanted to check my iron (it was just below normal a year ago). Well, this time is was even lower. She wants me to take iron supplements with orange juice twice a day and recheck in a month. I don't understand it. The cereal I...

I think the only reason she said to try the diet is because the only diet that has ever worked for me in the past was essentially gluten free. I lost 15 pounds in two weeks. Unfortunately, at the time, I could not keep up with the schedule (eating six times a day at very specific times doesn't work so well in grad school), so I quit after a couple weeks...

Ok, so introductions first. My main symptoms are unexplained weight gain (80+ pounds in 8 years in spite of eating better and being more active than I ever have in my life), fatigue, constant (mild) digestive issues, and near constant anemia. In June, my previous doctor mentioned the possibility of celiacs. Unfortunately, I was literally days away from...