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ARCHIVED Please Help!
flaca247 replied to flaca247's topic in Parents, Friends and Loved Ones of Celiacs
Yes, Jil, it is hard to see her suffer. Frustrating for her to have problems for so long and no answer from the docs. Thanks so much for the input. I have one more question - does anyone know if the gluten free diet is bad for someone, I mean can it cause problems if you're not celiac? -
My mom was diagnosed with celiac in December by blood panel. Dr. did not do a biopsy - the GI said they didn't need to see her, she just needs to go on a gluten free diet. She has been gluten free for three weeks now and her symptoms are worse - she used to have abdominal pain and swelling after eating, but worse with meat and diary. Now she has pain all...
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ARCHIVED Stomach Pain Celiac Diet
flaca247 replied to flaca247's topic in Post Diagnosis, Recovery & Treatment of Celiac Disease
Yes, she has been ill. Over a decade of progressively worsening symptoms, the most recent of which was myoclonus so bad it looked like she was having a grand mal seizure every night (it's not seizures). She had stomach bloating before with certain foods, but now has bloating, burning pain after every meal since going gluten free last week. Her myoclonus... -
ARCHIVED Stomach Pain Celiac Diet
flaca247 posted a topic in Post Diagnosis, Recovery & Treatment of Celiac Disease
My mother has been diagnosed with celiac disease and started a gluten-free diet last week. She has had gas and burning gastrointestinal pain since. Has anyone else had this experience? Is it a normal reaction and if so, how long does it take for the pain to subside? -
ARCHIVED Touble With Blood Test Results
flaca247 posted a topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
My mother has symptoms that sound similar to celiac, including gastrointestinal and neurological symptoms. She asked her Dr. to test her for celiac and he ordered an anti-gliadin IgA and anti-gliadin IgG. She was tested last week and obtained her results online, but Dr. has not yet responded to her inquiries about the results. The test results are as follows...