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For years I had all kinds of health problems. My doctors ran test after test and found nothing. They said I just suffered from stress. Turns out that I had a lot of food allergies (as well as TMJ and a hiatal hernia, and required foot surgery - it's amazing how much pain your body can suffer just from a bunion). I pretty-much had to find this all out...

I lost about 10 pounds within a few months of going gluten-free. This usually indicates an allergic response, and that your body was in a constant state of inflammation because it was constantly being exposed to the allergen. Now that the allergen is gone, the body can release all that fluid/mucous that was causing the added weight.

I used to have many of the same symptoms as Punt. Doctors never could diagnose me with anything, even after numerous tests. They just kept saying, "it's stress." Well, after ten years or so, someone (not a Dr.) suggested I might be allergic to wheat/gluten. That was what it was. I dropped the gluten, and felt great right away. I should add that...

The Visicol JoEllen referred to and the 20-pill prep are the same thing. Actually, they're supposedly not marketing it under the name Visicol, anymore, as it is now called OsmoPrep. That's the pill prep I referred to earlier in this thread. HOWEVER, there is what's called a Black Box warning on this prep. It has been known to cause kidney failure...

18 months!!!!! I just said "To heck with it!" and went gluten-free without the test. I don't have much faith in the medical profession, anyway, and I refused to wait -- and it would have only been a few weeks for me (I'm in the States). I felt so much better after going gluten-free that there was no freakin' way I was going to start eating again just...

Oh, and I'm curious to know how your appt goes today and what your doc says about using the colonic. Hopefully he/she will be receptive to the idea and won't discourage you from getting one, as my doc tried to do with me before admitting that so many other of their patients have them and they work fine for the prep. You know, I'd fast for two days if...

Leiana: I completely agree with you. I have dreaded the colonoscopy for years for the simple reason that I didn't want to do the prep. I'm so glad I learned about this little "secret" that so many doctors don't share with their patients. In my experience, though, doctors aren't big fans of natural remedies. My dad worked in the pharmaceutical business...

I've been exercising since I was...well, since forever. I got serious into gym workouts and lifting weights and doing cardio in my late teens, and now I'm 39. I subscribe to a magazine called OnFitness, and they are truly on the cutting edge of what works and what doesn't. This magazine is aimed more at trainers than the every-day average Joe, and since...

As an avid weight lifter for many years, I believe that you take the protein BEFORE and DURING the workout when you're lifting weights (I would only take protein during the workout if you're heavy-duty and lift for a long time), and then you eat a snack of simple carbs AFTER any workout (whether it's lifting or cardio). Simple carbs would be fruit or juice...

More than likely you'll have to get it done elsewhere, but some are fortunate enough to find doctors who perform the colonic and then go right into the colonoscopy. My dream is that someday, all docs who perform colonoscopies will also perform colonics and the lax prep will be a thing of the past, where it SHOULD be. Beware of asking your doc if a colonic...

Everything I've read and seen (and my doctor even told me) says that you need to be back on gluten food for at least a month before getting the endo/colonoscopy to test for Celiac. I know you were only gluten-free for two weeks, but the body could have healed enough to make it a moot point to do the endo/colo right now. I know the worst was over for me...

I also learned today that people who have the worst side effects from a colonic are those who can't relax during the process and are very stressed over it. I guess the tension puts undue stress on the colon, and that's why people can feel nauseous afterward. The more you relax before and during the colonic, the easier the recovery. I'm looking forward...

You're welcome. I continued my colonics research today and found another site where someone stated that doctors who perform colonoscopies are happy with how well colonics clean out the colon before the procedure. One person said that he chose the colonic prep, but that his doctor never offered it as an option - he had to figure it out on his own ...

I think the polyp could cause post-nasal drip. And it will probably continue to grow larger until it is removed. I'd get it out now, because the bigger they get, the rougher the surgery is. I know. Mine were huge and I ended up having bad bleeding after the surgery. And, yes, you'd have to eat "normal" again for at least a month before a test to search...

I went through a rough patch for the first few months after going gluten-free, too, but nothing like the first to posters. My theory is that perhaps your body is finally beginning to work like it should and is still ridding itself of all the inflammation and toxins that had built up over time. This leaves you more susceptible to illness because it's still...