noobasaur

I was tested today, but my doctor said he wants me to have a CCK-HIDA scan of my gall bladder to see if it's not functioning properly. he said he'd be willing to bet on the fact that it isn't celiac, but obliged per my insistence of being tested. I'll find out friday. I'm going gluten-free regardless of the test results. from what I've gathered, false negatives...

I scheduled an appointment for this Tuesday for bloodwork to be done. is there anything else I should ask about? I'm worried that he will brush off my concerns about osteoporosis because I haven't had any other problems since the ribs. every time I ask him about something in particular, he will say, "well that's probably not it. the risk is low", etc. so...

Thanks for the response. He did not specifically say what caused it, but I was prescribed Nexium this time around (which actually made me worse and unable to ingest anything at all).. my impression was that he was blaming it all on GERD. he said there was some erosion on the intestines.

okay so I've had a variety of symptoms spanning the past 3 years. I'm 21 and female. I've only recently started a gluten-free diet, and am waiting to see if my health improves. my doctors have been absolutely 0 help in determining what's wrong. I say 3 years because that's when the symptoms became more severe; I developed lactose intolerance, was throwing...