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From what I've read, you have to not only stop ingesting gluten (which could be hidden in your medicine) but you also have to give your body time to heal. So, depending on the damage done, it might take you awhile to feel better. "not being able to go to the bathroom" is a medical problem. What has your dr said? Have you tried softeners or laxatives? ...

Ok, so I took the candida test this morning and failed miserably in so far as my results were definitely not "normal." ANyone familiar with this test? Is it credible? I can't find a main stream website (like Mayoclinc) that mentions it, only holistic. Anyone did this and change their diet accordingly? My friend, a doctor, thinks that since my bloodwork...

OOOH!!! Tell me about your candida spit test and what you've done with the info.... I'm taking the spit test tomorrow if i remember to do it before putting anything in my mouth. my friend suggests that i have that instead of celiac's since my tests came back inconclusive, and some "wheaty" stuff affects me while others dont (i.e., nutrigrain bar, no problem...

Just cuz you may have celiacs doesn't mean you're not crazy... LOL!!! just kidding... Anyway, celiacs could fit all of those descriptions and you can look at this board or celiac.org to find a litany of symptoms. YOU ARE NOT A NUT TO QUESTION WHETHER YOU HAVE CELIACS. If you go to the celiac.org website, you'll see that this is one of the most widely...

Hey, I think those are all the tests... but if you've been gluten free for 6 wks, you'll skew the results. you have to be eating gluten for the tests to be accurate... i think they say about 4 slices of bread a day for about 4-6 wks... others here may be more knowledgable, but yes, you have to be ON a gluten diet for tests to work. best, Jennifer

To you mind sharing the "many reasons"... I don't mean to pry, but it might be the encouragement I need to jump into the gluten free diet which scares me. Thanks, Jennifer

BTW, seizures could be caused by magnesium deficiency... I don't have full out seizures, but spasms that my friend-- a doctor-- says is likely magnesium defic. due to my gut problems and soda intake. YOu can be tested for vitamin deficiency, including magnesium... best, Jennifer

I'm new on this board, and have lurked for awhile since I'm still straddling the fence on what to do about me... BUT... I'm a mommy too of a 3 yr old, so I can more than appreciate your frustration, worry, and concern for what to do for your son. Since I have celiac/gluten sensitivity symptoms, I worry about putting my family-- at least at home-- on a gluten...

Y'all have been very helpful on my other posts, and this one is more "technical" in nature I guess... I already know that for whatever reason, I feel better gluten free and that if I'm gluten free for any length of time, eating certain products makes me nauseous... My questions are this: 1) Blood work showed mild IgA deficiency, normal all else... What...

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Shauna, I feel the same way... I'm 35 and would absolutely bore you to tears with all the crap that's wrong with me, and now it seems I've developed early onset of thoracic disc degeneration and cervical stenosis. And there is an undiagnosed but devastatingly debilitating problem in my right hip and L4/L5 area. I am being forced to practically live on the...

Mother, thanks for answering! The ref range for the IgA began at 80 (80 -153???). I should have also mentioned that I have hypothyroidism and Hashimoto's although why the docs don't want to actually diagnose me with Hashi's I don't even know-- not complaining as my VA disability, when I get out, will be less with that official diagnosis. The AF won't do the...

Long and short of it, I have a lot of the symptoms of Celiac's and a lot of the related health problems that Celiac's could cause. My labs were: TISSUE TRANSGLUTAMINSE AB IGA < 3 GLIADIN AB IGA < 3 IGA 77 (At the time, I was dieting so might have been getting some gluten products, but might not have) My labs throughout the past few years...

Hmm... i didn't know that... makes you wonder tho. I haven't had anything "bad" for me all day, but just had a scoop of slim fast shake in a smoothie and instantly have severe, painful gas. So it was like a holy sh** moment of what the hell am I allergic to now... or was there secretly eggs in it... and there's not, but it does say it may contain wheat. It...

Thanks for replying... egg was the first thing I thought to check too... The bagel was a plain bagel by Sara Lee, white.... so was the hambuger bun. I just can't really see that much of a difference between the items to see. I suppose the bagel might have had egg in it, but I can't find a list of ingredients. The burger bun just doesn't seem that much different...