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Just wondering if any out there had pain as a symptom of celiac disease? I'm not really talking all-over pain as in Fibromyalgia, but say a pain that was in a particular joint or muscle. And if so, was that pain relieved after going gluten-free? I guess, out of curiousity, I'd like to know if the all-over pain as in FMS got better too. But my pain...

Pixie, I know what you mean. Why WOULDN'T someone try something - anything to feel better. And changing your diet - it seems so simple. It doesn't cost any extra money either. But in my "defense" - or should I say, to further explain my hesitancy - I've tried SOOO MANY different things that haven't worked. You start to get cynical after a...

Thanks for your responses. I guess I was trying to avoid cutting out so much if it wasn't necessary. But I don't know which is harder...to cut out any and all wheat, or to cut out gluten - which would include wheat, barley, rye and possibly oats, in addition to any of the added ingredients in foods. But either way, I probably won't be able to stick with...

Yea, I guess it all doesn't have to make sense to me. Were you "officially" diagnosed, or self diagnosed? If self, how did you decide it was gluten intolerance versus wheat intolerance? Thanks! By the way...you'd think the possibility of my losing weight if I went gluten-free would be enough to try it. Sigh. Guess I'm just THAT stubborn. But...

I haven't been dx'd with anything yet. I've had mysterious symptoms the past 8 years or so. Just recently they took a turn for the intestinal, so I'm back looking at the celiac angle. I'm trying to notice some sort of pattern/connection with my symptoms and what I eat. No conclusions yet. But here is my first question: Is it possible - or likely to...