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Judy and Beth - I agree with RiceGuy...vitamins and minerals are very important. When I was diagnosed my MD also ran a complete nutrition panel - I was seriously deficient in B vitamins, D, Magnesium and Folate - borderline anemic (which I had always been)...so she felt that there was no doubt about the problem. I was told I was depressed for years...

A little background: I was diagnosed with a "gluten allergy" over a year ago, but didn't take all the precautions I should have because the word celiac was not used. I did, however make a great effort to get educated and stay gluten free at home. This month, after more tests (mostly for me as my doctor doesn't see a difference between an intolerance and...

CheriL - This is just my experience, but some foods are "dusted" with flour to keep them separate, and my understanding is that they do not have to be listed as an ingredient because they are not "in" the food...things like chocolates, etc. - but I also get sick when I eat pre-shredded cheese, and it has a funny coating, so personally I think it's very...

Thanks you guys for taking the time to share your thoughts. This is really very surreal because I know what I would say if someone were telling ME all of these things...and I really don't understand why I'm not accepting it (even as I am eliminating gluten as fast as I can from every area of my life). Thanks for the advice and candor!

Thank you Mushroom!

I'm going to try to make this short, but I already know it will be long - so I'll apologize in advance. I'm not even sure where to start so I'll work backwards from today... I saw my MD, who runs a holistic practice today to discuss test results from last week and last year. The most recent tests were ran because my 8yo daughter has what looks like exczema...