PinkZebra

Hi, I had to eat gluten to get my biopsy done and then another blood test for confirmation of Celiac. It was positive positive! During the next 8 weeks, I experienced what you wrote about. I found that staying away from highly acidic, spicy, alcoholic, dairy, and high fat content items exacerbated the situation. So, I laid off the extremes and I am getting...

I went to see the Gastro and the result was that an endoscopy needs to be done. In order for a "good" test result to be available, I have to ingest gluten. First it was going to be for 30 days, but I was able to reduce the time to only 3 weeks. This has been the most miserable month of my life. June 29 and counting.

It is now the middle of May. Where does the time go? I have been trying to read as much as I can, and although I am not able to read much, I have found some interesting pieces of information from Dr. Green's book Celiac Disease; a Hidden Epidemic. Apparently the tip of the villa in the small intestine is where the enzymes are that break down milk proteins...

Thanks for the head's up on the Nightshades. I have found that tomatoes, peppers both sweet and spicy, and some potato products do "mess" me up. Potatoes, not so much. I found a website that listed the amount of the ingredient/component in the night shade family that interacts with people and the potato had the lowest amount. Eggplant, I believe was at the...

I have been Gluten Free for about 3 months now. I guess I should re-phrase...I have been aware of and learning to stay away from gluten-laden food items for about 3 months now. I think I am healing and my intestines seem to be getting back to "better." After a post on the forum regarding feeling horrible a few days after eating spicy foods when it had a chance...

Nightshades. I have heard of that before, but I guess I need to do some more research. thanks for the lead and a possible direction to go in.

Icky is a word that I have been using lately. I don't like using it because it reminds me that I don't feel good, great, wonderful, or ready to take on the day. I have a co-worker that has a sixth sense. She can "see" the color in people. I call her my barometer. When I start to feel this "ick" I walk over to her and she takes one look at me and gives...

I also have just been officially diagnosed with Celiac via blood test. I have had stomach aches, cramps, and irregular digestion for longer than I can remember; at least 5 years if not more. I have had 3 miscarriages and wonder if they were related to undiagnosed celiac. I have read cookbooks on what to eat, I have read lists of those hidden ingredients to...

Thank you for the responses. Now I am concerned about oats. The conclusion I am coming up with is that if you are suseptible to oats, you will react; if you aren't, you won't. I have a packet of Trader Joe's oatmeal with flax every morning with a packet of splenda. Splenda's website says it is gluten free (but it doesn't say the brown sugar is gluten free...

Hello, through a series of conversations with my GP, he diagnosed me with Candida. I believe, however, that it is Celiac. My maternal Grandmother was diagonsed about 10-ish years prior to her death (2 years ago) at the age of 94. She had symptoms several years prior, but we aren't sure for how long. I would like to actually have the tests done and will be...