Rebecca Madrid

I am in a similar position, I have been gluten free for 6 months and due a a very misinformed doctor, I have to be tested again. I'm currently 5 weeks from my endoscope, and I have been eating very small amounts of gluten for a few days. All the symptoms are back minus the violent vomiting, The depression, fatigue, mind fog, severe cramps and bloating...

I have been reading a lot lately, and it seems as though my celiac symptoms may be related to chronic Candida infections in an unhappy place. I am going in for a biopsy in August after returning to gluten for the month of July. This is to test for Celiac, but I was wondering if an overgrowth of Candida would be visible to the gastroenterologist either during...

I'm so glad this is up!!! My Celiac symptoms have only been severe since about December 2009. It was over my Christmas break at home that I tried a new bath soak and it started an infection. Since then, any gluten is completely intolerable, and the infections return within a week of starting the medications for them. I read the link you posted and I...

Can an upper endoscopy with biopsy also find signs of a Candida infection?

Hey, I work at a Tim Horton's and that is pretty much gluten central. However, we don't make the products, we just bake from frozen. I find this is all fine for me. I have to be careful if I am making the sandwiches because I sometimes get migraines, but no other symptoms. You shouldn't really have a problem. I agree on the chicken thing though...I won...

I can't really help you but I hope some one responds. I'm exactly the same way though. If I don't eat as soon as I feel hungry, the migrane will hit within half an hour. Good luck

Well, I had blood tests done, and I'm waiting for an upper endoscopy in August. I have to get back on gluten for this and its going to be awful going back. I don't know what you mean by test kit for EnteroLab. The process as I understood was blood tests for antibodies, followed by the upper endoscopy. I would recommend you stay on the gluten-rich diet...

Not2sure, I had a false negative because my doctor actually told me to remove gluten before getting tested. You said your waiting for the lab request?? I would suggest having some gluten before taking the blood tests. Then you know your result is valid. Good luck.

I actually just had to deal with this for the return to the school in September. The girl I chose to live with has a peanut allergy so I won't have to worry about being a "kitchen nazi". My best advice would be to say allergy friendly in your add. But don't feel the need to promote your specific requests until you are actually communicating with or even...

dana, The constant pain is normal, I've been off four months and I still hurt some days. Just remember that how you feel is the key, you can be gluten intolerant without having celiac disease. Once your results have come in, perhaps you should try removing gluten anyways? Just my thoughts. Good luck. Becca

Me too!! Where in ON?

Ontario you?

First of all, if you are having a reaction, cutting out wheat will not eliminate all gluten. You have to watch out for many other things as well. you can find a couple good lists on celiac.com and celiac.ca Secondly, if you want a formal diagnosis, you can't get off the gluten just yet. I had a doctor tell me too and I ended up testing negative, now I...

Coolclimates, I am similar this way. I have been off gluten for nearly 4 months now, and the cravings are still getting stronger. They also tend to focus on objects not within my grasp. (lately it's been a butter croissant that I really want ) I'm thinking it may be our body's desire for proteins it is used to getting. If I'm wrong I'm sure someone will...

My advice is to contact the tattoo parlor you expect to visit and ask what ink brands they use. That is what I have done. They will give you a number for the company's customer service line, if not, it's usually on their website. The two companies I dealt with answered my questions knowledgeably, and provided me with MSDS sheets for me to double-check...