Aeva

Thanks for the replies guys! My doctor didn't say that I don't have celiac, she simply said the biopsy and serology came back negative. She wants me to continue of the gluten-free diet until we get some more answers in regards to possible causes of the ongoing issues. It's possible that I could be getting CC, I eat out a fair bit and live with my non...

Rawr. You just confirmed my suspicions (which I didn't want to be true!). I've got a (second) lactose tolerance test in 2 days, so we'll see what that says. Like I said in the original post, she's also retesting the genetic bloodwork. My doctor promised that 2 days was enough, but who knows. I think I'm going to start keeping a log again and see if there...

I'm very confused. I was diagnosed about a year and a half ago with celiac based on these bloodwork results: Deamidated Gliadin Abs, IgG: 51.1 DQ8: positive Then I had an intestinal biopsy and more bloodwork the other day (new GI) and nothing pointed to celiac. The supposedly 99% reliable biopsy came back negative (I was told to eat gluten for 2 days...

I agree that it is somewhat understandable to not know what gluten means. But this poster was diabetic (double-checked several of her other questions), meaning this failure to google could have had serious ramifications. If you have an issue with a certain type of food, you usually know what you can and can't have.

I know there was a post in this vein somewhere, but I can't find it. Anyhow, I was surfing yahoo answers, and came across this, and I just thought I'd share it with you all: This was the question posted: Whats the difference between gluten and sugar? When a particular food is ''gluten free'', does that mean it is sugar free?? Is it suitable for diabetics...

The acidophilus sounds like a good plan, I shall check into that. Several people have mentioned the dairy thing to me, and it confuses me slightly. In the quest to diagnose my tummy troubles, I've been tested for lactose intolerance, and it's been negative. But does that not necessarily mean that cutting out dairy wouldn't help? I unfortunately can not...

I'm still fairly new to being gluten-free, so my body is still adjusting, and I'm figuring out just how strict I have to be. Because of this, I'm still getting sick on a semi-regular basis. I've already missed 2 classes because I got glutened last week, and had D for several days...not good for the first week of school. In most of my classes there is a strict...

We are planning on moving in together as soon as we can afford it. Even though I'm working full time, he doesn't have a job (and he graduated college this year too, so he hasn't got classes either), so it's not really in the cards til that happens. Thanks for your advice, I will think all of this over.

I've only been gluten-free for 4 months, and pretty much know what I can and can't eat. My parents, however, are having a harder time adjusting, and can't really seem to get the cross-contamination issue set. They will, for instance, pick me up a burger or something, and neglect to tell me that it originally had a bun and they simply removed it, or use ingredients...

First off, I love my boyfriend with all my heart, and a lot of that has to do with how compassionate he is. We've been dating for almost a year and a half, more than a year of that being before I was diagnosed. Whenever my stomach is acting up, he immediately asks if there's anything he can get me, and is generally very understanding about it all. In all...

I've never heard of that, but that wouldn't surprise me. I've had 15-20 bouts of parasites (always one of two species) in the last 10 years. After being diagnosed as Celiac, I thought it may have been the other way around...damaged intestines caused me to be more susceptible to the little buggers. Who knows!

Aeva, 18 I've had ongoing stomach issues my whole life. I got unofficially diagnosed a few years ago, gave up with no improvement and have now officially been told (yay bloodwork!) that I am, in fact, gluten intolerant. It's been about 4 months now, and I haven't seen that much improvement yet, although I've got a few other minor health things going on...

Idk if anybody's tried it, but Redbridge is actually a fairly decent gluten-free beer. Even my bartender boyfriend agrees, and he's kind of a snob when it comes to that stuff. It's made from sorghum, which is (if I remember right) an African relative of corn. I'm not sure how readily available it is, but I know a lot of the speciality-type places (like Whole...

For me it seems to depend on what I've eaten recently, and what it is that's glutenous. If it's a drink, it's pretty much immediate (maybe a 10-15 minute delay at most). If it's food, almost always between the 3 and 4 hour marks. Even my boyfriend will occasionally shout "horray!!" when it's been 4 hours since I've eaten something questionable, and have...

He doesn't mind Redbridge, but he is a connoisseur of all things alcohol, especially beer (just got his bartenders licence last week actually), and I wouldn't make him give that up. I guess we'll just have to be extra careful. Grrrr.