pigeonsailor

I'm an American living in Amsterdam and I believe I have celiac. My tests came back negative, but I didn't know I had to gluten myself first. The doctor never told me. When I found out that I had to gluten myself (through crowdsourcing), I told the doctor, but she said it's not true. She's very nice and supportive, but at this point, I'm asked her to refer...

I'm a celiac who experienced the same thing. Crazy itching on my shins, right next to the bone itself, that I simply couldn't stop scratching, but no real rash.

Why no dressing on the salad? You can make your own. A delicious honey mustard vinaigrette, for example. I find beans to be really important for me too, and I'm digging quinoa these days.

Can you see a dietician? You might get better help that way.

Oh you poor thing. I really feel for you. I'm so sorry you feel alone. I hope this forum is helping you find solace and good advice. In this case, you should do what your body is telling you, not what the doctor is telling you. If you haven't already, check out the book "The UltraMind Solution" by Mark Hyman. There is a good explanation of how to do an...

I'm yet another person who's a bit frustrated by the diagnosis and apparent lack of knowledge and dismissal from doctors. I was having abdominal discomfort, diarrhea, psoriasis, weight gain, low back pain, joint pain, and serious depression and anxiety (went on meds for the latter, for 2 years). Once I stopped eating wheat/gluten, all of this rapidly disappeared...