meliac10

Thank you for the encouragement. My genetic tests came back pos for HLA-DQ 8. I was surprised, because I fully expected the doctor to tell me there was nothing medically wrong with me and I ought to see a psychiatrist. However, I am trying now to be strict. I was practically already gluten free with one large exception - I had taken to medicating myself over...

Hi I've been reading this post periodically for over a year now...while I have become sicker & weaker. My celiac sprue test was NEGATIVE in 2007, as was my sjogren's test, and a test for rheumatoid arthritis was read initially as positive, then negative by a subsequent doctor! I have developed every one of the symptoms of both in the last 5 years...