The Horticulturalist

What exactly were your slightly raised TTG levels, do you know? Did they do the EMA? You could pay for a private consultation with a gastroenterologist if you were so inclined, if you really want some answer from them that's what I would do. If they did think you needed an endoscopy then you would of course get that on the NHS.

Saw the dermatologist today, she thinks its eczema although it does look quite like DH. He has it on his inner elbows and behind knees, as well as other places but they are the worst, the DH pictures were all on the front of the knees and backs of the elbows. And while it is itchy, it's not nearly as horrific as I've seen it described here and in other...

My 7yr old was diagnosed with celiac via an endoscopy and +ve bloods back in October, he has been gluten free since then and I'm fairly sure that there are no cross contamination issues for him as I had been gluten free for a year prior to diagnosis. So a few days ago he complained of being itchy, his skin on his trunk was dry and he was scratching a lot...

Ellie, Sorry to hear about your doctor issues, that's very frustrating. I am from the UK and now live in the USA, my son was recently diagnosed here with celiac and I suspect I have it too, though they messed up my testing, it's a long story. My brother is going to a 'well man' clinic in the UK this week and I have prepped him to ask for the test in...

I live in a small town and our local Walmart sadly stopped carrying Earth Balance, the only other supermarket that has is it is a small Kroger and it cost almost $5 per tub, so I won't buy it at that price. I noticed some dairy free Bestlife sticks and spread in Walmart the last time I was in and emailed the company to see if they were also gluten free...

Great news that it is only a few days to the endoscopy. I hope that the GI will talk to you after the scope and tell you what he thinks, if he/she does and he give you any details do let us know what he/she said. Hopefully you will have the pathology soon afterwards. Please do let us know how your little one does on the diet!

I would echo what the other have said about checking your pantry for hidden gluten. I have gotten rid of all gluten baking stuff and bake exclusively gluten free now and everyone enjoys it. My husband (a gluten eater) is making a gluten-free pizza for us all as I type, two of us are gluten-free and two are not. I would seriously consider doing that. Toaster...

When is his biopsy date? So sorry that you have to endure this with him, poor little guy You've made it this far and well done for helping him with the dietary changes so far. What do his celiac blood test show, are they positive? I understand in the under fives they often don't show up. Keep us informed of your progress with him, it's a tough...

My son (7) was diagnosed with celiac (+ve bloods and biopsy) about a month ago. prior to that his symptoms really have been mild and infrequent, occasional diarrhea every couple of months and mild abdominal pain with the same time frame. I had him tested because I suspect I have celiac and have been unwell over the last year. So, yesterday for the first...

I can't see a +ve test there except the first one, and that's not indicative of celiac as far as I am aware. Your EMA and Ttg were both negative. I think your doctor has got mixed up somewhere, not a gastroenterologist I hope? As others have said if you want a definitive diagnosis then you need to be eating gluten for 12 weeks prior to testing for your...

Ok, you're on! I have the probiotics, the digestive enzymes should come tommorow. I don't have the book yet, I 'll need to get that and get going on the soups/broth before next week.

sorry to hear that. Well I'm going to head to the butchers tomorrow and see if I can get some beef bones for broth.

I'd concur with sklyark, I'm sure they would be willing to recommend someone good in that area.

Skylark I'm going to try and get going with it this week if I can. I made a spreadsheet over the weekend that listed all the foods allowed on the FODMAP diet, I then cross referenced it with the GAPS foods and that ruled out all grains (which I was going to stop anyway) and sugars. I have also decided to stop all the nightshades, might as well go for it!...

I saw Dr Treyzon at Cedars Sinai, he was a very caring and knowledgeable gastroenterologist, I wasn't there for specifically celiac though but I would be confident in consulting with him about it. Or what about these people? Open Original Shared Link