GuyC

This thread made me smile. My wife is great but she enjoys her gluten. I'm a very sensitive celiac with quick intensive neuropathy if poisoned. When it's time for bed, I know things might go my way if she brushes her teeth. If no teeth brushing, oh well...

My last sentence - I meant gut related symptoms. There are some of us with mostly neuropathy.

Yes. This is exactly how mine started. It took me another 2 years of deterioration to get diagnosed. My nerves got so bad I could hardly sit down. I just stood and "buzzed". A celiac's gut won't process needed vitamins and your nerve system starts to die (my words). I'm now 1.5 years gluten-free and am healing. Not all celiac is gut related.

I can relate to the extreme shoulder and neck pain. Being gluten free has really helped me.

Odds are it's a disc in your neck. You need to see a chiropractor.

having to pick up regular pizza for my family and knowing I can't have any.

When I was diagnosed, my 15 year old said, "Dad, I don't see the problem, you've got Snikers bars an orange soda. What more does a guy need?"

I've had a couple in the last year. I'm always glad when I wake up and determine it was a dream!

I had the gluten-free veggie pizza at Union Station in Wash, DC a few months ago and had no reaction. Then, last week, I had the same thing in Denver and had a minor reaction. My reactions are nerve related - I call it buzzing. The pizza may have been fine but I might have gotten contamitated off the table top or my soda glass.

Age diagnosed: 45 Period of time gluten-free: 1 year next week Estimated % of Full Recovery: 70% - my issues were/are almost 100% nerve related. I've seen a lot of progress and am grateful for it. I hoping some of the nerve damage is not permanent.

I had gluten-free veggie pizza at Uno's in Union Station (Wash. DC) last week and it was execellent. No issues and a lot tastier than plain cheese.

As my son told me - dad, you don't have any issue. You can just eat Snicker's bars and orange soda!

Interesting - I sometimes get the same thing on my scalp. It's like a shiver going across the top of my head. My main issues were not gastro but nerve damage. I also get tingling up the spine sometimes and in my hips...I call it buzzing. I've be gluten-free for almost 5 months and things are improving.

I was diagnosed 6 months ago. I'm making progress...about 80% of the way there.

Before I was diagnosed celiac in Oct '10, my wife started a vegetarian food blog. Since I was diagnosed, she converted it to gluten-free. She also recently went back to prior posts and noted that they aren't gluten-free or she tells how they can be converted to gluten-free. She enjoys sharing the info as we wander the gluten-free path. I'm grateful for her...