AzizaRivers

I'm so sorry your caught was so ill, I hope that is the last time she ever has to experience something like that. If I were you, I would consider her Celiac for all intents and purposes; don't worry about testing, as you know she gets sick when she cheats and (I'm assuming, from what you said) is healthy when she does not. Really, the cheating needs to...

It's totally possible that you have celiac anyway (my blood test was negative, too). You could push for a biopsy to double check, or you could just go gluten-free and see if it helps. Many of your symptoms do sound like classic celiac. You do have a few symptoms, though, that aren't what I would typically associate with celiac. Celiac can certainly cause...

You've had some great advice so far. I'll add to it with my own experiences. You would be surprised how many people really don't have the faintest clue what's in the food their eating. Many people don't know what gluten is, and that's understandable. But I've had experiences with people who thought that I could eat white bread. "Oh right, you can't have...

Do you live on campus and/or rely on the school dining hall as your primary source of food? If so, you'll want to speak with someone of authority about food that is or can be made safe for your to eat. I had a lot of trouble with this and eventually moved off campus because I had a VERY limited selection of safe food, and what was "safe" sometimes made me...

First of all, welcome! I know how good it feels to have figured out how to help yourself get better, and to begin the journey. I'm also vegetarian and I'll tell you that veggie-gluten-free isn't very hard, especially if you've been veggie for awhile and are used to that. I cannot recommend this blog enough: www.glutenfreegoddess.blogspot.com. Her recipes...

The easiest thing to do would be to cut out all dairy for about a week, and then give him something straight (like yogurt or a glass of milk; not cheese as some cheese are lower in lactose and wouldn't give a clear result) to have and see if that does anything. If he continues to be sick during the week before, then it might be more complicated. Of course...

Did your lab sheet show you what the "normal" ranges are? Maybe someone with more experience than me would be able to say that that looks like what normal usually looks like, but I do know that different labs use different numbers, so your should have told you what the normal ranges were so you could see where yours fall.

Stomach grumbling IS a symptom of celiac and gluten intolerance for some people, but it's also a vague phenomenon that can happen for a lot of different reasons. Do you have any other health issues or symptoms that might be indicative of a problem? Most people who are found to have gluten problems report more symptoms than just stomach noise. It's possible...

YES. The other night I was in a night class and it was someone's birthday. Seeing as none of us have had birthday classes since grade school, someone made a cake for her and brought it in. She said it was gluten-free because she knew of two of us in the class who couldn't have gluten and decided to buy a gluten-free mix. I took one bite of that thing and...

I'd say you can call him diagnosed, based on what the doctors are doing and have told you. I would give them a call though, and just check to see that it's been put in his medical records. The reason for this is that when he starts school, it may be helpful to confirm that it's "official" if he needs any accommodations in the classroom or cafeteria--stuff...

The only way we could know if someone is eating gluten without damage is for them to have regular endoscopies...maybe every month or so. Sounds expensive, and not worth it. Gluten remission is extremely rare and I would imagine the trouble one would have to go through to find that out, and find out if it stays, would not at all be worth the food.

Just as a thought, if she's been tested for allergies has she also been evaluated for asthma? It's not always caused by allergies so just because they don't think she has allergies doesn't mean it couldn't be asthma. I know you're not really asking if advice on that in this thread but I just figured I'd mention it in case it sparked anything. Especially because...

I had a celiac friend as a child, and her parents always just sent dinner, dessert and breakfast with her to make sure she had something safe to eat. She was welcome to eat any of our food as she knew how to read labels and knew what wasn't safe, but she had her own food to make sure she had meals. If it was a birthday party sleepover, they would send the...

Welcome to the board! I'm curious how you were diagnosed with your allergy? I've heard conflicting information on "gluten allergies" and some people say you can't be allergic to gluten, as it's a protein. I don't know enough about that so I will just say that I'm wondering how you were diagnosed with that. Either way, it seems that you have figured out...

IrishHeart has given good information, so I'll just add one more thing. This is just a thought I had as no one can tell much from what you've posted, but where exactly was the pain? Gallbladder pain can often be sharp like that, and is also often exacerbated by greasy foods. Your gallbladder is in your upper right quadrant. You would feel that pain in...