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Hi Amanda, I realise your post is a few months old but was interested that a lot of symptoms have begun since you went gluten free. All the advice you have been given is very relevant - I went gluten-free over 2 years ago and felt great for a while only to start getting bad reflux again (tight chest, something in throat etc.) after about 1 1/2 years...

I know most of you are familiar with those nasty 'gluten headaches' - lately I have found that I sometimes get them even when I am sure I haven't eaten any gluten at all. This mystery was cleared up after another round of Enterolab and finding out that I am dairy/soy/egg sensitive as well. Even so during a recent bout of flu I took extra strength tylenol...

Thanks for the recommendation of Cybele Pascal's baking book. I have been gluten-free for 2 years and recently found out I also react to Dairy/Soy and Egg. To make it even more difficult my 13 year old is Gluten/Dairy/Soy & Egg and my 10 year old Soy and Egg! Aaaaaagh! I live on a small island in the Caribbean and have very limited access to any kind...

Just wanted to mention that it seems once you take gluten out of your diet and then ingest some, accidently or not, the effects seem to be more intense and quicker. I'm not an expert but I would guess your body becomes even more sensitive once you are on the diet. Also it might be worth checking your sensitivity to dairy - many people who are gluten intolerant...

Hi Meggielynn13, I was just reading your experiences and wish you the best of luck with the diet. I was diagnosed celiac 2 years ago after years of bad health pain etc. My nephew who is 12 next month has suffered too and afer a negative biopsy and negative gluten sensitivity panels and everything else in between, my sister ordered the Enterolab testing...

I made a recipe last night with soy sauce which didn't say 'gluten free' on the label but none of the ingredients had gluten. This morning I have a headache. Am unsure how this could be. Most soy sauce actually says Wheat under ingredients but this one didn't. Am I missing something?

Thanks everyone for your feedback. He has had blood testing and it was negative. His mother (my sister) is well aware of the whole gluten free diet thing and how it changed my life. Interesting comment regarding Crohns and that diet is essential for 'controlling' it. Will bring it up from this angle and see where I get - its very frustrating though because...

I was diagnosed with celiac disease almost 2 years ago. Lots of my family members have symptoms but refuse to get tested. My 11 year old nephew has many gastrointestinal problems and headaches as I used to before diagnosis - he had an endoscopy/biopsy done last year and the result was negative. In the meantime he has been poked and prodded and checked...

Friendly's vanilla icecream has annatto and I think I reacted to it and have done in the past. If it is gluten free, maybe it is just hard to handle with a damaged gut.