glut'nfree

My husband (non-diagnosed) has been nauseous for weeks now. I've been trying to remove everything I can from our home that might cause some cross-contamination. Recently, as I was looking through our rice, I came across a single grain that looked different than the rice. I decided to try and see if they have any other grains in their plant. I've called the...

WHAT!?!?! Spectrum oils too!!! BAH!! I GIVE UP!!! My poor husband. I may never know what made him sick this week. Yesterday and today I've been on the phone CONSTANTLY!! Even cornmeal and RICE flour I just bought may have been cross contaminated (they're getting back to me). I mean COME ON!!! Do you think I would WANT to buy rice flour if I didn't...

My husband has been feeling off for the past week. I've been trying hard to find the cause. Then I realize (after calling) that their lines have gluten on it. I'm so frustrated. I'm sure most of you have been down this path and that I'm lucky, compared to years ago. I suppose I literally have to not buy ANYTHING unless it SAYS gluten free right on the...

Ugh... how infuriating then. My husband specifically WENT to the GI Specialist to test for Celiac. I remember discussing with my husband about the endoscopy and feeling that the GI specialist should do one. The "specialist" insisted that he didn't need one to test for celiac. What a waste of precious time and possible side effects from a procedure that may...

Thanks for the reply. No, they *only* did a colonoscopy. They did not go through the mouth. Unless my husband's confused as to which way is up. Ha! The GI specialist said they went through the large intestine and that he was "able" to reach the small intestine. Dawna

Really?? So, no matter what, a colonoscopy (even if the so-called GI "specialist" went IN to the small intestine and grabbed a biopsy) could not have tested for celiac? Why on Earth???... Dawna

So a brief background on my husband: -Plagued with anxiety issues since childhood. -Prone to nose bleeds as a kid -Developed tinnitus after working at a feed-mill (teenage years) in Alberta, Canada -Surgery for fungal ball in sinuses 10 years ago (AFTER 5 rounds of antibiotics due to misdiagnosis of sinus infection). -major headaches for approx. 10...