CathyG

My Mother had her gall bladder removed 20 years ago and had no issues at all after they removed it. It was the best thing she did!

My biopsies and blood test came back negative too. My doctor did see some inflammation in my small intestine and said that it could be a sign of early stage celiacs. He said that it could be due to a few things, but the possibility of at least a gluten sensitivity was quite high. I've been told to go on a gluten free diet for 6 months and have another...

Thanks so much for your replies. The first doctor only did the tsh which came back normal - pretty much bang in the middle of the range. The interesting thing was that they also provided results for previous tests I'd had on my thyroid over the last couple of years and 2 years ago my tsh was right at the bottom of the range and no one told me. It looks...

I was only diagnosed a couple of weeks ago and I have to say that I feel much better now that I know what's wrong with me. I have 2 small children, one is 1yr and the other is 3yrs and I would do anything to make sure that I'm around to be their Mum. Giving up gluten is alot easier for me than coping with an illness when I have little ones to look after...

Hi there, My doctor has told me that I have increased lymphocytes in my small intestines (I've mentioned this before in a couple of other threads) - which makes sense as I do have some tenderness in my tummy as well as plenty of diarreah. I have been on a very strict gluten free, lactose free, refined sugar free, soy free and now corn free diet for...

Hi there, I am having my thyroid tested due to a number of weird problems I'm experiencing. The scariest problem I have is a terrible irregular heartbeat that mostly happens when I go to bed at night. It quite often feels like I'm having a heart attack with terrible chest pain. I've been to see 2 cardiologists and several doctors who have all told me that...

Oh thank you so much for your replies, I thought I was going mad!!! I too am extremely dizzy and can't function properly. I'm struggling to hold a conversation at the moment and these symptoms have only happened since going gluten free. My doctor told me that the dizziness wasn't related to the gluten free diet, but I found it a coincidence that it happened...

So, I'm soooooo new to this whole gluten free world (I keep forgetting to check the chopping board for bread crumbs and the tea towel for example). Anyway, I've been feeling really vague, VERY tired, lots of dizziness etc. I have been diagnosed with chronic fatigue as well, but I've noticed that these symptoms have become 10 times worse since starting this...

I've only been gluten free for about 5 days. I've decided to cut out lactose and refined sugar as well. But it's all very early days - I'm sure it'll take quite a while for my body to get used to it. I have a number of other symptoms as well as the tiredness, but the tiredness is a killer. My biggest symptom at the moment is dizziness, which is pretty...

me too!!! I'm starving all the time. I'm only 5 days in with this diet and I can't stop eating. Glad to know it's not just me.

Well since they've told me that I could have the early onset of Celiacs Disease, I've also started discussing all the other inflammation I have going on in my body. I have rib pain, mild lung pain, now a swollen throat and extreme dizzy spells (which I think is a symptom of the throat issues). My doctor has told me that it's likely that I have chronic...

I was recently diagnosed with h pylori and was given two courses of hp7. The first one was probitor hp7 which gave me a bit of diaorreah, but if I took metamucil (soluble fibre) once a day the diaorreah went away and I had no problems at all. The second course was nexium hp7 and this gave me a weird taste in my mouth like I'd eaten an awful grapefruit. I...

I've only been on this diet for a couple of days and have a question about what you consider to be really gluten free. A number of products such as cornflakes will state that they do not contain wheat but are made on machinery that may have been used to manufacture wheat products - knowing this, do you still eat cornflakes? Having to shop in the health...

Hi, I'm new here. Yesterday was my first gluten free day and I have to say that I felt exhausted by the end of it - really drained. I'm looking forward to the moment I get used to it and get my energy back. My GI found lymphocytes in my small intestine so has suggested a gluten free diet and another endoscopy in 6 months. Given my symptoms, I'm...

I had the exact same problem with my son. He was so bad that he had internal bleeding - he was in so much pain every time he had a dirty nappy and some times it would take over an hour for it happen. It was heartbreaking - I did everything, took him to all the doctors and gave him all the medication under the sun (which never worked). The way that I fixed...