Kitsune

There seems to be a really strong connection between eating disorders and either gluten intolerance or celiac disease. I myself have had this problem. I have had active celiac symptoms since I was at least 16, and discovered I had celiac disease at 22. At the age of 18 I became uncomfortable with my body and I noticed that my stomach protruded, and whenever...

I have, unintentionally eaten gluten after going gluten free and forced myself to vomit as to avoid possible symptoms. It was the only thing I could think to help. Other than that, before diagnosis I did have an eating disorder. I was not underweight however, thus not diagnosed with anorexia but EDNOS (eating disorder not otherwise specified) because...

Before going gluten free I was hovering around 122 pounds at 5 ft 2 and I have to admit it looked pretty bad on me. I was completely uncomfortable with my body, couldn't lose a single pound (I exercised religiously and have changed from omnivore to vegetarian and now vegan). When I finally made the switch over during Christmas I lost 12 pounds and the...

My father is a type 1 diabetic and my mother has been diagnosed with fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis and IBS. I'm starting to wonder if they should both get tested as well.

For me, within an hour I have severe abdominal bloating, d for the following few days, I develop ulcers in my mouth, lose my appetite, often have issues with my bladder (pain, urgency), and extreme mood swings. If I ingested a lot of gluten I get pain at the bottom of my rib cage on the left hand side which feels like stabbing pains. I also retain a lot...

I've been sent to a GI doctor at the Montreal General Hospital after a really horrible encounter with spelt bread after being gluten free for a few weeks. If after a few weeks (I've had an endoscopy, awaiting blood test results, doing a stool sample, and possible colonoscopy) I feel this doctor is decent I'll definitely recommend him. For some reason...