Sparks

I guess I have to decide whether I want to get a refferal to a GI or just say good bye to gluten without talking to one. Does anyone know what would cause a positive result on the anti-gliadin IgA test, but not the IgG?

I guess it is acedemic at this point, as I did react--bloating, gas, burping every day for three months--but I suffer from pretty strong self-doubt. When I added gluten back after a month gluten free, I reacted with terrible D. I didn't have the same reaction this time after over a year gluten free, so I worry that it's all in my head. Or something. Self...

No total IgA was run. I'm not scheduled for a 'scope. I am confuzzled! What's the accuracy/specificity of the Anti-gliadin IgA test? Are the others more accurate?

Yup, re-formatted it. Hopefully it's better this way...

Hey guys! I just got my celiac results back, and I was hoping for some help with their interpretation. I was strictly gluten-free for a bit over a year before undergoing a gluten challenge for 3 months. All of my tests were negative, except one, which was "low positive". I'm not sure what I should make of this, or how accurate/specific this particular test...

One thing to keep in mind is that the percent of babies born each season is NOT constant-- April has the lowest number of births in the US, while September has the most. If the time of year with the fewest births has the greatest number of celiac births, well, that's interesting...

Tonight it's crock-pot pot roast. Last night was shephard's pie, my favorite. Tomorrow will be leftovers. (I love both of these dishes, so having leftovers is great. )

Chex muddy buddys were my favorite as a kid! Perhaps you could make them with sun butter (sunflower seeds) if peanuts are out.

I agree that it's probably not worth it when the treatment is the same. And at least he didn't try to tell me it was all in my head. Edit: He's not the most enlightened doctor, no. Luckily I found this board so I know exactly what "minimize" means.

I spoke with my doctor today, and based on my reaction to adding wheat back in to a gluten free diet, I've been diagnosed with Gluten Intolerance. He doesn't think it's celiac (even though I've never been tested for celiac...) and says the only thing I can do is minimize gluten. On one hand, it's nice to have a doctor agreeing that this is a serious problem...

I came across this recipe for Homemade Cadbury Creme Eggs (posted here:). It looks delicious, and may help curb a craving or two. I'm going to try and make them for Easter (when I can shove most of them off to nephews/nieces instead of eating the entire thing myself. )

I haven't made this myself, but I came across this recipe and it looks delicious... Open Original Shared Link

Feeling completely unmotivated to do anything? Like, not even fun things? Sort of listless, but with anxiety over everything you should be doing? I felt this way a lot before starting my gluten-free diet, and it was the one thing I noticed a huge difference on. I think I experienced a brief return of this after eating gluten, but I attributed it to being...

That's what I was afraid of. I thought it unlikely as I'd had a normal bathroom trip earlier in the day.

Question: Could gluten cause a reaction 3 days later? I was diagnosed with IBS, and was trying a gluten-free diet to see if it helped. I was pretty grouchy the first couple weeks, but then I felt *great* (mentally, at least--I think most of my digestive problems stem from fructose malabsorption). Motivated! Happy! Energetic! Then life happened, work became...