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Just wanted to say that I went to a GI doc, who says that if I feel sick while eating gluten, and better off it, then I am most likely gluten intolerant. Like I needed him to tell me that He wants me to get an endoscopy to check for reflux damage and he's going to do a biopsy, but I haven't scheduled it yet. He advised me to go back on gluten for a...

Well, my allergist is doing the "Celiac Panel" blood test... tried to look up what it entails, but I had already got the blood drawn and turned the paper in, so I don't know exactly what it was. It's a start, anyhow. I'm preparing myself for the almost certain negative it will show. Going to call the GI doc and make my first appointment there regardless...

That's very encouraging! I'm having major anxiety about going and presenting this endless list of symptoms to my doctor. The only thing that's helping remotely is knowing my fiance will be there with me, and can back me up when I say I cut "carbs" and felt somewhat better, then reintroduced "carbs" and got worse again, then cut gluten and felt better, then...

Thank you for this info, I have it all written down, but I'm wondering how this doc is going to react to me coming in there saying, "This is what I think I have and these are the tests I want." Oh well, if I don't get satisfaction there, I'll move on! He is an allergist, but I was planning on making an appointment with a GI doc anyway (for reflux) so I...

Oh, Mary, I feel the exact same way. If my blood tests come back normal (if the doc will even DO the testing in the first place) I am going to lose it! I'm going on the diet regardless, too, and luckily my fiance is amazing with support, my brother is as well, but my parents... not so much. What you said sounds just like something they would say to me...

I'm new here, too Mary and I'm going to my doc tomorrow to beg for testing. As you said, I too almost WANT to be diagnosed with something so I know what is wrong with me. I just made a post of my own, so I won't go into all the details yet, but you are right about this site (which I have spent a lot of time on this past week as well), these people are amazing...

I'm very new here, but have been reading around and find that I can relate to so many stories! This is going to be long, so I apologize now for that! I am female, 29 years old, not overweight, not diagnosed and have not been tested, but have an appointment scheduled with my Allergist/Immunologist tomorrow, where I will suggest that I get tested for gluten...

How interesting! I'm new here (untested and undiagnosed, hoping to change that at the doc tomorrow), but have been diagnosed with bipolar in the past (currently untreated) and wonder if going gluten free could help with my mental troubles as well. This forum is amazing!!!

I'm new here and have been reading around the site, but this post caught my attention. I also *seem* to get dry mouth from eating gluten!!! I am untested (and therefore undiagnosed), and just doing some research before my doc appointment tomorrow. I thought I was crazy that eating "carbs" made me have dry mouth... maybe it wasn't "carbs" after all!!!!...

This will be my first post after reading over this site for a few days. I felt compelled to reply since my symptoms are very similar to those listed by bellysbetter. I am going to my allergist tomorrow to ask about getting tested, but I am already suspecting that I have some type of intolerance to gluten and am going on the gluten free diet no matter what...