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  1. KathrynL
    I was officially diagnosed with Celiac Disease yesterday after a gluten challenge. I'm now experiencing detox symptoms, flu-like feeling, headaches, fatigue, grumpiness. Is there anything I can do to lessen the side effects?
  2. KathrynL
    Along with Celiac Disease, I'm also getting tested for Crohn's. I had a colonoscopy four weeks ago, which was clear. However, my small bowel series showed an "abnormal" terminal ileum, and the barium didn't feed through the intestinal area properly. He said this could be suggestive of inflammatory bowel disease. Has anyone with Celiac's ever had a small...
  3. KathrynL
    Thanks so much! I'll call the hospital and ask them. My guess is it'll be close to your experience.
  4. KathrynL
    I'm on Day 6 of a gluten challenge. When I woke up this morning, my gums have erupted with canker sores. Why is this? Has this happened to anyone else?
  5. KathrynL
    My GI doc is semi-retired and only works on Thursdays. I have an appointment with him next Thursday to find out the results of my Celiac blood work and small bowel series (for Crohn's). I'm doing the gluten challenge now, so I'm trying to push taking the blood test as close to my dr. appointment as possible. If I took the blood test Monday or Tuesday would...
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    I'm on Day 4 of a gluten challenge, and the digestive symptoms (severe diarrhea, cramping) that originally precipitated my gluten-free diet are not reoccurring. Has this ever happened to anyone? I have had an IgG positive test to gliadin and my gluten-free diet did cause my original digestive symptoms to go away. Since starting the gluten challenge, I...
  7. KathrynL
    Tons of questions from me. Thanks for your patience! In terms of symptoms, is there a difference btween the symptoms a Celiac who's ingested gluten has versus the symptoms of someone with gluten sensitivity experiences?
  8. KathrynL
    I've always read that before people are diagnosed with Celiac's that weight loss is a primary symptoms. But, do people ever gain weight with Celiac's before going gluten-free? The reason I ask is that I gained about 45 pounds over two years when I was eating gluten on a regular basis. When I went gluten-free after having a positive IgG test, I lost every...
  9. KathrynL
    Everyone is completely right. Thank you TH especially. That story about your friend's child is heartbreaking. You'd think in this modern day and age, they'd have a better way to test than the gluten challenge. It seems so barbaric and unnecessarily cruel. I'm definitely going to request the genetic test. I think it's completely ridiculous to do this...
  10. KathrynL
    Thanks so much for the help! I'm on day 2 of my gluten challenge and I'm feeling pretty miserable. Digestive upset was my chief complaint before I quit gluten. This time, I'm feeling a little less digestive upset, but I feel like I have the flu. My limbs feel heavy and my brain is foggy. My nose is running, and I feel like I have chest congestion. My joints...
  11. KathrynL
    I've just started a gluten challenge in order for my doc to run an accurate IgA and TTG blood test. I had been been gluten free for 10 months prior. My GI doc said I only had to eat gluten for 1.5-2 weeks. However, everywhere else I've read it can take 4-6 weeks. Which is true?
  12. KathrynL
    Thanks so much for all the great replies! I really don't understand why my doc wants to do this. Even if I'm not technically a "celiac," I know I'm gluten intolerant, and the end result is the same. I can't eat gluten. I think my plan is to eat it as long as I possibly can stand to, and then take the blood test. That might mean eating it for only 3 days...
  13. KathrynL
    My name is Kathryn and I've been gluten free for 10 months after a positive IGG test. I opted not to do the biopsy, and instead went completely gluten-free. I immediately felt better without gluten, but now I'm developing other symptoms that the GI thinks might suggest Crohn's. This GI is new and didn't do the igg blood test. He doesn't trust the reliability...
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