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ARCHIVED When You First Went Gluten Free, Did You Lose Weight?
K-Lea replied to Prezwilson15's topic in Related Issues & Disorders
I haven't eaten gluten/wheat for 6 weeks now. I dropped 8 lbs. before I went gluten free because I was sick. The sickness is what prompted me to go gluten free. I expected to gain the 8 lbs. back once I was no longer sick, but the sickness stayed away and so did the pounds. It is my best guess that I would have lost them on the gluten free diet had I not... -
ARCHIVED Is This Celiacs?
K-Lea replied to K-Lea's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
Hello, I realize I posted this months ago. I just wanted to give an update. After the colonoscopy, I was diagnosed with a 'tortuous colon'. I have about a foot of extra large intestine on my left side and it twists and turns. This is why I have pain there frequently. The tortuous colon was likely caused by years of chronic constipation (it was stretched... -
ARCHIVED Is This Celiacs?
K-Lea replied to K-Lea's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
Thank you for your response. I do eat a lot of soy.... and I fear being told I shouldn't eat it either! However, I am good at improvising and reading labels from 10 years of veganism, so I know I will be fine. I guess at this point I will have to wait for my test results. One more question, is it possible for a blood test for Celiacs to come back negative... -
Hi All, I have been having undiagnosable stomach problems for 15 years. I have had tests and they are always inconclusive. However, I was diagnosed with IBS-C years ago, but the doctor didn't give me any suggestions or medications other than, 'try to figure out what you are eating that causes this problem'. So, a few years later I decided to go on a vegetarian...