Sarah Elizabeth

I don't think so, unless it shows up in normal blood tests. I thought there were usually other symptoms with hypothyroidism. My mum's friend had it and her neck swelled up like crazy.

Oh I didn't even think about the cross contamination issue from the family kitchen! I'll just try to eat raw as much as possible and have my own knife, glass, plate and chopping board. Do I need to worry about what dishwashing liquid my mother uses? I have a boyfriend as well and I noticed that severe celiacs have to be careful kissing their partners. Will...

They should be easily available. I'm in Victoria just outside of Melbourne. I was already going to cut out dairy at least at first, I'm just a little worried about also cutting out soy but I suppose I could take a calcium supplement. I'm already supposed to take magnesium for my muscle tension and a complete multivitamin mineral supplement. Besides, I've...

Oh and my fathers sister was diagnosed as Celiac about a year ago. She's always had strange health issues and I'm not sure whether a dr finally tested her or if she self diagnosed. I don't know that she has been taking it as seriously as she ought to - like I said, she has a host of other health issues so it might not be rating highly on her list of concerns...

Oops typos *showing up. Also psychiatrist and psychologist. Vitamin D was a bit low but apparently that is quite usual. Zinc was also low but I never ate heaps of meat. Iron was borderline. The frustrating thing is that I was already doing everything apparently right before I started getting really bad. My diet was healthy, probably better than the average...

Hello everybody, my name is Sarah and I am a nineteen year old woman from Australia. Over the past few years I have experienced extreme fatigue (it has worsened gradually) and depression. Last year I had a brief stint on anti depressants but they stopped working for me. I went to see a pyschiatrist who advised me to give up gluten, dairy and sugar even...