Beth58

OK, if I have to I'll be kind to him Other than my colonoscopy, I only saw the GI this one time so I'm not sure if the GI is aware of my diet. My primary is and she sent over records but I thought it was only the blood work. I often have foggy brain though - I could have said something about what I normally eat I guess. I know I told him about my...

What a wonderful group of people here! It's so nice to hear from people without any mention of me exaggerating things or blowing up minor issues. I'd hadn't put 2&2 together about low Vit D. It would also explain the unexplainable (to me anyways) why other things such as magnesium and potassium have been so low in the past even though I was eating...

I haven't had a celiac panel done. I don't know why he would order only the gene test. He said he may also do a test where he puts a tube down and takes a look. He made it sound to me like that may not be necessary. Could the gene test results be strong enough on their own to diagnose or make him comfortable enough to treat for celiac?

My father had bleeding, digestive problems and osteoarthritis. They never did determine why so I wonder if he had the same thing? I wonder how prevalent these problems are in my family - no one talked/talks about digestive problems. That's probably an Irish things too..... My GI game me some pro-biotics to take. Would the bacterial overgrowth show on...

Weight always seems to be a primary diagnosis tool. I suspected I had a problem with wheat when I tried the Atkins years ago and was feeling much better as a consequence of still not having wheat when adding carbs back in. The weight loss plateaued out quickly and didn't stay off. My youngest daughter, then 10yo and small for her age grew 13" in just...

Celiac sure fits, but the GI & surgeon don't agree & my primary suggested something else entirely. I'm waiting for the gene test results. Have had most if not all symptoms nearly all my life. Tested for nearly everything and to the point I felt like a hypochondriac since I had strong symptoms of other things but no positive test results. Docs...