JMacMuireadhaigh

By procedure, you mean an endoscopy? I'm terrified of ever being put "under". I heard sometime you're just sedated, but then others tell me you put out. I don't know what to think. One more question, what kind of specialist would know about Celiac disease? Thanks.

Well, that's just it. I eat three meals a day, get enough protein, vitamins (from multi-vitamins), etc. I eat a good amount. That said, it just feels like my body isn't absorbing the nutrients from it and over a long period of time has resulted in me having these symptoms. I truly feel as if I'm at some stage of being stripped of my much needed layer of nutrients...

So, by getting tested do you mean a blood test? I read somewhere on the forum that a doctor took someone's blood and could tell they were celiac just from it, but I don't know. Thanks so much for replying. I'm feeling closer to figuring out what this is already, and feeling comfortable too just knowing there's a community out there for support. I will stay...

Okay. So, almost eight years ago I started having IBS symptoms. At the time I was taking Zoloft for depression and was on it, at this point, for about two years. I thought it was somehow related to a side effect of Zoloft (for depression), so I didn't consider it a big deal, even though it was completely frustrating to deal with since I didn't know how to...