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  1. lesliev523
    Oh yeah... no one at my doctors office told me what to take regarding supplements, just to take them. I did research and am taking a B12 complex twice a day and 2000 IU of Vit D twice a day. As well as a Magnesium supplement. And a multi vitamin as well. I don't know if I have the energy for more tests..... uggh!
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    Thanks for everyone's support. I called my doctors office and asked for a referral to a GI. But I have to wait for my doctor to get back on Monday now to see if she agrees. How dumb! But I did have a long conversation with the nurse, and she was the first one to seem sympathetic to my issues. My doctor just seems annoyed with me. It is frustrating!...
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    That is what I was thinking, because of other peoples posts here. Should I try to go straight to a GI? Or should I go to a different GP? I just don't know if a GI will accept me without a referral. Honestly, I want to go to a different doctor period. And never go to this one again.
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    I have had pretty much the same symptoms as you. I went off gluten for awhile, and felt better. Then went back on it, and everything came back, and in some cases worse than before. I finally got tested and got the blood results back today. NEGATIVE. But I have decided to go back to being gluten-free. I really think it will make all the difference...
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    Thanks you guys! When I went off of gluten, shortly after my gall bladder surgery, I felt SIGNIFICANTLY better. But I gave in to the pressure that others gave me, and eventually gluten binged. I didn't have as significant reaction as I thought I might, so I decided just to go "gluten light". Meaning... no bread, pasta, beer, crackers. But that was about...
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    I will add that I have had significant medical issues over the last two years. May 2010 - Appendix out Dec 2010 - three months with pneumonia June -Sept 2011 - Polyps and sludge in gall bladder - eventually removed I have had horrible issues with constipation alternating with diarrhea for my entire life. Since my gall bladder surgery I have been...
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    I just don't think I have the energy to go to another doctor. I had significantly reduced my gluten intake, about six months ago and I did feel better. Then I just started to get lazy, and not paying attention to it. My concern is that my friends and family will not take me seriously unless I say that I was diagnosed. My mom told me that outright. ...
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    My test results came in today. I had a Celiac Cascade done, but it looks like only two tests were run. IgA, S 137 mg.dL 61-356 tTG <1.2 Reference rangL <4.0(negative) unit: U/mL So the nurse called and said I didn't have Celiac. So I said, then where do we go from here? She had no clue. She was going to ask the doctor if she wanted to see...
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    I went off of gluten for a few months, as well, and noticed vast improvement. But then I would have a gluten binge fest, and tell myself that it is ok because I don't have Celiac. Then I would feel like crap again.... I decided to go back on gluten to get tested because if I do have Celiac Disease, I will take my diet much more seriously. I had...
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    I recently found out I was vitamin deficient, and I am currently waiting for my celiac panel to come back. I have had stomach issues for years, but over the last year I was extremely fatigued, joint pain, chronic colds and sinus infections, fevers, and I was emotionally all over the place. I have been on supplements for about three weeks and am marginally...
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    Noted on the tanning bed, thank you. My GP actually mentioned that it would be okay, but she gave me very specific instructions on doing so.
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    I feel for you, my family treats me the same way. I have not been diagnosed, but have spent the last few years with increasingly deteriorating health. I went gluten free on a trail basis last summer, and was treated terribly by my mom and sister when I visited them. They would sigh and roll their eyes at me if I looked at an ingredient label. There would...
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    Thank you for the responses. Part of me wants a diagnoses because I feel that my family thinks that this is all in my head, and I want to prove them wrong. And I love the sun, but we definitely don't get enough of it in the winter, because I live in northern Michigan. It was suggested that I actually visit the tanning bed, as well. Thank you for...
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    Hello, I had posted here in this forum a few months back, and now my doctor is revisiting Celiac as a diagnosis for me. A few years ago, I started with chronic constipation. Last June I would have "gall bladder attacks" so bad I would be home from work for a couple days. Tons of tests run, and nothing found to be wrong with my gall bladder, but we decided...
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    I agree.... but they think that I should start feeling better and that the issues I am having currently are related to the surgery. Honestly, I don't think it is. It is almost like I feel worse than I did before surgery. Sure, I am still surgery sore. But the nausea, cramping, and gas are so much worse than before. And I really don't think that those...
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    That is a good idea. I asked my doctor about it today, and she said there was nothing indicating celiac. I am so frustrated. So do I try to go gluten free until they decide to do the allergy tests? I have to wait a few more weeks before I can have that done because they want to make sure I am fully recovered from having my gall bladder out first. ...
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    Hello- I have had stomach issues for a few years now. I am a 38 year old female, and for the past four years or so, I have had trouble with constipation (to the point where my doctor felt I was becoming dependant on laxitives). I have been extremely bloated, with indigestion and acid reflux. Three years ago, I had appendicitis. Then about four months...
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