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My doctor has now ruled out pretty much everything else - the GI specialist has decreed it IBS. Which, I understand, doesn't mean that I don't have a problem with gluten. I was actually told that I had IBS a few years ago (after an insufficient celiac test and not being informed that not having celiac isn't assurance that you can eat gluten comfortably)....

So the colonoscopy results showed nothing, and I still don't feel right, so I give up. I just ate a full meal of gluten and I'm not feeling any different yet. How soon until I should notice something if I am going to have effects at all?

The colonoscopy was AWFUL. The prep, which everyone told me was the worst part, was only mildly irritating. The worst part was the IV. It turns out that colonoscopy prep (which leaves you dehydrated) + Raynaud's disease (which makes your blood vessels contract) is a seriously bad combination. About 5 or 6 different people tried to give me an IV, for a grand...

Hahaha I actually have to play piano (and sing) for my church the morning before. I figure I'll start the delicious meds immediately after. My directions sheet says to start at 10 but I'm hoping starting at 12 won't make too much difference - I can't get a replacement and I don't fancy running for the bathroom in the middle of the service. I'm not scheduled...

Thank you! I am definitely a bit nervous about the test... I've heard horror stories about the prep. I hope it tells me something, because I don't want to feel like I went through all that for nothing!

They're sending me for a colonoscopy on Monday. This is obviously because they're concerned about the fact that I've still been having issues despite being on the gluten-free diet for a month now. I'm wondering if I should go ahead and eat gluten so my diet will be close to what it usually is before they do the colonoscopy. or if I should wait since they...

So I'm having more diarrhea today - went home sick with it, in fact - and I am still absolutely baffled. Does this mean the diet isn't working? Or that I accidentally ate gluten? I don't see when or how that could have happened... I've been very careful. How on earth am I supposed to know? These episodes are very different from before - I'm sorry for the...

The test results I got this week were from an upper endoscopy. They were negative. I called the doctor, and I'm going to see her Monday as planned.

I was just out shopping, and my stomach just exploded in the most embarrassing and horrible way I've experienced yet. The worst part was that there was blood involved, and that's never happened before. I'm freaking out a little extra now.

I guess I will just be patient, then. I just wanted to feel better NOW, or at least know that it was definitely coming. The biggest problem right now is the fatigue. I'm a music teacher and I keep getting home at the end of the day and being too tired to do anything else... and this is the EASY part of the year. Anyway, I have been trying to be really...

Is that also true for gluten sensitivity? I know that with celiac, there can be a lot of damage that takes time to repair, but would it really take that long for the diet to work if I'm a non-celiac?

I just got my test results back from my celiac testing, and they're negative. My doctor started me immediately on a gluten free diet anyway, in case I have non-celiac gluten sensitivity. I am almost disappointed to not have the celiac diagnosis because I want to know for SURE if gluten is a problem or not. I hate that I am now going to have to figure it out...

No, it was brand new. Not worried about that... just the size of the loaf.

I just started a gluten free diet about two weeks ago. I have a few friends with celiac disease, and they all strongly recommended baking your own bread as opposed to buying store bought. I thought it sounded like a great idea, and happened to spot a breadmaker on Craigslist, so I went at it. I used a recipe I found on a gluten-free blog, and while the...