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Christi, I also cannot eat anything with high fructose corn syrup..I knew that way before I knew anything about gluten. I can't have a regular soda (I can have diet) and I can't have any of those juices, fuitopia, lemonade etc..they all are loaded with corn syrup. I get such bad stomach aches and curl up in the fetal position in pain and actaully break out...

I personally am not willing to ingest gluten for the test....I know it bothers me so I've been "self diagnosed." I hate the way I feel after having gluten so I don't think I need a formal diagnosis..that's just my opinion. I'm not sure if there is a reason to be diagnosed other than validation..amybe someone else can shed some light on that. I also, like...

I'm pretty new to this. My Dr. is a flake! I've mentioned the possibility of celiac to him and he just says "hmmmm.." this after I've had years of stomach problems and no answers.....After reaing a lot of the posts here and doing some online research I'm convinced that this is what it is. I have been diagnosed as IBS -D and gastritis, Gerd and have also been...