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Over a year ago I quit gluten after realizing a strong link between gluten and my sickness/fatigue/diarrhea. The 'D' stopped once I quit and there was a noticable difference, thought I still felt icky because I didn't realize I also had IBS. I accidentally had a trace of gluten after quitting and the reaction was HORRIBLE, it was a week of severe bloating...

I personally don't want the test at all! I argued that I had good reason to surmise that i was intolerant to gluten, but because I'm still unwell in some ways, as in, more and more foods seem to irritate my stomach, the doctor seems to think finding out if I'm a celiac is helpful. No idea how!

I've been gluten free for about 4-5 months and as soon as I quit, the painful bloating, tiredness and bathroom misery ceased, but my new doctor insists that I get tested for Celiac disease with a blood test. I said 'but I heard I have to eat gluten before the test' and she said 'yes you do'. Has anyone been tested this way and can tell me exactly what...

Near the beginning of this year I discovered I had a gluten intolerance, I didn't get tested so don't know if it's Celiac or just intolerance, but after quitting, a trace amount of gluten made me really ill for a week. The nightly diarrhea ended when I stopped eating gluten, but I still didn't feel great. I quit Lactose which helped, when I made the connection...

I have an update in case it means anything to anyone who can possibly advise me. I just noticed an itchy rash on my neck. All I've eaten today is peanut butter and jam on bread, the bread is gluten, dairy and soy free. Then dairy and gluten free chocolates. And lunch was just butterbeans, cos I felt so sick by then I wanted something plain. Any clue what...

That soy thing is really interesting to me, I feel totally sick right now even though I'm nearing the end of my period, in fact I feel sick most of the time, in my gut I mean, and I can never figure out what I've done wrong or what I've eaten that's bad. I felt okay for a while til I started eating this tuna again, and I noticed that it contains soy. I...

My periods seem to be way worse since I quit gluten. Or at least I think that's the connection. The pain 'down there' has actually lessened, but I have a whole bunch of new horrible symptoms. I used to get one or two rough days, then plain sailing. Now I get the full deal for 8 days, with lasting crunchy headache no painkiller will touch, I get feverish...

I quite gluten about three months ago, accidentally injested once since then. I'm slowly starting to feel better now, I can relate most ill feelings to lactose injestion so that intolerance is taking longer to heal than I hoped. Just lately I've been eating like a horse! I'd been enjoying a flat stomach for several weeks but now I'm going to bed every night...

I had different symptoms when I got glutened for the first time after I'd quit. I got lower back pain, sore sides and felt super faint. I also found the stomach pain I got when using the bathroom was much much worse.

I quit gluten 5-6 weeks ago, with one accidental injestion in that time. To be honest I'm a little underwhelmed with the results. My 'bathroom life' is 100% improved! and I don't feel feeble or gross in the stomach anymore. But I was really hoping for more energy! I started getting really bad insomnia last week and though it's not as bad now, I still take...

Stopped eating gluten a few weeks ago, got through the withdrawal stage right before slipping up and unwittingly ingesting something containing 'trace amounts of gluten'. As I'd read, my reaction was worse than when I ate gluten all the time. I ate that last wednesday or thursday.. three days later I finally 'passed' the stuff, and it really really hurt my...

So many great suggestions, thanks so much everyone! I really need to get my own kitchen, it will really make it easier.

Thanks, that's very good to hear

I've been gluten free just short of two weeks, and yesterday and this morning I was finally starting to feel good, my energy was coming back and my stomach was pretty happy, then after dinner (salad with salmon and mussels) I felt disgusting, sleepy and bloated with gut pain. The feeling just seemed to increase so I checked the mussel container and the wood...

Can anyone suggest some easy and affordable gluten and dairy free meals for a poor student who has no experience in the kitchen? Since I've found out I'm gluten and lactose intolerant, I've decided I have to shop and cook for myself (normally my mother cooks for me). I've never really cooked before and haven't done very well when I've tried, so I need to...