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Wow. I am a dietitian and can barely understand all those restrictions. (FYI- there is a big difference between dietitians and "nutritionists"). I really question her credibility given that she recommended wheat, barley, and oat grass to a celiac??? I'm surprised she didn't find some rye grass to throw in there I sort of understand her reasoning that...

It can actually take up to 12 months for this lab to normalize- and even then it's not a perfect indicator of gluten intake as other things can affect it as well. I just had my 6 month labs done and it went from 120 to 5, but my GI clinic says anything above 4 is abnormal, so I was a little high for their standards. But it has gone waaay down so they were...

Holy cow- you pretty much have all the exact symptoms I do. I had my gallbladder out last year but have off/on had pretty much exactly those symptoms. For me they did an MRCP (an MRI of my bile duct) to make sure there still wasn't something obstructing it even though I don't have a gallbladder anymore. That was negative but I'm still having problems and...

It actually makes a little sense that you are nauseated at night, since your stomach doesn't empty well- by the end of the day it may be filling up and leading to the nausea (many people vomit with gastroparesis also). Do they have you on Reglan? That is a common medication for this, that is a prokinetic agent- meaning it helps your stomach move/contract...

I had lost weight years ago (probably when I first developed celiac, although I just got diagnosed last summer) but was then stuck at a very thin weight and couldn't gain a pound to save my life. I was starving all the time and ate like 4000+ calories a day, but did not have any bowel issues. When I finally had an endoscopy it showed complete villous atrophy...

Here is a link to a printable handout on nutrition/diet tips to manage gastroparesis: Open Original Shared Link Hope it's helpful!

Huh, I have not heard of anyone reacting to that before- but that is good to know! Thanks mushroom! See, this is the stuff you can't learn from books

Just an FYI- Rice Dream is safe even though it is processed with barley- it tested to less than 5 ppm... Open Original Shared Link

Thanks everyone!!! And Mushroom- absolutely no offense taken here about some of the dietitian comments I have seen. I now feel very well educated about celiac disease and the gluten-free diet (my career goal now is to someday be considered an expert in the field), but I could not say this about myself before being diagnosed, and I know pretty much all...

Hello, I am a registered dietitian with celiac disease and I have been viewing this forum for a while now, but just officially decided to join in. I was diagnosed via labs and biopsy last summer, but have been a dietitian for about 4 years so I was fortunate that I already had a good understanding of the diet when I was diagnosed- but I know for most people...