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Have they checked you for Hashimoto's? Your TSH levels will be all over the boards and goiter is common.

Okay, now I'm thoroughly freaked out. Yikes. I have an appt with the dr. a week from Monday. I'll talk to her about the mouth tingling, testing for wheat allergy and share your comments re: the epipen. I'm currently trying to clean out the kitchen and get all wheat containing products out or in a separate location (for my son's use). BTW, did anyone...

Thanks for your input. I think I would have been tested before going gluten free, knowing what I do now. I'm unwilling to try anything as the tongue tingling REALLY worries me. I don't have an epipen and I would prefer not to need one

Thanks Skylark. Don't know if I want to bother with an unreliable wheat allergy test. I just think it is odd after eating gluten for most of my life that I'd have this reaction after going off of it when I get some sneaky wheat from somewhere (once it was soy sauce, another time a friend made me a soup that she swore was gluten free but had some type of...

Hello, I've been following a gluten free diet since November of this year. I'm 52 and was diagnosed with Hashimoto's thyroiditis about 5 years ago. I've done a lot to improve the symptoms with the Hashimoto's, but found in my readings and through my nurse practitioner that there is a link between thyroid disorders and celiac disease. I found this interesting...