Brittany85

Wow! I have so much to learn. I'm going to meet with my doc and get her to expand my labs to get more answers. I will take notes of this thread and use it to find out more. Thank you all so very much for your help. You're fantastic!!

Ah, bummer. I asked specifically for a Celiac Panel, hoping that it would encompass all of those. I'll take that list with me when I meet with my dr. Thank you!

Please help me interpret my results: FT4 0.45 (marked as "low") Ref: 0.59 - 1.17 ng/dL TSH 0.72 Ref: 0.34 - 4.82 uIU//mL IGACEL Sufficient GLIAA 3 Ref: 0 - 19 TTAR 3 Ref: 0 - 19 Key: TTAR Negative....<20 Weak Pos....20-30 Positive....>30 So, obviously, this test shows that I'm...

I've been on a gluten challenge for almost a month in preparation for testing and at first it was unbearable. Almost constant migraines, nausea, fatigue, dizziness, etc. Now, it's eased off quite a bit. Fewer migraines, not a lot of nausea, hardly any evidence of INTENSE glutening like I was experiencing before. I still have fatigue, back to being constipated...

Yes, I believe it's just something I have to get used to. Actually, I've found that since making a conscious effort to stay away from gluten, I've gotten the hang of it and now have to figure out how to eat gluten every day. I know it's not the end of the world. I know I'll be fine gluten-free. I'm much more inclined to eat whole foods when gluten-free anyway...

Yes, she was diagnosed. She's helping me through this. It's been two whole days of being back on gluten and I feel just like I did before: aweful. I'm really trying to make the rash flare up to shorten this ordeal. It's never gotten really bad, though. Hmmm....

Thanks. It's just nice to be around others who are going through this. I'm on the gluten challenge- eating a big bowl of pasta right now. I'm using this time as a "last hurrah" for the gluten foods that I love.

Thank you so much.

Great information! Thank you! Is there a certain form of gluten that is the most effective in this challenge?

I'm certainly no expert, but that definitely doesn't sound normal to me. I've read that celiac tests can show false negatives. Did she have an endoscopy?

I felt that way too when I went gluten-free. I think it has something to do with malabsorption. I'd suggest eating small meals and snacks frequently with lots of protein. I think this is part of the detox process and I'm sure it will get better.

Fatigue, constant constipation with occasional diarrhea, moodiness; spells (what I now recognize to be glutenization) of cold sweats, dizziness, nausea, rapid heartrate. Also bloating, stomach aches, and a rash on my arms that started to clear up after quitting gluten.

Thank you for your reply. I just want to know what I'm dealing with, that's why I want to be tested. I wonder if the symptoms will be different than what I was dealing with before changing my diet... I'll continue doing research. Thank you very much. I have so much to learn.

I experience the tremors, rapid heartrate, along with sweating, weakness, dizziness when I'm glutened. I haven't been tested yet, FYI. Does this happen with CC or direct gluten consumption?

I have come to the conclusion that I do want to be tested so that I know exactly what I'm dealing with. I just posted a question about how to do that in the Pre-testing board. I don't know if I have become more sensitive to gluten since changing my diet or it's just that I'm more aware of it, but I've gone back to gluten a bit (in preparation for testing...