mmarksbury

As glux and NoGlutenCooties pointed out, I was on the 6 week (actually 8 week) gluten challenge. I went to town...ate any gluten I could find. While my villi were unaffected, my waistline took a beating. You can read my other post here which goes into a lot more detail: https://www.celiac.com/forums/topic/106290-a-word-of-caution-to-preliminaryself...

Sorry to you folks who can't enjoy those nice treats. In terms of leaky gut, I considered that when I was in my denial stage, trying to grasp onto anything I could find that would cause my symptoms but wasn't celiac. I didn't have particularly good eating habits as a child or young adult. As a young adult I was a vegetarian/vegan for 10 years...

I spent over a year convinced I had Celiac because of 2 positive blood tests. I skipped the endoscopy for a few different reasons, but ended up having it done a year and a half after my last positive blood test. It turns out I do NOT have Celiac. That year and a half was terrible...not knowing for sure. I even convinced myself that I was having symptoms...

I want to share my story because I think it may be of some help to others on this forum. For years I dealt with painful bloating, upper stomach pain, loose stool and constipation. In May of 2012 things became much worse. Existing symptoms worsened and new symptoms such as fatigue, skin issues and brain fog started occurring. I'm not usually one to...

I recently had two different Celiac tests at Kaiser, with two different results. The doctors weren't very helpful in interpreting them. Test #1 - Taken after eating moderate amounts of gluten (2-3 times a week for weeks leading up to test) TISSUE TRANSGLUTAMINASE IgG 0.16 Tissue transglutaminase IgA 0.94 For both of these tests, <...

In the course of one year I became a craft beer enthusiast, home brewer and later, unfortunately, found out that I have Celiac. It was a real downer having found a new passion and hobby in craft beer. Luckily, however, this new passion set me on a course to find a way that I could still enjoy craft beer, and the great news is that if you are celiac, you...