Lisa

Hi Karen,

Hey, next time go for something a little more decadent instead of a hard roll.

Recover time is different for everyone. Try some stomach settling things like bananas, rice, apple sauce and tea. Imodium helps with the diarrhea. But, generally it just has to run it's course.

Hope you feel better soon.

Hello, I have been reading the boards for a long time, but this is my first post. Like most of you I had been ill for a couple of years. My doctor tested me for just about everything but never celiac disease. It was when my oldest daughter starting loosing weight and her pediatrician suggested taking her off gluten that I learned of the disease. I then went back to my doctor and asked to be tested. He gave me a lab slip and had me tested for everything that he had already had me tested for but not celiac disease.

I continued to have days when I still got sick so I have eliminated soy and corn as well and am feeling pretty good. So here is my question. What are the chances that I am intolerant to gluten, soy and corn and I do not have celiac disease? I want to know if I have the disease but am pretty tired of dealing with doctors.

Welcome to your first post!

Here is the test that you should have your doctor order:

Anti-gliadin antibodies (AGA) both IgA and IgG

Anti-endomysial antibodies (EMA) - IgA

Anti-tissue transglutaminase antibodies (tTG) - IgA

Total IgA level.

These test are not 100% accurate. Since you are no longer interested in testing, the positive dietary response would be the way to go. Or, you can pursue gene testing for you and your daughter.

You already know that you feel better off of gluten. You can continue to be gluten free, then introduce gluten and see how you feel. At the least, you know it bothers you. You may or may not have Celiac, but a gluten allergy or intolerance.

But, if you do have Celiac, any amount of gluten can be very harmful. Further testing is a personal decision. This board is rather split on wanting to know and others just want to feel better asap.

Last night I made some shrimp fried rice:

Cooked rice

Sliced water chestnuts

Crumbled bacon

Chopped green onions

Cooked peas

Scrambled egg

Cooked shrimp

...throw it all together and season with gluten free soy sauce

Back to the question:

You can batter with egg then dipped into seasoned bread crumbs and fried in oil.

While corn meal will not have gluten, most corn bread mixes will have wheat flour so read the labels.

ditto what Tim said. My old friend Jiffy Corn Meal has lots of things other than corn meal. Please read the labels carefully.

Sorry Gwen that you aren't feeling well. It takes a good while before you have the diet down pat. Mistakes can be a common thing in the begining.

Just hang in there and do the best you can. That's all you can do.

Alex gave some wonderful advise to make sure that you keep drinking fluids and some ant-diarrhea medicine might help.

Should you decide to be tested for Celiac, here are the tests to request from your doctors:

Anti-gliadin antibodies (AGA) both IgA and IgG

Anti-endomysial antibodies (EMA) - IgA

Anti-tissue transglutaminase antibodies (tTG) - IgA

Total IgA level.

If the diarrhea continues for several more days, please seek medical help.

You certainly could try the gluten diet to see if you feel better, should you not choose further testing.

If you suspect Celiac, this is a great site.

Hi all,

Just joined. haven't had formal diagnosis yet, but spent the day in hospital yesterday ruling just about everything else out.Hoping to get an appointment to the gastro specialist today

I have diarrhoea so bad, even water and walking around gives me diarrhoea - sure I can be gluten-free now, but how do I stop the diarrhoea???

Please can somebody help...I'm desperate had it constantly for 3 days now.

Welcome to the Forum!

If you would like to pursue testing for Celiac Disease, you must not begin a gluten free diet.

What were the results of your hospital testing? Do you have other symptoms other than diarrhea? What is pointing you in this direction?

Please excuse the questions, but it is difficult to offer assistance without a little background information.

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GOING TO TRY TO VOTE WITH THIS OLD ONE.

AH.......THAT ONE DOESN'T WORK ANY MORE. THE WHOLE SITE HAS CHANGED.

DID FINALLY FIND IT AND WILL POST THIS TO SEE WHAT THE DIFFERENCE IS.

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JUDY

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this worked for me a few minutes ago.

Pooping in to wish tom a very happy birthday. SO...Happy Birthday Tom!

Were you able to vote today? I can't find it!!!

I went to the second post (in this thread - by Judy) and clicked on the link. I could vote.

Thank you for your help! Thats sort of what I thought but I wanted to make sure. Do you happen to know of anything simalar to milk of magnesia that is gluten free that I could mention to my dr?

This might offer you options: (updated 12-07)

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Isn't there an area that you can write a little bit about why you voted for a certain topic. Perhaps we should back up our votes with the importance of why.

I'm going to do that shortly.

Here is a list of companies who will clearly list gluten:

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Hello,

I have been reading this board for the last month or so, this is a geat resource and has been a tremendous help to me.

I have been following gluten-free diet for the last 3 weeks and waiting for the results from Enterolab, but I am sure that I have an issue with gluten. I was accidentally glutened couple of times already and it is not fun to look for sources of hidden gluten. The most frustrating experience for me so far was to buy Van's gluten-free waffles only to have stomach pain after eating them. After that I am trying to be extremely carefull and would like to try and avoid glutening again. I am avoiding any bread that wasn't baked in a gluten-free dedicated bakery.

Today I was planning to make a bread from Gluten Free Pantry French Bread and Pizza Crust Mix. However, my bread machine is not new; I used it for baking wheat bread before. I did not make bread every day, but I am sure I baked about 30-40 loaves. This is a nice bread machine from Kenmore. So my question is this: do I really need to buy a new bread pan and kneading blade? Or will it be enough if I wash it really thoroughly and soak it for couple of hours? It will probably be expensive and will take some time to order a new breadpan and blade.

Welcome and glad you "de-lurked"

I eat Van's every morning toasted with peanut butter and marmalade and I have my own (new) toaster. A previously used toaster can easily cross contaminate anything.

I haven't used a bread machine in years, but it is often recommended that a new one is necessary. I am not sure if you can wash the components.

Percentages can drop if another category suddenly has a higher percentage of the vote. That can happen even if we have more votes than we did previously.

Hey I still have hope! Maybe they are just having trouble with the software, or maybe...hmmm...there's some other explanation (?)

Hope is good. I'll keep hoping

Ahhh...yes, they did take down the percentages. This way Martha can choose which ever magazine she chooses to do and not by popular vote.

I am sorry to damper the enthusiasm here, but I don't trust that woman and have no faith in her integrity.

Hey Susie,

I am sorry that you are having ongoing issues. I like Ursa's response and it very may be the answer. I do wish you a simple solution toward good health.

I think a lot depends, as stated earlier, how much damage was done and how quickly it was caught.

I think there should be a vote to get Martha a new computer monitor. That's one piece of junk she's using in the picture of her "taking time from her very busy day to vote".

best regards, lm

lm, your keen observation always amazes me.

I am hoping, when Kat has recovered from her glutening, she will join us again.

I'm just wondering how it works... I have been gluten free for only a week, and really after 2 days a lot of my problems were gone. How is it possible for it to work so fast? I am self diagnosed, so I don't know if its celiac or just an intolerance. But if gluten damages the intestines, shouldn't it take longer before you have any symptom relief? I mean, shouldn't the stomach have to heal for a certain length of tme before symptoms improve? I just wonder how it works.

A gluten allergy, sensitivity or intolerance may cause the same symptoms as Celiac, but it will not cause damage to the villi in the small intestines. A person with Celiac Disease, ingesting gluten will trigger an autoimmune reaction resulting in villi damage.

A person diagnosed with Celiac may take up to two years, with a strict gluten free diet, to heal.

I am glad that you found that gluten is a problem for you and you are feeling better.

Lisa,

Here is a list of companies who will clearly list gluten (as wheat, barley, rye and malt). This will be helpful in reading labels, which is the only way you can be assured that your son's food is safe:

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Here is a listing of safe and unsafe ingrediences:

https://www.celiac.com/articles/181/1/Safe-...ents/Page1.html

https://www.celiac.com/articles/182/1/Unsaf...ents/Page1.html

Nobody.. It was worth a try anyways.

Here is a listing of gluten free drugs, but I can't vouch for any casein free.

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Kelly,

I think that after some time gluten free you have healed your intestines. For some, it might take repetitive exposure to be symptomatic again. After two and a half years, I consider myself in remission.

I don't know if this will be helpful to your daughter, but dried apricots might help. And, they are taste good. Salads, Sweet potatoes and an increase in water will also help.

Everyone is different. Someone's constipation is another's regularity.

I am sure that you want to ease her discomfort.