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    So in a couple of months I'll be out of town for the first time since I cut out gluten and I'm pretty nervous. I'll be staying in a hotel on the Vegas strip, without a car, so I'll be pretty limited to just eating at the restaurants nearby. I have the find me gluten-free app on my phone, but I'd really like to hear some suggestions from people who've been...
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    It does NOT contain gluten. I used to work at a Red Robin and many cooks and servers were confused about that because the seasoning used to not be on the gluten free menu, but was added back a couple years ago. Red Robin is very up to date about their allergy menu, and updates it regularly. If they can't guarentee something, they won't put it on the menu...
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    I don't know about McDonald's, but when I was a teenager I did work at BK, and even though they had dedicated fryers, I wouldn't trust the frys. Too large of a risk of CC. When they get busy and start swinging baskets around, its almost guaranteed that something like a chicken tender or onion ring will end up on the fry said. Not to mention oil from other...
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    Hi, guys. So I've been gluten free for about a year. I wasn't officially diagnosed with celiac; my family doctor told me to go off gluten before I got the endoscopy, after a strongly positive blood test, and by the time I took one it, I was feeling better enough that I wasn't willing to go back on gluten. I'm very careful about the foods I consume, and have...
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    As a waitress and fellow celiac, I'm kind of scared by everyone saying they get salads when they go out. Salads are some of the most likely things to be contaminated! In every restaurant I've worked the station that the salads are made is the same place they make wraps, appetizers, and possibly sandwiches. And when they're busy their hands that have touched...
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    So I've been gluten free for about four months now, and generally I feel really good, better than I have in a very long time. I've been glutened several times since going gluten free, and so far every time I've had the same reaction each time (diarrhea the next day and a wonky stomach plus occasional diarrhea for the following three to four days) and been...
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    I did already receive blood test while on gluten. Everything was normal except my Dga IgA came back as a 38. From everything I've read, this leads me to believe celiac is very likely, but my GI insists that my other levels should be elevated as well, and because my biopsy was negative he pretty much dismissed the idea completely, even though I informed him...
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    I'm not sure how many biopsies were taken, and my doctor really doesn't seem to know much about celiac. I purposely didnt eat gluten for the biopsy, because my symptoms had improved a bit and I didn't want to risk getting more severe symptoms again. If my lactose intolerance were being caused by going gluten free, would a test still come back as positive...
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    So I received the results of my biopsy today, which my doctor said showed no signs of celiac disease, which is kind of disappointing, but expected, as I've been off gluten for almost two months. He said the next thing he wanted me to do was test for lactose intolerance. After reading up on lactose it really doesn't sound like it fits my symptoms though...
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    So I went in to have my first endoscopy and biopsy today, and after my experience with the GI doctor I'm pretty upset and I'm not sure what to do. Ill start by saying that I did not do a gluten challenge, I just couldn't stand it, but I figured the procedure was worth getting anyway. I don't quite remember my conversation with the GI doctor, as I was still...
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    I'm experiencing the same problem as you. My doctors said to go gluten free, and after a month in they told me to go back on it for testing. There's no way I'm doing it either, I'm still not feeling completely better yet but my progress is still pretty good. I decided to get the endoscopy anyway. Whether or not I get an accurate celiac diagnosis, the end...
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    So since I e gone gluten free about a month ago I've been takin the probiotic acuflora. While buying it I knew little to nothing about probiotics, and I still don't really, except that some are better than others. I just grabbed the cheapest one I could find. I'm still having a very sensitive tummy though, and I'm prone to diarrhea every three or four...
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    I've decided I'm definitely not going back on gluten for this test. Even without it I've suffered from diarrhea and abdominal pain this last week, which is starting to ease up finally. I'm just not willing to put myself through the beginning healing process again. I've been taking nortryptline lately, which has been helping with the diarrhea a lot. It...
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    I've actually never even talked to the actual GI. I was refered there by my family doctor and my appointment ended up being with the nurse practitioner. She consulted with him while I was there, but didnt let me speak with him personally. I asked if they could rush the endoscopy bit she said that they were booked until July 10th, which is when I'm scheduled...
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    Do you think the GI would be willing to do an endoscopy while I'm not on gluten? They seemed very insistent that I do this even as I explained my doubts and how this we be considering how much I work. I can't afford to miss that much and my managers will only be so understanding. I'm worried I I tell them I'm not on gluten they just won't do it. But on...
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    So I went to see my GI for the first time today after about three or four weeks off gluten (on the recommendation of my family doctor.) Though I had an elevated level of deamidated gliadin IgA, they told me that it was odd that nothing else on my celiac panel was abnormal and it means that it might not be celiac. They insisted that I do a gluten challenge...
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    I just wanted a little bit of advice and to vent a little bit to people that are familiar with celiac. I'll start by saying I've had some pretty bad digestive problems the last few years (constant loose stool, extreme discomfort after eating even the smallest amount, and lately frequent diarrhea.) a couple months ago the problems began to get worse and I...
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    But should I be more worried about a proper diagnosis, or just feeling better day to day?
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    Hi, I just wanted to ask a few questions and get some feedback from others who are familiar with Celiac and gluten intolerance. After suffering for two years from some pretty nasty digestive problems, I finally convinced my doctor to run a celiac panel blood test on me. The Deamidated Gliadin IgA came back as a 38, while everything else came back as a negative...
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