laura1959

The genetic testing is in, and I do not have the marker at HLA-DQ2.5 that is most often associated with celiac disease. However, I do have things at other places that place me at slight risk for non-specific inflammatory problems that can be associated with celiac disease. Here's what the report says: 4q27 region This SNP is located near...

Thanks; since I wrote this I went back to gluten for a bit, and now am back to gluten free. I'm doing okay. The gastritis has resolved, though I had another bout of something which I really think from the symptoms was a very mild case of pancreatitis(!) but that has resolved, as well. Taking things a day at a time.

Okay, I take it back I wouldn't have believed it, but it is true there is lots of misinformation out there!

I'm relatively new here, and I have to say that you all should relax about the newbies. Being new does not equal being stupid or gullible. This is an obvious troll. No one is going to take this seriously unless they remain completely uneducated about gluten in all other respects. Even if the bran didn't contain gluten itself, the mere fact that it...

It will get so much easier, especially when you really start to process that you're feeling so much better and it's all because of the diet! I related to so much of what you wrote, the random pains, the not waking up feeling refreshed, and have also noticed that these things get better when i eat gluten-free. Once you really wrap your head around how much...

Thanks, everyone. It's probably the classic age-related weight gain. The ice cream didn't help, either!

Yeah, I understand what you are saying. I just wonder-- does that happen to other people here before getting on the gluten-free diet? Does the metabolism change with age and bring with it the usual weight problems even if you are celiac? I guess I'm trying to tease out whether my inability to gain at a younger age might have something to do with gluten...

I guess I'll continue to post in this pre-diagnosis forum, since I probably will never have an official diagnosis. I thought I'd ask the group about a couple of things. The first is wheat germ. I used to love this stuff, but even back in the day I discovered that, when I'd eat it, I'd get terrible indigestion and stomach pain. I never had this with...

Thank you all for making me feel welcome. Yes, it's an odd thing to have the clear benefit from not eating the stuff, but to have all the testing come back with no indications of disease. It's clear even after only a few days of not eating gluten again that I have much more energy and focus without that in my diet. Whatever-- I guess I don't need to hang...

I was here a few weeks ago with a strong suspicion that celiac is my problem. Since then, I got copies of my antibody test results and decided that they were pretty strong indicators that I do not have celiac. Before anyone asks, I am sufficient in IgA, so it's not that. I also discovered that my gastroenterologist did suspect celiac as one possible diagnosis...

Thanks. This was a big shock to me, too. I had so many problems with my digestive system that I never realized were there. I knew I had occasional problems with my stomach, but nothing like this. They looked at just about everything except the small intestine when they did the endoscopy and the colonoscopy last month. I so wish we had thought to...

Yes, Barrett's esophagus. I do not know if I have celiac; they did the endoscopy before there was suspicion of celiac and did not go far enough in to get biopsies from the right area. Antibody tests were "normal" I was told but I am waiting for them to send me the actual results so I can investigate that further. My doctor asked me to go gluten free as...

Does anyone have an explanation for this? I have a diagnosis of gastritis made through endoscopy, but I've never really had much stomach pain-- only occasional, intermittent problems. I also have GERD which is severe enough to cause cellular changes in my esophagus, and I never had a lot of pain with that, either. The gastroenterologist gave me a prescription...

Thanks! You all give me hope, and that's fantastic. I'm very glad to hear that others are starting to feel more active, too! Answerseeker, I think my moods have been affected for a long time; I'm just now starting to feel like the person I used to be, mood wise. I have been so irritable and depressed for a long time. I hope this all continues to get...

I'm heading into the third week of eating gluten-free, despite the normal test results on the celiac panel. My doctor wants me to stay on for at least eight weeks anyway, to see if I notice a change. Observations so far: I am starting to feel less bloated, and I *seem* to have regained some of the mental agility that had gone missing in recent years...