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  1. laura1959
    I was gluten free for five days and I thought I was going to die. I was sleepy (more than usual), brain fogged (more than usual), lethargic and miserable. I went back to eating gluten because I needed to be tested, but am faced with having to go off it again. I work full time and during those five days I could barely pull myself out of bed. How does...
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    I was off gluten for five days, and he asked me about that. I told him that I had a lot of brain fog and sleepiness but that my gastrointestinal problems seemed to improve. Since going back on the gluten again I've started having urgency and am back to feeling bloated.
  3. laura1959
    Some of you may recall my introductory post where I mentioned recently having multiple medical tests coming back with abnormal results. I'd arranged for a visit with my doctor to go over those results, suspecting celiac. Well, I saw my primary care doctor today, and he agreed. He told me to stop eating gluten and gave me orders for a celiac blood test...
  4. laura1959
    All right, I think you have convinced me that I should eat normally and then beg for the test when I see him. It will be interesting to see how eating normally affects me after the five days. Thank you very much. This site has a wealth of knowledge.
  5. laura1959
    Thanks; I can't reach my doctor right now because he's on vacation. July 23 was the earliest appointment I could get with him due to his vacation schedule. Today is my fifth day gluten-free. I'm still feeling quite foggy; would five days off of gluten be enough to mess up the test results if I decided to go back to eating normally until after I speak...
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    I realize this is an old post and I am new here, but I wanted to address this if the moderators will allow the post to go through. The natures of autoimmune disease, versus allergic reaction, versus immune reaction, are very different. Celiac is an autoimmune disease. In autoimmune disease, your body's immune system is actually attacking your organs...
  7. laura1959
    Yes, it's quite daunting to think that, if this is my problem, I will not be able to eat certain things again. On the other hand, if it fixes the fatigue that has plagued me my entire life, it will be well worth it. I'll take your advice and go on an eating binge this weekend. Seems to me that eating gluten for another 10 days will be a lot easier than...
  8. laura1959
    Thank you. I'm not thrilled about the withdrawal symptoms. If I can talk my doctor into ordering tests, I'd go off the gluten free diet for a while before I go in for the testing. How long would be recommended? If I'm feeling much better by then I could possibly skip it, but it's probably worthwhile to have a diagnosis on file in case I have issues...
  9. laura1959
    In the past month I have been diagnosed with osteoporosis (age 54). I have also been told that my liver enzymes are now slightly elevated. I recently underwent a colonoscopy and endoscopy due to increases in digestive problems but I have been constipated for so long I have always considered it my normal. Unfortunately, no one was looking for celiac so the...
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