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Ahhh, that makes sense. Thank you!

I'm curious about something... in a gluten-free person, why would it take several weeks (months) of eating gluten to cause a rise in ttg, yet even a slight amount of gluten causes a physical reaction? What causes that physical reaction? I thought it was the body's immune system reacting to the gluten, but doesn't that imply that auto-antibodies are being...

I take the generic made by Zydus and mine is gluten free. Ive been given other generic brands before and always call to check. They have all been gluten free so far. But I would call the company just to be safe. ?

I was browsing the University of Chicago celiac page, and came across this post. The math doesn't seem right to me. If the ttg test is 97-98% specific, doesn't that mean that out of every 100 people who have elevated ttg, 97-98% do have celiac, and 3-4% do not have celiac? The way they explain it, the specificity would only be 25%, which is definitely...

I finally found a phone number and called them. They just confirmed no gluten. I wish medications had to be labeled, it would be so much easier!

I was just switched to a new generic brand of Effexor. My stomach has been bothering me since I started it. So I emailed the company (Zydus Pharmaceuticals) to ask if the product was gluten free. This was their response: Thank you for contacting Zydus Pharmaceuticals. As a matter of company policy, we do not answer medical questions via email. Please...

@jean9v Thank you! All good suggestions that I need to try. It can be so difficult at times! I am so furious right now... I just posted on the medication board about how I emailed a drug company to see if my medicine has gluten in it; they replied that they "can't give medical advice"! I didn't ask for medical advice! They sent me to a list of ingredients...

@SLLRunner I've thought about counseling, but figure that will give my husband more reason to think this is all in my head. I guess I should give it a try though.

That is so sad! I thought I had it bad, but I was in tears reading your story. It sounds like you are very strong. I hope you continue to improve and feel better. Thank you everyone for your support - it truly lifted me up today.

Hi everyone, I am suffering terribly right now. My husband is totally unsupportive of my diagnosis, which makes it hard both physically (because he's not careful) and emotionally. I have always had GI issues (even as an infant I was sensitive to everything), but 2 and a half years ago I started having more severe problems including pain in my URQ that I...