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  1. iloathegluten
    Some of the damage to the instestines may be visible, but a microscopic analysis of the biopsy would be necessary for a diagnosis. Did he check your blood work at all? Or is he ruling out Celiac based off symptoms alone? I would maybe ask for a blood test. Bloodwork usually isn't too expensive, so I should hope he would at least order that on request...
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    I had to look up lipedema because I'd never really heard of it or considered I might have it. I always just thought it was extreme bloating, lol. But like you, I also could never wear Ugg boots or similar styles. Even at normal weights, my calves were too thick! I did also experience frequent bruising as well. I just did some quick google searches on...
  3. iloathegluten
    Before I went gluten free, my feet and calves were always swollen!! My pant size was a regular size, but I had to buy boots that would fit a plus size calf, and even then, they were a tight fit! I thought I was just doomed to have cankles my entire life, but going gluten free solved the problem. My shoe size also shrunk. SO crazy how one little protein can...
  4. iloathegluten
    I don't worry about it too much.White rice is one of the few foods I'll tolerate right away after any GI distress. I can't eat brown rice. It sits in my stomach like lead, makes me feel like crap, and eventually gives me diarrhea on the way out, so I avoid that. I'm fairly certain it's not related to the arsenic in it though. I read somewhere about the high...
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    This is so crazy. I just had the same exact thing happen to me. Got glutened three months ago and I have NOT felt the same since. It started with physical symptoms, but then it went into mental with panic attacks and depression. It's been more of a constant all the time thing and not confined to periods this time, but it's really crazy what gluten will do...
  6. iloathegluten
    In general I really hate arguments like these. I feel it's counterproductive to make anyone feel like their suffering isn't real, and this is EXACTLY what comments like this achieve. If someone fractures their leg and another snaps theirs completely in half, it doesn't mean the person who fractured their leg experienced no pain. One may be more serious, but...
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    Wow! I'm so glad I'm not the only one who has issues with Amy's... Their meals are tasty unfortunately, so I second-guessed myself a few times before I admitted to myself it was glutenings. Wish they'd do their gluten free meals in a gluten free facility.
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    Possibly the fat content? I personally have issues with dairy fat in addition to lactose, so maybe the culprit was that? I tolerate any dairy that's low lactose, low fat with no issues at all, so I assume I'm a-okay with casein, but cream, butter, ice cream, etc. give me horrible abdominal craps to the point it does feel like I've been glutened. I always...
  9. iloathegluten
    I too can relate to looking pregnant. Before my worst symptoms hit, I always had a flat stomach and stored my excess weight in my butt and thighs, but when I suspect Celiac disease had come on full force, my stomach was always bloated and I actually lost weight, but my dang tummy just wouldn't unbloat itself! I also can relate to chronic fatigue and needing...
  10. iloathegluten
    Definitely possible! Worth looking into for sure. Your symptoms sound similar to a lot of mine. Other GI conditions I can think of that might fit your symptoms would be: --small bowel bacterial overgrowth - I was just diagnosed with this. Even if you aren't Celiac, it can cause extreme sensitivity to gluten, and most people with it do better gluten free...
  11. iloathegluten
    I'll just echo what everyone else has said that it can definitely be related. My gallbladder failed when I was 15. I was going into the doctor and even the ER once with severe abdominal pain. My doctor suspected function with my gallbladder was off and decided to run a test to see how well mine was functioning. It was working at 2%, so they went ahead and...
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    I've taken digestive enzymes any time I eat out as an extra precaution, and also because meals out, even IF it's 100% gluten free, tend to be high in things people with sensitve bellies tend have issues with. I think they're occasionally useful at making eating out a more comfortable experience for me, but they didn't prevent a major glutening that still...
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    I'm 23 now and totally know what you're getting at with people not understanding the disease or what it's like to have to be hyper vigilant about EVERYTHING that comes in contact with your mouth. My mom once saw me reading through the ingredients on an antacid bottle and snapped at me that "They wouldn't put gluten in medication that's meant to make you better...
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    Yes! One of my worst pre gluten free symptoms was poor sleep due to either straight up not being able to sleep or nightmares. I almost always would wake up with the sensation I was falling even if I wasn't dreaming about it. I'd also just wake up with this feeling even if I didn't remember the nightmare, but like yours, the nightmares were always violent...
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    I've been a longtime lurker of this forum. Did a lot of Celiac research when I first found out, but I wanted to join to see how many of you have had the experience I just had... I recently had a really, really bad gluten exposure (3 months ago). Been gluten free for a year and a half and it was my first gluten poisoning that was a direct source of wheat...
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