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So....endocscopy and colonoscopy went well: Pathology report will take a week or so, but the doc's initial findings are: drum roll........ Celiac Disease (not a big surprise there) and also Eosinophilic Esophagitis (That was a new one on me)

Celiac Log: Day 6 of gluten challenge I have discovered some wonderful new symptoms that I'd never had before. Most of my symptoms were GI related in the past, with some "brain fog" thrown in. During this challenge though, I have had the worst acid reflux combined with just crazy lightheadness/vertigo. It's not all bad though. I had the some rolls...

As has been stated, this is a celiac site, and celiac in itself would not preclude us from eating dairy, yeast or tomatoes. That said, all celiacs are experienced with having to tinker with their diet. You're right. A lot of that gluten free stuff tastes like garbage! That said, there are also a lot of good things out there. If I had to eliminate yeast...

A sandwich before a biopsy or serology test is not going to work to diagnose celiac disease. Celiac is caused by autoantibodies attacking the mucosa of your gut. Antibodies are part of the adaptive immune system and take time to really ramp up. In order to have detectable levels, you should be eating gluten for around 6 weeks for serology and about 2...

Fritz, no problem. The reason for a gluten challenge is simple: No gluten = no autoantibodies attacking your guts. Since I had been gluten free for most of a year, my gut had time to heal. Now I have to jack it up again so that the biopsy will show accurate results (namely: flattening/atrophy of the villi). The why is more complicated. I already had...

you said it just right! I mentioned it more for AfterAll to make sure that it was clear that anabolic exercise is not a substitute for cardio.

This is a good suggestion to remove the "baby weight", though you may not see much of a difference on the scale. Anabolic exercise will build muscle mass. Muscle mass requires a LOT of energy to make, and a lot of energy to maintain. The scale may not budge much because muscle is heavier by volume than adipose tissue (fat). You'll notice the difference...

Celiac Log: Day 1 of gluten challenge. I ate a positively delightful bavarian cream filled donut last night at 7:00PM. I expected to experience symptoms by 11:00PM as it usually takes the gremlins about 4 hours to strike in my experience. Naturally the roiling stomach cramps and unmentionables came on at 2:00AM instead. (P.S. Sitting on the can until...

Also, Wal-Mart has many more options than you see on the shelf. I have several celiac friends who shop online at Walmart.com. You get free site-to-store shipping. Open Original Shared Link

If I wanted to go back in, then yes. The navy paid for my undergrad and they only do one or the other unless I went in for another tour. My wife would not like that very much.

I found an old post about the Garden-Lite souffle's, but they've got some new stuff that is VERY good. If you haven't tried them, I highly recommend the Gluten Free Blueberry and Chocolate Zuchinni muffins. I was able to get them from Costco (though they don't always have them). They come frozen. Pop them in the microwave for 35 seconds and they're...

Don't you dare tell anyone this.... but it's the one job on this planet that I would do for free. If word gets out I'll never be able to pay back the 50 grand a year they charge me for tuition.

No offense taken at all. In fact, I completely understand. I had IBS thrown at me for 8 years, so I know what it's like to be misdiagnosed. It's an interesting question...you'd think a GI would be able to nail the diagnosis pretty easily. I would immagine its a failure in education coupled with a bit of overexposure from the gluten-free fad diet crowd...

First, I wrote colonoscopy, but the others are correct, I should have said endoscopy. (Colonoscopy goes through the anus and you'd have to traverse the entire large intestine and most of the small to biopsy the duodenum. Endoscopy through the mouth and stomach to the duodenum is a much shorter path, so you wouldn't have to go through 20+ feet of small intestine...

They're doing both endo and colo. I've got some symptoms which leave Crohns and Ulcerative colitis on the table.