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ARCHIVED Not Getting Better On A Gluten Free Diet
Tabclear replied to Tabclear's topic in Post Diagnosis, Recovery & Treatment of Celiac Disease
Yeah I have been quite lucky regarding the oral steroids, I haven't suffered any of the side effects. I know long term use causes other organ damage however. A Jane Austin and Harry Potter fan, very diverse :-) Hopefully you'll have a blast... Not sure how you are with processed gluten free food, but all the major supermarkets over here carry what's called... -
ARCHIVED Not Getting Better On A Gluten Free Diet
Tabclear replied to Tabclear's topic in Post Diagnosis, Recovery & Treatment of Celiac Disease
I checked out the photos thread in DH section and my rash identical to the vast majority. The story's are eerily similar as well, location of the rashes, the spread. I am kinda pleased, and also kinda upset that I now have something else to try an figure out... I have an appointment at the end of June with a dermatologist, guess I know what he is going... -
Thanks for the link. You clearly know what you are talking about. I will say though that the health service is different here in the UK, the NHS is always trying to save money and not perform unnecessary tests, yet from what I can tell all patients having confirmed blood work are sent for a biopsy. This tells me that it is still regarded as being necessary...
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Really? From what I understood from my (admittedly limited research) and from speaking to several gastroenterologists and dieticians, the biopsy is still the gold standard. The blood results can have false positives, as well negative results when in fact the patient has Coeliac disease. Also aren't there numerous other conditions that can cause the same markers...
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ARCHIVED Not Getting Better On A Gluten Free Diet
Tabclear replied to Tabclear's topic in Post Diagnosis, Recovery & Treatment of Celiac Disease
It was just regular old fresh meat. Chicken breats, thighes etc... pork chops, steaks, lamb chops/legs/shoulders etc... Grilled or oven cooked.. EXTREMELY bland :-) Veggies were the frozen type with the occasional fresh one, mushrooms etc... and the rice, well.. that was rice. I didn't eat out at all during the 5 weeks as I was determined to see if things... -
ARCHIVED Not Getting Better On A Gluten Free Diet
Tabclear posted a topic in Post Diagnosis, Recovery & Treatment of Celiac Disease
Hi all, This is my first post here, I didn't see an area for new user introductions so apologies if I missed it. I am hoping for some advice, or maybe some peace of mind by way of comparison with others. Sorry if I go down a route of too much information, not sure what the etiquette is here. Last November I had an amazingly terrible bout of diarrhoea...