Starla8

Hi! Thanks for your reply. I had terrible symptoms since taking up the gluten challenge and I feel like giving up. I had only been into it a week and a couple of days but I woke up with gripping stomach pains and I thought I'd make myself some chamomile tea. It made the cramps move further down but they soon came back. I then had some gluten-free toast...

Thanks. I hope I don't get too poorly, too.

Thanks for explaining it all to me. Yes, I don't know why the endocrinologist intervened with a gastro consultant. She told me they don't refer on a consultant-to-consultant basis so why she did the opposite has confused me. This is my second week of consuming gluten, so that means I need to be on the gluten for another week until three weeks from...

Thanks for this. My endocrinologist asked a gastro to do a biopsy for celiac back in january - although they agreed to it my endocrinologist then decided against the referral to gastro, telling me she didn't want to "put me through such an unpleasant procedure". I don't think that's a good enough reason somehow and I thought I could be sedated for...

Hi there, thanks for your reply. I can’t get hold of the celiac tests. They’re not on any printouts and the receptionist told me over the phone of the result. Yes, the total serum IgA was below 1. I’ve had an increase in symptoms but cannot be sure if it’s celiac or Hashimoto’s flaring up. - Mouth ulcers around the corner of my mouth - Sore itc...

Hi, thanks for the link. I only ate a lot of pasta during the gluten challenge test. But the endocrinologist didn't say how long I needed to eat gluten for so the test was done something like 3 or 4 weeks after suggesting the celiac screen instead of 12 weeks which I am seeing on other websites. I've tried Udi's before - only the cinnamon snack...

By the way I had the celiac screen a month after the endocrinologist ordered it and I didn't go as far as eat something like 1-2 slices of normal bread a day as some sites say. Is it possible I didn't eat enough gluten to produce a positive result or that my endocrinologist didn't leave enough time for anything to show up in the test?

Hi there thanks for your reply. I don't know what is a complete celiac panel! My endocrinologist just said my IgA antibodies were below 1 and that is the primary marker for celiac. I didn't know there were other ways of getting tested for celiac. My total calorie intake is about 300-400 calories because of my loss of appetite and I don't work, either...

Hi Dee, thanks for your reply. The endocrinologist did a celiac screen - I'm not sure if it's a full panel as such. But my IgA antibodies were below 1 which meant it was negative. Yes, I'm being treated for the thyroid problem. I take thyroxine at 50mcg at the moment.

Hello, I'm a newbie and I was diagnosed with Hashimoto's Thyroiditis at the start of this year. I was referred to an endocrinologist because of my symptoms at the time as well as to be given the confirmation that what I have is Hashimoto's Thyroiditis (my doctors kept saying it was an autoimmune illness but no name given). My symptoms at the time were:...