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  1. beadgirl
    Hey Feeneyja, I haven't. How do I get tested? nvsmom, no problem!
  2. beadgirl
    Thanks very much for the replies! JazzyJake, that name is extremely appropriate for this diet! I haven't take any PPIs, so my polyp is a mystery, but my doctor isn't concerned and he said they generally go away by themselves (they are different from colon polyps which can turn cancerous, apparently). I think it is an indication that I was having...
  3. beadgirl
    Hey nvsmom, thanks for the reply. My thyroid has been tested a number of times, so I don't think that's an issue, although I haven't had it tested recently so I will. I didn't experience as much constipation on the gluten challenge for the first fews months, but towards the end and especially now it's ridiculous and nothing really helps! I'm not sure...
  4. beadgirl
    Hello everybody! So I went on the gluten challenge for nearly 3 months, and ended up with negative blood tests and biopsy (only 4 biopsies were taken unfortunately). I reacted really badly to the diet though, and although my gastroenterologist couldn't say 100% it was gluten (as opposed to say, fructose malabsorption), he advised I go gluten free. ...
  5. beadgirl
    Hey everyone, thanks for the responses. A doctor thought it might actually be my ovary and sent me for an ultrasound which should that everything looked okay except that I'm close to ovulating. Couldn't see my appendix and obviously could still be colon, but the pain is gone for now! Ali, sounds like my GPs. I'm in Australia and I can't find one I'm happy...
  6. beadgirl
    It usually comes and goes but at the moment it is there constantly. It's also incredibly tender when I press on that region (around where my right ovary or appendicitis would be). My gastroenterologist thinks it is still a gluten problem. Sucks about your situation I haven't found a GP who really cares about finding answers for me. My specialist is great...
  7. beadgirl
    Hello all. I've been on the gluten challenge, and reacted very badly, but fortunately (as far as tests/biopsy says) I do not have celiac disease. Anyway, since being off gluten for about a week, I still have really bad digestion. Typical malabsorption stools etc etc, and now constipated (slow/virtually non-functioning digestive system...). For many...
  8. beadgirl
    Thank you so much for your responses! It definitely cleared it up for me. I'm awaiting my biopsy result but I've most definitely had concerning symptoms (as stated), so I just wondered if this HAD to be the result of intestinal damage, i.e. celiac or Crohn's. I wasn't sure if non-celiac gluten intolerance could do this also - it does make me wonder how...
  9. beadgirl
    Strange idea. The longest eyelashes are generally seen in people of darker complexions in countries where celiac disease is less prevalent, while northern Europeans have a high prevalence of celiac and aren't so blessed in the eyelash/lush hair department... (I am of Finnish heritage, I wish I had eyelashes !)
  10. beadgirl
    No one has any ideas?
  11. beadgirl
    Hello everyone. Just a quick question! Is it possible to experience fat malabsorption and/or vitamin and mineral deficiencies WITHOUT some form of intestinal damage? (Assuming your dietary intake is normal). Thanks very much. ETA: Particularly B12, iron and magnesium. I seem to always get deficient unless supplementing heavily...
  12. beadgirl
    I will definitely do that, thanks. I had a look at some websites of Australian pathology labs and they definitely have DGP tests and AGA tests as North America does... hmm...
  13. beadgirl
    Thank you very much nvsmom. I am having a biopsy in a fortnight. I will definitely request those tests! ETA: Does anyone know if all of these tests are available in Australia? It also says on my results that the AGA IgG result is the "deaminated gliadin peptide igG antibody".... is that the AGA test or DGP?
  14. beadgirl
    Hello everyone! I've received my blood test results after being on the gluten challenge, it seems they are negative. I do have a question though regarding the tests done - there is no AGA - IGA as I have seen on some other tests.. is this important? Results: IGG 9.10 g/L (7.0-16.0) IGA 1.69 g/L (0.7-4.0) IGM 1.39 g/L (0.4-3.0)...
  15. beadgirl
    Hello everyone! I'm currently on the gluten challenge (have been for about 10 weeks as I couldn't get a biopsy appointment earlier) and was wondering about celiac disease and weight issues. I find out the results of my celiac panel next week. Anyway, I have almost always been the same weight. I'm not slim, but I'm not overweight either. My BMI is...
  16. beadgirl
    Hmm, now I'm thinking mine might be celiac too - guess my results will tell. Hope you find some answers!
  17. beadgirl
    Hi boopis, your situation sounds very similar to mine. I am 26, and for past 5 years I have suffered chronic pain and recurring injuries all over my body, the worst of which had me unable to work, clean, cook or exercise for nearly 2 years due to pain in the hands/wrists/arms. I've quit 3 jobs due to these "injuries" and am debating whether my condition...
  18. beadgirl
    I agree that you should keep a food diary to rule out other food intolerances. For example, if I eat onion I get excruciating abdominal pain, as does my mother and auntie (due to fructan). There are lots of foods that can do this. Have you had a fructose/FODMAP testing done? It's very common for someone with celiac to react to other foods too.
  19. beadgirl
    I get a spotty rash on my torso after eating gluten that is very itchy but slowly disappears after I stop eating gluten. It looks like pictures of DH before it blisters, just like this: I always assumed it was some kind of eczema (which I also get from gluten), but it looks different and it is a lot itchier. I've never continued eating gluten to see...
  20. beadgirl
    That's different to here (Australia). We're required to eat the equivalent of four slices of bread for 6 weeks.
  21. beadgirl
    Thank you kareng!
  22. beadgirl
    Hello everyone. I have just started the gluten challenge for a biopsy. I have been eating gluten on and off for several months, but prior to that I went gluten free (at least most of the time) for a couple of years after discovering that gluten/wheat is the cause of my lifelong eczema/dermatitis. At that time I had a blood test which was negative for...
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