indianaharlegirl

Hello: you need basic blood work panels to check your liver and kidney functions and white and red blood counts and they need to do an A1C and other tests for diabetes and many other things. I have researched Celiac and it really is different for everybody and they usually don't test for it unless you ask or they have ruled out everything else.....unfortunately...

Hi I just entered this world about a month ago. You can read my first few posts. I am not diagnosed and waiting for my apt with the Celiac Center at Univ of Chicago bc none of my doctors here seem to "get it" and they wanted to give me 4 creams and said it was eczema, wouldn't do the biopsy on these huge lesions and wouldn't order the whole blood test panel...

Squirmingitch: I'm back on gluten bc ur right that's the only way i will get dx. Derm very condescending and saidits eczema and that it is for sure not DH which she claims are like big cold sores and bc mine aren't blistered anymore but crusting over its not dh. Prescribed 5 creams which I'm not wasting $ on. To gasteo 2morrow. Will see if he will at least...

Hello everyone I dx myself as celiac 5 days ago and I just had my first glutenig by either Wendy's chili and/or frosty and/or nabisco gluten-free sea salt crackers. I talked to mgr at Wendys who said the chili and frosty mixes r prepackaged and they add their gluten-free hamburger to the chili. I'm pissed bc I can't figure out the culprit. Any thought? The...

Thank you all so much. Before I read these I was sobbing just bc well you all know it is one more thing to have to deal with in an already busy life and I don't feel like I can be seen in my job until at least the face legions and swelling goes away which means I am going to piss off clients and colleagues....But you guys with your encouragement dried my...

I am 49 female and I think I am about to lose my mind. Have had GI symptoms for several months, nausea and stomach pain after eating and constant diarrhea for no good reason. Recently dx with type 2 diabetes and controlling with diet and A!C down significantly since dx due to change to diabetic diet and then I get this recurring rash which I had exactly a...