StClair

Thanks for the comraderie. I still can't believe I made such an obvious mistake, but at least now I know what happens when I eat significant gluten. I was curious. By this time I'm still having the digestive issues, and I took a hit on the throat and stomach pain progress, but other symptoms are improving. Next Thanksgiving, live and learn, no gluten...

I was wondering how long it takes others to recover after being hit by gluten. I have been gluten free, to my knowledge, since I was diagnosed last April, but on Thanksgiving, for some inexplicable reason, I spaced out and had gravy on my turkey and mashed potatoes. The flour kind of gravy. About 30 min after ingesting it I felt a band of pain across my...

I am seven months out from diagnosis and going completely gluten-free, and let me tell you that gluten withdrawal is very real, and headaches were one of my major symptoms. You have to hang in there and be religious about your diet and avoiding cross contamination, and you WILL feel better. I remember being so impatient to feel better and wondering if my...

There are different causes for dizziness. I have had several experiences of awful vertigo, one sending me to the emergency room, and in each case the cause could be traced to my ears. Blowing my nose heavily/repeatedly, a broken eardrum one time after plane flight. Tiny crystals floating in the inner ear fluid get disturbed and cause havoc with your equilibrium...

I know that pineapple has no gluten, but because having Celiac can make you prone to various ailments (migraine, lactose intolerance, etc) I wondered if it could make someone intolerant to acid foods. The symptoms that eventually lead to my Celiac diagnosis were acid reflux and gastritis, something I still struggle with to some degree. I definitely avoid...

I have never been able to eat pineapple without uncomfortable effects. Depending on when and how much I eat, I can get painful raised red patches on my tongue, a prickly feeling in my mouth or numb taste buds. The patchy tongue can also happen from eggplant, walnuts or too much acid of any kind. I wonder if this can be related to Celiac? Maybe I'll post...

I just did this test through my doctor, along with testing for lactose and fructose. The fructose test was the only one to come back positive for me. My understanding is that because Celiac compromises your intestines, you can develop these intolerances. Don't worry about drinking the glucose. I tolerated it easily, and so did the other four people doing...

Your symptoms sound very similar to mine--throat pain, heavy fatigued arms and legs and headaches especially. I have been gluten free (I hope) since April 1st, 5 mons. In my experience it has taken awhile to see improvement, though there has been some by this time. I discovered through breath testing that I have fructose malabsorption, due to long undiagnosed...

A genetic test will give you more info, and then you can decide better how to proceed. If it indicates that Celiac is very likely, then you may want to just continue the diet. If the results show the chances are less likely then you can commit to six weeks of a cracker a day, and then go through the testing. That's what I would do if it were me.

OP here. Well, I had a big bowl of oatmeal this morning, 3 months post-diagnosis and gluten free (as far as I know), and so far everything is fine. In my former life, pre-gluten-free, oatmeal would always make me feel a little bit queasy for awhile, but nothing now. And it was a big bowl. Breakfast is starting to look up! I've also recently tried gluten...

Are you still having any digestive issues, like gas and bloating (sorry)? Lactose or Fructose Intolerance can cause bad breath (ask me how I know) due to the gasses being absorbed into the bloodstream and then breath. Just a thought. Oops, sorry. I just saw your last post. So glad that it turned out to be his problem, not yours. Good thing you didn...

You and I sound very similar--moderate gastritis, acute and chronic esophagitis, no h pylori. Gastritis and Acid Reflux symptoms, and no relief from PPIs, are what eventually led me to my Celiac diagnosis. When I asked my doctor at diagnosis whether Celiac had anything to do with this condition she said, "It has everything to do with it." Since then I...

I feel you on the PPIs not working, and then the difficulty of weaning off of them. Six weeks of Prilosec, a week of that double dose, and I got no results. Like you, it was only the gluten free diet and the low acid diet that gave any relief. It is so much better now at the three month (almost) gluten free mark. I am still careful about acid foods and...

Just a few ideas to offer, along with sympathy from someone who has struggled with acid reflux. First, you might try cutting the quinoa out of your diet. It gives me acid reflux, and when looked it up I found that this is not uncommon, even in non celiacs. When I was weaning off Prilosec, I was prescribed Pepcid which seemed to do something, but it was...

Love reading these gluten free retrospectives! I'm pushing three months post diagnosis now and am in the delightful discovery phase of perceiving just how much has been wrong and is now starting to come right. Who knew my dust mite allergy could have anything to do with Celiac, yet it is improving. To answer the question about favorite improvement, the...