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Thank you! Thank you!

I was diagnosed with Celiac Disease abput 10 years ago. When I was initially diagnosed my only "symptom" was persistently low iron (that occasionally dipped into anemia). After diagnosis, over time, I started to develop symptoms when exposed to gluten--they have been overall relatively minor, but have increased over time (and yes, I realize my guts are likely...

I will check out those links. Thank you for posting!

I was diagnosed with Celiac October of 2015. I was very unhappy when I received the initial diagnosis and spent a few months angry and frustrated as I adjusted to a gluten-free diet. I managed to change my diet and my attitude as I slowly became thankful that I had a disease that could be treated by just avoiding gluten. Fast forward to this week...

Thank you for sharing your story!

Hi Cycling Lady, I was concerned about that, but when I called and spoke to the Gastroenterologist and my Primary Care Provider, they both recommended that I discontinue gluten immediately. I told them I was NOT up for a gluten challenge. I have a recently diagnosed co-morbidity (Diabetes, Type 2) and on-going issues with anemia (3 years, haven't been able...

I'm a new likely Celiac (multiple positive blood test results came in the beginning of October, but no biopsy at this time) and haven't gotten to talk to a specialist yet (I have an appointment in late November). I've been reading the Mayo Clinic's book Going Gluten Free and have been removing gluten from my diet as per their recommendations. I don't really...