Christie

I was diagnosed as an adult so it may be different for a young child but...my iron was so low at first that the doctors asked me how I even got out of bed! Here it is 3 years later and my iron is just about normal. It still goes up and down but mostly it's okay. Keep working on it and try not to get discouraged.

I was diagnosed 3 years ago last month. It was very overwhelming at first but I went gluten-free 100% (as far as I know) immediately. I didn't grieve until probably a year later. I was so sick before my diagnosis that it really was a relief to find out what was wrong...and that I wasn't dying of cancer. Two of my three daughters have since been...