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Yes, I know he looked around, Ive got the pictures ...lol I just think he doesn't think I have celiac and did the obligitory two biopsies and called it a day. I know for myself, just by giving up OATS, I already feel better and have only had "D" one time and that was the day I ate oats after going to the gastro. ALso the pressure in my head and the...

I had my biopsy and a colonoscopy yesterday. When I had originally went to the gastro, I met with his PA, I met the doctor only two minutes before the procedure. As we were talking he was confirming my symptoms, and I told him about eating oatmeal and changing my diet to whole grains and getting progressively worse over the past three years. He just said...

Thanks Donna!!! That makes me feel better and right now I can use me some feeling better....lol

Glad that your biopsy went well. I go tomorrow. I am nervous as well. The Gastro is doing both an endoscopy and a colonoscopy - since I developed hemmoroids and a fissure (Im sure from the frequent bathroom trips ... I don't do well on medicine so I am mostly worried about the drugs.... Will they cut it with anti-nausea medication if I ask? Definitely...

I know I am new here and mostly lurking in the background until I get a confirmed diagnosis but I have a vent and know that you guys would understand. So a few weeks ago, after my gastro appointment I was at my mother in laws and she asked if I could be depressed, (as in that was what was causing my symptoms) I said no, I had been depressed before and...

Hi Elye I also wanted to throw in here that my brother was diagnosed with celiac disease through biopsy, but his bloodwork was negative. His body didnt make any AGA IgG/IgA antibodies. It is very possible. Good luck to your dad. I agree with Nini.. If he has a positive dietary response then why go back?

Have you tried an elimination diet to see if "Food" is even the culprit? Also, I'm not sure if you meant colonoscopy or not, but from all I have read they cannot detect celiac disease that way. Have you considered having the blood test and biopsy done to confirm celiac disease, at least that way you could rule it in or out? If your children are confirmed...

Hi Robbin, I barley and rye are not really a part of my diet so I cannot comment on them. I try to believe the cross contamination rational, but I can eat pure whole wheat flour, or things like shredded wheat and not have a reaction. But one bowl of oats and the whole stomach thing starts again and stays with me for days. At first I thought it was the...

Hi Guy22od: Oats are the only thing that I have a strong reaction too. I can eat bread products, (I have the subtle symptoms, ie. tiredness, brain fog, occasional body dumping etc.) But when I eat oats it is fast and immediate, it is as if I have just been poisoned. I ate oatmeas EVERY day for about three years, along with changing to whole wheat products...

Hi Nicki I just finished reading the book, "Wheat Free, Worry Free" by Danna Korn. (It is awesome by the way and very helpful for a new Celiac.) She speaks of cosmetics, shampoos and such and says that there is no need to worry, (maybe if your symptoms are DH) but that you do not ingest those items (maybe if you were a baby) and your body does not absorb...

Sandyo ~ When I went gluten free (for a week like you) I noticed that simple carbs and sugars made me really ill. Dizzy, neaseated, etc. All of my CBC blood test came back normal except my blood sugar which has been gradually rising since I started eating oatmeal three years ago. My colestorol went down by 57 points though! Now, I notice if I don...

IT took me six months to wean off Lexapro. People don't seem to understand the damage those drugs can do you you, (yes, they do work for their intended purpose, but the long term affects on your body/brain are unknown.) I start out also with 20 to 10 then a full pill one day then half the next for a month, then a one every other day for a month or so, then...

Wow, I hate the pain thing you had to endure! (((hugs to you))) What is AS?

Hi Linda, Welcome. I just joined recently too, after finding out my brother had celiac's and discussing similarities in our symtoms, I went searching for answers my doctor wasn't able to provide, that is how I found this forum. I am in the process of being tested, and will then have my son tested as well. After that, we will all go gluten free as...

So, I had my visit with the gastro this morning. You fill out four pages of questions regarding symptoms you are feeling (head to toe - neuro, gastro, cardio, etc.) before you even get there, then she reviewed it with me stopping to ask questions about some of my issues. The biggest of course being fatigue, nausea and dizziness. I never mentioned...