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For 31 years I have suffered from constipation. I would literally not pass stool for weeks at a time. The doctors kept telling me “drink more water” and “eat more fruits and vegetables” and I complied without success. It had recently gotten so bad that I had to take 3 x-lax tabs per every week or so to defecate. 

2 months ago I got food poisoning and as I was attempting to add solid food back into my diet, I would get extremely bloated and nauseous. It would only happen when I ate bread and crackers. I finally put two and two together and started an experimental gluten-free diet. 

I POOPED EVERY DAY!!!! After spending 31 years full of sh&t, I was dumbfounded! ? my daughter had the same symptoms as me so we both are now gluten free and doing AMAZING!

After doing more research I just can’t believe how horrible gluten really is. For 16 years I have been on 2 very high doses of antidepressants at a time and benzodiazepines for anxiety. I am now only on 1 antidepressant and am contemplating slowly tapering off if I get the courage to do so (I have had bad experiences) 

The rash that I got when I was in my mid-twenties and that has flared up intermittently, was thought to be peri-oral dermatitis, I am now positive was Dermatitis Herpetiformus. 

I feel so in control and sharp witted! I am so happy I feel as if a light bulb has just been switched on. 

Needless to say, I will never go back to eating gluten and I feel so blessed to have finally discovered the truth.

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So happy for you. I had very bad 1 time a week bm and sane advice. Drs also put me on antidepressants , antipstchotics and benzidiazepines. They neither work or made me physically dependant. Now i am only on thyroid supplement and vitamins. I as diagnosed at 39. If you have any problems getting off meds read The Ashtin manuel regarding 30 years research on withdrawl from anti anxiety meds. Www.benzos.uk.org

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Yeah normally we would suggest getting tested, but you have to be eating gluten daily for 12 weeks to be tested. If you just got off less then a few weeks ago you can still be tested for celiac.
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I had many symptoms, but constipation used to be a huge one. 2-3 days most of my life was the standard between BM. Right up to dia. I was getting up to 11 days between BM. Constipation in celiacs if often caused by magnesium deficiency. Look up Natural Vitality Calm and try supplementing it. 1/4tsp (1-2g) starting and up 1/4tsp a day til you get the full dose OR dose to tolerance by upping it that much til you get loose stools then back down a 1/4 or so. Low magnesium can have neurological effects, mood effect, joint, and nerve issues also. Compounded more by spectrum B-vitamins.

I sort of laugh at the exlax thing, I got so desperate some times I recall in highschool trying to eat a entire package of those chocolate exlax with 2 whole bars (not the pieces the whole bar) and no bowl movement til the next day. Enemas did nothing. I found the only thing back then was the fizzy laxatives in the glass bottles....it worked for a nice good BM...hindsight those were full of magnesium citrate, the same thing that Natural Vitality Calm has.

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