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[Mr-Mackey]

Dammit I doggone hate this disorder... How long does it usually take for the diet to kick in...and to see a major improvement with every symptom?...and how do you control the gas? *farts painfully* ... and by me being 19 does that rank me as an adult or kid in speaking of the problem?

[casnco]

Dammit I doggone hate this disorder... How long does it usually take for the diet to kick in...and to see a major improvement with every symptom?...and how do you control the gas? *farts painfully* ... and by me being 19 does that rank me as an adult or kid in speaking of the problem?

Mr. Mackey:

The gas lasts a while for me. Weeks, sometimes longer. Sometimes I do a liquid diet for several days. That helps a little. The longer I am able to tolerate a liquid diet the better I feel but it still does not eliminate the gas.

Make sure EVERYTHING is gluten-free. Even shampoo and hair products. I make my husband feed the dog to avoid the gluten there. I have done that for 2 years. Recently dog sat for a neighbor, and even with really great hand washing, I got glutened. I guess I am more sensitive than I even want to admit!

Good luck. The whole thing gets better with time. And by the way I would see any doctor that understood Celiac Disease, adult or childrens.

Debbie

[Corkdarrr]

I second what Debbie said. I've been gluten-free for almost six months and I'm STILL finding hidden gluten in the most random places. There's definately a learning curve that goes along with being gluten-free, and it will take you some time.

For me, the first week was like...I don't know. Amazing! I couldn't belive how wonderful I felt. Then the honeymoon was over and my body readjusted to not having massive amounts of constant gluten. One thing's for sure: I may not feel 100% yet, but I feel a 100x better than I did a year ago.

Good luck, hang in there, and feel free to ask questions or vent here on the board. That's what we're here for!

Courtney

--also, at 19, I'd say you're an adult

[Mr-Mackey]

thanks ladies

[Mal]

thanks ladies

hey...i still considder myself a teen and im 21. and well - as for getting sick - ive been on the diet for 2 months, and ive had NO change at all...so ya

it sucks, hope things are gettin better