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- Julianne101 replied to Julianne101's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms2
Seeking proper diagnosis
Thank you for the feedback! I realize the restaurant meal was probably contaminated but I had no idea a reaction to gluten could last so long! I’m hoping I find a doctor who will take me seriously. Is Imodium or Pepto Bismol safe to take to manage symptoms? -
- trents replied to Julianne101's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms2
Seeking proper diagnosis
Welcome to the forum, @Julianne101! Your experience is exceedingly common in the celiac community. First, regardless of how gluten free the food was in the restaurant experience you described actually started out to be, you have no idea what measures were taken in the cooking, preparation and handling to prevent cross contamination. Sounds... -
- Julianne101 posted a topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms2
Seeking proper diagnosis
I'm new to this forum. My sister was diagnosed with Celiac disease 20 years ago right around the time my 2 year-old daughter developed a swollen belly, prolapsed bowell (constipated), intense sweating, etc. So, my sister suggested maybe it might have something to do with gluten. My daughter's gastroenterologist said he didn't want to put her through an... -
- Wheatwacked replied to glucel's topic in Post Diagnosis, Recovery & Treatment of Celiac Disease20
3 month retest
Growing up I wondered why restaurants always put parsley on the plates when no one ate it. ten grams of parsley sprigs have Vitamin K (phylloquinone)164µg. The RDA of vitamin K is 19+ years male: 120 mcg female: 90 mcg. Maybe your doctor would agree instead of the pills? The USDA Food Data Centra is a good source of nutrition. USDA ... -
- Scott Adams replied to Debstaats's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms4
It sounds like celiac
If you are doing great on a gluten-free diet and see no reason to get a formal diagnosis of celiac disease, then it's perfectly fine for you to just stay gluten-free. In the Europe the current protocol for making a celiac disease diagnosis in children is if their tTg-IgA (tissue transglutaminase IgA) levels are 10 times or above the positive level...
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