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Thanks for your reply. I have never been diagnosed with celiac disease, I was to eager to try gluten-free two years ago and didn`t wait for my doctor`s opinion. I thought the symptoms I had back then indicated that there was something that my body reacted to, and I wanted to try gluten-free to see if there were any improvements. There were. However,...
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Hello, I went gluten-free for a year, and started eating gluten again one year ago. The reason for this was that my doctor said that the blood works didn`t show any sign of celiac disease (after one year of gluten-free). I generally feel fine, but I get more gas and loose stools after I started eating gluten again. Does this indicate celiac disease?
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As someone here mentioned, liver is a good source of nutrition, especially if one is low in iron. I tried to eat liver pate for breakfast and noticed much higher enegy levels throughout the day. Has anyone experienced this, and could this be a symptom that something were off nutrion wise, before eating liver? Another question: Has anyone taken vitamine...
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Gluten challenge
penguin11 replied to penguin11's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
Great answer. Thanks! The road on GFD has been bumpy, but most of the symptoms have disappeard. As mentioned, I get heartburn when I don`t take fish oil, and I also have some fatigue. Maybe this indicates that there still is some inflamation and maybe also issues with nutrient absorption. Anyway, I will take some blood tests and hopefully find out! -
My doctor said I didn`t need to eat gluten before doing a blood test for celiac, only if a biopsy was needed if the results from the blood test indicated it was relevant. Can any useful conclusions be drawn from the blood test if I haven`t eaten gluten in one year (gene test, etc.)? Another question: I experience a reduction in heartburn when taking...
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Hello, Did anyone have anemia before getting getting diagnosed with celiac disease? Is so, how did it feel, and how long did it go before you saw an improvement after going gluten-free?
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Self-diagnosis and recovery time
penguin11 replied to penguin11's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
Thanks Scott! It has been around a year since I went gluten-free, and most of the stomach pain and heartburn issues resolved more or less in 6 months. Nowadays I am almost pain free, but I have read many recovery stories where the pain subsides in days/weeks, so I was wondering how normal it was to go many months before the pain went away. -
Hello, Did anyone self-diagnose celiac, and only after a year wanted to get diagnosed by their doctor? If so, did it go as expected? Another question: Is it normal to go around 6 months before stomach pain and heartburn subside on gfd?
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Diagnosis after gluten-free for one year
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Insurance is not so big issue where I live. I will go and draw some blood, and try to find some indications of what is going on.
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Very informative and helpful advices. Thank you!
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knitty kitty reacted to a post in a topic:
Iron levels
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Thanks, will definitely eat more liver after hearing this.
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I have not had any blood work done in years. I went gluten-free one year ago because my body was shutting down, and I was feeling worse and worse the last half part of my life. I did not get any diagnosis before I went gluten-free, which in hindsight I wish I would have tried to get. Now I live as if I have celiac disease, since 90% of my problems went away...
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I still can feel somewhat exhausted after/in stressful situations, but not so much as before. This is also the only symptom that still remain after going gluten-free. Maybe I am borderline anemic as you menioned. Thanks for the tip on B12. I don`t eat dairy, so I may have to eat more meat.
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I have been gluten-free for almost a year now, and feel much better. However, I have not been diagnosed, and my physician recommends this. It would be nice to know for sure if celiac disease was the source of many issues that bugged me for 2/3 of my life. Also, it would be nice to know how careful I have to be regarding cc etc. Are there any other reasons...