Bill K
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I am taking this to my endocrinologist who I see tomorrow. Very helpful. Thank you!
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Thanks - Before my celiac diagnosis, I was on a lot of GI meds. They didn't work. I knew that metformin made it difficult to absorb vitamins and some meds, so I would take the metformin at different times to help my body absorb nutrients. Well, going gluten-free fixed that. I got off all the GI meds, got rid of my sleep ramp, and stopped having constant...
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Good to hear from you. Yes, I go from one issue to another. I'm in the sweet spot between flares right now, so I feel good, but having issues with my eyes. But had a strong reaction to lactulose solution that they gave me for a breath test. I was in bed for two days afterwards. I was having symptoms when I left the office after the two hour test, but...
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I have a very similar history. I've been diagnosed celiac, but my new doctor wants to do a new gluten exposure test to confirm it's not just a sensitivity. I will never willingly ingest gluten again. The change in my health has been extraordinary since giving up gluten. I was taking so many GI pills and still had breakthrough reflux. I'm off all GI meds...
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I started getting relief the first month I was gluten-free, which was about 6 weeks prior to my celiac diagnosis and yes, my blood antigen tests were positive even with the gluten-free diet. Once I was diagnosed, I tapered off the gastro meds. I've taken them all and was taking prescription level doses of both lansoprazol and pepcid (which is basically...
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I had esophagitis, gastritis, colitis, diverticulitis, Barrett's esophagus, and a hiatal hernia with gall bladder polyps and gallstones. I spent over 10 years going to a gastroenterologist and taking tons of medicine and undergoing regular endo-colonoscopies. I switched to an integrative physician who spent a year and a half helping me and who finally noted...
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Hang in there. I am now 5 months gluten-free. I am completely off all my gastro-intestinal medications and my diabetes is reversing. From 3 medications for diabetes, I am now down to one (metformin) and I have to reduce my dose because of blood sugar lows. I had my first normal glucose reading in a blood test even though I had eaten. The first time in...
