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Just to update anyone who is curious, my coeliac screen blood test was negative. I've been trying to eliminate certain things and although it's too early to say, I definitely think gluten is at least one of the culprits. The pain after eating continues, the diarrhoea has settled down, I've now also got nausea/sickness as a new symptom. I'm going to just go...

Oh that's very interesting, thank you!

Thank you, I will do. I actually tried Warburtons gluten-free crumpets several years ago - I had just been diagnosed with inflammatory arthritis and tried a gluten-free diet for a while out of desperation for anything that might help. I can't really remember the outcome, I just found it too difficult to stick to a gluten-free diet so it didn't last long ...

Hi. This is all really interesting information, thank you. I have axial spondyloarthritis and psoriatic arthritis so I'm already in the autoimmune disease camp. My sister has Hashimoto's. My first thought was IBD, e.g. Crohn's disease, as it's strongly linked to the type of arthritis I have, but it just doesn't quite fit. My usual IBS remedies aren't working...

Hi. Thanks. Sorry I wasn't clear - I mean for breakfast every morning! I just checked the ingredients and they seem to contain yeast so I don't think they are true sourdough and are probably full of gluten with just a bit of sourdough added for flavour.

Hello. I've had a coeliac screen blood test and currently awaiting results. It never occurred to me for a second that coeliac could be responsible for my symptoms but after the GP ordered the test I started to think about it and it might actually make sense. However, by the time I finally went to the doctor I wasn't eating much as I was so fed up...