jd6735
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My genetic testing results are in... and I'm negative for Celiac's. And I was finally sure I was going to get some answers... I would have been so happy just to get that positive result and have an answer. Meanwhile, my symptoms have gone into remission after being on a strict gluten-free diet... Gastro wants to scope me for Crohn's. Ughhh. Back...
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Thank you for the response. I'm a 27-year-old male. I'm being much more careful now and really only eating at home. The thing that worried me the most is that I've been on a gluten-free diet for years now. Of course, it's not been perfect. There may have been some cross-contamination and "re-glutenings" from time-to-time. In addition, I've never supplemented...
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I've just had a bone density scan and... Turns out I have Osteopenia throughout my body. In fact, I'm -2.0 in my spine, closer to Osteoporosis than normal bone health (Osteoporosis is -2.5, normal bone is -1.0). Is any of this reversible to any degree? I've never taken any supplements but I've been MOSTLY gluten-free for five years. This is so terrifying...
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Thank you both. I sincerely appreciate the feedback and sympathy. Like so many of us, I just wish my doctors had found and diagnosed this disease years ago (in my case, 14 years ago) if it really is Celiac. Life would have been so much easier. I would have been much more stringent on my diet and would have probably avoided all these terrible complications...
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Summary:History of gluten intolerance, symptoms have returned despite no change in diet after 5 years of the same gluten sensitivity, I now seemingly react to the smallest cross-contamination and am not getting symptom relief. Do I need to worry about refractory sprue? I posted this on the celiac sub-reddit about two weeks ago but now I thought I could get...