Celiacs Unite!

Osanyin

You sure do! I'm a lactose intolerant celiac with a lovely assortment of seasonal and food allergies! Woo Hoo! =]

mfp2014mfp

I was diagnosed with celiacs disease a few years ago when I started breaking out in these odd hives all over my body. I recently was told by my doctor to try and incorporate gluten back into my diet and see how I tolerate it. Well I have been eating gluten again for about a month and now i am breaking out in those hives on my back and I am having gastrointestinal problems, so I think I'm going to go back to eating gluten-free! It is pretty difficult though, I get what you mean.

If you have been diagnosed celiac through biopsy and your doctor said this, you need a new doctor....

catb58

Me, too! After years of tummy problems and weight gain (not loss, like many), I was finally tested. My results came back negative, but all I have to do is eat something with gluten and the tummy ache starts before much time has passed. Then comes the headache and tiredness. By the next day I have something similar to cradlecap. Doc said with those symptoms, go gluten free.

It's time consuming grocery shopping if you buy ANYTHING that's pre-made.

juliacatherine1

I guess i should update. I was tested about a month ago for celiac, the blood tests came back with off the charts antibodies even being gluten free since march. I have been having some complications and I finally got to see a gastroenterologist last week.He is pushing for an endoscopy to investigate things. It has been impossible to lose weight for awhile now. I have been trying to avoid the gluten free replacements, and trying to eat whole foods as much as possible.

When does the weight loss get easier?

MichelleS08

So happy I found this thread!! I have been diagnosed with celiac disease about a year and a half now and being diagnosed in the first place made me want to change my life! I had gained an awfull lot of weight throughout the period of not feeling well and when diagnosed that was it! NO more feeling horrible everyday healthwise and about the way I felt about myself! I decided to change just like that and I have lost over 50 pounds and I need to lose about another 20 more! feel free to add me for support and motivation

augcog

Hello there! I am new this board, but wondered if any of you have mental roadblocks from the celiac diagnosis? I often tend to carry the attitude that since I can't enjoy a lot of things I can eat things that are GF even though I know they are empty calories. I need to get over this hump! I was diagnosed 10 years ago and have slowly put on the weight with 3 pregnancies, etc. I know what I need to do and it is time to take care of it!

Cherabell56

Hi,

Just got the results of the blood test and doctor said I have it. He said I need to come in for colonoscopy and biopsy and such. Scary stuff. I've struggled with weight for years. Not overweight but on the top end of normal right now. Exercise 3 times a week. But my fitness pal was telling me off every day for eating too few calories. Yet never list weight. Thinking now that maybe these things could be linked...

redfisher1974

I don't have Celiac but I was in a bad car accident 2 years ago and lost 5 feet of my intestines leaving me with short gut syndrome which has a lot of the same issues as Celiac. Still have lots of issues and no real answers on how to fix it but I have learned how to manage it better.

amymfr

Holla!! Diagnosed in 2009! Anyone feel free to add me!