Celiac Disease ?

go and get the test, it's just a simple blood test. My son who is 6 just got diagnosed with it in sept and his symptoms were only headaches with the odd tummy ache.

Get the test. My sister-in-law didn't know she had it until her 50's and she was seriously seriously will before she found out eliminating gluten was necessary.

It's tough to change your diet that radically in the US. Test before you try.

Sounds really similar to what I was like before I stopped eating Gluten. It's definitely worth it to checking with your doctor. It also would not hurt if you just excluded it by yourself for a few days to see how you are feeling. Within the first few days I had more energy than I ever remember having and I have not any sort of digestive issues as long as I (successfully) avoid gluten. Whenever I accidentally consume some I go right back to how I used to feel all the time, and my rash comes back.

Being gluten free is really hard, especially if you go out to eat or travel (and during holidays.) but it's really worth it if that's what has been causing the distress, it gives you your life back. If you find out that you have celiac's or a gluten sensitivity, there is a group here. http://www.myfitnesspal.com/forums/show/129-gluten-free

It is really simple to avoid gluten.

If you can not afford the tests, then go gluten free for 3 or 4 weeks. You will find that even after a few days your `tummy` probs stop.

If you are a 100% gluten intolerant then you will be really poorly even after eating a little of wheat flour.

I have just had a blood test for coeliac disease and it came back negative. A key symptom (which I didn't have) is pale greasy stools). I tried ARLA brand lactose-free milk and cheese for a few weeks and felt some relief from symptoms. Next food trial is to eliminate all foods containing wheat (read the labels!), which I suspect are causing my constant discomfort/ IBS. After removal of my blocked gall bladder 3 yrs ago, I have to choose low fat/ small portions for life and later regret indulgent treats.

I had some of the same symptoms that you have. I stopped eating gluten, dairy, and sugar back in May, and my digestive problems stopped. I have had an intolerance to milk for years, but I dealt with it because I loved the taste. I worked out and ate right most of the time but I was having trouble losing weight and felt tired most of the time.

I had test done, and it turned out my thryroid levels were on the low normal range. Under the direction of a nutritionist and a weighloss coach, I have changed my eating habits and become even more active. Every now and then I have a small amount sugar, but I avoid dairy and gluten foods. It was hard at first, but now it's my norm.

Give yourself 30 days of gluten free foods, and see how you feel. You may just have a sensitivity to it and not necessarily have celiac disease.

I'll just say, be wary of confirmation bias. It could also very easily be that you being overweight is causing all of your problems. Aches, pains, digestive issues, and fatigue are all also symptoms of being overweight. If you suspect a disease, get tested, but be aware, gluten intolerance and celiac disease honestly only affect maybe 10% of the global population (yes, I know there are websites that say it affects just about everyone, but those are biased sites trying to push an agenda.)

This! I had many of the same issues that you had. I also thought gluten and many other things were the problem. Once I started losing weight, my problems went away.

Gall bladder symptoms are SEVERE pain a few inches below your right nipple soon after eating food with a medium to high fat content, followed by HOURS of vomiting. Sleep is out of the question and many people have ended up in the emergency hospital department wondering what is wrong with them. Chronic indigestion is also likely.
Surgical treatment is needed because there is a risk that gallstones may block the bile ducts and cause acute infection making removal hazardous (like acute appendicitis). An overnight stay in hospital and keyhole surgery under general anaesthetic will be booked for you fairly quickly. You'll be left with 5 small scars, which don't hurt much and heal quickly. You can function 'normally' without your gallbladder as the bile will continually drain into your digestive juices. Afterwards (the Docs don't tell you this) you may have chronic diarrhoea and indigestion unless you stick to small portions of low fat food for life.

Whenever something doesn't feel all the way 'on'...Consuming more meat is your most viable, probable, solution.

Note that most people really don't need to eliminate gluten in things like hair products if you have Celiac disease as long as you don't ingest them (if you have a gluten allergy, that's a different story). Celiac disease is the flattening of the villi in response to the autoimmune response due to ingesting gluten products; if you have contact dermatitis, something else is probably going on.

That said, I wouldn't use makeup containing gluten, at least not on my lips.

My first blood test was negative and I took it at face value. By the time I had my second my B12 was single-digit, I was having seizures, daily migraines (still have those), but the doctors still insisted I had "IBS" too. Yeah. The second test was positive, but barely. I declined the endoscopy to confirm. I cut out gluten about a year ago and haven't had a seizure since.

My only advice is to do what you think will make you stick to the diet if you need to; in other words, if you're not going to stick with it because you don't have test results backing you up, go ahead and get the test. It's still hard for me to stick with and I "fall off the wagon" every once in a while (and I always regret it). Every time I want a piece of "real" pizza or a "real" bagel my boyfriend starts repeating, "Colostomy bag, colostomy bag. . ."