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I am sure all my symptoms will miraculously disappear if they say that sugar is causing all my problems. I will immediately grab a loaf of bread to wolf down, and throw out all my foods that have sugar in my house. Really, Brett are you putting every person in this category simply because you do not believe it to be so?

Even the biopsy for Celiac's? (just curious)

This is what I said when they ran my blood test. I advised the dr twice I had not eaten gluten in over a month. He ran the test, it was negative. (Cleveland Clinic) I asked another gastro about this and he said "Oh no, of course it was negative!" I asked if it was important for me to do this, because the thought of being…

Well said, thank you!

Same with post partum depression. 31 yrs ago I was sent home 5 days after giving birth via C-section with PPD. I was told "Your baby didn't die! He is healthy, suck it up and go take care of your healthy baby boy" I lie not! THESE WORDS! I went home and locked myself in the bedroom, windows darkened, and breast fed my…

There are 3 and I reported the glitch. They are working on it. Oh and Scottie came back and apologized in the other 2 rolls :flowerforyou:

It is a good read, and I have never been depressed, but I too have a much greater response to wheat/gluten what ever you call it. I respond very badly

I must say that I have not really learned anything new in this thread, other than people on MFP can have a debate without it devolving into name calling cheers :drinker:

be sensitive to all the glutens :love:

As to the highlighted part of what I said : If I go back on the gluten for a month, I will be out of work due to the resulting symptoms. I do not think I should poke myself in the eye just so the doctors will have a clear diagnosis of a torn cornea. I DID let the doctors run every test imaginable. I was diagnosed with…

I take probiotics daily, but not in the beginning. I added this later to my regime.

Thank you for saying what I could not seem to put in words. I do not usually get into these discussions, because it is hard to prove that which cannot be proven.

First let me say "I don't know" is an acceptable answer. This is my end result of 3 years of horrid health. For me, this is what makes me feel healthier. I am not sure where to go from this point and the doctors just say "IBS or Migraine, no cure here are some pills" Seriously, until I brought up diet changes not a one…

I agree, as I didn't lose a pound when I went GF. I waited to get healthier, then went on caloric reduction. When someone questions how I have lost my weight I NEVER mention gluten. No way. I give them the MFP info, tell them to eat better and exercise more. That is how I lost the weight.

So, it would make sense to me that I am eating a better diet. If I haven't a piece of bread with the meal, I am indeed eating more chicken or veggies. No muffin, I am eating an apple. Makes sense. BUT how about when I went into eff it mode due to comments here and other references, and added it back to my diet. The…

Fibromyalgia is of great interest to me. It used to be a diagnosis when no other diagnosis fit, like IBS. If you as the patient try different things to reduce your pain (from what I hear it is horrible :frown: ) and it works, but no doctor has told you that it will help.......or no scientific studies exist to say so, do…

Yes, certainly, I posted it earlier. Arthritis pain in hands and feet gone. Migraines with aura reduced significantly (there is a threshold factor here with many things adding to the actual onset of Migraine, so I do not say gluten caused mine, only that removing it reduced the threshold) and my IBS has gotten better.…

OK, so are you saying I should go ahead and eat the gluten and wait for someone to give me a 'gluten whatever' diagnosis. I do have diagnosis: Migraine, complicated by aura and visual disturbances, IBS, Reflux (hiatal hernia) and arthritis. All diagnosed with blood tests, xrays, CT scans, MRI, MRA and scopes. I suppose my…

Ahhh, you are no fun! PM me! I would love to know what I have in common with the others (Promise not to get mad)

rice noodles, Tamari-style soy sauce , and veggies. All gluten free. Now I would probably fall for the Penn and Teller water ruse

Please, do tell :tongue:

This sheep does not fart and I do not throw my money at anyone. I just don't eat items that contain gluten!

:drinker:

Out of curiosity, would you suggest that this hypochondriac just go on eating the gluten and suffer the symptoms, because 'science' has not proven that my symptoms were indeed caused by the gluten? I have never had a doctor have anything but a very positive reaction to my change in health.

Yes I am a volunteer mod, but only a member just like yourself. I am not self diagnosed, and have not started to take medication off the black market:tongue: All I did was take all the info I had to my doctors, asked if removing this item from my diet could 'hurt' me and of course it cannot. My neurologist (migraines) said…

Huh. Well for me, I called "BS" to my son when he suggested I remove gluten just to see, I laughed at him. Pointed out that it is just a fad, no truth or science behind it. Not eating gluten is one of the hardest things I have ever had to do. I love a hoagie, a plate of pasta. Can do without the cake and muffins, but it is…

Good point, larger doses seem to have an effect on me. A build up, if you will. It was stupid of me to try to go back, but reading articles and comments such as in this thread have lead me to say "Oh it is all in my head" and go back to eating bread and pasta. Within a week of build up I am starting my symptoms again. My…

I didn't read the link because: I have proven that there is such a thing. I was sick for 3 years. Serious migraines, IBS, reflux, my knuckles and feet hurt. Sometimes my feet hurt so badly, that I had to wait to walk up my stairs after working a short waitress shift. The migraines were the worst, as I was unable to…

Tell me, or PM me. I will get it to the powers that be. (but then you have to say I have nice hair )

fine :angry: (flips hair over shoulder)