Is anyone a Celiac?You will know this food allergy disease if you have it,so,please contact me!jj?
481682
First of all, you or your loved one are not alone. There are many resources out there for celiac disease, including formal associations, information Web sites, newsletters and support groups.\n\nCeliac disease, also known as gluten intolerance, is a genetic disorder that affects 1 in 1,331 Americans. Symptoms of celiac disease can range from the classic features, such as diarrhea, weight loss, and malnutrition, to latent symptoms such as isolated nutrient deficiencies but no gastrointestinal symptoms. (celiac.com)\n\nThe following organizations can provide information and resources on celiac disease:\n\nGluten-Intolerance Group\n15110 10th Avenue, SW, Suite A\nSeattle, WA 98166-1820\n(206) 246-6652\nwww.gluten.net\n\nCeliac Disease Foundation\n13251 Ventura Blvd, Suite #1\nStudio City, CA 91604-1838\n(818) 990-2354\nwww.celiac.org\n\nCeliac Sprue Association/United States of America, Inc.\nPO Box 31700\nOmaha, NE 68131\n(402) 558-0600\nwww.csaceliacs.org\n\nOTHER USEFUL SITES\n\nwww.celiac.com\nInformation, support groups, recipes, product information, reference articles\n\nNational Institutes of Health has information on celiac disease and gluten-free diet. See links below.\n\nAdditional resources can be found through local support groups and libraries, reliable internet sites, and your healthcare provider.\n\n\nHope this helps,\nNewarview
472759
Well my mother is a celiac. Basically it is an intolerance to gluten, which is a protein found in most wheats and starch. The villi (nutrient absorption organs) within your bowel cannt absorb it and you may get severe bloating, pains, cramps, diaroheaor headcahe etc. Malnurtrition is also very common. If the diet is not adhered to, it can lead to Lymphoma of the bowel. I have a stack of info regarding this so feel free to email me:\nsmileitsleah@yahoo.com.au
1040895
Here is a site with recipes for gluten free diet and other helpful information.\nhttp://www.celiac.com/index.html
415122
You don't say what country you are in. You are probably producing an antibody to the protein in the wheat. This protein is called gluten. If you're in the UK it called Coeliac disease - outside the UK it's usually called celiac disease. Remove gluten from your diet and you'll probably be OK. Gluten is in products made from Wheat, barley, rye and Oats. 1 person in 100 in the UK are said to have Coeliac. But one doctor tested 1000 of his patients and 35 had it. so that's more like 1 in 30. you don't always get all the symptoms you describe. left untreated - it can get nasty - so don't ignore it. get your doctor to send you to hospital for a blood test for that antibody. The test is called the anti-endomysial antibody test. Then get refered to a gastroenterologist if it's positive and a dietician. The specialist will help you join Coeliac UK if you're in the UK. Most countries have some kind of society to advise on diet. Coeliac is also hereditary - you could have inherited it or contracted it when you got an infection. You can pass it on to your children. It effects children and can stunt growth - not mine - I'm 6ft 2" tall! More info on the medical page of my website. Plus the other conditions you risk if you don't stick to your diet. Assuming you have it of course. Some very few people are allergic just to wheat - but it's very rare. You are more likely to be a coeliac - you have all the symptoms. Even beer isn't gluten free and lots of other stuff like soy sauce, so you need to join something like Coeliac UK to get their food list of Gluten -free foods. Gluten -free foods are available on a doctors prescription for diagnosed Coeliacs. Bread made from rice, biscuits( cookies) that are gluten free, pasta, pizza bases. Get a season ticket for your prescriptions in the UK - one for 6 months or a year - unless you get free prescriptions. Contact me if you need help and the blood test is positive.
794382
Talk to an immunologist or dietitian. I am a dietetics student and... wait I am reading your post in its entirety.\n\nIt seems like total horseshit. The chances of being allergic to one food in an adult is 1 in 50. \n\nThere is no scientific research that food sensitivities exist to anything but msg, sulfites, and dairy products.\nGet tested an IgE allergy test from your doctor, and then explain your situation.
730933
Demand a second opinion. Positive note I had similar symptoms for years rarely a day off. I had a brain scan, a EEG and other tests turns out I have hemiplegic migraines - very scary. I have an aura with mine - a bad taste often triggered by what I eat or smell. Gloss paint sends me off my legs for up to 2 weeks. I was investigated for having a stroke! Go back an see your Dr if symptoms don't improve and demand further tests! Have allergy/ sensitivity tests done, mine showed my triggers as being corn, melon, larger etc. I changed my diet and took FEVER FEW natural health supps and have made a fantastic recovery, with the occasional relapse. I f your symptoms are new to you and you have had no further investigations than a DR appointment, go back and demand more. Take a friend or relative with you if your reluctant to push the issue. You only have one life - enjoy it. Luv J xx
430692
no, you may have a calcium alergy. if you can afford it get some blood work done to figure out if you have any food allergies. Start by talking to your doctor.
653305
I think she is claiming to be bulemic for attention especially if she is gaing weight. What kind of Doc are you ? Just curious
48095
An hour or two?  Sounds like a friend of mine daughter.  Have you looked into a food allergy?  You don't say how old she is, what she eats, or how much, but I would look into that.\n\nIt turned out that my friends daughter has **ciliac**(spelling may be off) [EDIT: I put crones in there first, my mistake] disease.  She can not eat wheat products (bread, pasta, etc.)
910171
OK, go to a different doc! A few years ago, I suddenlt lost ton of weight (70 lbs in 3 months) had constant migraines, vomiting, nausea, diareah and was fainting also. Every time I stood up, everything would get dark & dizzy. Finally after 5 docs, and about 40 visits to the ER (plus a ton of medical bills) I finally found a doc that helped me. I told her all my labs, scans, ect. were normal. She tested me for Celiac Spru, a test hardly anyone does (and a disease I have mentioned to other DOCTORS who had never heard of it!!!!) They check your blood for an antibody to gluten. Gluten is in almost everything, flour, cereal, salad dressing, broth... Anyway Celiac is NOT a food allgery, it is actually an auto-immune DISEASE that has no cure. Check out Celiac.org and read up on it. I had so many symptoms I thought I was dying of cancer. PLEASE get checked for this!! After a year of living Gluten-free, I am a whole new person, finally healthy again, no headaches, fainting, nausea, weight loss. This was a disease I have carried all my life, but it did not manifest untill I was 28, after the birth of my 3rd child. Also, if you test positive, have your kids checked, sisnce is is a GENETIC disease. Good Luck! If you do test positive, feel free to eamail me at cteretto@yahoo. It is a complete life change, and I have tons of resources. Best of luck to you, and I hope you feel better!!
459771
Always pleased to further the resaerch into diabetes and it's effects. I have been diabetic for 10 years now and still struggle with the fact i have it. I thinl there should be some kind of couselling form newly diagnosed diabetics but... yeah send those questions on. joelle@melvern.co.uk
697731
Check into Gluten allergy. It is wheat basically...which is in everything just about..ugh... But if you cut out gluten in your body for a period of time it can help with lactose intolerance. I have seen it with lactose intolerant people.
886015
It does sound like Lyme disease. I would definitely get tested. With Lyme, early detection is key in treatment, so you will want to call your doctor immediately, especially if your symptoms began after a tick bite or an unexplainable rash. Please keep in mind though that there are other diseases that can present with similar symptoms such as Celiac Disease. Celic Disease is very common (1 in 133 have it) and it has such a wide array of symptoms that most people don't ever get diagnosed. Many doctors think that the only people who are losing weight and have diarrhea can have CD, but that is absolutely not the case. CD can present as lethargy, tiredness, and joint pains. I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia (unexplainable pains) and depression (due to extreme lethargy) and those symptoms didn't resolve themselves until I went gluten free after being diagnosed as Celiac. Now I live my life instead of sleeping it away. Definitely talk to your doctor and if he's not receptive to testing for Lyme or Celiac, find a new doctor. At 15 you shouldn't be going through all of this. The earlier you get answers, the better. If you want more information on Celiac, go to www.celiac.com or www.glutenfreeforum.com.
505454
Sorry, but it sounds like he has allergic reactions to these two food groups.  Only treatment is avoidance.  Given his severe symptoms, he should be motivated to do so!
1012875
Hi Woodenrainbow.  Being overweight is fairly common in undiagnosed celiacs (which may be why it is undiagnosed in these patients). \n\nAfter diagnosis and a successful change to a gluten-free diet, it is fairly common for patients to experience weight gain.  As the gut heals, it begins to absorb more nutrients (and retain more because of the absence of diarrhea).  Often, prior to diagnosis, celiac patients with  diarrhea are eating much higher levels of calories than would be 'normal' to maintain their body weight.  This is a result of the inadequate absorption of nutrients coupled with the rapid loss of nutrients via diarrhea.\n\nSo, one of the additional challenges with successful treatment of celiac disease is to decrease your food/caloric intake to a level that maintains your weight.\n\nOne more issue.  In celiacs, an important gut hormone called CCK (Cholecystokinin) is reduced.  CCK is important for a lot of digestive functions, but it also is one of the main hormones that controls your brain's response/perception of fullness (satiety).  So CCK dysfunction from the disease interferes with your sense of fullness.  Hopefully, as your gut heals, this potential problem will correct itself.\n\nI am a celiac patient.  I too fight the weight gain issue.  I roughly estimate that prior to diagnosis I was eating at least 1000 more calories each day than would normally be required to maintain my weight.  The frequent diarrhea was the source of this 'imbalance'.  Now, a 'normal' caloric intake is 1000 fewer calories than I am used to.  That represents a major calorie restricting new diet.  Best wishes and good luck.
783622
I'm so sorry to hear you (or someone you love) has Crohn's disease.  I just read webmd.com about it.  Doesn't sound good, though it does appear to make a turn: "Abdominal pain may turn to a dull, constant ache as the condition progresses".  I can't begin to give comfort or advice to such a horrible scenario other than perhaps some lame sentiment like... you might learn from it...\n\nConsider this:  America is one of the biggest meat-eating countries and also one of the countries with the largest population of digestive-track difficulties.  It's easy for me to advise more fiber and no meat or chicken knowing that relief is not in sight.  But just know that there is someone in the universe who feels for you, has heartrending empathy because I too have some digestive tract problems that must be addressed.   But I don't think I have anything that serious, maybe stress bloating and cramping.\n\nWrite me if you need a hug morphola@hotmail.com
663352
How was the 'colitis' diagnosed?  Have you been tested for Celiac Disease?  Many cases of Celiac disease are misdiagnosed and merely 'labeled' IBS.  However, Celiac disease is not normally a cause of 'colitis'.  But, do you really have 'colitis' and if you do, what is causing it?