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I forgot the second part of my question...
Since I still have the stomach discomfort, I'm not sure I would know a gluten reaction if I had one. Can anyone tell me what it feels like? I was so sick with malabsorbtion symptoms before my diagnosis, that I
don't know what was causing what...
Thanks
8/28/2002 6:59:53 PM, celiac <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>Hello all,
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>I was biopsy diagnosed with CD in January 2002 and have been 100% GF since. My Dietician (who also has CD) says I have an excellent diet and that I really understand the concept of gluten and what
>food/foodtypes contain it. While all of my malabsorbtion symptoms have disappeared, many of my gastrological symptoms remain, and it has been almost 8 full months of being GF now. Most notably, I suffer
>from intense burning throughout my GI tract, starting at the base of my sternum (kinda like heartburn), and relatively discomforting bloating, gas, and cramps. I have been looking for a pattern, and keeping
>track of what I have been eating that may be irritating me so, but all I seem to come up with is that eating seems to temporarily ease the burning, but makes the bloating and gas worse. It's a very
discouraging
>cycle I seem to be stuck in. Has anyone else ever felt like this? These GI problems have been getting worse over the past 2 months now.
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>Any insight would be very appreciated!
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>Thanks,
>Mark
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