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Hi  all,  I have had symptoms of cd perhaps for the last 6 weeks.  My
recent distress startrd with lactose intolerance.  I started taking lactaid
and got some relief, but I still had stomach cramps and bloating ,
heartburn and such.  On the weekend of St. Pats day I decided to have an
Irish coffee took my lactaid while the coffee was brewing I felt rotten the
next day.  I got one the net and search for the lactose intolerance site
and posted a question whether alcohol destroyed the enzyme.  The guy
refered me to see this news group.  I have been assuming I have cd and am
beginning to feel better than I have for a long while, I sleep better at
night and not so tired after work anymore.  I go to the doctor a DO , he
sensd me to a gi specialist.  All the xrays, and blood test looked normal
except slight irritation of my liver wants to check further.  I am so
confused.  Is my feeling better a placboe or is cd hard to diagnose and the
liver thing something not related or is there a connection.  My family
doctor get along get he knows that if I have a hunch at what is wrong he
should take notice.  He was my superviser when I was an EMT before he went
to med school.  Maybe I came on to strong with the gi doctor and He is
beating around the bush because I am telling heim to much, or is it in my
head.  I really am in a mess about tis I was sure I had the answer already.
 Lewis Carroll