<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> I am very happy that I came across this group because it has led me to examine certain aspects of my life that have eluded my doctors. I am not certain about CD but I am certain that the gut is very unhappy. I am a person who has been 50 lbs overweight for all of my adult life. I've had several hernia operations which taught me that hypertension and other symptoms can be caused by GI distress. For several years I've had the problem of being cold on a normal temp day with the hands being quite cold. Other problems showed up as well. This problem comes and goes. I've tied in into gluten to the extent that a Danish at 10am will put me into the deep freeze for 4 to 5 hours. The heat from digestion of a meal can be delayed for up to 6 hours when there is gluten in the meal. And then there were the headaches. Some malabsorbtion is taking place because I find that a regular one-a-day vitamin is needed to make things normal even without gluten in the diet. An aspirin every other day also makes the GIs better although I know that is the opposite of what you'd expect. Has anyone else experienced the coldness? If not I shall call my symptom "digestus interuptus". And, as many have indicated, finding just the right doctor even in an urban area is hell.