<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> Hi. I have never been medically diagnosed with Celiac's disease, although I am certain that I am a celiac. My grandmother was diagnosed with celiac's disease at least twenty years ago, and my cousin was diagnosed about fifteen years ago. I began suffering symptoms (diarrhea, intestinal pains, etc.) about thirteen years ago (I was nine when it started), and as I got older my bouts became more and more frequent, until I suffered three of four times a week. In a period of relitive wellness I went to my family doctor and explained my symptoms and my history. He took a stool sample, and based on this sample, told me that I was not a celiac; celiacs had "floaty" stool specimens, and mine was not "floaty" enough; and he explained my pain and diarreha by telling me that it was caused by puberty and I should get over it. Needless to say, my mother was very angry with his diagnosis, and under my grandmother's advice I began a gluten-free diet when I was twelve. My symptoms ceased altogether, and by the time I was fifteen I learned that I could cheat without suffering the consequences. Eventually I began thinking that I had restricted my diet for nothing and that I was not a true celiac. However, after eating lots of pasta freely for many years, I began responding to gluten again two years ago when I was twenty. I've been on a supposidly gluten-free diet for two years, and although I do not suffer intense symptoms unless I know I've eaten gluten, I very frequently feel bloated and constipated. My questions are these: is there any way of diagnosing celiacs disease when on a gluten-free diet? I would like to make sure that I am not damaging my intestines, but I cannot really check-up on this unless I'm diagnosed in the first place. And secondly, is it possible that my constipation is a symptom that I am recieving gluten contaminants in my diet? And lastly, was mis-diagnosis a really big problem in the eighties? Are there any recommendations for a really good physician for celiacs that practices in Calgary? Thanx M.Fisher (I'm using my boyfriend's account) Calgary Alberta Canada