I have read around all of the forums and finally decided to drop in. I really think I may have celiac disease but I have been throwing around this idea for a couple of years now. So my story is that I have the atypical symptoms like bloating, gas, foul smelling @#@*, irratablility, headaches, fuzzy headed, joint pain, and the ability to loose and gain weight at the drop of a dime. I can even remember as a little girl having horrible tummy aches that would happen sometimes. I would get severe cramping all over my tummy(lower and upper) and I would be on the toilet for literaly an hour and my mom would have to bring wet rags to me, "Oh soo painful". I have had bad joints ever since highschool. My wrists ache so bad these days and if I sit for long periods of time, I tend to almost collapse upon standing from the weakness and pain in my hips. My Grandma (RIP) had problems from what I can remember and she had that skin rash dermitits H. My mon has had a polop removed and has som GI problems. So I am going to for sure go to the doctor and get the blood work done, but if that comes back positive I am simply going to try the gluten free diet after that to confirm celiac disease. Oh and I had been confirmed before with hyperthyroidism, and I took medication for that and got it under control. So every year I get my bloodwork done for that. I wanted to share my information with you in hopes that you can sympathize with symptoms and life situations that I have had and maybe tell me if you have experienced anything similar. I have also read about Candida, and I thought that some of my symptoms are similar to those as well....and then I saw that one of you mentioned Lyme Disease....what is that? I also read that one of you said that after consuming gluten your first initial symptom was dry mouth....me too....is that common? The pain I get is mostly my left side of my stomach and it feels like huge bubbles moving around and popping, then later gas will follow. I now am consious about how much wheat products I eat but before when I didn't think about I remember I have gone like seven days without going to the restroom, I was miserable, but when I would go it would be the opposite, D really bad. Any insight would be great.
Oh and does anyone know if your lady doctor, or like planned-parenthood run a celiac panel, because I do not really have a family physician or doctor to go to. How much does it cost to get the blood work done?
Thanks in advance for all of you that reply
P.S. I am sure my spelling is horrible, sorry....
